JOHN ALFRED PEARSON PRIVATE NO LABOUR CORPS John enlisted in Huddersfield, serving as Private No. 3/20652 with the Duke of

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1 JOHN ALFRED PEARSON PRIVATE NO LABOUR CORPS John Alfred was born on 21 st May 1894 in Kirkheaton, the son of George and Hannah Pearson subsequently of 7 Bath Terrace, Lockwood. John enlisted in Huddersfield, serving as Private No. 3/20652 with the Duke of before being transferred to the 479 th Agricultural Company of the Labour Corps where he served on the Home Front. Responsible for building and maintaining the huge network of roads, railways, canals, buildings, camps, stores and communication systems needed for the war, and with specialist areas such as the Agricultural Companies, the Labour Corps companies was manned by officers and condition, as well as labourers from many parts of the empire. John died on 25 th September 1918 at the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital in Alford, Lincolnshire and is buried in Kirkheaton Cemetery, Huddersfield. Died Age 24 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Emmanuel Church, Lockwood

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3 HARRY PEARSON LANCE CORPORAL NO NOTTINGHAMSHIRE & DERBYSHIRE REGIMENT Harry Pearson was born on 27 th February 1898 at 16 Charles Street, Crosland Moor, the son of Tom and Jane Pearson subsequently of 22 Chapel Terrace, Crosland Moor. He attended Crosland Moor Council School, later working as an apprentice scribbling engineer. At the time of his enlistment he was living at 12 Barton Road, Crosland Moor. Harry enlisted in Huddersfield on 26 th October 1916, serving with the 1/7 th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) on the Western Front, and rising to the rank of Lance Corporal. On 9 th April 1918 the German Army launched an offensive in Flanders with the objective of capturing key railway and supply roads and The offensive, known as The Battle of the Lys, was to last until 29 th April 1918 and Harry was reported missing, presumed killed, on 16 th April 1918 during this action. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing which stands in Berkshire Cemetery Extension, near Mesen (Messines) in Flanders. The Memorial commemorates 11,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. Men from Crosland Moor commemorated with Harry on the Ploegsteert Memorial are Norman Bamforth killed 12 th April 1918, Wilfred Ellis killed 12 th April 1918, and Arthur Taylor killed 13 th May The sounding of the Last Post still takes place at the Memorial on the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Died Age 20 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor United Methodist Church, Crosland Moor Lockwood Cemetery Memorial

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5 WILLIAM HENRY PETERS SAPPER NO ROYAL ENGINEERS William Henry Peters was born on 27 th July 1879 at Kimberworth, near Rotherham, the son of John Henry and Ann Peters subsequently of 2 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor. He attended Babworth Church of England School, Retford, later working as a mason. William enlisted on 1 st November 1915, serving with the 235 th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers built and maintained the railways, roads, bridges, transport and communication systems, without which the war could not have been fought and won. The Army Troops Companies of the Royal Engineers came under the direct command of the Army Headquarters, reporting to the Commander Royal Engineers of the army. th Army Troops Company was operating in the area of the Battle of Passchendaele (31 st July 10 th November 1917), the attempt to break out of the confines of the salient of trenches around Ypres which began with encouraging gains, but later descended into attritional fighting with an enormous cost in casualties. William was killed-in-action at Zillebeke on 20 th August 1917 and is buried in Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 2 near Ypres in Flanders. The enclosures of Bedford House Cemetery are the final resting place of 5,139 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 38 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Lockwood Cemetery Memorial

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7 PEARSON QUARMBY PRIVATE NO YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT Pearson Quarmby was born on 5 th May 1887 in Swan Lane, Lockwood, the son of Abel and Harriet Quarmby subsequently of 140 Barton Road, Crosland Moor. He attended Mount Pleasant and Crosland Moor Council Schools, later working as a piano tuner for Messrs. Joshua Marshall and Company Limited, and after his marriage as a building foreman for his father-in-law, Mr William Sykes. He was a member of the congregation at Crosland Moor United Methodist Church. On 13 th December 1911 he married Ada Sykes, afterwards setting up home at 1 Tom Lane, Crosland Moor. Pearson enlisted in Huddersfield on 9 th February 1917, serving with the 8 th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment on the Western Front. After a brief period of training, Pearson landed at Boulogne in France on 26 th April 1917, joining the Battalion on 15 th May near Ypres in Flanders. On 25 th May 1917, the Battalion was in the line and reported heavy enemy shelling activity. Pearson was killed-in-action on this day and is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) in Zillebeke, Ypres, Flanders. The Cemetery is the final resting place of 2,459 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 29 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor United Methodist Church, Crosland Moor Lockwood Cemetery Memorial

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9 EDGAR RAMSDEN ORDINARY SEAMAN NO. J/64610 ROYAL NAVY Edgar Ramsden was born on 11 th September 1897 in Taylor Hill, Huddersfield, the son of William and Hannah Ramsden subsequently of 97 College Street, Crosland Moor. He attended Berry Brow Council School, and later worked as an errand boy for a printing firm before being apprenticed to Mr. Alfred Bower of Crosland Moor as a slater. He was a member of the congregation of Crosland Moor Wesleyan Church. Edgar enlisted with the Royal Navy on 2 nd January 1917 for the duration of hostilities and was sent to Vivid I, the Navy barracks at Devonport for initial training. From 9 th March to 4 th August he served on H.M.S. Repulse, a Renown-Class Battlecruiser built in 1916, and from 5 th September 1917 on H.M.S. Locust, a B-Class Destroyer which was part of the Defence Flotilla protecting the British Grand Fleet based in harbour at Scapa Flow. Whilst serving on H.M.S. Locust, Edgar caught scarlet fever and died from the illness on 4 th January He is buried in Lerwick New Cemetery, Shetland, Scotland. Died Age 20 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Crosland Moor Wesleyan Church

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11 JOE RAMSDEN PRIVATE NO Joe Ramsden was born on 27 th April 1895 in Charles Street, Crosland Moor, the son of Jimmy and Ann Ramsden subsequently of 83 College Street, Crosland Moor. He attended Crosland Moor Council School, later working as a mechanic with Messrs. J. Hopkinson and Company. Joe enlisted on 14 th the 8 th sailed from Liverpool for the Dardanelles, Turkey, landing at Suvla Bay on 7 th August 1915, where they participated in the horrific battles of the Gallipoli campaign, and where Joe was wounded three times. Transferred to the 9 th, and later the 1/7 th Battalion, Joe then served on the Western Front in France and Flanders until he was killed-in-action during the final advance in Picardy, France. Joe died on 11 th October 1918, exactly one month before hostilities ceased on 11 th November He is buried in Wellington Cemetery at Rieux-en-Cambrésis, near Cambrai in the Nord Department of France. The cemetery is the final resting place of 300 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 23 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Crosland Moor Wesleyan Church Huddersfield Drill Hall

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13 FRANK REDFEARN RIFLEMAN NO WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT Frank Redfearn was born on 19 th April 1887 at Mill Moor, Meltham, the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Redfearn. He attended school in Meltham, later working as a cloth scourer with Messrs. John Lockwood and Sons, Milnsbridge. On 6 th September 1913 he married Maria Louise Jones at the Parish Church of Lindley, afterwards setting up home at 28 Charles Street, Crosland Moor. Frank enlisted in Huddersfield on 22 nd November 1916, serving with the 2/7 th Battalion his death, the 2/7 th th April 16 th June 1917) in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. Launched to support a larger French offensive, the opening battles were encouraging but the offensive turned to an attritional struggle with a terrible cost in casualties. Frank was reported missing, presumed killed, on 3 rd May 1917 during the attack on the Hindenburg Line. He has no known grave and Cemetery in Arras. The Cemetery commemorates 35,942 Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. The following Crosland Moor men are also commemorated on this Memorial: Willie Balmford Herbert Hardy Joseph Heywood Lewis Townend Sykes Dobson John Heywood Ernest Hills Harry Wood Died Age 30 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Crosland Moor Wesleyan Church

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15 PETER BATTYE ROYSTON SERGEANT NO. L/25406 ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY Peter Battye Royston was born on 10 th June 1889 at 23 Brow Street, Huddersfield. His mother Janet died following his birth, and after the death of his father Fred in 1909, Peter lived with his uncle, James Lockhead, at 39 Crosland Street, Crosland Moor. He attended Stile Common Council School, later working as a weaver. Peter enlisted in Huddersfield on 27 th th (Huddersfield) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, and attaining the rank of Sergeant. The horse-drawn units of the Royal Field Artillery operated the medium calibre guns and howitzers, and later the heavy trench mortars, deployed close to the front line. Following a period of training, the men were given leave for Christmas but on Boxing Day received telegrams recalling them, and the Brigade sailed for France on 27 th December 1915 aboard the S.S. Inventor. Serving on the Western Front, Peter was wounded on 29 th November 1916 and was sent to the No. 4 General Hospital at Camiers, near to Étaples in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. He died in hospital of his wounds on 20 th December Peter is buried in Étaples Military Cemetery, the final resting place of 10,771 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Crosland Moor men buried with Peter in the Étaples Military Cemetery are Leonard Bailey who died on 27 th January 1918, and John France who died on 5 th May Died Age 27 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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17 FRED SENIOR PRIVATE NO. 5/ Fred Senior was born on 22 nd June 1891 at Netherton, the son of Herbert and Mary Senior subsequently of 439 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor. He attended South Crosland National School, later working as a warper in a woollen mill. Fred enlisted in February 1916 at Milnsbridge, serving with the 1/5 th Battalion Duke of launched on 1 st July, probably the most ill-famed battle of The Great War when the British suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day alone, 20,000 of them fatal. In a morning fog on 3 rd September 1916 British forces, including the 1/5 th Battalion The Duke of -Redoubt, a stronghold of German forces near the village of Thiepval. Fred was killed-in-action during this offensive and is buried in Connaught Cemetery at Thiepval in the Somme Department of France. The Cemetery is the final resting place of 1,268 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 25 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Rising Sun Public House, Crosland Hill Huddersfield Drill Hall

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19 RAYMOND SHAW SAPPER NO ROYAL ENGINEERS Raymond Shaw was born on 10 th May 1893, the son of John William and Lizzie Shaw of 23 Frederick Street, Crosland Moor. He attended Crosland Moor Council School and Longwood Grammar School, later working as a clerk at the Yorkshire Penny Bank in Huddersfield. Raymond enlisted on 15 th August 1915, and during his training in North Wales made several adventurous climbing expeditions in the nearby mountains. He served with the 428 th (2 nd East Lancashire) Field Company Royal Engineers who saw action at Gallipoli in Turkey, and were later based at Alexandria in Egypt defending the Suez Canal. On 1 st January 1917, Raymond was on board the troopship the S.S. Irvenia (an ocean liner commissioned as an auxiliary transport and carrying reinforcements to Egypt) when it was torpedoed and sunk 58 miles south east of Cape Matapan, en route to Alexandria. Of the 2,400 troops and crew on board, 3 officers and 82 other ranks were drowned, submarine responsible for the sinking was the UB-47 commanded by Lt. Cdr. Steinbauer. Raymond has no known grave and is commemorated on the Mikra Memorial to the Missing, located in Mikra British Cemetery in the Municipality of Kalamaria in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Memorial commemorates 500 British and Commonwealth servicemen, together with nurses, who died when troop transports and hospital ships were lost in the Mediterranean. Died Age 23 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Crosland Moor Wesleyan Church

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21 EDGAR SMITH PRIVATE No. 3/ Edgar Smith was born on 19 th May 1888 in Huddersfield, the son of Henry and Ellen Smith of 46 Charles Street, Crosland Moor. He attended the Holy Trinity Church of England School, later working as a mill-hand. Edgar enlisted in Halifax at the outbreak of the war, serving with the 8 th Battalion the the fighting and invalided home suffering from fever, Edgar returned to the front and was killed-in-action during the Battle of Arras on 29 th April He is buried in Hermies British Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France, the final resting place of 100 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Walter Fawley from Crosland Moor, who died on 27 th February 1918, is buried in the adjoining Hermies Hill British Cemetery. Hermies British Cemetery, Hermies Hill British Cemetery, of Huddersfield. nlisted at the outbreak of war, serving with the 1/5 th th September 1915 and is buried in New Irish Farm Cemetery near Ypres in Flanders. Died Age 28 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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23 GEORGE WILLIAM SMITH PRIVATE NO. 5/ George William Smith was born on 18 th March 1884 at Townend Row, Huddersfield, the son of Henry and Ellen Smith subsequently of 46 Charles Street, Crosland Moor. He attended Paddock Church of England school, later working for the Huddersfield Corporation as an electrician. On 1 st August 1908 George married Maud Berry at All Saints Church, Paddock, afterwards setting up home at 76 Back Eldon Street, Marsh. George had served since 1903 with the Territorial Army and enlisted at the outbreak of war, joining the 1/5 th ment. He embarked for France on 13th April 1915, and at the time of his death was with his Battalion in the salient of trenches around Ypres in Flanders. George was killed by shellfire on 28 th September 1915, and is buried in New Irish Farm Cemetery near Ypres, the final resting place of 4,715 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their Commander, Lance Corporal H. Foulkes: emained with him in the last moments and succoured him as a comrade should. You may take great consolation in the fact that his last thoughts and words were of his dear wife and little ones until God called to him. As his Section Commander I deeply regret the loss of your husband as he was a steady reliable man whom everyone could get along with and I can assure you that the men both of the section and platoon will keenly feel the loss of such a good comrade. You may take consolation also in the fact that he died th -in-action on 29 th April 1917 and is buried in Hermies British Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. Died Age 31 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Huddersfield Drill Hall Huddersfield Corporation Roll

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25 WILLIAM PICTON SMITH RIFLEMAN NO William Picton Smith was born on 14 th November 1883 in Manchester, the son of William and Mary Smith subsequently of Taylor Hill, Lockwood. He attended Thomas Street Board School, later working as a book-keeper for Messrs. C.H. Pickles Limited. On 12 th January 1907 he married Mary Cole of Big Valley at the Parish Church of South Crosland, afterwards setting up home at 14 Keat Street, Crosland Moor. (West Riding) Regiment and later with the 1/5 th Regiment. Rifleman No , Ernest William Ulrich of 44 Thomas Street, Thornton Lodge, enlisted at the same time and also served with the 1/5 th (Liverpool) Regiment. William and Ernest were killed on the same day 20 th September 1917 at St. Julien in Flanders during the Battle of Passchendaele (31 st July 10 th November 1917), infamous for the mud and for the scale of casualties. Both have no known grave and are commemorated together on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing at Ypres in Flanders. The Memorial forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery at Zonnebeke and commemorates 35,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. Crosland Moor men commemorated with William on the Tyne Cot Memorial are Arthur Boulton killed 18 th October 1917, Gilbert Halstead killed 26th September 1917, and Brooksbank Thompson killed 8 th May In Huddersfield, Ernest William Ulrich is commemorated on the Fartown and Birkby War Memorial and at Christ Church, Moldgreen. Died Age 33 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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27 ARTHUR TAYLOR GUARDSMAN NO GRENADIER GUARDS Arthur Taylor was born in 1866 at Golcar, the son of William Taylor of Mount View, Leymoor Road, Golcar. Arthur attended school in Golcar, later working as a weaver. On 31 st July 1895 he married Clarrett Bedford of 8a Stoney Battery at The Parish Church of Milnsbridge, afterwards setting up home at 352 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor. Arthur enlisted in Huddersfield in August 1916, serving with the 4 th Battalion the Grenadier Guards on the Western Front. At the outbreak of war, the Regiment raised a service battalion, the 4 th Battalion, which landed in France on 19 th August The Grenadier Guards traces its lineage back to 1656 when the Regiment was raised in Arthur was reported missing, presumed killed, on 13 th May At the time of his death, the Battalion was in the line at Hondeghem in the Nord Department of France, th 14 th April 1918) where they had suffered substantial casualties. Arthur has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing which stands in Berkshire Cemetery Extension, near Mesen (Messines) in Flanders. The Memorial commemorates 11,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen with no known graves who gave their lives in The Great War. Crosland Moor men commemorated with Arthur on the Ploegsteert Memorial are Norman Bamforth killed 12 th April 1918, Wilfrid Ellis killed 12 th April 1918, and Harry Pearson killed 16 th April The sounding of the Last Post still takes place at the Memorial on the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Died Age 52 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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29 FRANK TAYLOR PRIVATE NO Frank Taylor was born in 1900 at 43 Upper Mount Street, Lockwood, the son of James William and Annie Elizabeth Taylor. He attended Mount Pleasant Council School Lockwood, later working as a teamer for Messrs. R.S. Dyson and Company, Wholesale Grocers, of Albert Yard, Huddersfield. At the time of enlistment he lived with his sister, Mrs. Mary Wigglesworth, at 43 Upper Mount Street, Lockwood. Frank enlisted on 30 th October 1917, serving with the 9 th Yorkshire Light Infantry on the Western Front. During 1918 the Battalion was engaged in the final battles in the Somme area of France and, on 24 th August 1918 was attacking in Battery Valley with the objective of gaining the Grandcourt-Thiepval road. The Battalion came under deadly machine gun fire and bombing, but held the ground in spite of heavy casualties. Frank was killed-in-action on this day and is buried in Regina Trench Cemetery at Grandcourt, in the Somme Department of France. The Cemetery is the final resting place of 2,279 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 18 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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31 PERCY TAYLOR PRIVATE NO. M2/ ARMY SERVICE CORPS Percy Taylor was born in 1893 at Cumberworth, the son of George and Clarissa Taylor subsequently of 170 Barton Road, Crosland Moor. He attended Shepley Council School, later working with his father as a driver in the family motor haulage business. He married Eunice Vautry on 10 th June 1916, his wife later living with her parents at Burdett House, Milnsbridge. Percy enlisted in Huddersfield in December 1915, serving with the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) attached to the 208 th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. The Siege Batteries were equipped with heavy guns, most often employed in destroying or neutralising the enemy artillery as well as putting down destructive fire on strongpoints, roads, and railways behind enemy lines. The equipment of the Siege Batteries needed motorised transport to haul them, undertaken by the Mechanical Transport units. th Battery Royal Garrison Artillery was operating in the area of the Battle of Passchendaele (31 st July 10 th November 1917), the attempt to break out of the confines of the salient of trenches around Ypres which began with encouraging gains, but later descended into attritional fighting with an enormous cost in casualties. Percy was wounded on the Menin Road near to Ypres on 17 th August 1917;; admitted to the No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station, he died there of his wounds on 20 th August He is buried in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3, the final resting place of 975 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Buried in the neighbouring Brandhoek Military Cemetery is Hartley Broadbent of Crosland Moor, who served with the Royal Field Artillery and died on 24 th July Died Age 24 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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33 LEWIS TOWNEND PRIVATE NO Lewis Townend was born on 11 th August 1892 at Paddock, the son of Benjamin and Annie Townend subsequently of 117 May Street, Crosland Moor. He attended All Saints Liversedge and Sons Limited, Canal Bank Works, Huddersfield. He was a member of the Paddock All Saints Church Choir, of the Huddersfield and District Light Opera Society, and of the Huddersfield Amateur Operatic Society. Lewis enlisted on 28 th March 1916 in Huddersfield, serving with the 2/5 th Battalion of his death, the 2/5 th th April 16 th June 1917) in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. Launched to support a larger French offensive, the opening battles were encouraging but the offensive turned to an attritional struggle with a terrible cost in casualties. On 3 rd May the Battalion was in the trenches at Ecoust, attacking the Hindenburg Line west of Bullecourt. Lewis was reported missing, presumed killed, on this day, together with 122 comrades of the 2/5 th Battalion, including Herbert Hardy from Crosland Moor. Lewis has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the Missing in th Cemetery in Arras. The Memorial commemorates 35,942 Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. The following Crosland Moor men are also commemorated on this Memorial: Willie Balmford Herbert Hardy Joseph Heywood Frank Redfearn Sykes Dobson John Heywood Ernest Hills Harry Wood Died Age 24 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor All Saints Church, Paddock Huddersfield Drill Hall

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35 GEORGE ARCHIE TURNER LANCE CORPORAL NO George Archie Turner was born in 1897 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, the son of Edmund and Elizabeth Turner subsequently of 15 Harriet Street, Derby. He attended Church Gate School at Loughborough, later working in Huddersfield as a woollen fettler. George enlisted in Huddersfield on 10 th July 1916, serving with the 1/6 th Battalion Duke Lance Corporal. In the closing stages of the war the Battalion was based in the Valenciennes region of France. An essential preliminary for the last great offensive to end the war was the capture of Valenciennes;; the attack began at 5.15 a.m. on 1 st Famars in a north easterly direction across the River Rhonelle. George was killed-inaction on this day, and is buried in Maing Communal Cemetery Extension, near to Valenciennes in the Nord department of France. The cemetery is the final resting place of 80 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 21 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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37 BROOKSBANK THOMPSON PRIVATE NO THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES) Brooksbank Thompson was born on 19 th January 1883 at Crosland Moor, the son of James and Mary Thompson of 11 Barton Road, Crosland Moor. He attended Crosland Moor Council School, afterwards working as a weaver, and later as an Insurance Agent for the Prudential Assurance Company Limited. On 24 th December 1910 he married Phillis Gertrude Dent of 1 Clough Lane, Crosland Moor at All Saints Church, Paddock. After the death of her husband, Phillis later married John Henry Sutcliffe on 26 th December 1922 at St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor. Brooksbank enlisted in September 1916, serving with the 5/6 th Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on the Western Front. He was killed-in-action on 8 th May 1918 at Kemmel Hill, near to Ypres in Flanders. With no known grave, Brooksbank is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing which forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery at Zonnebeke. The Memorial commemorates 35,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. Crosland Moor men commemorated with Brooksbank on the Tyne Cot Memorial are Arthur Boulton killed 18 th October 1917, Gilbert Halstead killed 26 th September 1917, and William Smith killed 20 th September Died Age 35 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor United Methodist Church, Crosland Moor

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39 TOM WRIGLEY PIONEER NO ROYAL ENGINEERS Tom Wrigley was born on 5 th February 1888 at Crosland Moor, the son of David and Mary Wrigley. He attended Crosland Moor Council School, later working as an iron moulder and as a coal hawker for a coal merchant. On 19 th June 1910 he married Jane Askham at the Parish Church of St. Barnabas, Crosland Moor, afterwards setting up home at 21 Charles Street, Crosland Moor. Tom enlisted on 5 th February 1917, serving with the 334 th Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers built and maintained the railways, roads, bridges, transport and communication systems, without which the war could not have been fought and won;; the specific task of the Railway Construction Companies was the expansion of the railway network. Work in progress by the Royal Engineers was always a potential target for enemy artillery and the German Air Force, and was no less death his section was operating in the area of the Ypres salient in Flanders. On 10 th July 1917 Tom was wounded and died later that same day of his wounds. He is buried at Hop Store Cemetery at Vlamertinge, near Ypres, the final resting place of 251 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War. Died Age 28 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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41 WILLIAM HENRY WRIGLEY PRIVATE NO William Henry Wrigley was born on 11 th March 1896 at Crosland Hill, the son of Joe and Elizabeth Wrigley subsequently of 33 Park Road West, Crosland Moor. He worked as a cloth finisher for Messrs. John Crowther and Sons, Union Mills, and was a member of the congregation of Crosland Moor Wesleyan Chapel. William enlisted in Huddersfield on 13 th March 1916, serving with the 2/5 th Battalion the the Battalion was engaged in the British attack at Cambrai (20 th November 30 th December 1917). On 25 th November the Battalion left their billets at Bertincourt and marched into the support lines in the Sunken Road north west of Anneux. William was killed-in-action on this day;; has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing which stands on a terrace in Louverval Military Cemetery in the Nord Department of France. The Memorial commemorates 7,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. Crosland Moor men commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial with William are Frederick Crowther killed 21 st November 1917, Agur Gledhill killed 29 th November 1917, Herbert Hall killed 3rd December 1917, and George Jackson killed 27 th November Died Age 21 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor Crosland Moor Wesleyan Church Huddersfield Drill Hall

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43 HARRY WOOD PRIVATE NO NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Harry Wood was born on 16 th December 1897 at Grasscroft Road, Honley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wood subsequently of 37 Crosland Street, Crosland Moor. He worked y and Sons, Crosland Moor. Harry enlisted in Huddersfield on 29 th December 1916, serving with 9 th West Yorkshire th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion. At the time of his death, the Tyneside Irish Battalion was engaged in the th April 16 th June 1917) in the Pas-de-Calais Department of France. Launched to support a larger French offensive, the opening battles were encouraging but the offensive turned to an attritional struggle with a terrible cost in casualties. Harry was reported missing on 28 th April 1917, and with no known grave his name is Cemetery in Arras. The Memorial commemorates 35,942 British and Commonwealth servicemen who gave their lives in The Great War and have no known graves. The following Crosland Moor men are also commemorated on this Memorial: Willie Balmford Herbert Hardy Joseph Heywood Frank Redfearn Sykes Dobson John Heywood Ernest Hills Lewis Townend Died Age 19 ROLL OF HONOUR St. Barnabas Church, Crosland Moor

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