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RICHARD HEARD.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
No details as yet.
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RIFELMAN HUGH RAYMOND HINTON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 267097. UNIT/REGIMENT: 2/5th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENCE: Aberford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 27/11/1917. AGED:
CEMETERY: Cambrai Memorial. Louverval. PANEL: 5.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
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LANCE CORPORAL ARTHUR HOBMAN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 11893. UNIT/REGIMENT: 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENCE: Wetherby.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 07/08/1915. AGED:
CEMETERY: Helles Memorial Gallipoli. PANEL: 47 to 51.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
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PRIVATE PHILLIP HUNTER.
SERVICE NUMBER: 42725. UNIT/REGIMENT: 4th Special Reserve South Staffordshire Rgt.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Harrogate.. RESIDENCE: Aberford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 17/12/1918. AGED: 19.
CEMETERY: Hamburg Cemetery. GRAVE/PANEL: IV. E. 2.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
Philip was the son of Samual and Ruth of the Gables Aberford.
Philip passed away from a desease possibly caught whilst a prisoner of war as Hamburg was the main burial ground for prisoners.
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PRIVATE WILLIAM ARTHUR HUNTER.
SERVICE NUMBER: 47158. UNIT/REGIMENT: 12/13th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.
BORN: Parlington. ENLISTED: Garforth.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 21/03/1918. AGED: 32.
CEMETERY: Pozieres Memorial. PANEL: 16 to 18.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
William was the brother of Philip (Details Above) who also gave his life.
In 1901 William was a Joiners Apprentice possibly for his father Samuel who was the local undertaker.
William had originally joined the Royal Engineers having the service number 177173.
William passed away from an illness out in the field possibly the Spanish Flu that was sweeping the trenches at the time.
Indeed as many if not more men passed away from this Bird Flu as we call it now than gave their lives fighting.
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STOKER 1st CLASS WILLIAM JACKSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: K/17559.UNIT: H.M.S.Hawke Royal Navy.
BORN: Garforth. RESIDENCE: Lotherton Hall Estate.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 15/10/1914. AGED: 23.
CEMETERY: Chatham Naval Memorial. PANEL: 5.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
William was the son of William a Coal Miner Born Temple Hirst 1863 and Annie Born Selby 1863.
The CWGC site shows his mums name as Ada and at the time William passed away they were living on Kirgate in Sherburn in Elmet.
William drowned after three ships Creesy Hogue and the Hawke were attacked by a U boat off the coast of Holland.
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PRIVATE SYDNEY JOHNSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 14982. UNIT/REGIMENT: 12th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Leeds.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 19/08/1916. AGED: 23.
CEMETERY: Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension. GRAVE/PANEL: Plot 2. Row B. Grave 18..
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Son of John a coal miner Born Bramham 1863 and Isabella Born Stockton on Tees 1865.
Sydney had Brothers Rowland Born Aberford 1895 and Charlie Born Aberford 1899 and a sister Amelia Born Aberford 1892.
The CWGC shows Sydneys service number as 12982! and when he gave his life from wounds recieved in action the family were living at the Crescent in Micklefield.
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PRIVATE HERBERT KILBURN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 91239. UNIT/REGIMENT: 18th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Harrogate. RESIDENCE: Aberford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 31/08/1918. AGED: 19.
CEMETERY: Trois Arbres Cemetery Steenwerck. GRAVE/PANEL: II. I. 7.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None
Son of Albert Born Seacroft 1861 a coal miner and Annie Elizabeth Born Seacroft 1859.
Herbert had brothers Ernest Born Seacroft 1883 and Percy Born Stanks 1887 who gave his life in 1915 (see below), and sisters Ada Emily and Elizabeth Ann.
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RIFELMAN PERCY KILBURN
SERVICE NUMBER: 60228. UNIT/REGIMENT: 1/8th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Stanks. ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENCE: Aberford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 16/07/1915. AGED: 28.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Percy was the brother of the above his parents were living at 14 Garton View East Park Road Leeds when he gave his life.
CEMETERY: New Irish farm Cemetery. GRAVE: XVI.I. 19.
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PRIVATE WILLIAM ARTHUR LOCK.
SERVICE NUMBER: 32826. UNIT/REGIMENT: 3rd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 21/11/1916. AGED: 31.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford. Bramham.
Son of William and Annie of 3 St Edwards Terrace Clifford.
Married to Margeret Greenshaw of Beaconsfield Terrace Bramham.
Thank you to Nigel Marshall from Northern Ireland (Editor of Barwick-in Elmet Website) for the following Newspaper article.
CEMETERY: Newcastle Upon Tyne (Byker and Heaton). GRAVE: XIV. U. 252..
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PRIVATE WILFRED NELSON NICHOLSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 60860. UNIT: 2nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENCE: Leeds.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 29/05/1918 AGED: 20.
CEMETERY: Soissons Memorial.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Wilfred was the son of Robert Nelson and Mary Ann of No 4 Hardrow Terrace Oldfield Lane Leeds.
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ARTHUR REED.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford
Can you help ? there are too many A.Reeds who gave their lives to give details .
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2nd LIEUTENANT WILLIAM MARVEL RHODES.
UNIT: 4th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
BORN: East keswick. RESIDENCE: Aberford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 16/09/1916. AGED: 21.
MEMORIAL: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: Face and Pier 11 C. 12 A.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
William was the son of Frederic Born Harrogate 1860 and Clara Agnes Allison Born Leeds 1861 who married in the Wetherby District in 1880.
William also had brothers Jarvis A. Born 1888- Joseph 1892 and Charles 1901 and sisters Sarah E 1882-Agnes E 1883- Martha E 1885-Jane L 1898 and Clara S -Alice M both born 1900 all in East Keswick.
In 1901 the family were living at No 10 Main Street aberford next door to the Rose and Crown public house, Frederic the father was a Grocery Store manager.
William left for France in October 1914 working at Number 7 Casualty Clearing Station with the Royal Army Medical Corps before before being transferred to the KOYLI.
William lies where he fell to this day and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing.
Thank you to Nigel Marshall of Northern Ireland (Editor of Barwick-in Elmet Website) for the following Newspaper article.
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WILLIAM SHEPHERD.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
Can you help no details as yet too many men of the same name passed away.
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PRIVATE ALBERT WATSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 46653.
UNIT/REGIMENT: 1st 5th Bn Norhtumberland Fusiliers.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Tadcaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 28/07/1918. AGED: 21.
CEMETERY: Hamburg Cemetery. GRAVE/PANEL: IV. F. 2.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
Albert was more likely a prisoner of war as Hamburg Cemetery was used for those who passed away in the local camps.
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ACTING CORPORAL SYDNEY WILKINSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 4/7694. UNIT: 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Leeds.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 13/10/1916. AGED: 23.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
CEMETERY: Grove Town Cemetery Meaulte GRAVE: I.L.5.
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PRIVATE JOHN HENRY WILSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 242291. UNIT/REGIMENT: 2/6 th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment..
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Garforth.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 03/05/1917 AGED: 23.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
MEMORIAL: Arras Memorial. PANEL: Bay 4.
John was the son of John Henry Born Aberford 1862 and Hannah Powell Born Cattal 1869.
They married in the Tadcaster district in 1887.
John had brothers Walter Christopher Born Aberford 1899 and George Wilfred Born Aberford 1900 ( who also gave his life in the Great War details below).
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PRIVATE WILFRED WILSON
SERVICE NUMBER: 25233. UNIT/REGIMENT: 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Reading. RESIDENCE: Bradfield Berkshire.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 11/08/1918. AGED: 21.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Aberford.
Wilfred was the brother of John Henry details above.
CEMETERY: Bouchoir New British cemetery. GRAVE:VI. E. 18.
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RIFELMAN JOSEPH WILSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 268027. UNIT/REGIMENT: 2nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Aberford. ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENT: Barwick in Elmet.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 19/05/1918. AGED: 20.
MEMORIAL: Soissons Memorial..
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
Son of John Edward a coal miner Born Aberford 1878 and Charlotte Nappy Born Bubwith 1870 who married at Leeds in March 1896.
Joseph had a brother Dennis Born in Barwick in Elmet in 1900 i believe Dennis also gave his life in 1918 with the Durham Light Infantry and was a resident of Cross Gates when he gave his life.
Joseph also had a sister Freda born in Barwick in 1898.
Joseph was a cousin of the above mentioned Wilson brothers.