Helperthorpe is still referred to as the “thankful village” because none of its men were killed in the war, despite many being injured, gassed and taken prisoner. Acclaimed poet Simon Armitage has written a poem about Ted's story called “The Thankful ...
Helperthorpe, 10 miles east of Malton, is one of 52 “Thankful villages” in England and Wales that didn't lose a single soul to the fighting during the war. It is one of just five villages in Yorkshire that survived the conflict unscathed, the others ...