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POLLARD, Ernest
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| Name: | POLLARD, Ernest |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 20728 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Labour Corps (Formerly 63821 Durham Light Infantry) |
| 4th Infantry Labour Corps | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury,11 Dec 1915 |
| Disembarked: | Discharged 21 Mar 1918 due to ill health. |
| Date of Death: | 17/02/1919 Age: 37 years |
| How Died: | Died at Wakefield Asylum |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire |
| Grave Ref: | A. 1549. |
| Residence: | 144 Jesmond Dene, Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 10 Jul 1882 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Fred and Hannah Mary Pollard (nee Scott, m. 22 Oct 1863, Birstall St Peter). Husband of Dora Pollard (nee Lee, m.4 Aug 1914. Dewsbury Registry Office). Admitted to Dykebar War Hospital, Paisley 24 Jan 1918 (General Paralysis) |
| Employment: | Fruit Merchant |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | |
| Roll of Honour: | ALSO on Batley War Memorial |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
| Soldiers Story: | Ernest Pollard |
RADFORD , Henry
| Name: | RADFORD , Henry |
| Rank: | |
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| Unit/Regiment: | SUSPECT DUPLICATE, see RADFORTH, Henry |
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| Date of Death: | Age: years |
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| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
RADFORTH , Henry
| Name: | RADFORTH , Henry |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 38225 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’ Own) |
| 6th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Birstall |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 26/09/1917 Age: 34 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 52 to 54 and 162A. |
| Residence: | Kirkgate, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Hartshead Moor, c. Jul 1883 |
| Additional Information: | Son of William Charles and Bessie Radforth (nee Walker, m. 20 Jan 1876, All Saints, South Kirkby). |
| Employment: | Printworker (Woollen) |
| 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 second tier – rear |
RANDLE , Joseph
| Name: | RANDLE , Joseph |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 32509 |
| Unit/Regiment: | East Lancashire Regiment (Formerly 1353 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)) |
| 13th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | France 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 08/09/1918 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Nieppe Forest |
| Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 5 and 6. |
| Residence: | Gomersall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 27 Mar 1894 |
| Additional Information: | Son of George and Hannah Lawson Randle (nee Rout, m. 23 Aug 1890, Birstall St Peter) of Craven Lane, Gomersal. |
| Employment: | White Lee Colliery |
| Marital Status: | |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 13 Apr 1918, 15 Mar 1919 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
RHODES , John Henry Wilcock
| Name: | RHODES , John Henry Wilcock |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 677 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Australian Imperial Force (Expeditionary Force) |
| 22nd Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Australia |
| Disembarked: | Dardanelles |
| Date of Death: | 04/10/1915 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds |
| Cemetery | Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (Including Gallipoli) |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 65 |
| Residence: | |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 10 Feb 1881 |
| Additional Information: | Youngest son of Son of Wilcock and Elizabeth Rhodes (nee Heffer, m. 13 May 1869, St Edmund’s Downham Market, Norfolk) of Brier Hall, Birstall. Left Birstall at 17 years of age and visited various parts of the world. Was in Australia, and enlisted, on outbreak of war. |
| Employment: | Shareholder of Wilcock and J Rhodes, Woollen Manufacturers, Birstall |
| Marital Status: | |
| Medal Entitlement: | Not Known |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 6 Nov 1915. Dewsbury Reporter, 6 Nov 1915 |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
RICHARDSON , Joseph
| Name: | RICHARDSON , Joseph |
| Rank: | Sapper |
| Service Number: | 190770 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Royal Engineers (Formerly 8034 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)) |
| 278th Railway Company | |
| Enrolled: | Leeds, Sep 1914 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 30/01/1918 Age: 43 years |
| How Died: | Suffocated by poisonous gas whilst on mining duties |
| Cemetery | Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery |
| Grave Ref: | I. G. 15. |
| Residence: | 5 Chandlers Hill, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1875 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Patrick and Mary Richardson (nee Henry, m. 1857, registered Dewsbury). Served through the Boer War. |
| Employment: | Labourer at Birstall Gas Works |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 9 Mar 1918 |
| Roll of Honour: | Associated with Birstall St Patrick’s R C Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
RODGERS , Raymond
| Name: | RODGERS , Raymond |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 1446 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 1st/4th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | France, 13 Apr 1915 |
| Date of Death: | 19/02/1916 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Authuile Military Cemetery, Somme, France |
| Grave Ref: | C. 46. |
| Residence: | |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1892 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John George & Rhoda Rodgers (nee Ineson, m. 10 Apr 1886, Birstall, St Peter) of 10 Chandler Hill, Birstall. Husband to Margaret Rodgers (nee Walker, m. 29 Nov 1913, Birstall, St Peter). |
| Employment: | West End Colliery |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 4 Mar 1916 |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
ROWAN , Edward
| Name: | ROWAN , Edward |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 24963 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 6th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 16/09/1916 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Missing, Presumed Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A |
| Residence: | |
| Birth Place: | Leeds, c.1888 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late Thomas Rowan. Husband to Lizzie Rowan (nee Horrobin, m. 15 Apr 1911, Birstall St Peter). |
| Employment: | Miner |
| Marital Status: | |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SAVILLE , Rufus Walker
| Name: | SAVILLE , Rufus Walker |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 242335 |
| Unit/Regiment: | East Surrey Regiment |
| 12th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Bradford |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 21/09/1917 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 79 to 80 and 163A. |
| Residence: | 31 Industrial Avenue, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Staincliffe, c.1898 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Godfrey and Kate Susetta Saville (nee Day, m. 8 Jan 1898, Birstall St Peter) of 31 Industrial Avenue, Birstall. |
| Employment: | J T & J Taylor, Blakeridge Mills, milling department |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 13 Oct 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, Birstall; Independent Order of Rechabites, Hope of Birstall Lodge. |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SAYERS , George William Frederick
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| Name: | SAYERS , George William Frederick |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 33263 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| 1st/4th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Birstall |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 15/04/1918 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | XXIX. D. 3. |
| Residence: | 10, Cross St., Birstall. |
| Birth Place: | Irlam, Lancashire, c.1890 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Eliza Sayers (nee Moses, m. 4 Oct 1882, King´s Lynn, St Margaret with St Nicholas) of Musgrave Street, Birstall. Husband of Lucy Sayers (nee Holmes, m. 16 Nov 1912, Brownhill, St Saviour). Brother of John James Sayers, missing, presumed Killed in Action 1 Jul 1916. |
| Employment: | Piecener / Spinner |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | |
| Roll of Honour: | Temperance Hall – Smithies Lane, ; Independent Order of Rechabites, Hope of Birstall Lodge. |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SAYERS , John James
| Name: | SAYERS , John James |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 16/1293 |
| Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
| 16th Bn (Bradford Pals) | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 01/07/1916 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Grave Ref: | Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D. |
| Residence: | Birkenshaw Bottoms |
| Birth Place: | Irlam, Lancashire Jul 1892 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Thomas and Eliza Sayers (nee Moses, m. 4 Oct 1882, King´s Lynn, St Margaret with St Nicholas) of Musgrave Street, Birstall. Husband of Mary Emma Sayers (nee Peacock m. 27 Jan 1912 Birstall St Peter). Brother of George W F Sayers, K in A, 15 Apr 1918. |
| Employment: | Messrs Hall & Tankard, Brookroyd Mills |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 27 Jul 1916 |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SHEARD , Charles
| Name: | SHEARD , Charles |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 204596 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers (Formerly 23752) |
| 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
| Disembarked: | France, May 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 22/03/1918 Age: 27 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | Bay 2 and 3 |
| Residence: | 16 Smithies Moor Lane, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1891 |
| Additional Information: | Only son of Mrs Harriet Sheard (nee Broadhead, m. 4 Apr 1885, Birstall, St Peter) and the late Joseph Sheard of 16 Smithies Moor Lane, Birstall. Member of Birstall Parish Football Club. |
| Employment: | Messrs R Dewhirst & Co., Print Works. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Apr 1918. Dewsbury Reporter, 17 Aug 1918 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
| Soldiers Story: | Charles Sheard |
Shires - Stirzaker
SHIRES , Herbert
| Name: | SHIRES , Herbert |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 266710 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Gordon Highlanders |
| 1st/6th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Cleckheaton, Nov 1915 |
| Disembarked: | France, 23 Jul 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 14/04/1917 Age: 23 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Vimmy Ridge |
| Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | XXII. H. 18A. |
| Residence: | 41, Bradford Rd., Birstall, Yorks. |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1894 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur and Hannah Shires (nee Walker, m. 5 Nov 1882, Birstall, St Peter) of 41, Bradford Road, Birstall. Brother of Walter Shires, 1 Sep 1918, D of W. |
| Employment: | Bleacher at Printers |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 7 Sep 1918. Dewsbury Reporter, 21 Apr 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SHIRES , Walter
| Name: | SHIRES , Walter |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 49838 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) (Formerly 4974 West Yorkshire Regiment) |
| 2nd/4th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Birstall, Apr 1917 |
| Disembarked: | France, Jul 1918 |
| Date of Death: | 01/09/1918 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds at 16th USA Hospital, France |
| Cemetery | Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France |
| Grave Ref: | VII. E. 8A. |
| Residence: | 41, Bradford Rd., Birstall, Yorks. |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1885 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur and Hannah Shires (nee Walker, m. 5 Nov 1882, Birstall, St Peter) of 41, Bradford Road, Birstall. Brother of Herbert Shires, 14 Apr 1917, K in A. |
| Employment: | Chief Clerk for Chemical Manufacturer |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Dewsbury District News, 7 Sep 1918, 14 Sep 1918 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SILL , Ernest
| Name: | SILL , Ernest |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 26922 |
| Unit/Regiment: | South Wales Borderers (Formerly 25556 KOYLI) |
| 4th Bn. attd. 1st Bn. | |
| Enrolled: | 1915 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 30/04/1917 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, Mesopotamia (some sources say died whilst a prisoner of war 20/07/1917) |
| Cemetery | Basra Memorial, Iraq |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 16 and 62 |
| Residence: | Raikes Lane, Birstall (with Mr James Smith, father-in-law) |
| Birth Place: | Dewsbury, 13 May 1886 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Robert and Fanny Sill (nee Auty). Husband of May Sill (nee Smith, m. 6 Apr 1912, Birstall St Peter). Brother of Arthur Sill on Batley War Memorial. |
| Employment: | Messrs Wrigley & Parker, Greenhill Mills |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 9 Nov 1918 |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
| Soldiers Story: | Ernest Sill |
SMITH, Frederick Charles
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| Name: | SMITH, Frederick Charles |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 11579 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 6th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | France, 6 Jun 1915 |
| Date of Death: | 14/12/1915 Age: 37 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 47 |
| Residence: | Illingworth Buildings, Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Dewsbury |
| Additional Information: | Husband of Mary Ellen Smith (nee Cox m. Oct 1901, registered Dewsbury). |
| Employment: | Mr James Kershaw, builders, Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married, 4 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 23 Dec 1915 |
| Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SMITH, Thomas
| Name: | SMITH, Thomas |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 201953 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 1st/4th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Wakefield |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 25/04/1918 Age: 29 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds, France whilst a prisoner of the Germans |
| Cemetery | Linselles Communal Cemetery, Nord, France |
| Grave Ref: | British. B. 7. |
| Residence: | 87 Leeds Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 3 Dec 1888 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Andrew and Margaret Smith (nee Kelley, m. 1885, registered Dewsbury) of 20 Leeds Road, Birstall. Husband of Mary Anne Smith (nee Kenny, m. 1909, St Mary’s Batley). Wounded, probably gassed, during The Second Battle of the Lys. |
| Employment: | Miner, Howden Clough Colliery |
| Marital Status: | Married, 4 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 18 Jan 1919 |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Patrick’s R C Church; Howden Clough Methodist Chapel. |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SMITH , Andrew
| Name: | SMITH , Andrew |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 48240 |
| Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) (Formerly 4634 Northumberland Fusiliers) |
| 5th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Leeds |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 29/10/1918 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Died at Home (Influenza) |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire |
| Grave Ref: | In North-West part, 605 |
| Residence: | 20 Leeds Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1898 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Andrew and Margaret Smith (nee Kelley, m. 1885, registered Dewsbury) of 20 Leeds Road, Birstall |
| Employment: | |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | No Known |
| Obituary: | |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
SMITH , Clarence
| Name: | SMITH , Clarence |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 32742 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Royal Field Artillary |
| “C” Bty. 62nd Bde. | |
| Enrolled: | Brighouse, 5 May 1915 |
| Disembarked: | France, 28 Oct 1915 |
| Date of Death: | 03/06/1917 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Bunyans Cemetery, Tilloys-les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | D. 9. |
| Residence: | 19 Coronation Terrace, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 6 Feb 1896 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Edgar and Lillie Smith (nee Scholefield, m. 6 Jul 1895, Birstall, St Peter) of 19 Coronation Terrace, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Shorthand Typist, Messers Halliwell Patent Glazing Works, Brighouse |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The 1914-15 Star. The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 16 Jun 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s) |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SMITH , Robert
| Name: | SMITH , Robert |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 36215 |
| Unit/Regiment: | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| 10th (Service) Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Halifax, Sep 1916 |
| Disembarked: | France, Feb 1917 |
| Date of Death: | 05/10/1917 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action, France |
| Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 125 to 128 |
| Residence: | Blackburn Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Drighlington |
| Additional Information: | Son of Charles Greenwood Smith and Mary Elizabeth Smith (nee Birdsall). Husband of Margaret Smith |
| Employment: | Apprentice to Harry Watson, Hairdresser |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Oct 1917 (photo), 3 Nov 1917 (photo) |
| 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, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SMITHSON , Fred
| Name: | SMITHSON , Fred |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 6097 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| B Coy. 12th Bn. | |
| Enrolled: | 1914 |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 25/09/1915 Age: 21 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 20 to 22. |
| Residence: | Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c. 1893 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late Robert William and Jane Smithson (nee Skinner, m. 25 Dec 1883, Tong, St James) of 88 Huddersfield Road, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Messrs. R Dewhurst & Sons, Printworks |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 21 Oct 1916 |
| Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
SPINK , Charlie
| Name: | SPINK , Charlie |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 23807 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| 2nd Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
| Disembarked: | 5 Jun 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 20/11/1916 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Died of Wounds at The Red Cross Hospital, Hove, Sussex |
| Cemetery | Dewsbury Cemetery, Yorkshire |
| Grave Ref: | F “U” 512 |
| Residence: | 74 Crackenedge Lane, Dewsbury |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1898 |
| Additional Information: | The only Son of James and Marth Ann Spink (nee Brooke, m. 21 Dec 1895, Birstall, St Peter) of Crackenedge Lane, Dewsbury. He was formerly a Staff Sergeant and Drummer in the 3rd Dewsbury (Ebeneezer) Company of the Boys Brigade in which his father was Captain. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Bickers & Co., Furnishers, Dewsbury. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Dewsbury District News, 25 Nov 1916 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Associated with Dewsbury Ebenezer Chapel (Congregational) |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda; Also on Dewsbury War Memorial |
STAINTHORPE , William
| Name: | STAINTHORPE , William |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 42379 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Formerly 33577 Northumberland Fusiliers) |
| 2nd Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Halifax |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 20/11/1917 Age: 41 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 108 to 111. |
| Residence: | |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1876 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Mr Arthur Stainthorpe and the late Sarah Ann Stainthorpe (nee Peaker, m. 20 Feb 1876, Birstall, St Peter) of 3 Union Street, Birstall. Husband to the late Ada Stainthorpe (nee Walker, m. 1900, registered Dewsbury). Ada died in 1917. |
| Employment: | Wensleydale Mills |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 19 Jan 1918 |
| Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Associated with Birstall Congregational Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
STIRZAKER , Ernest
| Name: | STIRZAKER , Ernest |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 38187 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| 2nd Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Birstall, Sep 1916 |
| Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
| Date of Death: | 24/04/1917 Age: 33 years |
| How Died: | Killed by shell whilst rendering assistance to a wounded comrade. |
| Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | Bay 5 |
| Residence: | 7 John Street, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Rastrick, Brighouse, c.1885 |
| Additional Information: | Son of George and Sarah Elizabeth Stirzaker, m. 15 Aug 1881, Halifax, St John the Baptist). Husband of Martha Stirzaker (nee Elsey, m. 24 Jan 1910, Rastrick, St Matthew). |
| Employment: | Employed by Mr Willans, cattle dealer of Batley |
| Marital Status: | Married, 1 child |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 19 May 1917 |
| Roll of Honour: | ALSO on Brighouse War Memorial |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
Stone - Yates
STONE , Leonard
| Name: | STONE , Leonard |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 66433 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 1st/6th Bn (Territorial) | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 11/04/1918 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 2 |
| Residence: | Blackburn Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1899 |
| Additional Information: | Son of James Walter and Elizabeth Stone (nee Etherington, m. 8 Sep 1888, Wesleyan Chapel, Holbeck) of 40 Blackburn Terrace, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Messrs. T F Burnley & Sons, Gomersal, assistant overlooker |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 25 Jan 1919 |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
THORNTON , Bramwell
| Name: | THORNTON , Bramwell |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 23687 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| 2nd Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Bradford, Aug 1916 |
| Disembarked: | France, Jan 1917 |
| Date of Death: | 31/08/1918 Age: 34 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed killed in Action at Arras |
| Cemetery | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 6 |
| Residence: | 26 Victoria Street, Birstall. |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 1 Jul 1884 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John and Jane Ann Thornton (nee Rodgers, m. 24 Aug 1861, Birstall, St Peter). Husband of Annie Thornton (nee Ramsbottom, m. 1 Nov 1913, Brownhill, St Saviour) of 26 Victoria Street, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Greengrocers dept, Birstall Cooperative Society |
| Marital Status: | Married, 2 children |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 20 Sep 1918, 10 May 1919 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
TOMLINSON, Herbert
| Name: | TOMLINSON, Herbert |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 77401 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Tank Corps (Formerly 25099 KOYLI) |
| “B” Bn. | |
| Enrolled: | Batley, Aug 1915 |
| Disembarked: | Feb 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 31/07/1917 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action when his tank was hit by shellfire |
| Cemetery | Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | III. H. 30. |
| Residence: | 59, Occupation Lane, Staincliffe, Dewsbury, Yorks. |
| Birth Place: | Cleckheaton, c.1897 |
| Additional Information: | Son of William and Sarah Ann Tomlinson (nee Robinson, m. 18 Sep 1886, Birstall, St Peter). Husband of Sarah Ann Minnie Tomlinson (nee Welch, m. 20 Feb 1915, Staincliffe Christ Church). |
| Employment: | Boiler Firer, J T & J Taylor, Blakeridge Mills |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 11 Aug 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Christ Church Staincliffe; Batley War Memorial |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal third tier anti-clockwise |
WARD , Henry
| Name: | WARD , Henry |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 12/1369 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 12th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
| Disembarked: | Egypt, 22 Dec 1915 |
| Date of Death: | 13/04/1918 Age: 34 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 8 |
| Residence: | 25 Quarry Lane, Brownhill, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1885 |
| Additional Information: | * Nothing else found* |
| Employment: | Howden Clough Colliery, Night by work man |
| 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 |
WEAVILL, Alfred
| Name: | WEAVILL, Alfred |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 12/1488 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 12th Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury |
| Disembarked: | |
| Date of Death: | 13/04/1918 Age: 35 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 8 |
| Residence: | Brearley Street, Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| Birth Place: | Dunfries, c.1883 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late John Weavill and Janet Weavill (nee Caven) of 47 Denison Street, Mount Pleasant, Batley. |
| Employment: | Mason’s Labourer |
| 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 second tier – rear |
WHITEHEAD , George Stanley
| Name: | WHITEHEAD , George Stanley |
| Rank: | 2nd/Lt |
| Service Number: | |
| Unit/Regiment: | Royal Field Artillary |
| “D” Bty. 153rd Bde. | |
| Enrolled: | |
| Disembarked: | France, May 1917 |
| Date of Death: | 02/12/1917 Age: 28 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | I. A. 16. |
| Residence: | |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c. Jan 1890 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Fred and Alice Maud Whitehead (nee Heaton, m. 1883, registered Dewsbury) of 101, Edenfield Road, Rochdale, Lancs. |
| Employment: | Manager of London Branch of Messrs W Hilton & Co., letter file manufacturers and office furnishers, Rochdale. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 15 Dec 1917 |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Addenda |
WILSON , Clifford
| Name: | WILSON , Clifford |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Service Number: | 810502 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Royal Field Artillary |
| “D” Bty. 231st Bde. | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury, Easter 1915 |
| Disembarked: | October 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 05/02/1917 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | VII. B. 5. |
| Residence: | 12 Kaye Street, Heckmondwike |
| Birth Place: | Batley, c. 1896 |
| Additional Information: | Son of John Buckley Wilson and Annie Wilson (nee Goodall) of The Avenue, Birstall. |
| Employment: | |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 17 Feb 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (St John’s) |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |
WILSON , Freeman
| Name: | WILSON , Freeman |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 235103 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) |
| 2nd/5th Bn. | |
| Enrolled: | Bradford, Sep 1916 |
| Disembarked: | France, Feb 1917 |
| Date of Death: | 03/05/1917 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Missing, presumed killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | Bay 6 |
| Residence: | 63 Bradford Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, c.1898 |
| Additional Information: | Son of the late David Wilson and Eliza Wilson (nee Garnett, m. 26 May 1883, Birstall, St Peter) of 63 Bradford Road, Birstall. Freeman was courting Miss Mable Cross of Bradford. |
| Employment: | Messrs. William Holton & Sons, College Mills, Birstall. |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Dewsbury Reporter, 9 Jun 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | Birstall St Peter’s Parish Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |
WILSON , Lindley (Thompson)
| Name: | WILSON , Lindley (Thompson) |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 11041 |
| Unit/Regiment: | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 2nd Bn | |
| Enrolled: | Dewsbury, Mar 1914 |
| Disembarked: | France, Sep 1914 |
| Date of Death: | 18/11/1916 Age: 20 years |
| How Died: | Killed in Action |
| Cemetery | Serre Road Cemetery No1, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Ref: | III. E. 21. |
| Residence: | Mount Top, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Kendall, Westmorland, c. 1896 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Esther Carvey Wilson (nee Thompson, m. 1894, registered Kendal) of 30 Raikes Lane, Birstall, and the late Thomas William Wilson. Bandsman in Salvation Army. |
| Employment: | Messrs. Tankard’s Brookroyd Mills |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 16 Dec 1916 |
| Roll of Honour: | |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |
WRIGHT , George
| Name: | WRIGHT , George |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 115341 |
| Unit/Regiment: | Labour Corps (Formerly 792 West Yorkshire Regiment) |
| 193rd Coy. | |
| Enrolled: | Leeds, Dec 1914 |
| Disembarked: | France, Jan 1916 |
| Date of Death: | 11/06/1917 Age: 24 years |
| How Died: | Killed by shell fire whilst on a burial party |
| Cemetery | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Grave Ref: | Panel 56 |
| Residence: | Rose Cottage, 95 Gelderd Road, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Lastingham, Yorkshire, c.1894 |
| Additional Information: | Son of William and Sarah Jane Wright (nee Cowens, m. 1882, registered Stokesley, North Yorks.) of Rose Cottage, 95 Gelderd Road, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Piecener at Woollen Mill |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | The British War Medal, 1914-18. Victory Medal. |
| Obituary: | Dewsbury Reporter, 23 Jun 1917 (photo) |
| Roll of Honour: | St Saviour’s Brownhill; Howden Clough Methodist Church |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |
YATES , Harry
| Name: | YATES , Harry |
| Rank: | Private |
| Service Number: | 17208 |
| Unit/Regiment: | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
| Enrolled: | Leeds, 21 Dec 1914 |
| Disembarked: | Discharged 30 Apr 1915 due to ill health. |
| Date of Death: | 15/12/1915 Age: 19 years |
| How Died: | Died in Batley Hospital |
| Cemetery | Birstall (St. Peter) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire |
| Grave Ref: | A 1062 |
| Residence: | Low Lane, Birstall |
| Birth Place: | Birstall, 15 Jan 1896 |
| Additional Information: | Son of Ben Bentley Yates and Elizabeth Yates (nee Potts, m. 21 Sep 1895, Birstall St Peter) of Church Lane and later 5 Mount Top, Birstall. |
| Employment: | Hanker in Worsted Mill (1911) |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Medal Entitlement: | Not applicable |
| Obituary: | Batley News, 23 Dec 1915 (obituary) |
| Roll of Honour: | None known |
| Memorial: | Birstall War Memorial, Octagonal second tier – rear |