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AKEROYD, Willie
Name: | AKEROYD, Willie |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 306640 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
2nd/7th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Mar 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, Nov 1916 |
Date of Death: | 26/03/1918 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Pommier Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | 17 |
Residence: | 2 Church Lane, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 18 Dec 1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of Thompson and Mary Jane Akeroyd (nee Moore, m. 18 Aug 1888, Birstall, St Peter) of 2 Church Lane, Birstall |
Employment: | Messrs. J & J Longbottom, Dyers. |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 13 Apr 1918. Dewsbury Reporter, 13 Apr 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
ALDERSON , Harry
Name: | ALDERSON , Harry |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 62483 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Formerly 96216, 7th T.R. Bn) |
5th Bn | |
Enrolled: | |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 20/07/1918 Age: 19 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Jonchery-sur-Vesle British Cemetery, Marne, France |
Grave Ref: | I. F. 2. |
Residence: | 119 Leeds Road, Birstall. |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 12 May 1899 |
Additional Information: | Son of Tom and Mary Ellen Alderson (nee Rodger, m. 11 Feb 1899, Birstall, St Peter) of 119 Leeds Road, Birstall. |
Employment: | Warehouseman at Messrs Hall Tankard & Co., Brookroyd Mills |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 13 Sep 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
ALLOTT , William Henry
Name: | ALLOTT , William Henry |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 200823 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
1st/4th Bn (Rifle grenade section). | |
Enrolled: | Batley |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 09/10/1917 Age: 31 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 108 to 111. |
Residence: | 31 Bradford Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 12 Oct 1885 |
Additional Information: | Son of the late George Henry and Betsy Allott (nee Woodhead, m. 1876, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Minnie Allott (nee Beaumont, m. 7 Sep 1907, Harrogate Christ Church). |
Employment: | Yarn Warehouseman in Woollen Mill |
Marital Status: | Married, 3 children |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 24 Nov 1917, 9 Mar 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour�3A | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BANKS , Philip
Name: | BANKS , Philip |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 32450 |
Unit/Regiment: | South Staffordshire Regiment |
2nd Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 28/04/1917 Age: 29 years |
How Died: | Missing, Presumed Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | Bay 6 |
Residence: | Birstall |
Birth Place: | Ripon, c.1888 |
Additional Information: | Son of Charles & Margaret Banks (nee Sullivan, m. 1887, registered Ripon). (both now deceased) |
Employment: | Postman, Birstall |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 10 Nov 1917. Dewsbury District News, 10 Nov 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BARKER , Arthur
Name: | BARKER , Arthur |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 65452 |
Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers |
1st Bn | |
Enrolled: | |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 23/08/1918 Age: 37 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds |
Cemetery | St Hilaire Cemetery Extension, Frevent, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | M. 14. |
Residence: | 115, Bradford Rd Birstall, Leeds. |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1881 |
Additional Information: | Son of Tom Barker, of Birstall, and the late Martha Ann Barker (nee Illingworth, m. 1878, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Alice Barker (nee Spivey, m. 21 Sep 1909, United Methodist Free Church, Mount Tabor, Birstall). Brother of John Richard Barker (Killed in Action, 25 Oct 1917). |
Employment: | Boot Maker (Repairer) working for his father |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 7 Sep 1918. Dewsbury District News, 7 Sep 1918 |
Roll of Honour: | Mount Tabor United Methodist Free Church, Birstall; Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall; Independent Order of Rechabites, Hope of Birstall Lodge. |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BATLEY , Harry
Name: | BATLEY , Harry |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 47657 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
2nd/4th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Batley |
Disembarked: | Aug 1917 |
Date of Death: | 20/07/1918 Age: 26 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Courmas British Cemetery, Marne, France |
Grave Ref: | II. J. 8. |
Residence: | 16, Brownhill Road, Batley |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1891 |
Additional Information: | Son of the late Thomas Henry Batley and Jenette Batley (nee Fawcett, m. 24 Sep 1881, Batley All Saints). Husband of Mary Ann Batley (nee Ineson, m. 14 Aug 1915, Brownhill St Saviours). |
Employment: | Baker at Dewsbury Pioneers Industrial Society |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Dewsbury District News, 7 Sep 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BAXTER , Isaac Edward
Name: | BAXTER , Isaac Edward |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 3/2302 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
1st Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
Disembarked: | France, 1 Apr 1915 |
Date of Death: | 17/04/1915 Age: 42 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Bedford House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Enclosure No. 6 I. A. 16. |
Residence: | 22 Lambs Field Place, Geldard Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Southowram, Halifax, 12 Nov 1872 |
Additional Information: | Son of James Henry and Martha Ann Baxter (nee McDanielson, m. 13 Jul 1872, Halifax, St John the Baptist). Husband of Annie Elizabeth Baxter. (m. c.1896) |
Employment: | Miner, Hewer at Howden Clough Colliery |
Marital Status: | Married, 5 Children |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 24 Apr 1915 |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BAXTER , James Henry
Name: | BAXTER , James Henry |
Rank: | Sgt |
Service Number: | 10701 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment |
8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Halifax |
Disembarked: | Balkans, 24 Nov 1915 |
Date of Death: | 14/09/1916 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B. |
Residence: | 18, Geldard Rd., Birstall, Leeds. |
Birth Place: | Belfast |
Additional Information: | Son of Annie Elizabeth Baxter (nee McCabe, m. 1895, registered Belfast) of 18, Geldard Road, Birstall, Leeds, and the late Pte. Isaac Baxter (K in A 17 Apr 1915). Brother of Walter (Renshaw) Baxter (K in A, 10 Apr 1918). |
Employment: | Pony Driver, Howden Clough Colliery |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 30 Sep 1916 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BAXTER , Walter (Renshaw)
Name: | BAXTER , Walter (Renshaw) |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 31277 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment |
1st/4th Bn. | |
Enrolled: | Halifax |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 10/04/1918 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Missing, Presumed Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 82 to 85 and 162A. |
Residence: | 18, Geldard Rd., Birstall, Leeds. |
Birth Place: | Halifax, 28 Mar 1898 |
Additional Information: | Son of Annie Elizabeth Baxter (nee McCabe, m. 1895, registered Belfast) of 18, Geldard Road, Birstall, Leeds, and the late Pte. Isaac Baxter (K in A 17 Apr 1915). Brother of James Henry Baxter (K in A, 14 Sep 1916). |
Employment: | Hurrier, Howden Clough Colliery |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 4 May 1918 |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BEAUMONT , Percy
Name: | BEAUMONT , Percy |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 143098 |
Unit/Regiment: | Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (Formerly 14258, W. Riding Regt.) |
4th Coy | |
Enrolled: | Cleckheaton |
Disembarked: | 7 Jul 1915 |
Date of Death: | 15/04/1918 Age: 27 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 11. |
Residence: | Gomersal, formerly Blackburn Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1892 |
Additional Information: | Son of Henry and Elizabeth Beaumont (nee Wright, m. 23 Aug 1884, Batley, All Saints) of Birstall. Husband of Bertha Beaumont (nee Spencer, m. 23 Dec 1911, Gomersal St Mary). |
Employment: | Coal Miner (Byeworker) |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 11 May 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BENNETT , John Sykes
Name: | BENNETT , John Sykes |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | G/38602 |
Unit/Regiment: | Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (Formerly M/318431, R.A.S.C.M.T) |
6th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford, May 1917 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 21/09/1918 Age: 19 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, France |
Grave Ref: | IV. C. 9. |
Residence: | 2, Cooperative Buildings, Mount Top, Birstall, Leeds. |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 6 Mar 1899 |
Additional Information: | Son of Joseph and Annie Bennett (nee Horrobin, m. 17 Apr 1897, Birstall St Peter). |
Employment: | Clerk for Messrs Watow, Rag Merchants, Batley |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 18 Oct 1919 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Birstall Mount Top Wesleyan Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
Berry - Clayton
BERRY , Fred
Name: | BERRY , Fred |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 306556 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
2nd/7th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Heckmondwike |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 03/05/1917 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | Bay 6 |
Residence: | Craven Terrace, Gomersal. |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 14 Jan 1897 |
Additional Information: | Son of Jim and Hannah Mary Berry (nee Robertshaw, m. 16 Feb 1895, Birstall St Peter) of Craven Terrace, Gomersal. |
Employment: | Piecener, Yarn Spinner |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
BINKS , George
Name: | BINKS , George |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 3/10835 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
2nd Bn | |
Enrolled: | Halifax |
Disembarked: | France, 5 Dec 1914 |
Date of Death: | 19/10/1916 Age: 24 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B. |
Residence: | Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1893 |
Additional Information: | Son of Benjamin and Annie Emily Binks (nee Scholefield, m. 4 Sep 1880, Brownhill, St Saviour) of 4 Sedgwick Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | Commercial Traveller for Tea Merchant |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Dec 1916, 9 Dec 1916. Dewsbury Reporter, 2 Dec 1916 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s) |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BIRBECK , Robert
Name: | BIRBECK , Robert |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 12/1417 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
12th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
Disembarked: | Egypt, 22 Dec 1915 |
Date of Death: | 01/07/1916 Age: 40 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A. |
Residence: | 84 Brookroyd, Batley |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 9 May 1876 |
Additional Information: | Son of Turner and Elizabeth Birbeck (nee Gooder, m. 25 Oct 1873, Birstall, St Peter). Husband of Annie Birbeck (nee Murphy, m. Jun 1900, registered Dewsbury). |
Employment: | Howden Clough Colliery |
Marital Status: | Married, children |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 26 Aug 1916 |
Roll of Honour: | Howden Clough Methodist Church; ALSO on Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
BLABER , Percy
Name: | BLABER , Percy |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 2829 |
Unit/Regiment: | London Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles) |
15th Bn | |
Enrolled: | London |
Disembarked: | France, 17 Mar 1915 |
Date of Death: | 09/11/1915 Age: 25 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action, near Loos |
Cemetery | St Mary’s A.D.S. Cemetery, Haisnes, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | VII. D. 5. |
Residence: | Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Batley, 12 Sep 1890 |
Additional Information: | Son of the late Henry & Phoebe Blaber (nee Green, m. 10 Feb 1883, Birstall, St Peter) of Carlinghow. Henry died 6 Sep 1909, Phoebe died 29 Mar 1893. |
Employment: | National Insurance Audit Office, Leeds. Previousley Rag Merchants Clerk at Messrs. Becker Bros., Howden Clough. |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Nov 1915; Cleckheaton Advertiser & Times 2 Dec 1915 |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church; Mount Tabor United Methodist Free Church, Birstall; Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall; Independent Order of Rechabites, Hope of Birstall Lodge. |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BLOOMFIELD, Albert
Name: | BLOOMFIELD, Albert |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 37680 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
9th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Wakefield |
Disembarked: | France, 13 Apr 1915 |
Date of Death: | 09/04/1917 Age: 40 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | Bay 7 |
Residence: | 18 Back Cross Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Cleckheaton, 13 Mar 1877 |
Additional Information: | Son of William and Ellen Bloomfield (nee Lemman, m.25 Jan 1873, Dewsbury, All Saints) of 50 Clomnore Street, Southfields, London. Husband of Catherine Bloomfield (nee Moran, m. 1897 registered Dewsbury) of 18 Back Cross Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | |
Marital Status: | Married, 4 Children |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
BRIGGS , Ernest Lawrence
Name: | BRIGGS , Ernest Lawrence |
Rank: | Driver |
Service Number: | 84710 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Field Artillery |
29th Div. Ammunition Col. | |
Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
Disembarked: | Egypt, 6 Apr 1915 |
Date of Death: | 23/10/1915 Age: 19 years |
How Died: | Died at Sea (Aegean) |
Cemetery | Mikra Memorial, Greece |
Grave Ref: | |
Residence: | 5, Low Lane, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Sheffield, c.1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of William Henry and Anne Elizabeth Briggs (nee Barker, m. 1875, registered Sheffield) of 5 Low Lane, Birstall. |
Employment: | Pawnbroker’s Assistant |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Oct 1917 (Roll of Honour) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
BROMLEY , Harold
Name: | BROMLEY , Harold |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 25699 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
6th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Cleckheaton |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 16/09/1916 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A. |
Residence: | Leeds Road, Shaw Cross |
Birth Place: | Birstall |
Additional Information: | Son of Norval and Emma Bromley (nee Halstead, m. 30 Mar 1891, Gomersal, St Mary) of 19 Rectory Terrace, Bradford Road, Birstall, Nr. Leeds. |
Employment: | Wool Washer (1911) |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 18 Nov 1916 |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BRUCE MM, Clifford
Name: | BRUCE MM, Clifford |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 40746 |
Unit/Regiment: | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (Formerly 18110 King’s Own Scottish Borderers) |
9th Bn. | |
Enrolled: | Jan 1915 |
Disembarked: | Balkans, 30 Aug 1915 |
Date of Death: | 28/12/1918 Age: 28 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds, at London General Hospital, RAMC Denmark Hill, London. He had been shot in the head whilst trying to rescue his C.O. |
Cemetery | Batley Cemetery, Yorkshire |
Grave Ref: | C. 296. |
Residence: | 15 Carr Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Batley, 18 Sep 1890 |
Additional Information: | Son of Arthur & Martha Ellen Bruce (nee Hoskings (Horking), m. 17 Jul 1888, Batley All Saints) of 10 Warwick Mount, Batley. Husband of Eliza Ann Bruce (nee Stone, m. 1914, registered Dewsbury). |
Employment: | Miner, White Lee Colliery |
Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
Medal Entitlement: | Military Medal. The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 11 Jan 1919 (photo); Dewsbury District News, 11 Jan 1919 (photo). |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Howden Clough Methodist Church; Staincliffe C of E School Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
Soldiers Story: | BRUCE, Clifford MM |
BURNLEY , Walter
Name: | BURNLEY , Walter |
Rank: | Rifleman |
Service Number: | 306641 |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) (Formerly 4550) |
2nd/8th | |
Enrolled: | Leeds, Sep 1915 |
Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
Date of Death: | 22/05/1917 Age: 25 years |
How Died: | Died from acute Bronchitis |
Cemetery | Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | I. H. 21. |
Residence: | 18 Church Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Barwick in Elmet, c.1893 |
Additional Information: | Son of Herbert and Matilda Burnley (nee Dunnell Crowther, m. 14 mar 1891, Wakefield All Saints) of 18 Church Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | Spinner at Messrs W Holton & Sons, College Mills, Birstall. |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 26 May 1917, Dewsbury Reporter, 26 May 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Right hand side of square tier |
BYRNE , Thomas
Name: | BYRNE , Thomas |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 4563 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
1st/4th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Easter, 1915 |
Disembarked: | Feb 1916 |
Date of Death: | 05/08/1916 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds |
Cemetery | St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | II. E. 9. |
Residence: | Living with aunt, Winifred Neapsey, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of Patrick and Honora Byrne (nee Kealey, m. Nov 1883, Ballyadams, Laois, Ireland). |
Employment: | Messrs Critchley’s West End Colliery |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 12 Aug 1916 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
CHURCH , Victor
Name: | CHURCH , Victor |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 4976 |
Unit/Regiment: | East Surrey Regiment |
8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Norwich |
Disembarked: | France, 27 Jul 1915 |
Date of Death: | 07/08/1918 Age: 23 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Beacon Cemetery, Sailley-Laurette, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | III. C. 26. |
Residence: | Ramworth, Norfolk (1911) |
Birth Place: | Great Hockham, Norfolk, c. 1890 |
Additional Information: | Son of the late Robert William Church and Jane Eliza Church (nee Nickerson, m. 1889, Wayland, Norfolk). Jane Eliza Church later remarried (1917, registered Dewsbury) to Robert Fulcher of Church Lane, Birstall. |
Employment: | |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 14 Sep 1918. Dewsbury District News, 14 Sep 1918 |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
CLAYTON , Harry
Name: | CLAYTON , Harry |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 59215 |
Unit/Regiment: | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
1st/8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford, Sep 1917 |
Disembarked: | Easter, 1918 |
Date of Death: | 27/09/1918 Age: 18 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | VII. G. 2. |
Residence: | 25 Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1900 |
Additional Information: | Son of Arthur & Annie Clayton (nee Hall, m. 9 Oct 1897, Birstall St Peter) of 25 Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
Employment: | Messrs G & W Cooke, Flock Manufacturers, Birstall |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 19 Oct 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Attended Mount Tabor United Methodist Sunday School |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
Clegg - Ellis
CLEGG , Percy
Name: | CLEGG , Percy |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 32701 |
Unit/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
9th (Service) Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 05/06/1917 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 36 and 55 |
Residence: | Crown Hotel, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 19 May 1897 |
Additional Information: | Son of Harry and Mary Clegg (nee Rhodes, m. 11 Feb 1882, Birstall, St Peter) of The Crown Hotel, Birstall |
Employment: | Nipper at Quarry (1911) |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | Mount Tabor United Methodist Free Church, Birstall |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
CLEGG , Willie
Name: | CLEGG , Willie |
Rank: | Gunner |
Service Number: | 232838 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Field Artillery |
“D” Bty. 62nd Bde. | |
Enrolled: | May 1915 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 22/03/1919 Age: 22 years |
How Died: | Died of illness at East Leeds War Hospital |
Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire |
Grave Ref: | North-East part A 1543 |
Residence: | Churwell, Morley |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 29 Sep 1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of the late Brook and Lavinia Clegg (nee Ramsey, m. 19 Dec 1874, Birstall, St Peter) of 87 Brownhill, Birstall. Husband to Beatrice May Clegg (nee Hair, m. 9 Apr 1917, Morley St Peter). |
Employment: | Messrs Hudson’s Foundry, Bruntcliffe, Morley |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 29 Mar 1919. Dewsbury Reporter, 29 Mar 1919 |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
CLOUGH , Ben
Name: | CLOUGH , Ben |
Rank: | L/Cpl |
Service Number: | 220431 |
Unit/Regiment: | East Yorkshire Regiment (Formerly 3805 KOYLI) |
10th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Batley |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 07/09/1918 Age: 29 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Pont D’Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | III. C. 20. |
Residence: | Wentworth Villas, Field Head Lane, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 12 Oct 1888 |
Additional Information: | Son of Henry and Louisa Clough (nee Broadhead, m. 26 Aug 1888, Birstall, St Peter) of Mount Top, Birstall. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Clough (nee Partington, m. 12 Apr 1913, Birstall St Peter). |
Employment: | Messers William Holton & Sons, Warper |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Sep 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Birstall Mount Top Wesleyan Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
CRAVEN , Arthur
Name: | CRAVEN , Arthur |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 235030 |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
10th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford, 1 Nov 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
Date of Death: | 12/05/1917 Age: 19 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy |
Grave Ref: | Sp. Mem. V. A. 14. Buried near this spot |
Residence: | Low Lane, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Gomersal, c.1898 |
Additional Information: | Youngest son of Fred and Mary Ellen Craven (nee Ibbotson, m. 23 Jul 1892, Gomersal, St Mary) of Low Lane, Birstall |
Employment: | Shop Assistant for Mr Parkin, Grocer, Birstall Market Place |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 9 Jun 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
CRAVEN , Reginald
Name: | CRAVEN , Reginald |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 266640 |
Unit/Regiment: | Gordon Highlanders (Formerly 12773) |
6th Bn (Trench Mortar Battery) | |
Enrolled: | Nov 1915 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 06/09/1917 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds during battles of Ypres, Belgium |
Cemetery | Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | V. B. 12. |
Residence: | Low Lane, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Gomersal, 17 Jan 1895 |
Additional Information: | Son of Fred and Mary Ellen Craven (nee Ibbotson, m. 23 Jul 1892, Gomersal, St Mary) of Low Lane, Birstall. |
Employment: | Messers Thomas Burnley & Sons Ltd., Gomersal Mills |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
DARNBROOK , Herbert
Name: | DARNBROOK , Herbert |
Rank: | L/Cpl |
Service Number: | 24607 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment |
2nd/6th Bn. | |
Enrolled: | Birstall, 4 Dec 1915 |
Disembarked: | France, 21 Feb 1916 |
Date of Death: | 27/11/1917 Age: 26 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | Panel 6 and 7. |
Residence: | 3 College Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 11 Dec 1891 |
Additional Information: | Son of Charlotte Darnbrook (nee Render, m. 21 Dec 1884, Tong, St James) and the late John Darnbrook of 3 College Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | Labourer, Print Works |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | Mount Tabor United Methodist Free Church, Birstall |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
DAY , Charles (William)
Name: | DAY , Charles (William) |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 21226 |
Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers (Formerly 17207 West Yorkshire Regiment) |
1st Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dec 1914 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 14/04/1917 Age: 24 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds, France |
Cemetery | Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | III. J. 27. |
Residence: | 16 Musgrave Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 26 Sep 1893 |
Additional Information: | Son of Mary Day (nee Wing, m. 19 Jan 1890, Birstall, St Peter) and the late John William Day, of Birstall. |
Employment: | Grocer’s Assistant |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Dewsbury District News, 28 Apr 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
DEWHURST (DEWHIRST), Clifford
Name: | DEWHURST (DEWHIRST), Clifford |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 202015 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Formerly 4672) |
2nd/4th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Wakefield |
Disembarked: | France, Dec 1916 |
Date of Death: | 28/03/1918 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Gommecourt British Cemetery No2, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | III. A. 14. |
Residence: | 86 Brookroyd Lane, Brownhill. |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 18 Aug 1897 |
Additional Information: | Son of Fred and Mary Elizabeth Dewshurst (nee Tweedale, m. 18 Jul 1890, Birstall, St Peter) of 86 Brookroyd Lane, Brownhill. |
Employment: | Howden Clough Colliery |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 25 May 1918, 25 Jan 1919 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Birstall Wesleyan Chapel |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |
DUFFY , Martin
Name: | DUFFY , Martin |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 325077 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Liverpool Regiment (Formerly 4245 KOYLI) |
1st/8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Jan 1915 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 31/07/1917 Age: 32 years |
How Died: | Missing presumes killed in action |
Cemetery | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 4 and 6. |
Residence: | 33 Cobbler Hill, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. Apr 1886 |
Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Catherine Duffy (nee Harrison, m. 1879, registered Dewsbury) both born in Ireland, living in Birstall. Husband of Annie Elizabeth Duffy (nee Kilkenny, m. Jun 1909, registered Dewsbury). |
Employment: | Critchley’s West End Colliery |
Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Associated with Birstall St Patrick’s R C Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |
ELLIS , George Wellington
Name: | ELLIS , George Wellington |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 38502 |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
10th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Birstall, Oct 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
Date of Death: | 23/04/1917 Age: 32 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | Bay 4 |
Residence: | 2 Union Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Huddersfield, c.1885 |
Additional Information: | Son of Wellington and Harriet Ellis (nee Rothwell, m. 23 Sep 1872, Moldgreen, Christ Church). Husband of Hannah Ellis (nee Kaye, m. 27 Mar 1909, Birstall St Peter). |
Employment: | Labourer, Pulley Maker |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Rear of square tier |