Below can be found details of the 138 men from Leeds who gave their lives fighting with the Canadian Armed Forces during World War One
ABBISS Arthur David Corporal 153350 43rd Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment KIA 08/10/1916 Aged 24. Born Hatfield 01/02/1892. Son of Arthur Willam a railway signalman and Rosina Hornet Married Hatfield 1889. Rosina Died 1900 Aged 30 giving birth to Reuben Albert. Arthurs father remarried in to Rose Ellen Stapleton in June 1901. Arthur lived in 1911 with his family at 20 Armley Park Road Occupation Railway Telegraphist. He arrived in Halifax Nova Scotia between 1911 and 1915. Enlisted Winnipeg 22/07/1915 Aged 23 years. Next of Kin details were his Father who lived at 5 Nunnington Terrace Armley. Occupation Station Agent. Arthur was described as being 5ft 7 inches tall dark complexion brown hair, brown eyes with a chest size of 36 inches. Religion Methodist. Arrived Halifax Nova Scotia 23/03/1912 on board the Victorian. "Arthur was Killed during the second attack on a German earthwork called Regina Trench. 43rd Bn were in trenches R.23.b.1.5 to R 24.s Sheet 57. d.s.e." Laid to Rest Regina Trench Cemetery Grandcourt Somme France. Remembered on Canadian Virtual Memorial.
AGAR Bernard Sergeant 21559 5th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment KIA Vimy Ridge 09/04/1917 Aged 25. Born Leeds. Son of John William Born Kirkbymoorside 1866 Minnie Born Whitby 1866 CWGC of Harehills Saskatchewan. Arrived Halifax Nova Scotia 1908. Enlisted Valcartier Canada 23/09/1914. Residence 1916 13 Maple Creek Saskatchewan. Laid to Rest Nine Elms Military Cemetery Thelus France. (Brother of Roland Remembered below)
AGAR Roland Private 782045 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion British Columbia DOW 19/04/1917 Aged 21. Born Leeds 20/04/1896. Son of John William and Minnie Henderson Married 1891 St John Roundhay. Enlisted Moose Jaw Canada 04/02/1916. Family Address given as Harehills Saskatchewan on attestation papers. Gunshot Wound Abdomen Left Arm and Back DOW No2 Australian General Hospital Boulogne. Laid to Rest Wimereux Communal Cemetery France (Brother of Bernard details above)
APPLEBY Norman Lieutenant 79359 31st Battalion Canadian Infantry 29/03/1917 Aged 27.Military Medal and Military Medal Bar. Born Leeds 05/12/1887. Son of John Born Strines Marple Derbyshire 1853 and Mary Amelia Born Manchester 1851. Landed Quebec on board Empress of Britain 09/05/1913 from Liverpool. Enlisted Lethbridge Alberta Canada 18/11/1914 Aged 27 years and 2 months old Occupation labourer he was 5ft 8 1/2 inches tall with fair hair and blue eyes. He won his MM and MM Bar whilst serving has a Sergeant. Click here to read the Battilions Log book giving details of how Norman lost his life. CWGC Glen Roy 91 East Parade Harrogate Yorkshire England. Remembered Vimy Memorial France. Excerpt from the War Diary of the 6th Cdn Infantry Brigade for March 1917, Appendix 5A, describing the death of Lieutenant Appleby.
Harrogate Herald 4th April 1917 "Mr & Mrs John Appleby, Glen Roy, East Parade, Harrogate, have had intimation that their son, Lieutenant Norman Appleby, of the Canadians, is reported missing as from March 29th. Lieutenant Appleby, it will be remembered, played three-quarters back for the Harrogate Old Boys, before emigrating to Canada. He obtained his commission some four months since and was hopefully looking forward to further usefulness in his country's cause."
Harrogate Herald 11th April 1917 "Lieutenant Norman Appleby, son of Mr & Mrs John Appleby, of Glen Roy, East Parade, Harrogate, who was reported missing in our last issue, has been killed in action. During an operation on the enemy trenches on 29th March he was killed instantly, and died without pain. The success of the operation was due largely to the determined and gallant way in which he carried out his work. His conduct inspired those under him, and his loss to the whole battalion is keenly felt.
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ATKINSON Robert Philip Private 177103 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regiment 23/09/1916 Aged 17. Born Leeds 1899. Son of Thomas Born Leeds 1860 and Mary Born Leeds 1862. Enlisted Montreal Canada 05/10/1915. On Roberts attistation papers he lied about his age saying he was born on the 5th of August 1895 which would have made him 20 years old. He was infact born 05/08/1899 making him just 16 years old, three years under the official age to enlist. Robert was 5 Feet 4 half inches tall with a fair complexion blue eyes and auborn hair, a chest size of 35 inches and a scar under his right nipple. Robert's brother Arthur Ernest enlisted in Montreal in October 1914 into the 24th Bn Canadian Regiment. CWGC 54 New Church Place Burmantofts. KIA Courcelette. Remembered Vimy Memorial France. PHOTO MAN
ROBERT PHILLIP ATKINSON (Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)
ATKINSON William Private 420132 B Company 16th Bn Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 18/04/1916 AGED 27.Born Leeds 02/09/1889. Son of William and Anna. Husband of Florence Smith Married St Mary the Virgin Hunslet 1903. CWGC 210 College Street St James Winnipeg Manitoba. Enlisted Winnipeg Canada 08/12/1914 Occupation steamfitter Residence 374 Ferry Road Manitoba, described as being 5ft 8 half inches tall of fresh complexion blue eyes and sandy coloured hair. I believe his age on the CWGC site is wrong should be 27 or 28 not 38. "Whilst on sentry duty William was shot through the head by a sniper at dusk. He was killed instantly."
Laid to Rest Woods Cemetery Belgium. PHOTO
BAILEY Herbert Private 475008 8th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment DIED GSW Head 10/11/1918 Aged 38. Born Leeds 13/05/1880. Son of Alfred Born Leeds 1856 and Lydia D Brook Born Leeds 1861 Married 1879 St George Leeds. Enlisted Winnipeg Canada 21/07/1915. Attestation papers describe Herbert as being 5ft 3 inches tall, having a Fair Complexion, Blue eyes and Brown hair. Died London Hospital Epsom. Wife resident at 16 Banstead Grove Roundhay Road Harehills. Laid to Rest Grave 1173 Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Lane Leeds. Remembered on Screen Wall Lawnswood Cemetery Leeds England.
BALDWIN Edward Serjeant 83629 4th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery KIA 04/03/1918 Aged 26. Born 02/11/1891 Son of John Died 1916 Aged 49 and Mary Dowson Married 1888 St Lukes Leeds. Husband of Nelly 23 Mc Michael Avenue Toronto. Edward lost brothers Herbert 2nd Bn Shropshire Light Infantry 21/05/1916 and William 1/7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment John who was serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps survived the war passing away in 1962.
Laid to Rest Sucrerie Cemetery Ablain-St. Nazaire France. PHOTO
BALDWIN Harry
Private 105144 5th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment KIA Courcelette Somme 10/09/1916 Aged 19. Born Leeds 10/10/1896. Son of Albert Edward Acaster Born Leeds 1876 and Sarah Ann Eunice Rhodes Born Leeds 1874 Married 1896 St Mary the Virgin Hunslet. Enlisted Regina Canada 08/11/1915. Harry was 5ft 8 half inches tall a fair complexion Brown Eyes and Brown Hair Occupation farmer. CWGC 28 Conway Mount Harehills.
Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
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HARRY BALDWIN (Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)
BARKER J T Canadian Scottish 19/04/1916 Aged 30. YEP 01 May 10916 Page 5 photo
BARR Walter Private 8604074 20th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA S.W of Loos 17/01/1917 Aged 28. Born Leeds 26/10/1888. Son of Thomas Richardson Born Leeds 1874 Died Leeds December 1895 and Matilda Ann Watson Born Leeds 1874 Married Leeds 1891. Enlisted 12/04/1916 Bridgeburg Canada. Described as being 5ft 5 inches tall a Medium Complexion Blue eyes and Very dark Brown Hair. Born Walter Richardson his father passed away in 1895 and his mother remarried to Alfred Barr in December 1896. Walter fought under his Step fathers surname. CWGC West Beaver Street Glenfield Philadelphia Pa. U.S.A. Laid to Rest Maroc British Cemetery Grenay France.
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BEAUMONT George Fred Lance Corporal 55157 A Company 19th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA Courcelette 15/09/1916 Aged 25. Born Leeds 11/02/1891 Son of George William Born Hull 1856 and Ann Born Lockwood 1858. CWGC Rose Cottage The Orchards Crossgates Leeds. Landed Canada 1912. Enlisted 10/11/1914 Toronto Described as being 5ft 9 tall with a light complexion, blue eyes and Blonde hair. "Reported that at Courcelette George was wounded by a shell his wounds were dressed by a stretcher bearer however he was not seen after this". Remembered Vimy Memorial France. 2 Section B Company 19th Battalion Toronto Star on 19/01/1915
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BECK Ernest Robert Private 166714 2nd Bn Canadian Pioneers 30/07/1916 Aged 30. Born Leeds 06/05/1886. Son of Richard Emmett Born Leeds 1845 and Martha Ann Born Hunslet 1854 Married Dec 1874. CWGC 735 Vaughan Road Toronto Ontario. Native of Burley Leeds. Enlisted 02/10/1915 Toronto Canada Occupation Iron worker 5ft 6 tall with a Dark complexion Blue eyes and Dark hair. He had 2 operation scars on the right side of his neck. Laid to Rest Dikebush New Military Cemetery Belgium. GRAVE(PHOTO)
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BICKERDIKE Herbert Lance Corporal 460909 27th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment KIA 06/11/1917 Aged 28.Born Leeds 23/04/1889 Son of Moses Born Kippax 1863 and Mary Born 1865 Middlesbrough. Landed Halifax Nova Scotia 1911. Enlisted 02/06/1915 Winnipeg Described as being 6ft 2 tall with a Dark complexion Brown eyes and Brown hair. CWGC 19 Hovingham Terrace Harehills Leeds. "Reported Severely wounded by one of our own shells during military operations at Passchendaele His wounds were dressed by a stretcher bearer, but he died an hour later after being unconscious from the time he was hit."
Laid to Rest Passchendaele New British Cemetery Belgium. photo
BINNS Harry Private 104140 5th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment 28/04/1917Aged 43. Born Farnley Leeds. Son of George Born Newlay 1847 and May Born Bradford 1850. Husband of Esmeralda Falkinder Born Wibsey Slack Yorkshire 1875 Married Dewsbury December 1894. 1911 3 Kilburn St New Wortley. Enlisted Canada. Residence 1916 22 Qu'Appelle Water Street Saskatchewan. The 5th Bn was North of Arleux-en-Gohelle when Harry was KIA. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
BLACKBURN Alfred Private 925342 102nd Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment 18/02/1917 Aged 40. Born Leeds 11/01/1877. Son of Alfred Born Leeds 1852 and Sarah Ann Sutcliffe Born Leeds 1851. Married Leeds 1873. Husband of Edith Evelyn Jeffs Born Wellingborough Northamptonshire 1877 Married Leeds 1900. Enlisted Weyburn Saskatchewan 21/01/1916. Described as being 5ft 2 inches tall with a dark complexion Grey eyes and dark hair. Occupation tailors cutter. Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery Villers-Au-Bois France.
BLAND John Gunner 300611 Canadian Field Artillery 02/05/1916 Aged ? Husband of Grace Helen.
Laid to Rest Longuenesse St Omer Souvenir Cemetery France. photo
BOOTH Stanley Private 757488 54th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment DOW 09/08/1918 Aged 18. Born Worcester 11/01/1898 ? Son of George Preston Booth and Elizabeth Enlisted Hamilton Ontario Saskatchewan 07/01/1916. DOW at 47th Casualty Clearing station Shrapnal Wound Left Side. Stanley lied on his attestaion papers regarding his age, he was only 16 when he enlisted when he passed away an article appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, August 20, 1918. Laid to Rest Crouy British Cemetery Crouy-Sur-Somme France. (PHOTO)
BOUCHER Henry Private 453180 58th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA 8/10/1916 Aged 20. Born Leeds 12/10/1896. Son of Samual William Born Liverpool 1864 and Charlotte Hutton Born Armley Leeds 1864 Married St Mathias Burley 1885. Enlisted Toronto 06/08/1915. KIA Attacking Regina Trench Somme. Remembered Vimy Memorial France. 28/11/1916 Toronto Star Newspaper gave details of Henry's passing.
BOYD Thomas Ripley Gunner 42445 3rd Bde Canadian Field Artillery KIA 21/04/1916 Aged 33 Leeds Modern:1894-1896. Born Holbeck 05/05/1883. Son of Thomas a cloth finisher and embosser Born Leeds 1844 and Sarah Ann Sykes Born Leeds 1850 Married 1869 St Andrew Leeds. After leaving Leeds Boys Modern Thomas emigrated to Toronto Canada in 1904 and started a business as a plasterer in the firm of Boyd and Colisham. 03/09/1914 Thomas enlisted into the Canadian expeditionary Force at Valcartier 16 km from Quebec in Canada joining the 9th Battery Canadian Field Artillery having previousley served for three years in the Boar war. At his medical Thomas is described as being 5ft 7 inches tall, with a dark complexion black hair Grey eyes with a chest size of 37 inches. Thomas arrived in England in November 1914 and after training was sent to France in February 1915. He fought at Ieper and Festhubert and it was said that he fired the first shot at Neuve Chapelle. Recommended three times for honours for as what was described as,"faithfull and Gallent service" It was reported Thomas was Instantaneously Killed by a German shell near Poperinghe Belgium. He left £683.00 pounds in his will. Remembered Beeston Wesleyan Church. Leeds Boys Modern and Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street East Toronto Ontario Canada.
Laid to Rest Reninghelst New Military Cemetery Belgium. photo
BREARLEY Ernest Vincent Private 21120 21120 D Company 8th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment KIA 26/09/1916 Aged 26. Born Leeds 10/05/1890. Son of Arthur Born Halifax 1853 and Mary Born Tiverton Devon 1856. 1911 7 St John Terrace West Leeds. 18/10/1913 Left Liverpool for Canada. Enlisted Valeartier Quebeck 09/09/1914 Described as being 5ft 9inch tall dark complexion grey eyes dark brown hair. CWGC 61 Kirkstall Avenue Leeds. 23/12/1919 Ernest was Exhumed 3/4 mile north of Pozieres and Laid to Rest Villers Courcelette British Cemetery France.
BRIGNALL Edward Private 922715 200th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment 23/01/1917 Aged 19. Born Leeds 11/01/1898. Baptised Leeds All Souls. Son of Edward Born Leeds 1851 and Dorothy Lever Born Dudley 1856. Enlisted Winnipeg Manitoba 08/11/1916 Described as being 5ft 5 inch tall Dark complexion blue eyes and brown hair. Laid to Rest Winnepeg Brookside Cemetery Canada.
BROADBENT Henry Private 438858 2nd Bn Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment DOW 15/11/1916 Aged 44. Born Leeds 19/03/1879. Son of William Henry Born Leeds 1846 and Jane Born Leeds 1846. Husband of Ella Maud Newby Born 1874 Marrried Leeds September 1899. Son Edgar Born Leeds 1900. Enlisted Fort Francis Ontario 28/01/1915. DOW No 5 General Hospital GSW to Shoulder Leg and Knee. CWGC 22 Kelsall Place Burley Leeds. Laid to Rest St Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen France.
BROADBENT Alfred James Private 827149 47th Bn Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regiment DOW 03/06/1917 Aged 24. Born Leeds 02/12/1894. There is an Alfred James Born 1890 in Bradford, he gave details of a brother William living in Manchester when he enlisted, and in the 1901 census a William and Alfred are residing in Bradford. Enlisted Weyburn Victoria British Columbia 16/01/1917. DOW No 12 Canadian Field Ambulance Shrapnel Wounds to Right Arm Chest and Legs. Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery Villers-Au-Bois France.
BULL Wilfred Henry Private 766139 19th Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 47th Clearing Station DOW 10/08/1918 Aged 21.Born 01/05/1897 Stony Stratford Buckinghamshire. Son of Benjamin and Emma Sharp Married 1893. CWGC High Street Stony Stratford Buckinghamshire. Husband of Margaret Canavan Married 14/02/1916 Bond Street Methodist Church Toronto. CWGC 20 Woodhouse Lane Leeds. Enlisted 05/11/1915 Toronto Occupation Farmer Single Methodist. Lied about age to enlist hence CWGC age wrong. DOW at No 47 Casualty Clearing Station Shrapnel Wounds to Chest. Laid to Rest Crouy British Cemetery Crouy-Sur-Somme France. GRAVE
BURRELL Ernest Private 451801 58th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA 27/08/1918 Aged 42. Born Leeds 04/01/1876. Son of Benjamin RobertShaw Born Leeds 1837 and Margaret Fanny Shakelton Born Leeds 1835. Married Leeds December 1861 Vol 9b Page 554. Husband of Edith Phyllis McDonald Married Ontario Canada 1901-1915. Enlisted Niagara Ontario 30/06/1915. CWGC Husband of Phyllis Pfretzchener (formerly Burrell) of Oakville Ontario. Ernest Brother William Clay Married Mary Alice Hawkins the sister of Thomas Henry Hawkins Remembered in this section. Reported that in action in area of Bois-Du-Sart Ernest was hit in the head by enemy machine gun bullets and Killed instantly. Laid to Rest Villers Dury Crucifix Cemetery France. Memorial Caledonia Ontario.
BURWELL John Edmund Private 820223 44th Bn Canadian Infantry New Brunswick Regiment Regiment KIA 31/10/1917 Aged 37. Born Leeds 19/05/1880. Son of John Edmund Born Oulton nr Leeds 1849 and Clara Louisa Town Born Halifax 1852. Married Leeds 1871. Husband of Annie Susannah Pallister Born Bradford 1890 Married Leeds St Hildas 1900. Arrived in Canada 1913. Enlisted Enco Ontario 02/02/1916. The 44th Bn was in action in Passchendaele area when John gave his life. CWGC 113 Cross Green Lane Leeds. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium.
BUTLER Edmund Cole Private 446417 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment KIA 15/09/1916 Aged 39. Born Leeds 16/09/1876. Son of William J Born Leeds 1851 and Agnes Cole Born Leeds 1858. Husband of Mary Maud Collis Born Leeds 1880 Married Leeds St Augustine 1910. Enlisted Calgary 30/04/1915. CWGC 20 Burley Street Leeds. 1911 23 West End Terrace Hyde Park Occupation Chimney Sweeper. Reported to have been killed in the area of Courcelette at night by an enemy shell during an heavy bombardment. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
CALVERT John Cyril Private 24702 13th Bn Canadian Infantry Quebec Regiment 22/04/1915 Aged 24. Born Headingley 28/08/1890. Son of Rhodes Kennedy Born Leeds 1858 and Rose Cullen Born Shardlow 1862 Married Nottingham 1886 CWGC of Charnwood Far Headingley Leeds. Enlisted Valcartier 23/09/1914. Johns brother Captain Reginald Cullen gave his life 15/07/1916 fighting with C Company 7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment Aged 28 and lies at peace at Puchevillers British Cemetery Somme France. The 13th Bn was in area around St Julien at time of Johns death. John is Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium. John is also Remembered on the Imperial Tabacco of Canada Limited. and St Chads Headingley.
CARTER Ernest Private 811391 50th Bn Canadian Infantry Alberta Regiment 23/02/1917 KIA Aged 23. Born Leeds 17/12/1892. Son of Joseph Born Leeds 1847 and Mary Born Leeds 1850 Married Leeds. CWGC 28 Tramway Street Leeds. Enlisted Edmonton 12/07/1915. Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery Villers-Au-Bois France. Ernest was remembered in a local newspaper at the time he gave his life.
CATLEY Edward Private 454056 B Company 2nd Bn Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment KIA 04/05/1917 Aged 23. Born Leeds 13/12/1896. Son of Frederick James Born Leeds 1857 and Ellen Wrathall Married Leeds 1883. Landed Quebec 16/06/1911. Enlisted Lindsay Toronto 08/06/1915. The 2nd Bn was in Vicinity of Fresnoy when Edward gave his life. Mother Ellen resided 1927 at 28 Tramway Street Chapletown Road. Remembered Vimy Memorial France. Edward was remembered in a local newspaper at the time he gave his life.
CHADWICK Louis (Lewes) Private 54150 18th Bn Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regiment KIA 15/09/1916 Aged Born Bramley Leeds 21/01/1879. Son of William Born Baildon 1855 and Ann Jane Driver Born Leeds 1856. Married Leeds 1876. CWGC of 10 Church Road Armley Leeds. 1901 census Louis is shown as living at Wellington Barracks London. Landed Quebec 1911. Enlisted Canada 16/12/1914 On his Attestation papers he served three years in the Scots Guards. It could be a resided in a French speaking part of Canada and used the name Louis as he was christened Lewes. Reported to have been buried at Martinpuich Somme M.31.b.3.6. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
CLARK Benjamin Private 234071 44th Bn Canadian Infantry 12/05/1917 DOW Aged 23. Born Hull 30/05/1894. Son of George and Ada Cox Married 1893 St Mary the Virgin Hunslet. 1901 Resided Hunslet. Enlisted Saskatoon 1916. Reported During an attack on enemy positions on 09/05/1917 was wounded in back by shrapnel. After receiving attention he was taken to No 6 Casualty Clearing station where he succumbed to his wounds three days later. 1921 details sent to father at 521 Avenue 1 South Saskatoon Canada. photo of Grave taken 21/01/1921. Laid to Rest Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension France.
CLARK Reginald George Private 234811 52nd Bn Canadian Infantry 27/08/1918 KIA Aged 23. Born 22/11/1895 Drake Selby. Son of George William Occupation Farmer and Amelia Carter Married 1887. CWGC/1911/Canadian Graves Thurstonville Beeston. Enlisted Saskatoon 21/04/1916 Occupation Farmer residence Meath Park. "Last seen at the jumping off trench in front and to the right of Bois De Vert Wood Since then no information has been reported of him." Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
COOKE Harry Staff Serjeant 63191 13th Bn Canadian Infantry Quebec Regiment 16/11/1918 DIED Spanish Flu Aged 24. Born 16/03/1894 Leeds. Son of Isreal Born Featherstone 1872 and Pricilla Born Leeds 1871. CWGC 16 Seaforth Grove Harehills Lane Leeds. CWGC Husband of Daisy of 138 Avenue Road Toronto. Enlisted 01/12/1914 Montreal Canada. Reported Died in Quarters at Turnham Green. Laid to Rest Brookwood Military Cemetery England.
CUMMINGS George John Private 700230 16th Bn Canadian Infantry 28/09/1916 Aged 33. Born Leeds 18/01/1883. Son of Robert and Mary. Husband of Gertrude CWGC of 38 Edmund Street Richmond Hill Leeds. Enlisted Winnipeg 10/12/1915 Residence No7 Clines Winnipeg. Previously served Middlesex Regiment and Kings Royal Rifles. 16th Bn relieved from trenches at Courcelette to Warloy at time of George gave his life. Remembered Vimy Memorial.
CUTLER Thomas Private 79917 31st Bn Canadian Infantry Alberta Regiment 06/11/1917 Aged 24. Born 03/05/1893 Hunslet. Son of James William Born Leeds 1868 and Alice Elizabeth Brown Born Pentney Norfolk 1869 Married Hunslet Leeds 1890. Sister of Doris. CWGC 6 Fewston Grove Cross Green Lane Leeds. Enlisted 18/11/1914 Medicine Hat Alberta Canada. 31st Bn was in Vicinity of Passchendaele when Thomas Gave his life. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium.
DAWSON Arthur Hedon Private 458453 60th Bn Canadian Infantry 18/09/1916 Aged 28. Born 18/02/1881 Leeds. Son of Stephen Born Bramley Leeds 1854 and Emma Born Easington 1856. Enlisted 22/07/1915 Canada. 60th Bn Reported being in trenches at Courcelette when Arthur gave his life. Reported to have been Laid to rest Behind Fabeck Graben Trench Sheet 57d.1/20.000.SE.R.28.c. Remembered Vimy Memorial.
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DAY George Private 622535 52nd Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment 23/12/1916 Aged 32. Born 24/11/1884 Leeds Dec Vol 9b Page 475. Son of John Born Leeds 1861 and Caroline Born Leeds 1859. Husband of Rose E Greenwood Married 1910 Methodist Chapel Lady Lane CWGC 26 Glensdale Mount East End Park Leeds. Enlisted 28/12/1914 Medicine Hat Alberta Canada. 1921 Rose was at 37 Temple View Pontefract Lane. Laid to Rest Maroeuil British Cemetery France.
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DAY Walter Private 46996 13th Bn Canadian Infantry Quebec Regiment 24/04/1915 Aged 21. Born 03/11/1893 Leeds. CWGC Son of John and Caroline of 32 Shakespeare Street Burmantoft. Enlisted 26/09/1914 Valcartier Canada. 13th Bn was in trenches in Vicinity of St Julien when Walter gave his life.Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Belgium.
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DENSLEY Frederick John Private 114559 Fort Garry Horse 19/05/1916 ACCIDENT Aged 28. Born Corston Bristol 17/03/1889. Son of Joseph and Sarah Anne Partridge Married 1883 Bedford. CWGC Claremont Avenue Woodhouse Square Leeds. Landed Canada 1908. Enlisted Saskatoon 28/12/1914 Occupation Baker. "On the 19/05/1916 during the course of his regimental duties as a cyclist he was found in an unconscious state on the Hestrus-Eps Road, North West of St Pol by the Staff Serjeant Major of his squadron, who was following on horse back. He was carried to the nearest house, and an ambulance and medical officer called for. He was found to be dead the cause being a fracture to the base of the skull, owing to a fall from his bicycle". Sarah Ann Received £95.00 from Fredericks will. Laid to Rest Teneur Roman Catholic Churchyard France.
DERRICK Arthur Thomas William 132189 13th Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 29/09/1916 Aged 39. Born Nottingham 17/08/1879 Son of Horace and Fanny Nottingham Husband of Sarah Jane Colley Married 1906 Mansfield CWGC 1 Cross Exmouth Street Camp Road Meanwood. Enlisted 04/09/1915 Montreal Occupation Barber. Sarah Janes Address Given as 37 Boundry Place Liverpool. "Received shrapnel wounds to back and right shoulder during fighting around Mouquet Farm on 05/09/1917. He was sent and evacuated to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers where he succumbed to his wounds at 19;30 on 29/09/1916". Laid to Rest Etaples Military Cemetery France.
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DEWES Lister Private 678078 B Company 116th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment DIED POW 19/09/1917 Aged 29. Born 23/12/1887 Leeds. Son of Henry Born Healaugh Tadcaster 1857 and Hannah Maria Wells Born Thorner 1854 Married Wetherby 1878. Landed Canada 1910. Husband of Mary Jane Westhead Married Toronto CWGC of 19 Beaver Avenue Toronto Ontario. Enlisted 07/02/1916 Toronto Ontario. (Toronto newspapers reported Lister's passing on the 4/5th of October 1917. Click Here. ) Reported through German sources died prisoner of war at Res lazarette C. Auby.
Laid to Rest Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery France. PHOTO
DEWES Wilbert Private 55601 19th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment 12/09/1916 Aged 30. Born 06/06/1886 Leeds 1885. Son of Henry Born Healaugh Tadcaster 1857 and Hannah Maria Wells Born Thorner 1854 Married Wetherby 1878. Enlisted 11/11/1914 Valcartier Canada. Wilbert was exhumed from original grave. 1922 Mother resided 40 New Church Place Burmantofts. Laid to Rest Courcelette British Cemetery France. B
DICKINSON George Private 402727 34th Bn Canadian Infantry 06/03/1918 DIED Effects Wounds of Gas After Discharge Aged 40. Born Leeds 18/11/1879. Son of Robert Born York 1849 and Hannah Born Kendal Westmoreland 1849 CWGC 19 Hyde Park Road Leeds. Husband of Beatrice Brockson Married 1903 St Mathias Burley. CWGC 383 Russell Street Sarnia Ontario. Enlisted Sarnia Canada 18/01/1915. Suffered Gas Attack Xmas 1917 New Year 1918. Laid to Rest Sarnia lake View Cemetery Canada.
DUNHILL Ernest Private 71893 27th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment DOW 25/06/1916 Aged 28. Born 29/12/1884 Leeds. Son of William Born Leeds 1861 and Jane Alice Haldenby Born Leeds 1865 Married Leeds 1882 CWGC 12 Bellbrook Avenue Harehills. Landed Canada 1913. Husband of Hannah Amelia Bottomley Born Leeds 1880 Married Leeds Registered Building 1915. Enlisted 28/10/1914 Brandon Manitoba Canada. Died at 2nd London General Hospital Chelsea Bomb Wound to Eye.
Leeds Mercury 30/06/1916
Laid to Rest Harehills Cemetery Leeds England. PHOTO
DUNNING James Private 114 Canadian Light Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment DIED Spanish Flu 09/02/1919 Aged 40. Born Stockton 12/02/1879. Son of James and Margaret. Husband of Julia Carabine Married 1908 Leeds Registry Office. 1911 45 Cranberry Street York Road. CWGC 4 Glensdale Street East End Park Leeds. Enlisted Ottowa 24/08/1914. Reported Died of Influenza and Broncho Pneumonia at No 52 Stationary Hospital Le Harve. Laid to Rest Ste. Marie Cemetery Le Harve France.
DYER Thomas Valentine Private 412191 25th Bn Canadian Infantry Nova Scotia Regiment DOW 12/06/1916 Aged 21. Born Bramley Leeds 22/05/1895. Son of Joseph Valentine Born Dublin Ireland 1865 and Margaret Hope Born Westmoreland 1867 Married Bramley Leeds 1885. Enlisted Ontario 08/05/1915. DOW at No 1 Canadian Field Ambulance. Laid to Rest Transport Farm Cemetery 100 yards from Railway Dugouts after war Thomas was Exhumed.
Laid to Rest Villers Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Belgium PHOTO
EASTWOOD Arthur Roland Private 703265 72nd Bn Canadian Infantry British Columbia Regiment KIA 11/08/1917 Aged 34. Born Leeds 20/01/1883. Son of Silvester Born Leeds 1857 Died 1891 and Hannah Elizabeth Hewitt Born Leeds 1861 Married St Stephens Burmantofts 1879. (Remarried to James Aspinall in 1894). Husband of Louise Mary Ann Fussell Born Marleybone 30/01/1873 Died 16/04/1967 Married 03/09/1916 Victoria British Columbia Canada. Enlisted Vernon British Columbia 15/07/1915. CWGC 644 Belton Avenue Victoria British Columbia. "Was Killed instantly by explosion of enemy shell in dugout whilst sleeping".
Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery Villers-Au-Bois France.
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FOSTER Harry Private 74266 28th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment DOW 05/09/1916 Aged 26. Born Leeds 29/12/1889. Son of Richard Born Braughton Lincolnshire 1850 and Margaret Ward Born Rothwell Leeds 1858. Enlisted Winnipeg 15/03/1915. CWGC 463 Carlaw Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba. "Died Gunshot wounds to Shoulder at Brook War Hospital Woolwich London. Laid to Rest Leeds Hunslet Old Cemetery.
FRASER John Samuel Private 460295 44th Bn Canadian Infantry New Brunswick Regiment DOW 28/10/1916 Aged 32. Born Leeds 09/10/1884. Son of James Born Edingburgh 1851 and Rebecca. Husband of Bessie Beatrice Dyton Married 12/09/1911 Winnipeg CWGC 410 Coxwell Avenue Toronto Canada. Enlisted Winnipeg Manitoba 26/08/1915. "In the course of his duties as a stretcher bearer, on the morning of 28/10/1916 and whilst rendering first aid to a wounded comrade in no mans land he himself was hit in the right wrist and left thigh by enemy shrapnel. His wounds were dressed and when circumstances permitted, he was placed in No 16 Ambulance Train, but died on his way to No 10 General Hospital." Laid to Rest St Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen France.
GAINS Cecil Barnes Private 696755 175th Bn Canadian Infantry DIED Spanish Flu 18/02/1920 Aged 32. Born 27/11/1887 Leeds. Son of John William and Ethel Enlisted 06/05/1916 Medicine Hat Alberta Mothers Residence 10 Street Lane Harrogate Road Moortown. Residence Abbey Saskatchewan Occupation Framer. Laid to Rest Calgary Union Cemetery Canada. Possibly related to GALE Below.
GAMBLE James Serjeant 42489 3rd Brigade Canadian Field Artillery KIA 23/04/1915 Aged 24. Born Leeds 26/07/1890. Son of Joe Hudson Died 1899 and Mary Elizabeth Leech Married 1889 Leeds, Mary Remmaried To Joss Constantine Bramley 1902. CWGC 4 Cabul Place Armley. Enlisted Valcartier Canada 22/09/1914. Reported Laid to Rest near St Jean. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium.
GALE Thomas Frederick 436093 4th Bn Canadian Infantry 25/10/1920 Aged 32. Born 11/10/1887 Dorsetshire. CWGC Son of John and E Remarried to Gains Bryncliffe Nursery Lane Moortown. Laid to Rest Edmonton Mount Pleasent Cemetery Canada.
GATENBY Walter Private 163829 75th Bn Canadian Infantry 09/04/1917 KIA Aged 27. Born Leeds 17/05/1889. Son of Thomas (CWGC John) and Mary Smickersgill Married 1871 St Peters Leeds. Landed Canada 1909. Husband of Grace Statom Married York Toronto 17/05/1911 CWGC 170 Drayton Avenue Toronto Ontario. Enlisted Toronto 10/08/1915. "Whilst taking part in an attack on Vimy Ridge Walter was hit in the head by a rifle bullet and instantly killed" Walter was Exhumed form 1/2 Mile South West of Givenchy-En-Gohelle 4 Miles South West of Lens. Laid to Rest Canadian Cemetery No 2 Neuville-St Vaast Vimy France.
GEDGE Herbert Private 237782 75th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA Hill 70 Near Lens 17/08/1917 Aged 34. Born Leeds 19/11/1883. Son of Albert Born Old Buckenham Norfolk 1846 and Rose Hannah Taylor Born Leeds 1849 Married Kirkstall. Husband of Bella McCardle Married 16/09/1910 Ontario. 1909 went to USA 1910 residing Detroit Ward 5 Wayne Michigan. went to Canada 16/06/1910. Enlisted Toronto Canada 08/05/1916. CWGC 117 Robinson Street Hamilton Ontario. Remembered on the following Memorial's dedicated in 1923. Toronto Street Railway Employees. 204th Battalion Toronto City Hall. Toronto Old City Hall. Herbert was remembered in the Toronto Evening Telegrath 04/09/1917. He was employed as a Conductor on the Toronto Street Railway. Reported to have been laid to Rest in an isolated grave where he fell near Lens. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
GILLIGAN Thomas Serjeant A/203 1st Bn Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regiment KIA Messines 05/11/1915 Aged 38. Born Leeds 17/05/1879. Son of John and Winifred Kennen Married 1873 Leeds Registered Building CWGC of 4 Merry Street Wellington Street Leeds. Husband of Eva Enlisted Windsor Canada 12/01/1915. Laid to Rest St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery Belgium. (Brother Joseph KIA 28/09/1915.)
GREEN Herbert John Private 1051072 28th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment KIA 07/11/1917 Aged 36. Born Leeds 28/04/1882. Son of Thomas and Margaret Ann Metcalfe Born Leeds 1858 Married Leeds 1882. Enlisted 07/07/1916 North Battleford Canada. Residence Mervin Occupation Post office. KIA Passchendaele. 29/09/1922 Will of £478.00 to his Brother Frederick Bywater. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium.
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GREENWOOD George. Service Record Record of Mother in Wortley Leeds
HADDLESEY Lewis Private 1038074 Canadian Forestry Corps DIED Windlesham Hospital 31/12/1916 Aged 21. Born South Duffield 15/02/1894 Son of John William and Mary Mountain Shaw Married Selby 1878. Residence 1916 37 Garnet Grove Leeds. Enlisted Toronto 24/08/1916 Occupation Teamster. Accidental Death Hit by a Motor Vehicle. Laid to Rest Holbeck Cemetery Leeds.
HALL Alfred Private 285195 4th Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 09/11/1917 Aged 28. Born Leeds 02/03/1889 Son of George and Sarah Jane Pinkney Married 1886 St Peter Leeds. Husband of Edith Houston CWGC 17 Pembroke Street Toronto. "During operations at Passchendaele whilst on duty as a runner at Company Headquarters an enemy gas shell landed in the mouth of a Pill Box, and was badly gassed. This occurred on 02/11/1917. He was at once admitted to a Field Hospital then taken to No 5 General Hospital Rouen. He passed away seven days later." Laid To Rest St. Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen France.
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HALL Percy 841037 Private 42nd Bn Canadian Infantry 12/08/1918 KIA Aged 28. Born Leeds 14/10/1889. Son of William and Alice Coker Married 1876 St Mathias Burley CWGC 15 Belle Vue Street Belle Vue Road Leeds. 1911 Residence 2 Kelsall Road Kirkstall Warehouseman. Enlisted Montreal 18/12/1915 Residence Urbain Street Montreal. "During an attack on Parvillers and whilst proceeding with his company up Pellican Alley he received a gunshot wound in the head and died instantly.This occurred about 15:30." Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
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HALL William Newsom Private 7862 2nd Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 29/04/1915 Aged 22. Born Leeds 06/07/1892. Son of Henry and Agnes Newsom Married 1892 St Hilda Leeds Knowsthorpe Residence 1914 1 Hope Crescent Leeds. Enlisted 21/09/1914 Valcartier Occupatioin Machinist. DOW at Rawl Pindi British General Hospital Wimereux. Laid To Rest Wimereux Communal Cemetery France. Remembered Armley Park Memorial.
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HART Frederick Private A/24024 5th Bn Canadian Infantry 25/07/1916 KIA Aged 29. Born Dove Holes Derbyshire 3/02/1888. Son of James and Catherine CWGC 10 Rombalds Place Armley. Enlisted 17/07/1915 Occupation Farmer. "Whilst on Duty in the front line trench at Hill 60 Zillebeke, he was hit and killed instantly by an enemy rifle grenade." Laid To Rest Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Belgium.
HAWKINS Arthur Johnson Private 736103 16th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA Vimy Ridge 09/04/1917 Aged 33. Born St Luke Leeds 11/09/1884. Son of Windsor Unmarried and a Machinist Aged 17 when she gave birth to Arthur. Enlisted 29/11/1915 Letherbridge Canada Occupation logger. Laid to Rest 1/2 mile South East of Neuville St Vaast Approx Location Sheet 44a.A.10.c.9.7. 1936 Report sent to Uncle Arthur Denby Hawkins 36 Bayswater Crescent Roundhay Road. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
HAWKINS Thomas Henry Private 213300 19th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA Courcelette 15/09/1916 Aged 37. Born Leeds 25/07/1878. Son of Thomas Henry and Ann Delahunt Married Sheffield 1876. Husband of Mary Alice Garraway Married 13/10/1909 St John's Anglican Church St Thomas Ontario. 1911 39 Lilian Street Kirkstall Road. Enlisted 16/12/1915 Windsor Ontario Residence 245 Jessie Street Pontiac Michigan USA. 1928 Mary Alice was living in St John Winnipeg Canada. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
THOMAS HENRY HAWKINS (Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)
HENDERSON George Private 231098 50th Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 24/06/1917 Aged 19. Born Leeds 08/03/1897. Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Simpson Married 1897 Leeds Registry Building. CWGC Mary E Cornish formerly Henderson New Lindsay Alberta. Enlisted 01/03/1916 South Edmonton. "DOW Shrapnel Wounds to Abdomen at No 11 Canadian Field Ambulance". Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery France.
HEWITT Lewis Private 3031156 102nd Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 27/09/1918 Aged 22. Born Stillington 07/10/1891 Son of John and Hannah Murrey Married Easingwold 1878. CWGC 17 Jameson Street Meanwood Road. Enlisted 16/11/1916 Occupation Labourer. "During an attack South of Bourlon Wood he was shot through the heart and killed about 15:00."
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HEWITT William Private 3031868 4th Bn Canadian Mounted Rifles 26/08/1918 Aged 23. Born Leeds 25/12/1896. Son of Benjamin and Sarah E Watson Married 1888 St Peter with St Cuthbert Hunslet Moor. 1901 Living 1 Sutcliffe Street Beeston Hill. Enlisted Toronto 03/01/1918 Occupation Sheet Metal Worker. Laid to Rest Orange Hill Cemetery Feuchy France.
HICK Herbert Private 13420 Private 13420 5th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA Vimy Ridge 09/04/1917 Aged 35. Born 09/06/1881 Leeds. Son of George and Annie Husband of Charlotte Ellen Trueman Married 1915 Bradford CWGC 107 Gaythorne Road West Bowling Bradford. Enlisted 19/09/1914 Valcartier Canada. Brother Arthur residing Keighley. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
HODGSON Samuel Proctor 427492 Private 13th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 01/12/1916 Aged 26. Son of John and Husband of Edith Anna Ward Married 1915. YEP 08/12/1916 No 18 Grosvenor Avenue Blackman Lane. Reported to have been killed whilst in trenches at Souchez.
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Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery Villers Au Bois France. PHOTO
HOLGATE Herbert Arthur Sergeant 477418 Royal Canadian Regiment KIA Vimy Ridge 09/04/1917 Aged 24. Born Leeds 1892 Vol 9b Page 504. Son of Alfred W and Emily Pettler Married 1888 Leeds Registered Building. CWGC/Service Record 2 De Grey Terrace Woodhouse Lane. Enlisted Halifax Nova Scotia 22/08/1915. Landed France 02/11/1915. Promoted to Sergeant 07/06/1916 Reported Missing then KIA 09/04/1917. "Exhumed from South Petit Cemetery Vimy South South West of Lens" Laid to Rest La Chaudiere Military Cemetery Vimy France.
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HOLLINGS Arthur Private 19/04/1916 Aged 23 yep 01 May 1916 Page 5 Photo
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HOLMES Harry Private 681594 20th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 05/11/1917 Aged 40. Born Henry Leeds 10/10/1877. Son of John and Maria Crooks Married 1870 St Stephen Kirkstall. 1911 Forge Lane Armley. Landed Canada 1902. Husband of Frances CWGC 73 McMurray Avenue West Toronto. Enlisted Toronto 30/03/1916. Residence 5th Avenue Weston Ontario Occupation Iron Worker. "Exhumed from H Track Cemetery 100 Yards West of Cooley Road 31/4 Miles North of Ypres." Laid to Rest Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery Belgium.
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HORROX John Private 435227 50th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA Vimy Ridge 12/04/1917 Aged 26. Born Leeds 17/01/1891 Son of John William and Mary Rumfit Married 1890 Leeds Registered Building. CWGC 13 Stainbeck Avenue Meanwood. Enlisted Calgary 26/05/1915 Occupation Printer Mother Mary 83 Skinner Lane Leeds. "Exhumed from South West of Givanchy-En-Gohelle 31/4 South west of Lens" Laid to Rest Canadian Cemetery No 2 Neuville-St. Vaast France.