ARMLEY WAR MEMORIAL GOTTS PARK
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DAKER - GOODSON
DAKER - ELSWORTH
DAKER Harold
Private 1942 1st/3rd West Riding Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps DOW 09/07/1916 Aged 23.
1893: Born Leeds Son of Samuel Fountain and Ann Hemingbrough Married Barnsley 1876.
1899: Mother Ann remarried to Francis Stephenson St Bartholomew Armley.
1911: No 15 Mitford Place Hall Lane Armley.
Laid to Rest Etretat Churchyard Extension France.
DARBYSHIRE Clifford
Private 17/818 15th/17th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 26/03/1918 Aged 25.
1893: Born Armley Son of George Daniel and Lillian Pearson Married 1889 Christ Church Upper Armley 13 Bulgaria Street Armley.
Remembered Arras Memorial France.
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D'ARCY George Arthur
Private 34431 9th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment KIA 09/06/1917 Aged 20.
1897: Born Armley Son of Charles and Sarah Chaffer Married 1894 St Matthew Little London Leeds.
CWGC No 11 Ramsey Street Hall Lane Armley.
Enlisted Leeds West Yorkshire Regiment 34431.
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Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
Remembered Menin Gate Memorial Ypres Belgium.
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DARFIELD Arthur
Private 33002 West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 12724 Labour Corps 29/09/1917 Aged 37.
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1881: Born Son of William and Eliza Headingley.
1906: Married Florence Binns 02nd June Christ Church Upper Armley.
1911: Residence No 4 Alma Cottages Otley Road Headingley Occupation Steel Pin Grinder.
1928: Florence Remarried to Frederick Etheridge St Johns Wortley.
CWGC Florence Residence No 31 Tadcaster Street Tong Road Wortley.
Acknowledgment to Steve O for permission to use the photo
Laid to Rest Aeroplane Cemetery Belgium.
DAVEY Samuel Edgar
Sergeant 13093 15/17th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 19/07/1918 Aged 23. Military Medal.
1895: Born Armley Son of Samuel and Charlotte Beecroft Married 1874 St Peter Leeds.
1911: Residence No 4 Aviary View Armley Occupation Driver at a Laundry.
CWGC: Spelled DAVY
Remembered Ploegsteert Memorial Belgium
DAWSON Robert
Gunner 165580 30/04/1917 A Battery 62nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Aged 26.
Born Son of William and Martha E Rigg Married 1889 Bramley Registry Office.
1911: Residence No 22 Cecil Street Armley O0ccupation Clerk.
1916: Married Annie Sykes 22nd April St Bartholomew Armley.
CWGC Residence of Wife Annie No 33 Salisbury Grove Armley.
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Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
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Armley Methodist Church Memorial Branch Road Armley.
Laid to Rest Bunyans Cemetery Tilloy-les-Mofflaines France.
DEAN Arthur
Private 19262 13/12/1915 6th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Aged 28.
1887: Born Armley Son of Frederick and Emily Annie Lucas Married 1883 St George Church Leeds.
1887: Baptised St George Church Leeds 04th September.
1911: Residence No 16 Salisbury Avenue Armley Occupation Iron Moulder.
Inscription on Grave
GOD TAKES A MUCH LOVED SON AND BROTHER FROM OUR HOME
BUT NOT OUR HEARTS A MEMORY THAT WILL NOT FADE
Laid to Rest White House Cemetery St Jean Les-Ypres Belgium. GOOGLE MAP
DEAN Harold
Private 53124 11th Bn Manchester Regiment DOW 28/09/1918 Aged 22.
1895: Born Yeadon Son of Arthur and Florrie Myers Married 1895 St John Yeadon.
1895: Baptised 20th October St Johns Yeadon.
1911: No 2 Conference Terrace Armley Occupation Warp Twister.
Enlisted Leeds Royal Army Medical Corps 794.
Remembered Christ Church War Memorial Window Armley.
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Laid to Rest Bucquoy Road Cemetery Ficheux France. GOOGLE MAP
DEAN Joseph Gledhill
Rifleman 306597 1/6th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 25/04/1918 Aged 26.
1892: Born Armley Son of John Myers and Elizabeth Gledhill Married 1881 Bramley and Holbeck District Registered Building.
1911: No1 Winker Green Armley Occupation Hurrier.
Enlisted Leeds.
Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium.
DE BUSSEY Walter
Second Lieutenant 82nd Squadron Royal Air Force DIED as a POW 14/10/1918 Aged 30.
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1888: Born Armley 02nd February Son of James and Elizabeth Gregory Married 1882.
1911: Residence No 22 Sowerby Street Holbeck Occupation Delivery Warehouseman.
1914: Married Ada Margatroyd 11th April St Bartholomew Armley.
1915: Enlisted Sergeant in 17th West Yorkshire Regiment Service no 17/1601.
1916: Landed France 01st February.
1917: Commissioned as Second Lieutenant 28th August in the York and Lancaster Regiment.
CWGC Gave Wife Ada residence as No 10 Esholt Place Armley
Brother William Gregory was Laid to Rest in Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse and is remembered on the special memorial in Lawnswood Cemetery.
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Inscription on Grave
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WHO DIED AS A PRISONER OF WAR AND WAS BURIED AT THE TIME IN DEERLYCK GERMAN CEMETERY
BUT WHOSE GRAVE IS NOW LOST
EVER REMEMBERED
Remembered Memorial No 4 Daizeele British Cemetery Belgium.
DICKINSON Edmund
Private 14297 West Yorkshire Regiment DIED Menston Asylum 24/09/1918 Aged 33.
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1886: Born Leeds Son of Clara no known father.
1891: Clara Married Arthur Singleton 28th September St Stephens Burmantofts.
1901: Residence No 5 Rawden Yard Aged 15 Occupation Errand Boy.
1909: Married Emily Rowson St Bartholomew Armley Residence 9 Back Fold Theaker Lane Armley.
(Edmund crossed out Edward written in)
1914: Enlisted Leeds 13/09/1914
1915: Landed France 10/02/1915.
1915: Gassed at Loos 05th September losing his speech which recovered whilst still in France.
1916: Buried by a shell explosion at St Elois February lost his speech again. Speech came back two weeks later and he was rambling and sounded dull and stupid !
1916: Sent Home 10th April then onto Netley Hospital 05th May suffering from Shell Shock.
1916: Discharged 28th August to Menston Asylum not result of but aggravated by active service. Classed as total incapacity a total disablement.
1919: Passed away Menston Asylum due to effects of Gas and Shell Shock.
1919: Family notice in YEP from Mother Clara Father Arthur and Sister Clara Brother Clifford. Residence No 19 Armley Road.
Laid to Rest Harehills Cemetery Leeds
DICKINSON Edward
Records show Edward as Edmund above could this be the same man ?
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DICKINSON William Henry
Lance Corporal 3/9879 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 14/03/1915 Aged 38.
1877: Born Leeds Son of William and Elizabeth Rawson Married St Peter 1865.
1903: Married Lena Dutton Stanningley St Thomas.
1911: William was with brother at 1 Tennant Place Armley.
1918: Lena Remarried Jesse Kaye at Bramley and Holbeck District Registered Building.
Laid to Rest Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension France. GOOGLE MAP
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DIFFLEY George
Private 4399 2nd Bn Scots Guards KIA Polygon Wood 26/10/1914 Aged 31.
1883: Born Bilbrough Near Tadcaster Son of Thomas Born Ireland 1852 and Mary Ellen Galtress Born Stockton on Tees 1853 Married York 1873.
1909: Married Florence Gill 20th July Bramley.
1911: Residence No 11 Claremont Place Whingate Armley Occupation Domestic Coachman.
1914: Enlisted York 07th October Landed Zeebrugge Belgium. Moved to Ghent.
1914: The day before George was killed the Bn was reduced due to casualties to one officer and 60 men.
Bilbrough War Memorial & Christ Church Memorial Window Armley.
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Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Belgium
DINSDALE Herbert James
Private /8224 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 28/08/1917 Aged 22.
1895: Born Pocklington 1895. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Hodgson Married York 1883.
1911: Residence No 13 Garfield Avenue Armley Road.
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Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium.
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DINSDALE William Henry
Gunner 221913 A Battery 88th Brigade Royal Field Artillery DOW 02/11/1918 Aged 24.
1894: Born Wortley Son of William and Kate Elizabeth Johnson Married 1884.
1911: Residence No 18 Cecil Mount Armley Occupation out of work Riveter.
1918: William passed away at the 59th Field Ambulance. This means William passed away from wounds before being able to be sent to a casualty clearing station.
1919: Pension to Mother Kate Elizabeth 28th March Residence No 18 Hope Avenue Armley.
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Laid to Rest Bermerain Communal Cemetery France.
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DIXON Henry
Private S/40978 6th Bn Cameron Highlanders 11/04/1917 AGED 27.
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1889: Born Paddock Huddersfield Son of Henry Martha Ann
1911: Residence No 8 Strawberry Road Armley Occupation Machine Driller in Forge. Henry ios shown as Harry on the census and his future wife Beatrice is residing at the same residence.
1916: Married 26th August Beatrice Hannah Horsman St Bartholomew Armley.
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Remembered Arras Memorial France.
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DIXON Joseph Edward
Rifleman 5154 2/7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 17/02/1917 Aged
1886: Born Leeds Son of George and Charlotte
1911: Residence No 19 Leamington Terrace Armley Occupation Finisher Cloth Woollen Factory.
CWGC Parents at No 20 Cheltenham Street Tong Road Armley.
Laid to Rest Auchonvillers Military Cemetery Somme France.
DUCKELS Charles Frederick
Sergeant 58257 94th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery KIA 20/07/1917 Aged 24.
1893: Born Heaton Bradford Son of John Strickland and Sarah Jane Hodgson Married Bradford 1890.
1916: Married Alice Ann Heathcote Married Zion Chapel Horsforth now Cragg Hill Baptist Church. CWGC 10 Sunnybank Avenue Horsforth.
1915: Enlisted Leeds 12/08/1915 Residence 64 Mistress Lane Armley Occupation Policeman.
1916: Landed Bolougne from Folkestone 30th May.
Laid to Rest at Furnes Road British Cemetery Coxyde Body Exhumed and
Laid to Rest Coxyde Military Cemetery Belgium GOOGLE MAP
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DUNNE John Francis
Rifleman 5146 2/7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 18/02/1917 Aged 34.
1884: Born Leeds Vol 9b Page 661 Son of John and Mary Costello Carmody Married 1875 Leeds.
1911: Residence No 46 Aviary Road Armley Occupation Tailors Cutter.
Laid to Rest Boulogne Eastern Cemetery France.
EDDISON James William
Private 11/1154 11th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment DOW 08/03/1917 Aged 39.
1878: Born Armley Son of Eli and Hannah Priestley Married 1868 Kirkstall District Registered Building.
1901: No 6 Florence Street Armley Occupation Hair Dresser.
1915: Landed Egypt 23rd December.
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Laid to Rest Boulogne Eastern Cemetery France.
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ELLIOTT BROTHERS
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Sons of John and Mary Ann Gibson 1911 both were living at No 12 Salisbury Grove Armley.
ELLIOTT Ernest
Private S/20153 1st Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 03/01/1919 Aged 24.
1893: Born 12th April Armley Baptised 31st December St Bartholomew Armley.
1911: Occupation Costume Clerk.
1915-1916: Enlisted Leeds Royal Army Medical Corps 70806.
1916: Landed Salonica.
1919: Passed away Influenza (Spanish Flu)
Laid to Rest Haider Pasha Cemetery Istanbul Turkey.
ELLIOTT Fred
Private 33235 1/5th Bn King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment DOW 30/11/1917 Aged 30.
1887: Born Armley 24th March Baptised Armley Holy Trinity Church 17th April.
1911: Residence No 18 Harrison St Barron In Furness Occupation Meat Salesman.
Enlisted Barrow in Furness.
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Remembered Cambrai Memorial Louverval France.
ELLIS Edgar
Private 56002 10th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 11/10/1918 Aged 36.
1882: Son of Edward and Sarah Jane Child Married 1865 Wakefield.
1910: Married Ethel Murgatroyd 29th October St Bartholomew Armley.
1911: Residence No 75 Fearnley Street Hall Lane Armley Occupation Cutter.
1915: Enlisted Leeds 09th December
1917: Birth of Son Harry.
1919: Wife and Son Residing No 78 Fearnley Street Hall Lane Armley.
Laid to Rest Selridge British Cemetery Montay France. GOOGLE MAP
ELSWORTH Arthur
Private 398793 Royal Army Service corps DIED at Home 11/11/1919 Aged 19.
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1900: Born 15th April Son of George Ralph and Eliza Rushworth.
1900: Baptised 30th May Armley Hall Holy Trinity.
1911: Residence No 11 Winchester Street Armley at School.
1918: Enlisted Leeds 08th May Occupation shown as Iron Turner. Described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall.
1919: Discharged from the Army 23rd January Influenza (Spanish Flu).
1919: Passed Away Vol 9b Page 309.
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Laid to Rest New Wortley Cemetery.
FALKINGHAM-GOODSON
FALKINGHAM James
Pioneer 115693 Royal Engineers DIED 06/01/1916 Aged 46.
Born Wetherby.
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1911: Residence No 4 Hopewell Street Canal Street New Wortley Occupation Mechanic.
1915: Enlisted Holborn London 18th August Aged 46 Embarked 25th August
1915: Invalided Home 05th October Admitted to Chatham Hospital
1916: 06th January at 08:30 Died Haemorrhage of the Brain at Chatham Hospital.
Residence of Next of Kin Sister Jane Keep No 9 Hardington Street Tong Road Armley.
Laid to Rest Fort Pitt Military Cemetery Chatham Kent.
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FARR Joseph Wood
Private 10239 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 09/08/1915 Aged 25.
1890: Born New Wortley Son of George W and Emma Lister Married 1870 All Saints Leeds.
1911: Residence No 62 England Street Burley Road Occupation Boiler Cleaner.
CWGC Brother of William of No 49 Low Moor Side Holbeck.
Remembered Helles Memorial Gallipoli Turkey. GOOGLE MAP
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FIRMSTONE Frederick William
Private 59654 181st Squadron Machine Gun Corps KIA 23/03/1918 Aged 24.
1894: Born Armley Son of William Thomas and Martha Esther Musgrave Married 1872 St Peter Leeds.
1896: Baptised 03rd June christ Church Upper Armley.
1911: Residence No 2 Whingate Avenue Armley Occupation Textile Fitter.
Enlisted Leeds 5597 West Yorkshire Regiment.
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Remembered Christ Church War Memorial Window Armley.
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Laid to Rest Jerusalem War Cemetery Israel.
FIRTH Albert Edwin
Rifleman 2732 B Company 1/8th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 02/07/1916 Aged 22.
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1893: Born 13th October Wortley Son of Arthur and Minnie Newbould.
1911: Residence No 1 Bangor Place Lower Wortley.
1914: Married Jessie Moule.
1928: Alberts Wife Jesse married his brother Harry.
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Remembered Thiepval Memorial France.
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FIRTH Leonard
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Unknown Can You Help
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Remembered Southfield Methodist Church Armley.
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FIRTH William
Gunner 129187 D Battery 190th Brigade Royal Field Artillery DOW 04/10/1918 Aged 25.
1883: Born Armley Son of Thomas and Caroline Hebblethwaite Married Mirfield 1890.
1911: Residence No 3 Hereford Street Armley Occupation Cloth Finisher.
Inscription
IN THE HOPE OF PEACE HE GAVE HIS LIFE
Laid to Rest Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium.
FOLEY BROTHERS
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Sons of John Henry and Annie Pentland Wood Married St Mathews Little London Leeds 29th September 1894.
FOLEY Leonard (Leo)
Private 268402 2/7th Bn West Riding Regiment KIA 14/05/1917 Aged 19.
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1898: Born 17th March Armley.
1904: Baptised Armley Holy Trinity Church 16th March.
1911: Residence No 60 Salisbury Road Armley at School.
Remembered Arras Memorial France.
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FOLEY Thomas
Ordinary Seaman J/43706 Drowned 12/01/1918 Aged 21.
1896: Born Leeds 10th March.
1897: Baptised 19th October.
1911: 60 Salisbury Road Armley.
1918: Onboard HMS Narborough which was wrecked after colliding with its sister ship HMS Opal which had hit Rocks at 21.27 in a snow storm off Scapa Flow 188 lives from both ships were lost, only one survivor William Sissons being found.
CLICK HERE for a more in depth story of the incident.
Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
Remembered Portsmouth Naval Memorial
FOSTER Claud
Private 41867 8th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers KIA 08/10/1918 Aged 31.
1887: Born Throstel Nest Pannel Son of Thomas Hornshaw Died 1913 and Alice Chambers Married 1886
1909: Married Selina Catherine Bishop Married Weslyan Methodist Church Wesley Road Armley.
1911: Residence No 3 Kimberley St Featherstone Occupatiuon Postman.
1919: Will probate left £100.00 to Wife Selina who was Resident at No 6 Aviary View Armley.
Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
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Laid to Rest Naves Communal Cemetery Extension France.
​FOUNTAIN George
Able Seaman J/58111 Royal Navy KIA 26/10/1916 Aged 30.
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1886: Born Leeds 19th July Vol 9b Page 527 Son of William and Fanny Clapham Married St Mathias Burley 1874 Vol 9b Page 520.
1915: Married Hannah Elizabeth Sowden Married St Peter Leeds Parish Church 03rd July Vol 9b Page 905.
1911: Residence No 62 Aston View Bramley Occupation Printers Assistant at the Yorkshire Post.
1916: Enlisted August into the Royal Navy.
1916: George lost his life on HMS Flint which was Sank at the Battle of Dover Strait when the Germans tried to disturb the minefied nets in the straits. HMS Flirt Commanded by Lieutenant Richard Pinder Kellett sank immediately whilst picking up survivors from another ship after being torpedoed by a German Destroyer.
CWGC Hannah Resident at No 12 Elmfield Avenue Oldfield Lane Wortley.
Remembered Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
FOWLER Herbert Andrew
Lance Corporal 15/3060 15/17 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 19/07/1918 Aged 34.
1884: Born Leeds Son of King and Eliza 10 First Avenue New Wortley.
1911: Residence No 10 First Avenue New Wortley Occupation Clothing Salesman.
1911: Married Lillian Lucas Married 04th September St John Baptist Church New Wortley.
1919: Wife Lillian Remarried to Ernest Richard Erikson Borgen 26th November All Saints Bramley.
Remembered Ploegsteert Memorial Belgium.
FOX Sam William P
Private 39442 11th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 21/10/1917 Aged 34.
1883: Born Wortley Son of Hedley Died 1889 and Mary Charlotte Storey Born Hunslet 1861 Married 1881 Holy Trinity Armley Hall
1904: MarriedBertha Newman St Bartholomew Armley.
1911: Residence No 78 Winchester Road Armley Occupation Bricklayer.
CWGC Wife Bertha Residence No 78 Winchester Road Armley.
Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium.
FREEMAN Thomas Flanders
Private 15587 C Company 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 09/08/1915 Aged 24.
1890: Born Armley Son of Edwin and Annie Eliza Heap Married 1874 St Neots.
1911: Residence No 24 Edinburgh Road Armley Occupation Woolen Merchants Clerk.
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Christ Church Memorial Window Armley.
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Remembered Helles Memorial Gallipoli Turkey
GARNETT Ernest
Signaller 174562 405th Battery 37th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 27/12/1918 Aged 30.
1888: Born Son of Walter and Annie Drake.
1917: Married Mary Elizabeth Greaves 05th March Mount Zion Methodist Chapel Pudsey Residence No 2 Winchester Mount Armley Occupation Gunner in Royal Field Artillery.
CWGC 50 Denmark Street Harrogate
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Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
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Inscription
DEARLY LOVED IN LIFE REMEMBERED IN DEATH
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Laid to Rest Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Egypt.
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GARNETT Harry
Lance Corporal 307481 C Company 2/7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment KIA 27/03/1918 Aged 25.
1892: Born Armley Son of William and Martha Ainscough Married 1888 St Peter Leeds
1911: Residence No 58 Armley Grove Place Armley Occupation Hairdresser.
1916: Married Olive Watson St Peter Bramley
1914: Daughter Blanche Born
1915: Daughter Lillian Born.
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Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
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Remembered Arras Memorial France.
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GATEHOUSE BROTHERS
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Sons of John William and Mary Ellen Everetts Married 1881 St Peter Leeds.
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GATEHOUSE Harold
Private 27969 21st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment DOW 29/11/1916 Aged
1888: Born Armley
Laid to Rest Pierrecourt Communal Cemetery France.
GATEHOUSE Walter
RAF No 2 Aircraft Repair Depot DIED 19/10/1918 Aged 32 11 Months.
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1884: Born Leeds September Son of John William and Mary Ellen.
1909: Married Florence Selina Nettleton 01st May All Hallows Bardsey.
1911: Residence No 27 Harrow Street Whingate Terrace Armley Occupation House Painter
1916: Enlisted Royal Flying Corps 07th June Occupation Painter.
1918: Joined the newly formed Royal Air Force 01st April. Described as being 5 feet 6 Inches Tall.
1918: Passed away Leeds East Hospital Becketts Park Stomach Cancer.
1954: Florence never remarried passing away in Leeds.
Remembered St Bartholomews War Memorial Armley.
Laid to Rest Armley Cemetery Leeds
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PHOTO OF GRAVE TO BE SOURCED.
GELDER Charles
Private 21651 7/8th Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers DOW 06/08/1917 Aged 21.
1896: Born Armley 27th February Son of Robert Francis and Fanny Dobson Married 1884 St Peter Leeds 15 Back Stanley View Armley.
1896: Baptised 20th MarchWeslyan Methodist Church Armley
1911: Residence No 15 Back Stanley View Armley Occupation Brickyard Labourer
1915: Landed France 31st December.
Laid to Rest Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Belgium.
GELDERD Harold
Private 41419 2/5th Bn King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment KIA 29/08/1918 Aged 18.
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1900: Born Son of James and Edith Linley
1911: Residence No 12 Whingate Avenue Armley at School.
Remembered Christ Church memorial Window Armley.
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Laid to Rest H.A.C. Cemetery Ecoust-St.Mein France.
GIBSON George
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At least three in Those Who Died Records
Can You Help
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Remembered Christ Church War Memorial Window Armley.
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GILL Fred
Private 75277 10th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment DOW 17/01/1919 Aged 34.
1885: Born Wakefield Son of Samuel and Ellen
1911: Residence No 10 Prince St New Wortley Occupation Provision Merchant.
1911: Married Jane E Thornton Married Bramley and Holbeck District Registered Building
1919: Will and probate Wife Jane Residing No 3 Grasmere Mount Armley, was left £134.18 shillings 4 pence.
Laid to Rest Pont-Remy British Cemetery France.
GLEDHILL John Edward
Private 201527 1st Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers KIA 26/09/1917 Aged
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Son of James and Mary Jane Wells.
1918: Will effects left to Charles Henry Vaughan £54.00
CWGC: States Brother of William Residence No 25 13th Avenue Tong Road new Wortley.
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Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium.
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GLEDHILL Leonard Fitton
Private 37664 9th Bn South Lancashire Regiment DIED Bristol 16/08/1918 Aged 21.
1897: Born Armley Son of Francis and Catherine Portia
1898: Baptised 07th February Christ Church Upper Armley
1901: Brought up by Grandparents Residence No 14 Christ Church Parade Upper Armley
Laid to Rest Armley Cemetery Leeds. PHOTO CLICK HERE
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Remembered Christ Church War Memorial Window Armley.
GOODALL George
Private 10502 7th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment KIA 12/08/1916 Aged 30.
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1886: Born Leeds 13th September Son of Richardson and Lavinia Marshall.
1911: Residence No 10 Simpson Street Armley Occupation Steam Hammer Carrier.
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Laid to Rest Quarry Cemetery Montauban Somme France. GOOGLE MAP.
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GOODSON Arthur Godfrey
2nd Lieutenant 24th Bn Australian Infantry KIA at Pozieres on 03/08/1916 Aged 30.
1886: Born Bramley 13th June Son of James and Elizabeth Lockley Married Leeds 1880.
1886: Baptised 05th September St Bartholomew Armley.
1911: Residence No 38 Chapel Lane Armley Occupation Teacher Secondary School.
1911: Emigrated to Australia.
1914: Played football for Melbourne Thistle.
1915: Captained the Local England team that Played Scotland. In match reports, references to Goodson abound. As a "Roy of the Rovers" type centre-half, he was everywhere: breaking up play; heading clear; delivering good long balls to his forwards; and scoring free kicks, penalty kicks and goals from open play
1915: Family were residing at No 38 Chapel Lane Armley Leeds.
1915: Married Ada Craig Baird of Learmouth Victoria.
1915: Enlisted Melbourne 14th June being described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall Blue Eyes Light brown Hair Occupation Science Master at Scotch College Melbourne Arthur had attended Leeds University.
1916: Embarked with the 9th Reinforcements on 16 February on board H.M.A.T A69 Warilda gave Fathers address as No 38 Chapel Lane Armley. CLICK HERE
1917: Arthurs personal effects were sent to his father in Leeds for the attention of his wife who was still in Australia. This was a Sealed Leather trunk containing personal effects.
1919: Originally Laid to rest near where he fell 50 yards west of cemetery post Pozieres. CLICK HERE
Acknowledgment to Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Canberra Panel No 101.
Australian Roll of Honour CLICK HERE
Scotch College Melbourne CLICK HERE
Victoria Soccer CLICK HERE
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Remembered St Bartholomew War Memorial Armley.
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Laid to Rest Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La-Boisselle France.