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CORPORAL ABRAHAM REGINALD ADKIN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 235920. UNIT: 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Clifford. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Clifford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 27/06/1918. AGED: 23.
CEMETERY: Carvin Communal Cemetery. GRAVE: II. B. 2.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
Son of Charles T Born Boston Spa 1865 who was the Innkeeper of the Bayhorse public house at Clifford in the 1901 census.
Before being the Innkeeper Charles was a blacksmith.
Abraham joined the Yorkshire Hussars at the outbreak of the war with the Service Number of 2550.
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PRIVATE CYRIL ALLISON
SERVICE NUMBER: 19/154. UNIT 11th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 24/08/1916. AGED: 20.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
CEMETERY: Etaples Military Cemetery. GRAVE: IX. F. 17.
Yorkshire Herald York August 19 1916.
"Private Cyril Allinson, youngest son of Mr J. W Allinson, of Church Street, Boston Spa, has been severely wounded, and his father has gone to the front to visit him.
He is with the West Yorkshire Regiment.
An old pupil of Tadcaster Grammer School, he was employed as a clerk before enlistment."
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PRIVATE JOHN LANCELOT CARLISLE.
SERVICE NUMBER: 200763. UNIT: 2nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Newton Kyme. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/08/1917. AGED: 19.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
Son of Edward Born Penrith 1864 and Mary Born Martindale Westmorland 1867.
CEMETERY: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery. GRAVE: I. F. 3.
Yorkshire Evening Post Leeds
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PRIVATE WALTER CHAPMAN.
SERVICE NUMBER: 47103.
UNIT: 20th Tyneside Scottish Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.
BORN: Leeds. ENLISTED: Leeds. GAVE HIS LIFE: 05/06/1917. AGED: 19.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
CWGC States:
"Son of Mrs A.Chapman of St Marys Street Boston Spa, and Late E.W.Chapman. "
Formerly 41220 Territorial Reserve Battalion.
CEMETERY: Arras Memorial. PANEL: Bay 2. and 3.
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LIEUTENANT NEVILLE ARTHUR CLARK
UNIT: 1st Bn Coldstream Guards.
BORN: GAVE HIS LIFE: 28/11/1917. AGED: 30.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
CWGC States:
"Husband of M.C Clark maghull Liverpool."
GRAVE: IV. A. 12
CEMETERY: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road Manancourt.
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CLARK
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
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RIFELMAN HENRY DYKES.
SERVICE NUMBER: C/12370. REGIMENT: 10th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Bradford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 04/04/1917. AGED: 34.
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: 13 A. and 13 B.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston spa.
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PRIVATE WALTER DYKES
SERVICE NUMBER: 5507.
REGIMENT: 6th Dragoons Inniskilling Household Cavalry.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 30/10/1914. AGED: 27.
CEMETERY: Ypres menin Gate Memorial. PANEL: No 5.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
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RIFELMAN ATHELING FARRER
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SERVICE NUMBER: C/12555. REGIMENT: 21st Bn Kings Royal Rifles Corps.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 10/10/1916. AGED: 21.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
DECORATION: Military Medal.
Yorkshire Evening Post October 1916 Reported:
"Private Atheling Farrer 22 the son of Edward Farrer of the High Street ,Boston Spa, has succombed to wounds he recieved in June of this year.
Private farrer joined the KRR eleven months ago, and before the war was employed at the Victoria Club New Briggate Leeds."
GRAVE: III. B. 41.
CEMETERY: Heilly Station Cemetery Merricourt L-A'bbe France.
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PRIVATE ROBERT FLETCHER
SERVICE NUMBER: 33750. UNIT: 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 09/10/1917. AGED: 20.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
GRAVE: VII. B. 20.
CEMETERY: Cement House Cemetery Belgium.
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PRIVATE LEONARD HARKER
SERVICE NUMBER: 37647. REGIMENT: 9th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light infantry.
BORN: ENLISTED: Sheffield. RESIDENCE:
GAVE HIS LIFE: 16/09/1916. AGED:
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: 11.c and 12.A.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
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LANCE CORPORAL HERBERT HICKSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: C/12166. REGIMENT: 18th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 28/03/1918. AGED:
LOCAL MEMORIAL:
CEMETERY: Arras Memorial. PANEL: Bay 7.
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PRIVATE JOHN JOHNSON
SERVICE NUMBER: 340758. REGIMENT: 11th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: Newcastle Upon Tyne. RESIDENCE: Newcastle Upon Tyne.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 14/10/1917. AGED: 20.
LOCAL MEMORIAL:
CWGC States:
"Husband of Mary Lizzie Johnson 69 Cannon Street Elswick Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Wounded whilst serving with the 6th Bn."
CEMETERY: Tyne Cot Memorial. PANEL: 19 to 23 and 162.
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LANCE CORPORAL HERBERT WILLIAM KITCHENER.
SERVICE NUMBER: 24118.
REGIMENT: 2nd Bn Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Hertford. ENLISTED: Leeds. RESIDENCE: Boston Spa.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 08/07/1916. AGED: 26.
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. PANEL: 3. A. and 3. D.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Boston Spa.
CWGC States:
"Son of Mrs Elizabeth Kitchener 28 St Johns Street Hertford."
