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PRIVATE LEONARD WILSON HARRIS.
SERVICE NUMBER: 203587. UNIT: 2nd 5th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Boston Spa. ENLISTED: York.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 20/07/1918. AGED: 20.
CEMETERY: Marfaux British Cemetery. GRAVE/PANEL: III. J. 2.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
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RIFELMAN JOHN WILLIAM HARRISON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 49636. UNIT: 2/7th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Tockwith. ENLISTED: Tadcaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 19/04/1918. AGED: 23.
CEMETERY: Pozieres Memorial. GRAVE/PANEL: 26 and 27.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
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DRIVER WILFRED COHEN HASKILL.
SERVICE NUMBER: 57749. UNIT/REGIMENT: 39th Bde. Royal Field Artillery.
BORN: Tadcaster. ENLISTED: Bradford.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/10/1914. AGED: 27.
CEMETERY: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
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PRIVATE HORACE HENRY HAWKINS
SERVICE NUMBER: 1512. UNIT: 5th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Tadcaster. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Tadcaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 17/09/1918. AGED: 21.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
Horace had enlisted into the West Yorkshire Regiment, the newspaper article describes how he had been injured and was convelesing in the Midlands.
Horace was transferred to the Labour Corps possibly due to his injuries where attained the Service Number 12235, and gave his life in action.
YORKSHIRE HERALD 1916
CEMETERY: Hancourt British Cemetery. GRAVE/PANEL: F. 13.
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RIFELMAN JOHN ALBERT HICKSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 373284. UNIT: 1/8th Bn. London Regiment ( Post Office Rifles ).
BORN: Liverpool. ENLISTED: Tadcaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 10/06/1917. AGED: 37.
CEMETERY: Ypres ( Menin Gate ) Memorial. GRAVE/PANEL: 54.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
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PRIVATE CHARLES HILL.
SERVICE NUMBER: 15/459. UNIT: 15th Bn.West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Newton Kyme nr Tadcaster. ENLISTED: Leeds.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/07/1916. AGED: 23.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
SEE NEWTON KYME
Charles joined the leeds Pals at Leeds Town Hall on September the 15th 1914, Charles had a brother who served in the Kings Liverpool Regiment.
Before going to France Charles saw service in Egypt.
CEMETERY: Serre Road Cemetery No 1. GRAVE/PANEL: I. D. 47.
Yorkshire Evening Post 1916
Official Intimation now recieved by Mr W.Hill of Toulston Tadcaster that his son Signaller Charles Hill West Yorkshire Regiment is reported missing,
any news of Signaller Hill would be gratefully recieved by his family.
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SERJEANT JOSEPH PARKER HILL.
SERVICE NUMBER: 12/403. UNIT/REGIMENT: 12th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
BORN: Castleford. ENLISTED: Featherstone.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 21/11/1917. AGED: 23.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
Known as just Parker Hill in the Soldiers Died database. However the CWGC gives details as Joseph Parker son of Dixon and Charlotte Hill of Tadcaster.
YORKSHIRE HERALD 1916
Private J. Hill, a square room worker (John Smiths Brewery) of Sandfield, joined the West Yorkshires in November 1915, and is now at the front, he has a brother fighting.
CEMETERY: Etaples Military Cemetery. GRAVE/PANEL: XXX. M. 5. A.
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PRIVATE HENRY HODGSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 12396. UNIT: 10th Bn.West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: South Milford. ENLISTED: York.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 01/07/1916. AGED: 28.
CEMETERY: Thiepval Memorial. GRAVE/PANEL: Pier and Face 2A 2C AND 2D.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
YORKSHIRE HERALD 1916
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PRIVATE WILLIAM HOLMES.
SERVICE NUMBER: 39334. UNIT: 2nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment.
BORN: Knaresborough. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Tadcaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 24/04/1918. AGED:
CEMETERY: Pozieres Memorial. GRAVE/PANEL: 26 and 27.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
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PRIVATE HENRY SIMPSON HOWCROFT.
SERVICE NUMBER: 8740. UNIT/REGIMENT: 1st Bn South Wales Borderers.
BORN: Tadcaster. ENLISTED: Pontefract.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 27/09/1914. AGED: 29.
CEMETERY: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial France.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: None.
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STAFF SERJEANT MAJOR JOHN FRANCIS HULLAY.
SERVICE NUMBER: 330377. REGIMENT: 2nd 1st Yorkshire Hussars ( Alexandra Princess of Wales Own ).
BORN: Tadcaster. ENLISTED: York. RESIDENCE: Tadcaster.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 27/09/1914. AGED: 29.
CEMETERY: Grangorman Military Cemetery Ireland. GRAVE/PANEL: CE. New Plot 719.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
Shown as Frank in Those Who Died Database. John Died at Sea.
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CORPORAL WALTER PRESTON HUMPHERSON.
SERVICE NUMBER: 12/1162. UNIT/REGIMENT: 12th Bn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
BORN: Barrhill Stafford. ENLISTED: Leeds.
GAVE HIS LIFE: 13/04/1918. AGED: 31.
CEMETERY: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Bailleul. GRAVE/PANEL: II. F. 20.
LOCAL MEMORIAL: Tadcaster.
