Wakefield Family History Sharing
Ackworth War Memorial
| Name | Awards | Additional information |
| 1914 - 1918 | ||
| Harry Asquith | Harry was born in 1880 in Dewsbury, the son of William and Elizabeth Ann. Harry in the census of 1901 was 21 years old and employed as an assistant in an outfitters, while his father was a bankers clerk. The family at this time were living at Soothill, Batley. Harry enlisted in Pontefract where he joined the HLI as Pte., 241993. By this time he was married to Emma Alice and living in Ackworth. He was KIA on 12 October 1918, only a few short weeks before the end of war. He is remembered at Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay. | |
| Edwin Beckett | Edwin was born in Knutton, Lancashire and enlisted at Ackworth Moor Top where he joined the RFA and became Dvr., 41542. He married Emily and the family lived at Pleasant View, Bracken Hill, Ackworth. He died on 3 August 1918 aged 27 and is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Ackworth. | |
| Joseph Boocock | Joseph was born in Ackworth and enlisted in Pontefract. On his enlistment he stated that he lived in Wakefield. He joined the York and Lancashire Regt., as 16166. He was KIA on 10 May 1917 and is remembered on the Arras Memorial along with over 35000 identified casualties. | |
| Ernest Breward | Ernest was the son of James and Pheobe, who in 1901 were living at 8 Globe Yard, Westgate, Wakefield. Ernest worked in a worsted mill and his father was a chimney sweep. Ernest enlisted in Pontefract where he joined the KOYLI and became Pte., 22022. He was KIA on 30 August 1915 aged 34. He by this time had married a lady called Selina and they lived at Bell Lane Terrace, Ackworth. He is remembered on the Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery with over 1000 other identified casualties. | |
| Arthur Briggs | Arthur was the son of Fred and Hannah who lived at Albion Cottates, Low Ackworth. Arthur enlisted in Ackworth where he like many others from the area joined the KOYLI. He became Pte., 4891. Arthur died of wounds on 19 August 1916 aged 27 and is remembered at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery | |
| Edwin Briggs | Edwin was the son of Arthur and Elizabeth of Low Green, Ackworth. He enlisted in Pontefract, where he joined the West Yorkshire Regt., and became 55284. He was later transferred to the DLI as 104095. He was KIA on 17 September 1918 aged 21 and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial | |
| Edwin Briscoe | No information at this time | |
| Edward Burland | Elias Burland was the son of Arthur and Olive of Bolton on Dearne. He enlisted in Fitzwilliam where he joined the KOYLI as 12/838. He married Clara and they lived at Higher Broughton. Elias was KIA on 28 June 1916 aged 28 and is remembered on the Theipval Memorial to the Missing along with over 72000 other identified casualties. | |
| Harry Burton | ||
| Reginald Calvert | ||
| John Cartwright | ||
| John Chambers | ||
| Edward V Clarke | Edward Vincent Clarke, born 1892, was the son of Thomas C and Annie of The Lymes, High Ackworth. In the 1901 census, Edward, his parents and 6 siblings are living on Halfpenny Lane, Tanshelf where Thomas worked as a Colliery Deputy. Edward served in the Hussars as 19444, but transferred to the Royal Irish Regt., and became Pte 11205. He Died of Wounds on 25 July 1916 aged 25 and rests in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen | |
| Harry Clarkson | ||
| F Clements | ||
| Robert Coltart | ||
| Thomas Wm. Cowling | ||
| Ernest Cox | ||
| Jim Crookes | ||
| Harry Cutt | ||
| Wilfred Cutt | ||
| Mark Denton | ||
| Charles D Dickinson | ||
| Wm H Donbavand | ||
| Walter Doughty | ||
| George Drake | ||
| John Ellis | ||
| Ernest Everitt | ||
| Harry Foster | ||
| Harry W Graham | ||
| Charles R Greenfield | ||
| William Guy | ||
| John Wm. Hames | ||
| Hartley Harrison | ||
| George Hirst | ||
| David h Howitt | ||
| Thomas Hughes | ||
| Alan Kirk | ||
| John W Kirk | ||
| George L Kirkbride | ||
| J William Lee | ||
| Louis Lee | ||
| T F Lee | ||
| Harold Lowell | ||
| Harry Meays | ||
| Albert Murgatroyd | MM | |
| John North | MM | |
| Charles Norton | ||
| James O'Hara | ||
| John Outram | ||
| Frank Parkin | ||
| Alfred Parr | ||
| John Th. Pesterfield | ||
| Ralph Picken | ||
| Percy W Pycock | MM | |
| Herbert Ridsdale | ||
| Douglas Seal | ||
| S Gordon Sharpe | ||
| Mathew F Smith | MC | |
| Willie Stork | ||
| Wilfred N Tempest | ||
| Wilfred Terry | ||
| Arthur Thorpe | ||
| Joseph Tipling | ||
| Martin Tipling | ||
| Fred Turton | ||
| Jack Turton | ||
| Sidney B Turton | ||
| Wilfred S Turton | ||
| Thomas Walker | ||
| William S Turton | ||
| Thomas Walker | ||
| William M Waller | ||
| Alfert E Ward | ||
| H Walter Ward | ||
| William Warrener | ||
| Clarence Weatherill | ||
| Gordon Westrope | ||
| Fred Wigglesworth | ||
| Thomas Williams | ||
| Alfred Wilson | ||
| John H Wood | ||
| 1939 - 1945 | ||
| Pelam Allen | ||
| Harry Brooke | ||
| Arthur Bickley | ||
| Herbert Bake | ||
| Thomas Cawley | ||
| Clifford Chapman | ||
| Robert Chambers | ||
| Frederick Derwick | ||
| George Ellis | ||
| Walter Farrand | ||
| Basil Fieldsend | ||
| John Gee | ||
| Owen Garthwaite | ||
| Stanley Greening | ||
| Kenneth Hugill | ||
| Kenneth Haigh | ||
| Harry Harrison | ||
| John Hague | ||
| Arnold Hepworth | ||
| Arthur Hilton | ||
| Gwilym Hopwood | ||
| Alfred Jenks | ||
| Ronald King | ||
| Kenneth O'Neill | ||
| Terrence O'Neill | ||
| Walter North | ||
| Leonard Oakes | ||
| Benjamin Pickering | ||
| Henry I Richardson | ||
| Jack Smith | ||
| Cecil Sykes | ||
| Joseph Scott | ||
| Frederick Taylor | ||
| Dorothy Wardell | ||
| Cyril Warner | ||
| Ronald Warner | ||
| Harry Wilson 957 | ||
| Harry Wilson | ||
| Leonard Wragg |
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The men that worked for England they have their graves at home and bees and birds of England above the cross can roam.But they that fought for England, following a falling star. Alas, alas, for England they have their graves afar. extract from a poem by G K Chesterton |
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