Forgotten ww1 hero

[yatesace]

hi can anyone shed light on a war grave in st Thomas church yard on holywell road the name on the grave is w.kent from ww1 you cant miss the grave its at the side of the bus stop.but sadly it is very neglected.surely on the 100th anniversary the council could have cleaned it up after all he gave is live for us

[iamwoody]

It would be a shame if they don,t but its not unusual i was passing st.marys church on south road walkley and noticed their ww1 memorial looking very unkempt and covered in weeds as well .

[jimmy1975]

hi can anyone shed light on a war grave in st Thomas church yard on holywell road the name on the grave is w.kent from ww1 you cant miss the grave its at the side of the bus stop.but sadly it is very neglected.surely on the 100th anniversary the council could have cleaned it up after all he gave is live for us

 

William Kent date of death 09/11/1918 Royal engineers.There are also 2 others who are buried here aswell who lost there lifes in the first world war.

 

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1&sort=name&order=asc

[cat631]

Nature must have taken over again. In June 2013 the old church yard was given a good clear out by Sheffield Council workers to uncover long lost graves and paths.

I could only find two of the three war graves registered here, William Kent and John Barwell. The other being of John Dickinson. Their headstones appear to have been renewed recently.

Pt. Barwell and Pt. Dickenson are shown as living at Draper Street and Upwell Lane respectively with both being remembered on St. Thomas's Roll of Honour. There are no details for Pioneer William Kent and his name is not shown on The Roll of Honour so how he came to be buried here will probably remain a mystery.