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JUDGE , James
Name: | JUDGE , James |
Rank: | Rifleman |
Service Number: | 307437 |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) (Formerly 4981, 6260) |
1st/8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Halifax, Apr 1916 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 25/07/1917 Age: 24 years |
How Died: | Died of Gas Poisoning |
Cemetery | Adinkirke Churchyard Extension, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | 845 |
Residence: | Cross Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Kilmovee, Ireland |
Additional Information: | Son of James and Bridget Judge of 34 Cross Street, Birstall |
Employment: | J T & J Taylor, Cheapside Mills, Batley |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 12 Aug 1916, 11 Aug 1917 |
Roll of Honour: | Associated with Birstall St Patrick’s R C Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
KAYE, Charles
Name: | KAYE, Charles |
Rank: | Gunner |
Service Number: | 162386 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Garrison Artillery |
217th Siege Bty. | |
Enrolled: | Batley (Birstall), Jun 1917 |
Disembarked: | Sep 1917 |
Date of Death: | 22/11/1917 Age: 40 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds / Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | XII. C. 10. |
Residence: | 4 Smithies Lane, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Batley, c.1877 |
Additional Information: | Son of Jesse and Sarah Ann Kaye (nee Parkinson, m. 1872, registered Dewsbury). Husband of Annie Kaye (nee Epton, m. 3 Aug 1907, Rashcliffe, St Stephen and Primrose Hill, St Matthew). |
Employment: | Taylor, Yielding & Co. |
Marital Status: | Married, 4 children |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 1 Dec 1917, 8 Dec 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Also on Batley War Memorial. Associated with Birstall Temperence Society and Wesleyan Chapel. |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
KILBURN , Percy
Name: | KILBURN , Percy |
Rank: | Rifleman |
Service Number: | 1944 |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
1st/8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Leeds |
Disembarked: | France, 16 Apr 1915 |
Date of Death: | 16/07/1915 Age: 28 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | XVI. E. 19. |
Residence: | |
Birth Place: | Garforth, Leeds, 26 Oct 1886 |
Additional Information: | Son of Albert and Annie Kilburn, of 14 Garton View, East Park Road, Leeds. |
Employment: | Coal Miner |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
KILKENNY, John
Name: | KILKENNY, John |
Rank: | Sgt |
Service Number: | 1418 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
12th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dewsbury, May 1915 |
Disembarked: | Jul 1916 |
Date of Death: | 11/12/1917 Age: 35 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds |
Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | XXXI. C. 8. |
Residence: | 5 Leeds Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1883 |
Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Bridget Kilkenny (nee Brannan, m. 1872, registered Dewsbury). Husband to Margaret Jessie Kilkenny (nee Richardson, m.1909, registered Dewsbury). Wounded 8 Nov 1917.Wounded 8 Nov 1917 |
Employment: | West End Colliery |
Marital Status: | Married, 5 children |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 22 Dec 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
KITSON, William Pitt
Name: | KITSON, William Pitt |
Rank: | Sgt |
Service Number: | 50779 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Garrison Artillery |
99th Siege Bty. | |
Enrolled: | Leeds (West Batley), Nov 1914 |
Disembarked: | May 1916 |
Date of Death: | 28/06/1918 Age: 28 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds. Gas poisoning and Bronchial Pneumonia |
Cemetery | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | I. C. 4. |
Residence: | Glen Villas, 219 Bradford Road West, Batley |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1890 |
Additional Information: | Son of Timothy and Sarah Florence Nightingale Kitson (nee Jackson, m. 1883, registered Dewsbury) of Glen Villas, Bradford Rd., Batley. Husband of Eva Kitson (nee Ainsworth, m. Apr 1916, registered Dewsbury) of Batley, Yorkshire. Brother of John Kitson, K in A 14 Apr 1918. |
Employment: | Hotham & Whiting, Wholesale Clothiers, Leeds |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley Reporter, 5 Jul 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s); Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall; Independent Order of Rechabites, Hope of Birstall Lodge; Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
KITSON , John Henry
Name: | KITSON , John Henry |
Rank: | 2/Lt |
Service Number: | |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) (Formerly 10098 London Regiment) |
5th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dec 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, Dec 1917 |
Date of Death: | 14/04/1918 Age: 33 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 82 to 85 and 162A |
Residence: | Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1884 |
Additional Information: | Son of Timothy and Sarah Florence Nightingale Kitson (nee Jackson, m. 1883, registered Dewsbury) of Glen Villas, 219 Bradford Road, Batley. Brother of William Pitt Kitson , D of W 28 Jun 1918. |
Employment: | Manager & Buyer, Brown Muff & Co. Bradford |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News,27 Apr 1918; Dewsbury Reporter, 27 Apr 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s); Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LAMBERT , Thomas
Name: | LAMBERT , Thomas |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 42139 |
Unit/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
1st/5th (Territorial) Bn | |
Enrolled: | Birstall, Apr 1917 |
Disembarked: | France, Aug 1917 |
Date of Death: | 09/10/1917 Age: 25 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 125 to 128 |
Residence: | Wife residing with parents at 40 Church Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Bradford, 1892 |
Additional Information: | Son of Joseph and Ann Lambert (nee Cannon, m. 1892, registered Bradford). Husband to Annie Lambert (nee Moody, m. 30 Oct 1915, Birstall St Peter). |
Employment: | Birkenshaw Colliery, formerly Howden Clough Pit |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Oct 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LAWRENSON , Harold
Name: | LAWRENSON , Harold |
Rank: | 2/Lt |
Service Number: | |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Garrison Artillary (Formerly Gunner 353289) |
214th Siege Bty. | |
Enrolled: | |
Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
Date of Death: | 25/05/1918 Age: 22 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | I. E. 8. |
Residence: | 10 Duckworth Grove, Duckworth Lane, Bradford |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of Mr William Partington Lawrenson and Alice Mary Lawrenson (nee Graham, m. 10 Mar 1892, Batley, All Saints) formerly of Smithies Lane, Birstall. (Enlisted in the ranks, commissioned 31 Jul 1917). |
Employment: | Teacher at Birstall National School |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The Territorial Force War Medal. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 8 Jun 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s) |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LEES, George William
Name: | LEES, George William |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | M/404857 |
Unit/Regiment: | Army Service Corps (Formerly 94115 RAMC) |
M.T. | |
Enrolled: | Batley, 2 Jun 1916 |
Disembarked: | 23 Feb 1917 |
Date of Death: | 05/11/1918 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Died in Croydon Hospital from Pneumonia |
Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire |
Grave Ref: | North-West part, 863 |
Residence: | 36 Intake Lane, Batley |
Birth Place: | Batley, c.1898 |
Additional Information: | Son of Walter and Mary Ann Lees (nee Wriggles, m. 15 Dec 1894, Birstall, St Peter) of 37 Intake Lane, Batley. |
Employment: | Cloth Finisher, J T & J Taylor, Cheapside Mills. |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 9 Nov 1918 |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church; Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall |
Memorial: | Batley War Memorial, Plaque No 7. Birstall War Memorial, Addenda. |
LEES , John
Name: | LEES , John |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 200088 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Formerly 1550) |
1st/4th Bn | |
Enrolled: | |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 08/07/1916 Age: 22 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action, France |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A. |
Residence: | 48 Blackburn Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Adwalton, c.1894 |
Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Mary Lees (nee Haley, m. 7 Oct 1883, Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral) of Blackburn Road, Birstall. |
Employment: | Miner, West Yorkshire Colliery, Howden Clough |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The Territorial Force War Medal. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LINCH (LYNCH), Thomas
Name: | LINCH (LYNCH), Thomas |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 23503 |
Unit/Regiment: | Lancashire Fusiliers |
18th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 23/08/1916 Age: 36 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D. |
Residence: | 85 Leeds Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Batley, c.1880 |
Additional Information: | Son of John and Ann Lynch (nee Kelly). Husband of Mary Lynch (nee Frain, m. Jun 1907, Dewsbury). |
Employment: | Coal Getter |
Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 9 Sep 1916 |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LOCKE , John Frederick
Name: | LOCKE , John Frederick |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 28957 |
Unit/Regiment: | Durham Light Infantry |
13th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Batley, 29May 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, 15 Sep 1916 |
Date of Death: | 23/11/1916 Age: 19 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds |
Cemetery | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | X. C. 12A. |
Residence: | 111 High Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Mount Top, Birstall, 8 Aug 1897 |
Additional Information: | The oldest son of George Edwin and Ambrosine Locke (nee Renshaw, m. 5 Jun 1897, Birstall, St Peter) of 111 High Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | Messrs. Kershaw & Hillard’s pulley works, Grange Road, Soothill |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Dec 1916. Dewsbury Reporter, 9 Dec 1916 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
Longbottom - Mitchell
LONGBOTTOM , Edward Brooke
Name: | LONGBOTTOM , Edward Brooke |
Rank: | Lieut. |
Service Number: | |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
7th Bn (Leeds Rifles, Territorial) | |
Enrolled: | Aug 1915 (Gazetted) |
Disembarked: | France, 22 Sep 1916 |
Date of Death: | 09/10/1917 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Passchendaele New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | VIII. A. 12. |
Residence: | Cambridge House, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Luddendenfoot, 13 Nov 1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of Henry and Edith Elizabeth Longbottom (nee Gaskell, m. 14 Aug 1895, Sowerby Bridge, Christ Church) of Cambridge House, Birstall. Native of Luddendenfoot. Attended Fulneck and Giggleswick Grammar Schools. |
Employment: | Attended Leeds University O.T.C. |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Oct 1917. Dewsbury District News, 20 Oct 1917 |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LYON , James Douglas
Name: | LYON , James Douglas |
Rank: | Cpl |
Service Number: | WR/262841 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Engineers (Formerly 218712) |
Railways | |
Enrolled: | |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 11/02/1919 Age: 31 years |
How Died: | Died at Home |
Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire |
Grave Ref: | North-East part, A 1461 |
Residence: | The Rydings, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Huddersfield, c.1888 |
Additional Information: | Son of John and Deborah Lyon (nee Andrew, m. 1886, registered Stockport) of The Rydings, Birstall. |
Employment: | Mechanical Engineer |
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, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
LYONS , James
Name: | LYONS , James |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 28172 |
Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers |
1st Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford, Mar 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
Date of Death: | 12/04/1917 Age: 19 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Wancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | IV. D. 24. |
Residence: | 33 Church Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | |
Additional Information: | Son of the late Simon and Emily Lyons (nee Fielding, m. 1888, registered Dewsbury) of Birstall. Killed on the eve of his 20th birthday. |
Employment: | Finishing Dept. at Messrs G & J Stubley, Batley |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 19 May 1917 |
Roll of Honour: | Associated with Birstall St Patrick’s R C Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |
MANN , (Fred) Arthur
Name: | MANN , (Fred) Arthur |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 38928 |
Unit/Regiment: | Lancashire Fusiliers (Formerly 38085 KOYLI) |
2nd/8th Bn. | |
Enrolled: | Wakefield, Aug 1914 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 14/08/1918 Age: 25 years |
How Died: | Missing, presumed Killed in Action, France |
Cemetery | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Spec. Mem. 1. |
Residence: | 69 Leeds Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1894 |
Additional Information: | Son of Mark and Elizabeth Mann (nee Polton, m. 15 May 1875, Batley, St Thomas) of 69 Leeds Road, Birstall. Joined Territorials 1910, Batley. |
Employment: | Messrs Wilcox & J Rhodes, Mill Hand |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
MARCHBANKS , John
Name: | MARCHBANKS , John |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 13/1233 |
Unit/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
13th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Barnsley, Dec 1914 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 01/07/1916 Age: 29 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Queens Cemetery, Puisieux, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | B. 56. |
Residence: | Darton / Birstall |
Birth Place: | Spennymoor, Durham, c.1887 |
Additional Information: | Son of Robert and Eliza Marchbanks (nee Knowles, m. 1882, registered Aukland, Durham) of Darton, Barnsley. Husband of Martha Ellen Marchbanks (nee Clegg, m. 16 Sep 1911, Barnsley). Martha Ellen remarried to James Consadine Jun 1918 registered Dewsbury, living at Brass Castle, Howdenclough, Birstall. |
Employment: | Miner (stone) |
Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
MARGETTS , Percy Alexander
Name: | MARGETTS , Percy Alexander |
Rank: | 2/Lt |
Service Number: | |
Unit/Regiment: | Lincolnshire Regiment (Formerly 1155 West Yorks Regiment) |
9th Bn. attd. 6th Bn. | |
Enrolled: | Leeds, Dec 1914 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 05/12/1915 Age: 27 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli |
Cemetery | Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Turkey |
Grave Ref: | I. D. 24. |
Residence: | Newlands House, Tooting Bec Common, London. |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 27 Dec 1887 |
Additional Information: | Son of Fred William and Dora Maria Margetts (nee Farmer, m. 27 Oct 1874, Hallow,Worcester) of Jessamine Cottage, Birstall, near Leeds. Husband of Muriel Dorothy Kate Margetts (nee Sargent m. 29 May 1915, Holy Trinity, Upper Tooting). |
Employment: | Science Master at Brigg Grammar School |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 18 Dec 1915 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Batley Grammar School |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
MARSHALL , Joseph
Name: | MARSHALL , Joseph |
Rank: | Gunner |
Service Number: | 77527 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Garrison Artillary |
160th Siege Battery | |
Enrolled: | 25 Sep 1916 |
Disembarked: | France |
Date of Death: | 30/09/1917 Age: 23 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | The Huts Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | VII. B. 13. |
Residence: | 48 Mill Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 26 Jul 1894 |
Additional Information: | Son of Frederick William and Annie Marshall (nee Waller, m. 5 Oct 1889, Birstall St Peter) of 48 Mill Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | Employed by Mr Harry Firth, Plumber, Station Lane, Birstall |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 13 Oct 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Mount Tabor United Methodist Free Church, Birstall; Birstall Liberal Club |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
MARTIN , Richard Horridge
Name: | MARTIN , Richard Horridge |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 1587 |
Unit/Regiment: | Lancashire Fusiliers |
1st/5th Bn | |
Enrolled: | |
Disembarked: | 25 Sep 1914 |
Date of Death: | 07/08/1915 Age: 17 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli |
Cemetery | Redoubt Military Cemetery, Helles, Turkey (including Gallipoli) |
Grave Ref: | Sp. Mem. B. 10B. |
Residence: | 21, Cross Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Bury, Lancashire, c.1898 |
Additional Information: | Son of Mark Young Martin and the late Bella Martin (nee Perry, m. 12 Sep 1896, St Pauls, Bury) of 21, Cross Street, Birstall. Brother of Tom Martin. |
Employment: | Ring Frame Doffer (Lancs 1911) |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
MARTIN , Tom
Name: | MARTIN , Tom |
Rank: | Sgt |
Service Number: | 200224 |
Unit/Regiment: | Lancashire Fusiliers |
1st/5th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Heywood, Lancashire |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 13/01/1918 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Died of Wounds |
Cemetery | Gorre British & Indian Cemetery |
Grave Ref: | V. B. 22. |
Residence: | 21, Cross Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Bury, Lancashire, c. 1897 |
Additional Information: | Son of Mark Young Martin and the late Bella Martin (nee Perry, m. 12 Sep 1896, St Pauls, Bury) of 21, Cross Street, Birstall. Native of Bury, Lancs. Brother of Richard Horridge Martin. |
Employment: | Fustian Weaver (Lancs 1911) |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
MAUDE , Watson
Name: | MAUDE , Watson |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 51812 |
Unit/Regiment: | Lincolnshire Regiment (Formerly 107300 Notts & Derby Regiment) |
4th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Bradford |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 15/04/1918 Age: 18 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 6 |
Residence: | 34 High Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. Feb 1899 |
Additional Information: | Son of Peter and Mary Ann Maude (nee Marshall, m. 2 Nov 1889, Batley All Saints) of 34 High Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s) |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
MELVIN , Frank
Name: | MELVIN , Frank |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 24675 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
9th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 25/04/1917 Age: 27 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | Bay 6 |
Residence: | 16 Leeds Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1890 |
Additional Information: | Son of Patrick and Mary Melvin (nee Waldron, m. 1880, registered Dewsbury) of 16 Leeds Road, Birstall. |
Employment: | Messrs. Cox Brothers & Skelsey, Ravensthorpe |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 16 Jun 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
Moore - Platts
MOORE, Arthur
Name: | MOORE, Arthur |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 242482 |
Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) (Formerly 6132) |
2nd/6th Bn. | |
Enrolled: | Batley, Oct 1916 |
Disembarked: | Jan 1917 |
Date of Death: | 22/11/1917 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | Panel 5. |
Residence: | 45, Primrose Hill, Batley, Yorks. |
Birth Place: | Woodhouse, Sheffield, c.1898 |
Additional Information: | Son of Henry and Mary A Moore (nee Calvert, m. 11 Jul 1888, Paulerspury, Northamptonshire) of 45 Primrose Hill, Batley. |
Employment: | Lodge & Pleasant, Basket Makers, King Street, Batley |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 22 Dec 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | All Saints Parish Church Batley; St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church; Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
NAYLOR MM, Horace
Name: | NAYLOR MM, Horace |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 308056 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) (Formerly 7211, 5466) |
2nd Bn | |
Enrolled: | Birstall |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 15/04/1918 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 6. |
Residence: | 21 Cobler Hill, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Gomersal, c.1896 |
Additional Information: | Adopted son of James Lovel Duce and Jane Duce of Craven Lane, Gomersal. Husband of Elizabeth Naylor (nee Clapham, m. 2 Oct 1915, Birstall St Peter). |
Employment: | Willeyer at Messrs. Becker Brothers, Howden Clough |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | Military Medal, The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Apr 1918 (photo, MM), 4 May 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
O’BRIEN , John
Name: | O’BRIEN , John |
Rank: | Cpl |
Service Number: | 60719 |
Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers (Formerly 10716 West Yorks Regiment) |
12th/13th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Leeds, c.1889 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 26/08/1918 Age: 29 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | Panel 3 |
Residence: | 9 Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | c. 1889 |
Additional Information: | Husband of Florence Ada O’Brien, of 9 Huddersfield Road, Birstall. |
Employment: | |
Marital Status: | Married |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | |
Roll of Honour: | |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
OVEREND , Arnold Everard
Name: | OVEREND , Arnold Everard |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 242684 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Formerly 3933 3rd/7th West Riding Regiment) |
1st/5th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Feb 1916 |
Disembarked: | France, Aug 1916 |
Date of Death: | 09/10/1917 Age: 26 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Grave Ref: | Panel 108 to 111. |
Residence: | Blackburn Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1891 |
Additional Information: | Son of David and Grace (Eliza Fanny) Overend (nee Fawcett, m. 11 Aug 1883, Birstall, St Peter) of 29 Kirkgate, Birstall. |
Employment: | Labourer for Mr David Brooksbank of Rectory Farm |
Marital Status: | Married ? |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 3 Nov 1917 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
OVEREND , John
Name: | OVEREND , John |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 17751 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
10th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Jan 1916 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 04/10/1916 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Missing, Presumed Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B. |
Residence: | 2 Blackburn Road, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1896 |
Additional Information: | Son of William and Martha Ann Overend (nee Blackburn, m. 1891, registered Dewbury) of 2 Blackburn Road, Birstall. |
Employment: | Worked for father as Joiner & Cabinet Maker |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 28 Oct 1916 |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church; Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s) |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
PARKIN , Albert Preston
Name: | PARKIN , Albert Preston |
Rank: | Cpl |
Service Number: | 1587 |
Unit/Regiment: | Royal Field Artillery |
1st West Riding Bde. (Territorial Force) | |
Enrolled: | Leeds, Nov 1914 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 28/11/1915 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Died at home of Acute Influenza & Heart Failure |
Cemetery | Gomersal (Grove) Congregational Chapelyard |
Grave Ref: | In old ground |
Residence: | 16 Church Lane, Gomersal |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 29 Jun 1894 |
Additional Information: | Son of Alice Parkin (nee Robertshaw, m. 1887, registered Dewsbury) and the late Dick Schofield Parkin of 16 Church Lane, Gomersal. |
Employment: | Blacksmith’s Apprentice. Messers J Akeroyd & Sons, Builders, Birstall |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | Not applicable |
Obituary: | Batley News, 4 Dec 1915 |
Roll of Honour: | Howden Clough Methodist Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
PARKINSON , Benjamin
Name: | PARKINSON , Benjamin |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 25707 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
8th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Oct 1915 |
Disembarked: | |
Date of Death: | 01/07/1916 Age: 23 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, Somme, France |
Grave Ref: | V. I. 20. |
Residence: | Bond Street, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 9 Jun 1893 |
Additional Information: | Son of Walter and Eliza Parkinson (nee Frankland, m. 1875, registered Dewsbury) of Bond Street, Birstall. |
Employment: | Messrs R Dewhirst’s Printworks |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 2 Dec 1916 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
PARKINSON , Percy
Name: | PARKINSON , Percy |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 12119 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
6th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
Disembarked: | France, 21 May 1915 |
Date of Death: | 16/07/1916 Age: 35 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France |
Grave Ref: | IV. E. 45. |
Residence: | Living with Brother-in-law at White Lee |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 3 Feb 1881 |
Additional Information: | Son of John and Hannah Parkinson (nee Walker, m. 12 Feb 1872, Birstall St Peter) of Birstall. |
Employment: | Bye Worker |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Dewsbury Reporter, 5 Aug 1916 |
Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
PHELPS, Willie
Name: | PHELPS, Willie |
Rank: | Private |
Service Number: | 2664 |
Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
1st/4th Bn | |
Enrolled: | Batley, Sept 1914 |
Disembarked: | 13 Apr 1915 |
Date of Death: | 25/05/1915 Age: 25 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action. Shot through head during night operations. |
Cemetery | White City Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | D 16 |
Residence: | 175 Leeds Road, Howden Clough |
Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1890 |
Additional Information: | Son of Tom and Rachel Phelps (nee Oldroyd, m. 15 Feb 1885, Birstall St Peter) of 175 Leeds Road, Howden Clough. |
Employment: | Woodlesford Colliery |
Marital Status: | |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Jun 1915 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church; Batley War Memorial |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
PLATTS , Ernest
Name: | PLATTS , Ernest |
Rank: | Driver |
Service Number: | T/390431 |
Unit/Regiment: | Army Service Corps |
attd. 48th Bde. Royal Garrison Artillery | |
Enrolled: | Bradford, 12 Dec 1915 |
Disembarked: | France, 29 Oct 1917 |
Date of Death: | 26/10/1918 Age: 21 years |
How Died: | Killed in Action |
Cemetery | Haspres Coppice Cemetery, Haspres, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | A. 64. |
Residence: | Holly House, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 22 Jan 1897 |
Additional Information: | Son of James and Martha Platts (nee Beaumont, m. 15 Mar 1884, Birstall St Peter) of Holly House, Birstall. Engaged to Miss Cummings, of Bradford Road, Carlinghow. Brother of Tom Platts, Died from the effects of Gas, 5 May 1915. |
Employment: | Messrs Brooke, Wilford & Co, Carlinghow |
Marital Status: | Engaged |
Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 23 Nov 1918 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
PLATTS , Tom
Name: | PLATTS , Tom |
Rank: | L/Cpl |
Service Number: | 14021 |
Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
2nd Bn | |
Enrolled: | Halifax |
Disembarked: | France, 15 Apr 1915 |
Date of Death: | 05/05/1915 Age: 20 years |
How Died: | Died from the effects of Gas |
Cemetery | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France |
Grave Ref: | I. E. 182. |
Residence: | Holly House, Birstall |
Birth Place: | Birstall, 19 Nov 1894 |
Additional Information: | Son of James and Martha Platts (nee Beaumont, m. 15 Mar 1884, Birstall St Peter) of Holly House, Birstall. Brother of Ernest Platts, K in A 26 Oct 1918. |
Employment: | Clerk |
Marital Status: | Single |
Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
Obituary: | Batley News, 5 Jun 1915 (photo) |
Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill |
Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |