"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
— Laurence Binyon, For the Fallen
The war memorial in this church names twelve men from this and the surrounding villages who gave their lives in the First World War. The memorial in the village names a further four who gave their lives in the Second World War.
Between them they served in the Army, Canadian Army, Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. Their ages ranged from 20 to 31 — most in their early twenties. They are buried or commemorated in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, and Singapore.
Unusually, this memorial also names 108 men and women who served and returned home. These include three awards for valour: Sergeant H. Plowman — Military Medal; Private Henry Skilbeck — Military Medal; Lieutenant Trevor Twentyman — Military Cross. Despite being listed here, Henry Skilbeck did not return home: after the armistice he lost his life in the continuing conflict in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on 26 May 1919, aged 33, and is commemorated in Baghdad.
One family was doubly affected by these losses. Alderman Twentyman was the last Lord of the Manor of Kirby Misperton. His elder son Denzil and his son-in-law Wilfred Halliwell died at the Somme within three months of one another — each had been married for less than a year. His younger son Trevor survived, having been awarded the Military Cross.