Colton and Steeton War Memorial

The memorial is situated in the churchyard of Colton Church.

The memorial has the following inscription:

"In memory of those from Colton and Steeton who fell in the Great War 1914 - 1919.
T E Lawson-Smith Lieut 13th Hussars Oct 30 1914
J Lawson-Smith Lieut W Yorks Oct 20 1914
Joseph Mason Driver RFA July 1 1916
William Barter Gunner RGA July 24 1916
Arthur Waite Smith Gunner RFA April 14 1917
Percy Blakey Private W Yorks March 26 1918
Arthur Ivan Gilman Private Manchester March 21 1918"

Lawson-Smith, Thomas Edward
Lieutenant, 13th Hussars. Killed in action 1st November 1914. Aged 25. Son of Edward Maule Lawson-Smith, of Colton Lodge, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, and the late Ethel Mary Lawson-Smith. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 5.

Lawson-Smith, John
Lieutenant, 1st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action 20th October 1914. Aged 22. Son of Mr. E.M. Lawson-Smith, of Colton Lodge, Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Panel 9 and 10.

Mason, Joseph
Driver L/19958, "D" Battery. 161st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 1st July 1916. Aged 22. Son of John and Martha Mason, of Colton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Buried in the Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, II. D. 9.

Barter, William
Gunner 44746, "A" Battery, 103rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 24th July 1916. Buried in Peake Wood Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France, A. 11. William Barter was born in Chelmsford, Essex and enlisted in York, he was awarded the Military Medal.

Smith, Arthur Waite
Gunner 141162, C Battery, 66th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 14th April 1917. Aged 22. Son of Francis and Mary Smith, of Thornton, Melbourne, York. Commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq, Panel 3 and 60. Arthur Smith was born in Cawood and enlisted in Tadcaster.

Blakely, Percy
Private 36733, 2nd/5th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died 26th March 1918. Aged 26. Son of Henry and Anne Blakey, of Ivy Cottage, Colton, Tadcaster, Yorks. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, Bay 4

Gilman, Arthur Ivan
Private 377029, Private 16th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Died 21st March 1918. Aged 24. Son of Arthur Gilman, of 49, Low St., Hoxne, Diss, Norfolk; husband of Lily Gilman, of Bilbrough, York. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France, Panel 64 to 67. Arthur's second name is shown as Irwin on the CWGC database.

All of the men listed here are also commemorated on the Bolton Percy War Memorial.