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Herbert Farndale
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Sergeant in WW1 awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in WW1 and whose house was hit by a German bomb in WW2 Councillor (Independent), North Riding County Council Farmer at Craggs Hall
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Craggs
Halll Farm
1892
Herbert Farndale, son of Matthew (farmer
of Craggs Hall Farm) and Mary Ann Farndale (FAR00383), was born on 30
March 1892 (1939 Register), and baptised on 12 April 1892 at Craggs Hall Farm,
according to the rites of the Wesleyan-Methodist Church. Herbert Farndale’s
birth was registered in the second quarter of 1892 (GRO
Vol 9d page 503).
1900
Matthew and Ann Farndale and
their family at Craggs Hall in about 1900
William Robert
Ruth
Matthew Herbert Ann Ernest
Edwin
1901
Census 1901, Craggs Hall Farm
Matthew Farndale, head, 50, a farmer
Mary A Farndale, 44
Robert Farndale, 15, an assistant on the
farm
Ruth Farndale, 14
Ernest Farndale, 12
Herbert Farndale, 9
William Farndale, 6
Edwin Farndale, 2
1911
Census 1911, Craggs Hall Farm
Matthew Farndale, head, 60, a farmer
Mary A Farndale, 54
Ruth Farndale, 24, at home
Ernest Farndale, 22, at home
Herbert Farndale, 19, at home
William Farndale, 16, at home
Edwin Farndale, 12, school
1915
Military Service:
Service Number 4857 and second service number
238221.
10th Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd
West Yorkshire Regiment.
In 1915, 4857 Herbert Farndale 2/4th
Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) undertook training.
His Documentary
History was recorded on 11 August 1915. He was 23, a farmer, 5 feet and 6.5
inches tall and weight 140 lbs, of good physical development. See also here.
There is a form which he signed
confirming that he was not engaged in the manufacture of munitions for war and
agreed to be inoculated.
4857, later 238221 Sergeant Herbert
Farndale, 10th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment and later the 2nd Battalion the
West Yorkshire Regiment, was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry and the
British War Medal and the Victory Medal (Medal Roll).
1916
Documentary records show that Herbert
Farndale sailed from Southampton to Le Havre on 29 and 30 June 1916. On 10
September 1916 he was posted to 10th Battalion The Yorkshire
Regiment. He joined the Battalion on 12 July 1916.
1917
Military Medal Listing,
Supplemental London Gazette, 18 June 1917:
36143 Pte H Farndale, York R.
Leeds Mercury, 19 June
1917: MILITARY MEDAL. …
36143 Pte H Farndale, York R.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph,
19 June 1917: THE
MILITARY MEDAL. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award
the Military Medal for bravery in the field to the under mentioned non
commissioned officers and men:... 36143 Private H Farndale, Yorks Regt
His Military
Medal for bravery arose for service from 11 August 1915 to 30 June 1916 and
particularly on 1 July 1916, with the Expeditionary Force in France. He was
awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the field.
On 1 July 1916, the 10th
Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment was part of the 92nd Infantry Brigade in
support of the 31st Division’s assault on the first day of the Battle of the
Somme. The 10th Battalion had trained at Wareham and was sent to France in July
1915. It saw action in and around the Hooge and Bluff sectors and at Fricourt
on 1 July, suffering enormous casualties on the opening day of the Somme
offensive in 1916. Eleven officers and 299 other ranks were killed in total.
The village of Fricourt
lay in a bend in the front line, where it turned eastwards for 2 mi (3.2 km)
before swinging south again to the Somme River. XV Corps was to avoid a frontal
assault and attack either side of the village, to isolate the defenders. The
20th Brigade of the 7th Division was to capture the west end of Mametz and
swing left, creating a defensive flank along Willow Stream, facing Fricourt
from the south, as the 22nd Brigade waited in the British front line, ready to
exploit a German retirement from the village. The 21st Division advance was to
pass north of Fricourt, to reach the north bank of Willow Stream beyond
Fricourt and Fricourt Wood. To protect infantry from enfilade fire from the
village, the triple Tambour mines were blown beneath the Tambour salient on the
western fringe of the village, to raise a lip of earth, to obscure the view
from the village. The 21st Division made some progress and penetrated to the
rear of Fricourt and the 50th Brigade of the 17th (Northern) Division, held the
front line opposite the village.
The 10th West Yorkshire
Regiment, was required to advance close by Fricourt and suffered 733
casualties, the worst battalion losses of the day. A company from the 7th Green
Howards made an unplanned attack directly against the village and was
annihilated. Reserve Infantry Regiment 111, opposite the 21st Division, were
severely affected by the bombardment and many dug-outs were blocked by shell
explosions. One company was reduced to 80 men before the British attack and a
reinforcement party failed to get through the British artillery-fire, taking
post in Round Wood, where it was able to repulse the 64th Brigade. The rest of
the regimental reserves were used to block the route to Contalmaison. The loss
of Mametz and the advance of the 21st Division made Fricourt untenable and the
garrison was withdrawn during the night. The 17th Division occupied the village
virtually unopposed early on 2 July and took several prisoners. The 21st
Division suffered 4,256 casualties and the 50th Brigade of the 17th Division 1,155.
The 92nd Brigade was
formed from East Yorkshire Regiment battalions and also fought on the Western
Front. Following heavy casualties in April 1918, the 92nd and 93rd Brigades
were amalgamated as the 92nd Composite Brigade. However, they were reformed soon
after.
1918
This document indicates that
Herbert was promoted to Sergeant on 11 January 1918. A payment record shows pay
as Private from 11 August 1915, posted on 20 November 1915, as Acting Lance
Corporal from 11 April 1917, as Lance Corporal from 17 August 1917, as Corporal
from 12 September 1917 and as Sergeant from 21 December 1918.
1919
He was commissioned in 1919.
Herbert Farndale wearing military medal
in Green Howards Herbert Smith
at officer training unit in 1918
On 16 February 1919, there is a record
of 238221 Sergeant Farndale of 2/4 Yorks Regiment, being ‘transferred on being
disembodied’. Perhaps this is not as bad as it sounds, but is a reference to
him transferring to be an officer cadet? This seems to be confirmed by a
further document on 16
February 1919 which also refers to him disembodied on demobilisation but
“Struck off to England for admin to Cadet. To England Candidate for a Temp
Commission.
London Gazette, 13 May 1919: REGULAR FORCES.
INFANTRY. SERVICE BATTALIONS. The under mentioned cadets to be temporary 2nd
Lieutenants under the provisions of the Royal Warrant dated 30 December
1918, promulgated in Army Order 42 of 1919: … West Yorkshire Regiment, 5
March 1919... Herbert Farndale, MM...
See also London
Gazette 1919.
The Disability
Form, completed by all soldiers on discharge confirms his address at Craggs
Hall Farm and that he first joined for duty on 11 August 1915 at Middlesbrough,
with Medical Grade A1.
1921
1921
Census – Guisborough
Now available but not yet checked
1923
Cleveland Standard, 23
June 1923: PROPERTY
MARKET. At Loftus on Wednesday, Mr T S Patch, auctioneer, offered for sale
the Craggs Hall Farm, situated between Brotton and Carlin How The purchaser
would only buy one half the revenue derived from the estate. Mr H Farndale,
son of Mr M Farndale, tenant of the farm, became the purchaser for £1,500.
The solicitor for the vendor was Mr Julius Bertram, of London.
1937
Cleveland Standard, 31
July 1937: ANNUAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. Through the kindness of Mr Herbert Farndale, the Beach
Road Methodist Sunday School held their annual picnic on Wednesday at the Cragg
Hall Farm....
Cleveland Standard, 11
December 1937: FUNERAL
OF MR J TYREMAN OF BROTTON. A large company of Cleveland agriculturalists,
employees at Skinningrove iron works and others attended the funeral on Tuesday
of Mr Joseph Tyreman of Warsett Farm, Brotton, at Brotton Churchyard... Others
present included... Mr H Farndale...
1938
Cleveland Standard 26
March 1938: FUNERAL OF
MR W T DOWSON. SKELTON’S OLDEST TRADESMAN. The funeral took place on Saturday
of Mr. Watson Teasdale Dawson, of High Street, Skelton... Others present
included … H Farndale, W Farndale...
1939
Cleveland Standard, 5
August 1939: SHOW
CLEVELAND. THE LOCAL PRIZEWINNERS. The local prize winners were as follows... Horses.
Agricultural. Mr. A Huddleston's prizes for foals bred by his Suffolk stallion:
1. H Farndale, Carlin How, yearling, agricultural gelding or filly...
1939 Register – Craggs Hall, Carlin How, Skelton and
Brotton
Herbert Farndale, single, farmer on own
account, born 30 March 1892
Farm labourer horseman, cowman and
assistant cowman.
1940
Daily Gazette for
Middlesbrough, 21 May 1940:
WANTED. Strong youth and lad for farm work. Apply H Farndale, Carlin
How.
Herbert Farndale, a farmer, lived Craggs
Hall Farm, Brotton. The Hall farm house received
a direct hit by a German bomb on 3 September 1940. He was away but two other
people were killed. The house was rebuilt.
1949
Cleveland Standard, 29
April 1949: SKELTON AND
BROTTON UDC. … Kilton ward (one seat):... Herbert Farndale, Carlin
How, farmer, Independent...
Cleveland Standard, 13 May
1949: SKELTON AND
BROTTON URBAN. … In Kilton ward there was a keen struggle, and Mr H Farndale,
Independent, obtained a majority of nine over his opponent, Mr J Duffy, who
has been a member for many years.
1951
The Cleveland Standard, 10
August 1951: A group of
parishioners at the Brotton Methodist Church garden fete at Cragg Hall Farm,
Brotton, includes Mr H Farndale, owner of Cragg Hall Farm, Mrs Ebdon, who
opened the fete, Revs A J Merchant and A G Jessop.
The Cleveland Standard, 31
August 1951: BROTTON
FUNERAL OF MRS A SIMPSON. The funeral took place this week of Mrs Annie
Simpson... Friends present included … H Farndale.
The Cleveland Standard, 14
September 1951: The
following have been nominated as members of the Skelton and Brotton Food Control
Committee for 1952:... consumer members,... H Farndale...
1952
The Cleveland Standard, 25
April 1952: HARD TEST
AHEAD FOR SOCIALISTS. Chief interest in the East Cleveland area centred on the
Skelton and Brotton Urban Council. On the present council the socialists have a
majority of 11 members to 10 Independents, and their fight to maintain this
will be much harder as a result of a last minute surprise which came on
Saturday, when nominations closed... Kilton: H Farndale, Independent,
farmer, Cragg Hall farm, Brotton...
The Cleveland Standard, 13
June 1952: THEY SAY
THREE GRANTS SHOULD BE PAID. A principle in the payment of grants for
conversions by Skelton and Brotton Urban Council was discussed at the meeting
of the Finance and General Purposes Committee on Thursday night, when it was
recommended by 9 votes to 8, that payment be made on the three applications
submitted.... Members appointed to serve on the Establishment Committee
were... H Farndale....
The Cleveland Standard, 11
July 1952: REPORT ON
LAND. It had been decided before any further progress could be made the report
on the land would have to be considered.... Councillors H Farndale and K
Moore were appointed managers of Brotton CE school....
The Cleveland Standard, 12
September 1952: SKELTON
NOMINEES. Nominations for consumer members of the Skelton and Brotton Food Control
Committee submitted by Skelton and Brotton Urban Council are:... H Farndale...
The Cleveland Standard, 26
September 1952: COUNTRY
RELICS. Miss Cleverley of Sleights gave a talk on the beauties and interesting
relics in the local countryside to members of the Moorsholm WI. The competition
for the best short story, judged by Miss cleverly was won by Mrs Bunting with
Mrs Barker runner up. Mrs Hart presided and tea hostesses were Mrs Walton and
Mrs wood. Community singing was organised by Mrs Farndale and Mrs Bunting.
The Cleveland Standard, 14
November 1952: REVIVAL
OF ROAD SAFETY WORK. Skelton and Brotton Urban Council decided at its meeting
to revive the Road Safety Committee. The matter had been placed on the
agenda by the Council chairman... It was agreed to ask the police and the
educational authorities to nominate representatives and the council’s
representatives on the committee are … H Farndale …
The Cleveland Standard, 28
November 1952: HUT
TENANTS TO BE GICVEN COUNCIL HOUSES. A recommendation that five tenants of Bell’s
Huts, Carlin How, should have the next available council houses was made by the
Skelton and Brotton Urban Council’s Health and Housing Committee at its meeting
this week. Councillor H Farndale had asked if any further progress
had been made towards rehousing the tenants in the huts. Some time ago, the
Council obtained a demolition order against this property, and sent a letter to
the residents asking for their views on being rehoused by the council. The
replies read by the clerk, Mr F Wilkinson, to the committees showed that six of
the 11 tenants are not desirous of leaving Carlin How. The Council had taken
the lead in condemning these buildings said Councillor G W Simpson, committee
chairman, and had a moral obligation towards rehousing the people. After the
recommendation had been approved for the immediate rehousing of five tenants, Councillor
E Harker moved that plans for building a bungalows on the site be drawn up....
1953
The Cleveland Standard, 16
January 1953: SOUVENIRS
WILL BE GIVEN BY THE COUNCIL. All children attending school in the Skelton and brotton
urban areas and those under school age will receive a souvenir coronation mug
from the urban council, the cost of providing the gifts to be met with an
approximate 1d rate.... Stating that at two previous meetings he had opposed
any grant to coronation activities by the Council, Councillor C Armstrong moved
that no grant be made. In doing so he did not wish to be considered negative or
disloyal, but finance had to be seriously considered by the Council, and he
understood that the Council might have to face a further increase in county
rate. Working parties had been organised in some villages to work for
coronation funds with a view to keeping down the rate, and he felt that this
should be the way celebrations were paid for. Opposition to this motion came
from Councillor H Farndale who said “we shall be ‘mugs’ if we don't provide
something for the children.” He reminded the Council that part of Carlin
How village is in Loftus urban area, and part in Skelton and Brotton area. Those
children in Loftus District are to receive a souvenir, declared Councillor Farndale,
and if the Skelton and Brotton Council did not do anything, he would buy
souvenirs for the other children in Carlin Howl, and those at Kilton, himself...
HIS PLEDGE FULFILLED. When
Mr Herbert Farndale’s Craggs Hall Farm, Brotton, was bombed during the war, he
resolved that when it was rebuilt, he would have a large parlour where the
traditional cottage meetings could be held as in the days of his father and
grand father. Methodists and others from Loftus, Carlin Howl and the Brotton
district met at the farm last Saturday for a meeting conducted by the Rev a J
Marchant. About 100 people were present.
SPORTING. Before
business at Skelton and Brotton Road Safety Committee last night, the chairman,
Councillor K Moore, on behalf of members, warmly congratulated Councillor H Farndale,
a member, on his recent election as member of the North Riding County Council.
Councillor Farndale was an Independent candidate. The Labour candidate at
the election was Councillor Moore!
1965
COUNCILLOR GIVES UP
FARMING. Councillor Herbert Farndale, of Cragg Hall Farm, Carlin How, is
retiring from farming. His farm is to be sold by public auction next
month. Councillor Farndale, 73, was born on the farm, where his father, the
late Mr Matthew Farndale, took over in 1882. Councillor Farndale, whose grand
father was also a Cleveland farmer, succeeded his father on the farm in 1921.
He is a member of Skelton and Brotton Urban Council, having served since 1949,
and is a well known Methodist.
He retired to live at 10, The Avenue, Brotton.
1971
Herbert Farndale, died at the Cleveland Cottage
Hospital, Brotton of uraemia, on 23 July
1971 (DC). This information was passed to me
by Donald Farndale, (FAR00947)
nephew of How-la-hay Farm, Guisborough.
Herbert Farndale aged 79 was buried, Brotton
New Churchyard, on 27 Jul 1971 (PR).
‘Herbert Farndale, died 23rd July 1971 aged 79.’ (Mon R)
Probate: FARNDALE
Herbert of 10 The Avenue Brotton Saltburn by the Sea Yorks died 23 July 1971
Probate Newcastle upon Tyne 15 February. £16096.
2021
Cragg Hall as it was in 2021