HUDSON Arthur
Private 18th Bn Canadian Infantry 12/04/1916 KIA Near St Eloi Aged 29.
Born Skipton 28/09/1888. Son of Marmaduke and Margaret Booth Married Skipton 1872. CWGC 168 Vesper Road Kirkstall. Enlisted Windsor Ontario 15/02/1915. "Reported Laid to Rest Voorzmezeele Cemetery 2 1/2 Miles south of Ypres"
Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium.
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HUDSON John George
Private 405054 19th Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 11/04/1917 Aged 29.
Born Armley 02/05/1888. Son of John and Emily CWGC 1 Jesse Street Cross Lane Wortley. Enlisted Toronto 12/04/1915 Occupation Moulder. "Took part in an attack with his Bn on Vimy Ridge on 09/04/1917.They had just reached their first objective when they were subjected to heavy machine gun fire. John suffered serious GSW to the thigh and abdomen, and was subject to a Gas attack. He was taken to No 3 Canadian General Hospital where he passed away from his wounds and gangrene from the Gas".
Laid to Rest Bolougne Eastern cemetery France.
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HUDSON Albert Private 65456 24th Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 28/01/1917 DOW to Head Aged 24. Born Leeds 26/11/1892. Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Ann Houseman Married 1882 Farnham St Oswald CWGC/Enlistment 74 Pemberton Terrace Dewsbury Road. Enlisted Montreal 16/10/1914 Occupation Clerk. Wounded 02/10/1916 Gunshot Wounds to Head and Leg.
Laid to Rest Hunslet Cemetery Leeds. PHOTO
HUGHES James Private 189859 91st Bn Canadian Infantry 29/04/1916 Accident Aged 45. Born County Mayo Ireland 05/04/1871 Son ofJohn and Jane CWGC Becker Street York Road. Enlisted St Thomas Elgin County 15/01/1916 Occupation Mechanic. "Fall from bridge. Fell from P.M. Railroad Bridge a distance of 60ft. James had been warned not to cross but ignored this request he was found 12 hours later" Laid to Rest St Thomas Holy Angels Roman Catholic Cemetery Elgin County Toronto Canada.
JACKSON Leonard Serjeant 55763 19th Bn Canadian Infantry 11/09/1916 DOW Aged 22 AWARD D.C.M. Born Leeds 27/02/1894. Son of John T and Maria Williamson Married 1889 St Peter with St Cuthbert Hunslet Moor. Enlisted Toronto 12/11/1914 Occupation Grocer. CWGC 14 Ford Street Hunslet. "DOW Gunshot Wounds to head at No48 casualty Clearing Station" Laid to Rest Sunken Road Cemetery Contalmaison Somme France. AWARD: Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette 14/03/1916 For conspicuous gallantry. Lance-Sergeant Jackson and Private Hutchison accompanied the Battalion Grenade Officer into the enemy's trench and remained there reconnoitring for half an hour. Valuable information resulted from this hazardous expedition. (Private John Hitchinson was Born 11/03/1893 Glasgow Enlisted 11/11/1914 and Survived the war)
JACKSON Harry Reginald Private 135170 52nd Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 14/12/1916 Aged 42. Born Sunderland 31/05/1877. Husband of Maria Theresa Cattaneo Married 1898 Leeds Registered Building. CWGC 41 Grattan Street Burley Road. 1911 Beerseller Landlord Crown Hotel 41 Grattan Street Burley Road Leeds. Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse. "DOW Gunshot Wounds to back. Passed Away Ontario Military Hospital Orpington Kent". Remembered Lawnswood Cemetery Wall Leeds.
JACKSON Llewellyn Crossley Private 110266 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion DOW 18/09/1916 Aged 22. Born Thwaite Mills 14/03/1893. Son of William Robert and Lilly Crossley Married 1890 Hunslet District Registered Building. CWGC Lennoxville Quebec. 1911 5 Chapel Lane Armley Occupation Machine Fitter. Enlisted Montreal 03/02/1916 Machinist. DOGSW to the Head at the 9th Casualty Clearing Station.
Laid to Rest Contay British Cemetery France. PHOTO
JACKSON Samuel Corporal 887067 46th Bn Canadian Infantry 15/04/1917 DOW Aged 30. Born Leeds 21/03/1886. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth 1915 32 Roman Place Roundhay. Enlisted North Battleford Saskatoon 12/12/1915 Occupation Electrician. "DOW GSW to Thigh and Left Wrist at No 14 General Hospital Wimereux"
Laid to Rest Wimereux Communal Cemetery France. PHOTO
JAMES George Owen Private 406748 1st Bn Canadian Infantry 28/07/1918 Aged 39. Born Leeds 17/07/1878. Baptised 01/10/1878. Son of George and Sarah CWGC 20 Craven Terrace Earlton Hill Leeds. Husband of Georgina Winifred CWGC 5th Avenue West Hamilton Ontario. Enlisted Hamilton 20/04/1915 Occupation Brickmaker. "Whilst Travelling in an Ambulance on Becket drive Hamilton Ontario, a car attempted to overtake the Ambulance, the car hit the Ambulance and both vehicles went over the embankment" Laid to Rest Hamilton Cemetery Canada.
JEFFERSON Bertrem Drew 22883 2nd Bn Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment KIA 22/04/1915 Aged 27. Born Leeds 21/08/1887 Baptised Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Leeds 19/09/1887. Son of Dr. Robert Pickering and Margaret Annie Hurst Married Leeds Registered Building 1884. CWGC 576 Ashton Old Road Openshaw Manchester. Enlisted Quebec 29/09/1914 Occupation Engineer Draghtsman. His father was residing at Hoxton Street London. Bertrem was KIA Attacking St Julien during the 2nd Battle of Ypres this was when the Germans used Gas for the first time creating a four mile wide gap. Remembered Menin Gate Memorial Belgium.
JONAS Wynne (Herwin) Serjeant 73801 39th Bn Canadian Infantry DIED 13/11/1919 Aged 35. Born Edinburgh 24/04/1884 Son of Maurice Died Leeds 1914 and Pauline Meyerdorf Enlisted Regina Saskatoon 24/10/1914 Residence 264 Garnet Street Regina Saskatoon. Occupation Accountant. Fair Complexion Blue Eyes with Dark Brown Hair. Died Abscess of Brain Tuxedo Hospital Winnipeg. Laid to Rest Winnipeg Brookside Cemetery Canada.
JOHNSTON Gerald Private 477470 Royal Canadian Regiment KIA 31/10/1917 Aged 25. Born Leeds 17/09/1891. Enlisted 24/08/1915. KIA on attck at Passchendaele. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Belgium.
KNOCK Frederick Taylor Private 432128 49th Bn Canadian Infantry 03/06/1916 Aged 41.Born 11/04/1875 Leeds. Son of George and Anna Eliza Pryke Married Stow Suffolk 1869. CWGC Meanwood Grove Leeds. Husband of Annie Elizabeth Pilkington Married 18/03/1903 St Philips Wellington Street Leeds. CWGC 12 Wharfedale Street Meanwood Road Leeds. Arrived Canada 1909. Enlisted Edmonton Alberta 04/01/1915 Occupation Labourer Residence 103rd 109th Street Edmonton. "Buried by shell fire on edge of Sanctuary Wood Buried there exhumed after war."
Laid to Rest Sanctuary Wood Cemetery Belgium. PHOTO
LAIDLAW Robert Private 477504 Royal Canadian Regiment DOW 18/09/1916 Aged 23. Born Leeds 10/02/1892. Son of Robert and Dora Duffell Married 1888 Newcastle Upon Tyne. 1921/CWGC 101 Elford Grove Harehills. Enlisted 22/08/1915 Occupation Carpenter. Reported DOW at Special Hospital Warloy.
Laid to Rest Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension France. PHOTO
LAMB Robert Henry Private 47877 15th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 06/08/1916 Aged 35. Born Son of Eli and Maria Turner Married 1877 Knaresborough Register Office. Husband of Ellen Cotter Married 1904 St Clement Sheepscar. 1930/CWGC 12 Grant Mount Leeds. "15th Bn were in Tranches at the Bluffs Zillebeke when Robert gave his life." Laid to Rest Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Belgium. GRAVE V111.A.21
LAMBERT William Edward Private 447731 31st Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 10/10/1916 Aged 29. Born Leeds 13/05/1887. Son of William and Eliza Newill Married 1880 St George Leeds. CWGC Oakwood Roundhay. Husband of Daisy K. 1923 PO Box 160/CWGC Beverly Alberta. Enlisted Calgary 25/10/1915 Occupation Carpenter. "Died of Multiple Gunshot Wounds, caused on the attack at Courcelette Village on 27/09/1916 passed away at No1 Canadian General Hospital Etaples." Laid to Rest Etaples Military Cemetery France.
LEATHER Herbert James Outram Private 116021 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles British Columbia Regiment KIA 01/12/1915 Aged 30. Born Leeds 24/08/1884 Son of George Herbert and Gertruide Outram Married 1879 St Saviour Cross Green. Husband of Ruth Watson Married 11/07/1911 St Peter Leeds. 1911 Residingwith family in Armley. 1922/ CWGC 20 Hill Street Edinburgh. Enlisted Occupation Salesman. "While in front line trenches at Ploegsteert Herbert was hit on the head and killed instantly by an enemy shell". Laid to Rest Hill 63 Rosenberg Chateau Military Cemetery Sheet 28.T.18.d.2.8. Exhumed 16/05/1930" Left £2700.00 to Ruth who was residing at 11 Western Terrace Murrayfield Edinburgh"
Laid to Rest Berks Cemetery Extension Belgium. GRAVE II.D.28 PHOTO
LEAVERLAND Harry (Henry) Private 781405 28th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 06/11/1917 Aged 27. Born Leeds 27/06/1890. Son of James and Emma Roberts Married 1873. CWGC/1929, 1 Middleton Avenue Stoney Rock Lane Burmantofts. Landed Canada 1914. Enlisted 11/12/1915 Mosse Jaw Saskatoon. Residence Scout Lake Occupation Farmer. Brother Percy B Leeds 20/08/1888 also Served. KIA North of Passchendaele. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Belgium.
LEEMING Samuel Private 435255 22nd Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 27/08/1918 Aged 20. Born Leeds 12/01/1897. Son of Samuel and Bridget Keane Born Galway Ireland 1869 Died Leeds 1933. Residence 1924 9 Bertha Mount York Road Richmond Hill. Enlisted Calgary 30/05/1915 Occupation Labourer. "KIA in the morning during an attack on Bois du Vert" Sam as exhumed from Sheet 51b.0.8.d.80.04." Laid to Rest Dury Crucifix Cemetery France. GRAVE 11.A. 50
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LESLIE Charles Edward Serjeant 463640 62nd Bn Canadian Infantry DIED 31/08/1915 Aged 36. Born 08/03/1879 Ontario. Son of John and Elizabeth CWGC Manningham Lane Bradford. CWGC Husband of Alice 18 Arthur Place Belle Isle Road Hunslet Carr. Enlistment shows Alice as Sister in Law. Alice Mears Married William Leslie in 1918. Enlisted 09/11/1914 Vancouver. Occupation Tailor. "Reported Died from Hear Failure whilst undergoing physical training" Laid to Rest Vernon Pleasent Valley Cemetery British Columbia Canada.
LITHERLAND Alfred Osborn Hopwood Private 678033 116th Bn Canadian Infantry MIA 23/07/1917 Aged 40. Born Stepney London 14/02/1876. Son of Alfred and Julia Hopwood Married St Luke Sheepscar 1871. Husband of Annie Delaney Married Leeds Registrey Office 1900. Emigrated to Canada 1905. Enlisted Toronto 25/03/1916 Residence/1936/CWGC 81 Dagmar Avenue Toronto Occupation Bricklayer. Left Halifax Nova Scotia October 1916. "MIA Trenches South West of Avion France." Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
LOFTHOUSE Thomas Private 440522 Royal Canadian Regiment KIA 08/10/1916 Aged 19. Born Leeds 02/08/1896 I believe Thomas lied about his age and was born in Armley 1899 KIA Aged 17. Son of John William and Ruth Tomlinson Married 1877 St Matthew Little London, Leeds Enlisted Prince Albert Saskatchewan 21/12/1914. Occupation Teamster. "KIA on attack North West of Courcelette no record of burial" Remembered Vimy Memorial France. Also Remembered St. Albins Cathedral Prince Albert Saskatchewan.
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MARSHALL William Private 253075 10th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 28/04/1917 Aged 31. Born Leeds 23/02/1886. Son of John William Ashforth and Albina CWGC 41 Parkfield Mount Beeston. KIA on attack of village of Arleux-en-Gohelle. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
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MASON John Marshall Sapper 75713 5th Bn Canadian Railway Troops 04/04/1917 KIA Aged 36. Born Leeds 09/11/1883. Son of Alfred and Mary . Husband of Ivy Longbottom Married 1917 Bramley and Holbeck District Registered Building. CWGC 50A Theaker Lane Armley. Enlisted Vancouver 23/02/1915 Mothers Residence 48 Hedley Street Occupation Engineer. 5th Bn was at St Vaast. Exhumed from Dainville. Laid to Rest Highland Cemetery Roclincourt France. GRAVE II.C.55
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McCall Richard Malcolm Private 859824 43rd Bn Canadian Infantry 26/10/1917 Aged 27. Born Leeds 17/04/1890. Son of John Lorimer and Mary Marshall Married Scotland. Husband of Ellen
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Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Belgium.
MILLS James William Corporal 159148 18th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 28/08/1918 Aged 35. Born Shadwell 29/07/1883. Son of Allen and Sarah Elizabeth Fawcett Married 1872 St Matthew Chapel Allerton. Husband of Elizabeth Morrell Married 1907 St Stephen and St Agnes Burmantofts. CWGC 10 Glenthorpe Avenue York Road. Enlisted 14/09/1915 Toronto. Occupation Shoemaker. Reported that James on operations at Vis-En-Arois was hit in the legs and body by a shell and died instantly. Laid to Rest Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery Haucourt France. GRAVE II.A.23
MONTGOMERY Clyde Gregory Serjeant 306609 30th Battery Canadian Field Artillery Attached Royal Air Force 06/02/1919 Aged 26. Born Winnipeg Canada 27/03/1889. Son of the late Charles Edward and Annie Butt CWGC 15 Glenlake Avenue Toronto. Husband of Edith CWGC 32 Consort Terrace St. Johns Road Leeds. Enlisted 01/06/1917. Occupation Customs Officer. Whilst bathing in the sea at Aboukir Clyde became exhausted and drowned before assistance could reach him. Laid to Rest Alexandria Hadra War Memorial Cemetery Egypt.
MOORE William Hubert Private 722023 27th Bn Canadian Infantry 26/06/1918 KIA West of Agney Aged 29. Born Leeds 14/05/1889. Son of William Richardson and Lizzy Married 1889 St Mathias Burley. Enlisted Manitoba Occupation Farmer. Laid to Rest Bellacourt Military Cemetery Riviere France.
MORRIS Alfred Private 526539 50th Bn Canadian Infantry 18/10/1918 DIED Aged 23. Born Bristol 07/09/1894. Son of William and Edith CWGC 45 Nile Street North Street Leeds. Enlisted 17/07/1915 Montreal Occupation Shop Assistant. Died Broncho Pneumonia (Spanish Flu) No 30 Casualty Clearing Station. Laid to Rest Bucquoy Road Cemetery Ficheux France.
NELSON William Corporal Corporal 625 Canadian Light Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment DIED Appendicitis 11/12/1915 Aged 29. Born Driffield Son of Henry Watson and Marie Hodson. CWGC 11 Luxor Avenue Harehills Road. Landed Canada from Liverpool 10/06/1911. Husband of Emily Foster Married Edmonton 1913. Laid to Rest Ste. Marie Cemetery Graville-St. Honorine Le Harve France.
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O'CONNELL Daniel Ernest Gunner 348998 5th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery DOW 14/04/1917 Aged 36. Born 19/08/1883 Punjab India. Son of Col Matthew Daniel Born Cork Ireland and Annie Georgina Born Belfast. 1911 Grimston Park Tadcaster. CWGC 73 Harehills Avenue. Enlisted 12/04/1916 Kingston Ontario. FResidence Toronto. DOW Gun Shot Wounds to Head and Hand at No 30 Casualty Clearing Station. Laid to Rest Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension France.
OGIER William Verner Private 138656 3rd Bn Canadian Infantry 08/10/1916 KIA Aged 29. Born Leeds 16/07/1887. Son of Theordore and Rhoda Broadbent Married 1869 St Peter Hunslet. Landed Canada 1910. Husband of Elizabeth A Married York Ontario 26/06/1911. CWGC 210 Winnett Avenue Vaughan Road Toronto. KIA on attack of Desire Trench Courcelette body not recovered. Remembered Vimy Memorial France. TORONTO STAR 31/10/1916
PAWSON Edward Ernest 42372 3rd Brigade Canadian Field Artillery KIA 30/09/1918 Aged 28. Born Leeds 20/11/1889. Son of James and Annie Abbey Married 1872 Christ Church Harrogate. 1911 Residing with Sister Gertrude Dodsworth at 10 Hudson Grove Occupation Joiner. Landed Portland Maine USA 1913. Enlisted 25/09/1914 Occupation Carpenter Relative Mrs Durham at 54 Nowell Mount Harehills. KIA whilst directing fire of his battery, during operations South East of Haynecourt, an enemy shell exploded close to him, a splinter striking in the head Edward died instantly. Laid to Rest Triangle Cemetery Inchy-en-Artois France.
PAYNE Arthur Edgar Simpson 678894 116th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 17/04/1918 Aged 31. Born St Helier Jersey 1888. Son of James William and Alice Morgan Married Islington 27/07/1877. 1891 Cross Speedwell Street Woodhouse. 1901 Living Chapel Allerton. March 1911 Landed Canada. Husband of Louisa Jane Ridewood Married 15/11/1916 St Jude Bradford. CWGC 13 Mellor Street Thorncliffe Road Bradford. Enlisted 31/01/1916 Ontario Residence Nobleton Ontario. Mother Monkbridge Road Headingley. Early morning of 17/04/1918 killed in trenches North of Lens by concussion of a shell that landed near by. Remembered St Chads Headingley. His brother also gave his life. Laid to Rest Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery France.
PEARCY John Private 552406 Canadian Light Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment DOW 19/01/1918 Aged 28. Born Leeds 05/11/1889. Son of James and Eliza Scarth Married 1883 Holy Trinity Meanwood. Husband of Ethel Maud Westmoreland Married 1910 St Philip Wellington Street. CWGC 485 Albert Street Peterboro Ontario. DOW Penetrating Gunshot Wound Chest Right Side No 11 Canadian Field Ambulance. Laid to Rest Villiers Station Cemetery France.
PICKARD Arthur Private 441053 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion DOW 10/10/1916 Aged 28. Born 16/11/1887 Son of Tom and Elizabeth Moore. Husband of Blanche Laycock CWGC 358 Meanwood Road. 1911 in West Yorkshire Regiment Sobraon Barracks Circular Road Colchester. Enlisted Waterloo 22/04/1915 Saskatoon Residence Quebec Avenue Highlands Saskatoon Occupation electrician. DOW Gunshot wound to Kneck at No10 General Hospital. Laid to Rest St Sever Cemetery Rouen France. GRAVE B.16.17
POOLE Harry 812171 21st Reserve Bn Canadian Infantry DOW 17/08/1917 Aged 23. Born Leeds 08/07/1895. Son of Thomas H and Amelia. Husband of Pearl A Aged 19 1911 121 Edmonton Edmonton East Alberta. CWGC 136 Raymond Avenue Ocean Park California. 1911 9 Kitchener Avenue Harehills. Died result of Mine Explosion. Laid to Rest St Marys Bramshot Hampshire.
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POWELL Charles Ernest
Private 730803 4th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment DOW 11/08/1918 Aged 20.
Born 25/04/1898 Leeds. Son of Charles James and Laura Blanche Taylor Married 1897 St Peter Leeds. /1923CWGC 10 Pearson Avenue Brudnell Road Hyde Park Headingley. DOW Charles was in Lewis Gun Section whilst in act of rushing forward during an attack on 08/08/1918 was shot in the chest by a rifle bullet. His wound was dressed and he was evacuated to a field ambulance then to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station where he passed away.
Laid to Rest Crouy British Cemetery Crouy-Sur-Somme France. GRAVE VI.B.8. Memorial Cross
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REDFEARN Arthur Private 675130 21st Bn Canadain Infantry 05/04/1918 KIA Aged 26. Born Bradford 07/03/1892. Son of Robert and Jane Rowbotham Married Bradford 1886. Husband of Edith Greenwood Married 1912 St Matthew Chapel Allerton. CWGC 26 Back Union Grove Chapeltown. Whilst siting in a Funk-Hole in a trench South East of Agny was instantly killed when a shell made a direct hit on the Funk-Hole. Laid to Rest Bellacourt Military Cemetery Riviere France.
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REGAN Harry
Private 446098 50th Bn Canadian Infantry. 18/11/1916 AGED 24.
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Married Mary E. Remarried to Bamford
CWGC: Residence No 2316 14A Street West Calgary Alberta Canada.
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Laid to Rest Adanac Military Cemetery Miraumont
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RENNISON Charles James Private 50th Bn Canadian Infantry Alberta Regiment KIA 19/11/1916 Aged 22. Born York 01/01/1894. Son of Frederick Joseph and A 1923/CWGC 17 Corporation Street Kirkstall Road. Enlisted Smithe Falls Ontario 25/10/1915 Occupation Farmer Next of Kin Sister Alice 10 Strathmore Avenue Harehills Lane. 50th Bn in Trenches near Courcelette when Charles Gave his Life. Laid to rest 1 mile west of sars 4 1/2 miles South West of Baupaume Exhumed and Laid to Rest Adanac Military Cemetery Somme France.
ROBERTSHAW Frank Private 20289 10th Bn Canadian Infantry 22/04/1915 KIA attack St Julien Aged 26. Born Skipton 25/06/1889. Son of George Francis and Louise Rebecca (Rachel) Welch Married Skipton 18184. CWGC 5 Grant Mount Roundhay Road. Enlisted 24/09/1914 Valcartier Camp. Served with West Riding R.F.A. before enlisting in Canadian Infantry. Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Belgium.
ROSS Alban Edwin Private 477795 Royal Canadian Regiment 24/04/1916 DOW Aged 38. Born 07/08/1877 Baptised St Peter 25/12/1877 Leeds. Son of James and Isabella Jackson Married 1871 All Saints Leeds CWGC Harehills Lane. Enlisted Halifax Nova Scotia 25/08/1915 Occcupation Labourer. Next of Kin Mrs A E Wright 10 Tamworth Street York Road. DOW Gunshot wounds feet and right thigh No 10 Casualty Clearing Station. Shown as Albert Canadian Documents.
Laid to Rest Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium. GRAVE VI.D.7. PHOTO
SANDS Francis Lance Sergeant 451151 58th Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 06/06/1916 Aged 41.Son of James and Ann McConville. Husband of Lillian Franklin Married 1907 York Ontario. CWGC/1930 Woodville Falldand Crescent Harrogate Road Native of Scotland. KIA by shellfire at Zillebeke.
Laid to Rest Railway Dugouts Burial Gound Belgium. PHOTO
SCARLE Thomas Edward 781599 128th Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment DIED Pneumonia 12/01/1916 Aged 40. Born Ireland 14/12/1875 Son of Thomas and Catherine Dunleavy CWGC 10 Stanhope Terrace. Enlisted Moose Jaw 31/12/1915 Redmand Avenue Moose Jaw Occupation Builder. Laid to Rest Moose Jaw Cemetery Saskatchewan Canada.
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SCHOFIELD Harold Private 475201 27th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment KIA Courcelette 15/09/1916 Aged 22. Born 27/08/1892 Leeds. Son of Robert Sam Died 1906 and Keturah Wilson Died 1935 Married Bradford 1881. CWGC 7 Mitford Terrace Hall Lane Armley. Enlisted Winnipeg 27/07/1915 Occupation Steam Fitter.
Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
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SENIOR Harold Private 57282 20th Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA 25/04/1916 Aged 27. Born Leeds 23/09/1888. Son of William and Mary Ann Dews. Husband of Florence Bramham Married 1913 St Peter with St Cuthbert Hunslet Moor. CWGC 57 Derby Crescent Dewsbury Road. Enlisted Toronto 12/11/1914. 20th Bn in Trenches at St Eloi. Laid to Rest Ridge Wood Military Cemetrery Belgium.
SINGLETON John 476023 Staff Serjeant Canadian Ordnance Corps 02/09/1918 Aged 30.
Born Headingley 15/01/1888. Only son of Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Kerfoot Married 1880. Mother in 1932 40 Cardigan Road Headingley. Enlisted Saskatoon 19/07/1915 Occupation Electrical Engineer.Was laid to rest on Right of Arras to Cambrai Road going towards Vimy Village exhumed and moved to Drury Crucifix.
Laid to Rest Dury Crucifix Cemetery France. PHOTO OF GRAVE
SMITH Douglas Lieutenant 43rd Bn Canadian Infantry 28/08/1918 Aged 20. Born Leeds 22/10/1897. Son of Reverand George Watt and Florence Kippax Married North Brierley 1896 CWGC St Elma Maxville Ontario. Enlisted 24/07/1916 Winnipeg as a Private 910023 Occupation Student Resident Portage La Reavie Manitoba. Laid to Rest where he fell exhumed after war. Laid to Rest Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery Haucourt France. GRAVE V.H.20
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SMITH Samuel Gunner 252326 8th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery 14/09/1917 DOW Aged 22. Born Leeds 10/06/1895. Son of Hannah Enlisted 03/03/1916 Occupation Farmer. DOGSW Abdomen at No1 Casualty Clearing Station. Laid to Rest Fosse No 10 Communal Cemetery Extension Sains-en-Gohelle France.
SOUTH Ernest Clifton Private 100396 31st Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 15/09/1916 Aged 34. Born Leeds 28/01/1882 Vol 9b Page 476a. Son of Emmanual and Mary Goodhand Married 1873 St Peter Leeds. 1901 Family living in Burley Cum Headingley. Enlisted Edmonton 03/07/1915 Occupation Bricklayer. Next of Kin William Residing at Wolsey Crescent Burley. Reported Laid to Rest Sheet No57.d.R.35.g.2.H. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
SPENDLEY Arthur Private 502236 13th Bn Canadian Infantry 05/09/1916 KIA Aged 31. Born Skelton near Wetherby 30/11/1884 Son of William and Mary Ann Hick Married 1882. CWGC/1930 23 Wilmington Terrace Meanwood Road Leeds. Enlisted 15/01/1915 Occupation Farmer. Next of Kin Sister 15 Filey Street Leeds. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
SPINK Reginald John Serjeant 541858 10th Field Company Canadian Engineers KIA 21/10/1917 Aged 30. Born Leeds 30/04/1887. Son of Thomas and Faith Dawson Married 1872 St Mathias Burley. Husband of Mary Elizabeth CWGC 2 Bradford Road Wakefield. 1911 Raglan Road Hyde Park Occupation Engineer Clerk of Works. Enlisted North Vancouver 12/11/1915 Occupation Mechanical Engineer. (Prison Cemetery) Laid to Rest Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Belgium. GRAVE I.H.81
STEVENSON Wilfred Vincent Private 811356 50th Bn Canadian Infantry 12/04/1917 Aged 22. Born 24/06/1894 Leeds. Son of Arthur and Emily Lowe Married 1888 St Peter Leeds. 1901 88 Woodsley Road. CWGC 3542 3rd Avenue West Vancouver, British Columbia. Enlisted Edmonton 13/12/1915 Residence 222 Boyle Street Edmonton Occupation Chauffeur. Remembered Vimy Memorial France. EDMONTON MORNING BULLETIN 03/05/1917 (Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)
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STEVENSON Norman Private 7081 1st Bn Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regiment KIA 09/07/1916 Aged 25. Born 30/03/1891 Baptised St Saviour Leeds 26/04/1891. Son of Thomas Henry and Mary Ginesi Married 1887. 1911 Roundhay View Leeds. CWGC 92 Louis Street Chapletown Road. Enlisted Valcartier Camp 15/09/1914 Occupation Electrician. Laid to Rest Hooge Crater Cemetery Belgium. GRAVE XVII.E.4. WATERLOO PEACE SOUVINER BOOKLET (Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)
SUTCLIFFE Herbert Private 202080 3rd Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment KIA 21/08/1917 Aged 34. Born Leeds 01/02/1882 Son of John Walter and Betsy. Husband of Emily CWGC 95 Merrill Avenue Toronto Ontario. Enlisted 22/11/1915 Toronto Occupation Salesman. Laid to Rest St patricks Cemetery Loos France. TORONTO EVENING TELEGRAPH 11/09/1917 (Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)
SUTTON George William Private 133129 3rd Bn Canadian Machine Gun Corps KIA 27/08/1918 Aged 27. Born Leeds 26/04/1891. Son of George and Jane Davis Married 1879 St Michael Buslingthorpe. 1901 19 Danube View Wortley. CWGC 163 Pine Street Port Arthur Ontario. Enlisted Montreal 14/10/1915 Occupation Ship Builder. Next of Kin Jane Mother Port Arthur. Laid to Rest Orange Hill Cemetery France.
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Taylor John Alfred Private 237554 2nd Bn Canadian Machine Gun Corp KIA 13/05/1918 Aged 28. Son of John Henry and Mary Jowitt 1911 No 21 Thornleigh Mount Easy Road Occupation Fitter Engineering. Husband of Lilly Cheetham Married 22/05/1913 York Ontario Canada.
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TEALE Alfred Private 59961 21st Bn Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment DOW 10/04/1916 Aged 41.Born Leeds 14/11/1875 Aged 41. Born Leeds 14/11/1875. Son of Simeon Verity and Jane Ann Spink Married 1872 St Peter Leeds. Husband of Maud Elizabeth Gyton Married 1899 Rehoboth Methodist Chapel Burley Street. CWGC Ellsinore Carter County Missouri U.S.A. Enlisted Kingston Ontario 11/11/1914 Residence Stone Street Gananoque St Lawrence River Occupation Brick Maker. Landed France September 1915 Wounded February 1916. Alfred was wounded St Eloi Craters 01/04/1916. A detailed description of Alfred death is described in Gananoque Remembers Page 31 Laid to Rest Dickibush New Military Cemetery Belgium. GRAVE I.32. Also remembered in Christ Anglican Church Gananoque Gananoque War Memorial
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TEMPEST Norman Bothamley Private 147630 78th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment DOW 05/04/1918 Aged 28. Born Leeds 16/09/1890. Baptised St Peter Leeds 05/10/1890. Son of David and Ellen Seth Married Halifax 1877. Went to Canada in 1908. Enlisted 05/07/1915 Occupation Collector. Next of Kin Father at 12 Blenheim Mount Leeds. CWGC Wounded three times. DOW at No1 Casualty Clearing Station. Laid to Rest Houchin British Cemetery France.
THICKETT Walter Duncan Private 1485 8th Bn Canadian Infantry Manitoba Regiment DOW 24/05/1915 Aged 29. Born Leeds 19/07/1884. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Duncan Married 1871 Leeds Registered Building. Enlisted 21/09/1914 Valcartier Camp Occupation Machinest Next of Kin Father 1924 CrossGates Leeds.
Laid to Rest Chocques Military Cemetery France. PHOTO X2
TODD John Edward Private 199/24 46th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment KIA 16/02/1917 Aged 22. Born Leeds 27/06/1894 Son of John Edward and Mary Walmsley Married 1879 Lytham St Anns. CWGC/1911 91 Bayswater Place Harehills Road. Enlisted Port Arthur 18/03/1916 Occupation Plumber Residence 326 High Street North Port Arthur. Laid to Rest Villers Station Cemetery France.
TURNER William Serjeant 25774 14th Bn Canadain Infantry Quebec Regiment DOW 25/04/1915 Aged 30. Born Leeds 26/11/1884 Son of George and Mary Husband of Sarah Ann Hodgson Born Liverpool 1891 Married 1904 Newtown Park Union Church Chapeltown Road CWGC 72 Garnet Road Dewsbury Road. 1911 Outabridge Occupation Police Constable. Enlisted Valcartier 21/09/1914 Occupation Policeman Next of Kin Sarah 1029 Davidson street Montreal. Laid to Rest Bolougne Eastern Cemetery France.
TURNER Thomas Private 466903 63rd Bn Canadian Infantry DIED13/10/1916 Aged 38. Born Leeds 14/08/1877 Son of Joshua and Martha Hirst Married 1869 Holy Trinity Meanwood. CWGC 2 Grunburg Place Headingley. Enlisted Medicine Hat Alberta 20/07/1915 Occupation Teacher. Died Moor Barracks Canadian Hospital Shorncliffe Carcinoma of the Liver. Laid to Rest Shorncliffe Military Cemetery Kent.
WAIND Arthur Pioneer 874306 107th Bn Canadian Pioneers DIED 02/09/1918 Aged 47. Born Leeds 22/09/1871. Son of James and Christiana Duck Married Pickering 1856. Married Mary Ann Phillipson 1895 St George Leeds. Husband of Amelia Ellis Married 1901 St George Leeds. Amelia Re Married in 1920 to Ernest Hartley St Clement Sheepscar. 1930/CWGC 13 Roseville Terrace Roundhay Road. Enlisted Winnipeg 25/02/1916 Occupation Teamster Residence 244 Parkview Street Winnipeg. DIED St James Hospital Leeds Cerebral Syphilis Amelia was at 5 Rural Street Beckett Street Laid to Rest Harehills Cemetery Leeds.
WARTERS William Henry Private 887115 46th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment 12/04/1917 Aged 42. Born Armley Vol 9b Page 414 04/07/1876. Son of James and Jane Hoggarth Died Leeds 1890 Married 1872 St Mark Woodhouse. James Re Married 1890 to Annie Grocock Bramley and Holbeck District Registered Building. Husband of Sarah E Bannister Married 1904 St Clement Sheepscar. CWGC 1102 Yorke Street North Battleford Saskatchewan. Enlisted North Battleford 07/02/1916 Occupation Labourer. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
WEBSTER Harold Stead Private 174958 102nd Bn Canadian Infantry Central Ontario Regiment DOW 05/02/1917 Aged 20. Born 24/05/1896 Armley Baptised Christchurch Armley 10/06/1896. Son of George Henry and Ada Marshall Marrried 1889 Christ Church Upper Armley. CWGC 21 Mayfower Avenue Hamilton Ontario. Enlisted Hamilton 02/09/1915 Occupation Furnace Mounter. DOGSW to Abdomen at No18 Casualty Clearing Station. Laid to Rest Lapugnoy Military Cemetery France.
WHITE John Private 171864 3rd Bn Canadian Infantry KIA 03/09/1916 Aged 37. Baptised Wortley 1881.Son of John Thomas and Mary. John did Marry in Ontario Canada.
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WIGGLESWORTH Arthur Corporal 687466 D Company 54th Bn Canadian Infantry British Columbia Regiment KIA 06/09/1917 Aged 33. Born 26/03/1884 Leeds. Son of Edwin and Emily Jane Bradford Married 1873 St Peter Leeds. Husband of Esther V CWGC Cumming formerly Wigglesworth of Rutland British Columbia. Landed Canada 1903. Enlisted 23/11/1915 Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
WILDGOOSE Arthur (Served as WILD) Private 447244 A Company 19th Bn Canadian Infantry Alberta Regiment KIA 16/09/1916 Aged 38. Born Leeds 01/10/1878. Son of William and Hannah Throp Married 1865 St Mary the Virgin Hunslet. Enlisted Calgary 28/05/1915 as Arthur Wild Occupation Painter Next of Kin Brother Sidney Wild 106 Stratford Terrace Beeeston Hill. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
WOOD John Catlow Private 513447 Royal Canadian Regiment DIED POW 28/08/1918 Aged 18. Born Calverley 26/09/1899 Vol 9b Page 47. Son of John Catlow Wood and Miranda Poole Married 1898 St Wilfrid Calverley. CWGC Talbot Avenue St. Michaels Lane Burley. Enlisted 13/12/1916 Lied about his age Halifax Nova Scotia. Occupation Teamster Next of Kin Father 360 Kirkstall Road. Remembered Vimy Memorial France.
WRIGHT Charles Phillip Private 253138 10th Bn Canadian Infantry Alberta Regiment KIA 29/09/1918 Aged 30. Born Leeds 30/08/1889. Son of Charles and Helena Greenwood Married 1885. CWGC Town Hall Chambers Victoria Square. 1911 Newmarket training to be a Groom. Enlisted Maple Creek 11/09/1916 Occupation Range Rider Next of Kin Father 12 Grove Gardens Leeds. Laid to Rest Haynecourt British Cemetery France.
YATES James Pitt Private 427950 13th Bn Canadian Infantry Quebec Regiment KIA 08/10/1916 Aged 33. Born Leeds 20/03/1883. Baptised Wrangthorn St Augustine 03/05/1883. Son of James Leeds Public Librarian and Margaret Severs Jones Married 1880 Leeds Registered Building CWGC The Garth Moor Allerton. Enlisted 23/09/1915 Occupation Moulder Mother was residing Windermere. Laid to Rest Adanac Military Cemetery Miraumont France.