Sgt. Maurice B Mallinson

  For almost 90 years a local hero was forgotten from the War Memorial at the corner of West Street. Sgt Maurice Mallinson was killed in the 1st World War but, for some unkown reason his name was ommitted from the memorial. Maurice's family got in touch with the group after efforts elsewhere proved futile and, with money raised by the group and the War Memorials Commission, we finally ensured that the mistake was rectified.

Who was Maurice Mallinson?

  Maurice was a sergeant in the Northumberland Fusiliers and originally from Normanby. He was one of the tens of thousands of soldiers killed by German forces in the battle of Passchendaele in 1917; he was just 23 years old. The battle was a pointless drive to attempt to take an already burnt out Belgian village at the cost of so many lives of British, Australian and New Zealand troops.

  A small service was held on Saturday 17th November 2007 to unveil the entry and offer respects to Sgt Mallinson. Members of his family, including his Grandson John who had travelled up from Falmouth, attended the service.

Normanby War Memorial

  More information on this memorial and on those names inscribed upon it is provided at the North Yorkshire War Memorials  website.