Post by BereniceUK on Mar 28, 2017 18:07:07 GMT
This Tablet was erected by the
inhabitants of Bingley
in memory of the Volunteers
from Bingley who lost their lives
in the service of their country
during the War in South Africa.
Trooper A. Holmes, Pretoria, 26th April 1901
J. Wild, Heilbron, 8th June 1901
D. Smith, Rhebukfontein, 1st August 1901
36941 Sapper Stanley Anderson 72nd Field Company, Royal Engineers 9.3.1917, aged 24 Son of A. and Mary E. Anderson, of 25, John Street, Earby, Lancashire
6284 Gunner Jim Anderton 1st/1st Durham Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 18.11.1916, aged 19 Son of Wilson Anderton, of 108, Main Street, Bingley
165691 Gunner Thomas Henry 'Tom' Askew 95th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 4.11.1918, aged 28 Son of Anthony and Minnie Askew, of Beck Foot Farm, Bingley
40664 Private Arthur Atkinson 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers 21.10.1918, aged 29 Son of Chanceller Atkinson and Sarah Atkinson, of Bingley; husband of Marion Atkinson, of 7, Emsley Street, Bingley
34936 Private Tom Bairstow 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Northumberland Fusiliers 27.4.1917, aged 33 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bairstow; husband of Clara Bairstow, of 5, Johnson Street, Park Road, Bingley
Trooper Harold Bateman
205586 Private Sidney Howard Bentley 10th Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 23.3.1918, aged 19 Son of Florello and Ella Bentley, of 51, Main Street, Bingley
267040 Private Harold Binns 2nd/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 18.4.1917, aged 25 Son of Charlie and Elizabeth Binns, of 21, Leonards Place, Bingley; native of Oxenhope
11785 Private Richard Henry Blades 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 5.5.1915
6862 Private John Ramsden Bradley 16th Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 7.8.1917, aged 31 Son of William and Harriet Bradley; native of Bingley
Private Harry Brown
Private George Busfield
12090 Private Benson Atkinson Capps 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 5.5.1915
20007 Private Thomas Harry Clapham 10th Cheshire Regiment 20.8.1917, aged 21 Son of William Clapham, of 15, John Street, Crossflats
Private Hubert Cooper
13858 Private George Crabtree 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 5.5.1915
6515 Serjeant Douglas Craven 12th Northumberland Fusiliers 27.9.1915, aged 26 Son of Henry B. and Margaret Ann Craven, of 16, Balne Lane, Wakefield
129051 Gunner Herbert Davies Royal Field Artillery 2.10.1916, aged 24 Son of John and Annie Davies, of 8, Industrial Street, Bingley
235196 Private Fred Duckworth 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 15.4.1918, aged 38 Husband of Mary Duckworth, of 2, Raglan Street, Bingley
Captain Alfred Cecil Edwards M.C. Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 4th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 25.7.1917, aged 37 Son of the Rev. Charles and Anna Maria Edwards, of Bingley
G/33134 Private Sidney G. Ellis 17th Middlesex Regiment 9.2.1917
Private Joseph Ellison
75856 Private George Percy Foster 1st/6th Durham Light Infantry 9.4.1918, aged 18 Son of Thomas and Sarah Foster, of 6, Norfolk Street, Bingley
Private Tom Foster - either 266108 Private T. Foster 2nd/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 8.11.1919, aged 23 Son of Jonathan and Hannah Foster, of 49, Long Lane, Harden, Bingley or 242605 Private T. Foster Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 26.2.1920, aged 27 Son of William and Sarah Foster, of 12, James Street, Bingley
203762 Private Edward Garrett 1st/4th York and Lancaster Regiment 9.10.1917, aged 19 Son of Benjamin and Sarah Garrett, of 21, Charles Street, Park Road, Bingley
30338 Guardsman Joseph Golson 1st Grenadier Guards 19.11.1918
62526 Private Arthur Goodings 5th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 20.7.1918
16/424 Corporal Cecil Graves 16th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 27.2.1917
32918 Corporal Herman Eli Green 10th Lincolnshire Regiment 28.4.1917
31900 Private Sam Barwick Gregg 20th Durham Light Infantry 31.3.1918
38923 Gunner Fred Hartley Royal Field Artillery 4.12.1915, aged 20 Son of Charles and Ann Hartley, of Micklethwaite, nr. Bingley
6149 Serjeant Richard Joseph Heaton 2nd Yorkshire Regiment 30.10.1914, aged 33 Son of the late Elijah and Maria Heaton; husband of Ethelia H. White (formerly Heaton), of 9, Forester's Street, Denholm, Bradford
269292 Private Henry Hindle 1st/7th Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 18.6.1917, aged 25 Son of John and Mary Hindle, of 22, Crown Court, Bingley; husband of Harriet Hindle
265885 Corporal Robert Edgar Hird 1st/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 27.4.1918, aged 22 Son of Henry and Margaret Hird, of 2, Industrial Street, Bingley
41557 Private Walter Richard Holgate 15th/17th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12.4.1918, aged 32 Son of Mrs. S.T. Holgate, of 35, Unity Street South, Bingley; husband of Mabel Holgate, of Beck House, Eldwick
267978 Pioneer John Henry Hopewell Imperial Signal Company, Royal Engineers 23.8.1917, aged 36 Husband of Violet Scovell Hopewell, of 18, Albert Road, Long Eaton
1785 Private Frederick Cecil Hooley 1st/6th Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 30.9.1915, aged 18 Son of Fred and Mary Elizabeth Hooley, of 15, Cromford Road, Wirksworth; educated at Bingley Grammar School
Second Lieutenant William 'Willie' Jaques Royal Marine Light Infantry 30.12.1917, aged 23 Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jaques; husband of Nellie Jaques, of 22, Altar View, Crossflatts; native of Bingley
33445 Private William 'Willie' Lancaster 2nd/5th Lancashire Fusiliers 20.9.1917, aged 26 Son of William and Annie Elizabeth Lancaster, of Corn Mill Farm, Eldwick
Private Fred Leach
Private Tom Leach
263040 Private Fred Luscombe 1st/6th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 9.10.1917
3/12154 Private Arthur Mann 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 7.5.1915, aged 38 Son of Martha Redman, of 20, Harold Street, Bingley; served as Redman
265219 Private Ernest Marcham 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 10.10.1917, aged 21 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marcham, of 10, Ireland Terrace, Bingley
37009 Private George Massey 1st Northumberland Fusiliers 20.11.1917, aged 19 Son of Charles Massey, of 16, Bradley Street, Park Lane, Bingley
268341 Private Norman Sutton Metcalfe 2nd/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3.5.1917
Driver James Mortimer - possibly 62810 Driver James Mortimer Royal Field Artillery 11.9.1914, aged 22 Only son of Albert and Mary Ann Mortimer, of 4, Park Road, Morecambe
Private Edwin Palmer
Private Harry Pattison
Private William Pearson
Private Frank Popplewell - possibly 785027 Gunner Frank Popplewell Royal Field Artillery 13.9.1917, aged 21 Grandson of William and Sarah Popplewell, of The Cottage, Guiseley
9007 Guardsman Willie Rainford 2nd Scots Guards 18.12.1914, aged 21 Son of Mrs. E. Rainford, of 24, Prospect Street, Bingley
203404 Private Albert William Rhodes 1st/4th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 12.4.1918, aged 21 Son of John and Emily Rhodes, of 17, Chapel Lane, Bingley
Second Lieutenant John H. Robinson - possibly Second Lieutenant John Holdsworth Robinson 16th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1.7.1916
266167 Serjeant Charles W. Rowley 2nd/4th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 13.10.1919, aged 25 Son of Thomas and Martha Rowley, of Avenue House, Eldwick
16028 Private James Royston 8th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 5.10.1916, aged 20 Son of Samuel Albert and Minnie Royston, of Bingley
146 Private Samuel Middleton Scaife 1st/1st West Riding Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps 3.7.1916, aged 34 Son of Joseph and Mary Scaife, of Keighley
32155 Private Edwin Shepherd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 8.4.1918, aged 31 Son of William and Hannah Shepherd, of 40, Otley Road, Eldwick; husband of Ada Smith (formerly Shepherd), of 48, Springcliffe, Manningham
Lieutenant Philip Sydney Slicer 319th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 30.9.1918, aged 21
Second Lieutenant Walter Gordon Slicer 8th Royal Warwickshire Regiment 13.4.1918, aged 22 Sons of Walter and Kate Slicer, of 29, Bradford Road, Shipley; natives of Bingley
Second Lieutenant Harold L. Smith
B/74872 Gunner Webster Smith 4th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 16.6.1919, aged 29 Husband of Agnes Smith, of 48, King's Court, Bingley
688 Private Wright Smith 1st/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4.8.1915, aged 32 Husband of S. A. Smith, of 31, Back Drake Street, Rochdale; native of Bingley
Private Peter Spencer
Private Alfred Sunderland
31162 Private Henry Walter 'Harry' Thrush 61st Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 16.9.1916, aged 21 Son of Francis W. and Gertrude Thrush
Lance Corporal Harry Waddington
Private David Wade
Lance Corporal Percy Wade - possibly 6/3155 Private P. Wade 1st/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 24.7.1915
5636 Private Harry Waite 1st/7th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 28.8.1916, aged 23 Son of M.M. and Sarah Ann Waite, of 2, Binns Street, Bingley
786127 Serjeant Richard Walker 212th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 4.4.1917, aged 25 Son of Samuel and Alice Walker, of 23, Park Road, Bingley
Private Arthur Waller - possibly 13943 Private Arthur Waller 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 12.10.1916
265409 Private Fred William Wardman 1st/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 25.4.1918, aged 20 Son of Skerrow and Sarah E. Wardman, of 12, New Russell Street, Bingley; CWGC database lists him as William F. Wardman
775839 Driver Alfred Martin Whitwham Royal Field Artillery 23.7.1918, aged 26 Son of Thomas and Jane Whitwham, of Park View House, Beckfoot, Bingley
Lance Corporal Gordon A. White
29065 Private Henry Percival 'Percy' Widdop 10th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 18.10.1917, aged 25
267057 Private Squire Widdop 1st/6th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1.11.1918, aged 31 Sons of Edwin and Alice Widdop, of 7, Marion Street, Bingley
32697 Private Fred Wilkinson 9th York and Lancaster Regiment 24.9.1917, aged 19 Son of Thomas and Martha Ann Wilkinson, of 58, Main Street, Bingley
106001 Gunner Herbert Wild 30th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 15.6.1917, aged 31 Son of Mrs. A. Wild, of 3, Yates Street, Blackpool
Private Wilfred Wilks
10917 Private Norman Wilson 8th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9.8.1915, aged 29 Son of the late Thomas and Mary Oliver Wilson
11185 Private Fred Wood 4th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2.6.1915, aged 18 Son of Rebecca Howells, of Mount Street, Bingley
Second Lieutenant James Alexander Scott Wood 1st/6th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), attached 146th Trench Mortar Battery 12.6.1917, aged 20 Son of Horatio Scote Wood and Annie Wood, of 39, Park Road, Bingley
24226 Private John Woods 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9.4.1917
M2/082224 Private Hubert Kenneth Wright Army Service Corps 12.1.1918, aged 33 Son of Edward Holroyd Wright and Ann Wright, of The Beeches, Bingley
Serjeant Richard Walker, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on 4th April 1917.
109094 Pilot Officer (Observer) Peter Rowland Ackernley 1474 Flight, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 18.12.1942
2700326 Guardsman James Edwin Cartwright 1st Scots Guards 10.5.1943, aged 22 Son of Stephen and Gertrude Mary Cartwright of Bingley; husband of Elsie Ivy Cartwright, of Bingley
C/SR 8158 Supply Assistant Harold Hall Clapham Royal Navy H.M.S. Curacoa 25.4.1940, aged 21 Son of Henry Elijah and Florence Clapham, of Addingham
48775 Flying Officer (Pilot) Kenneth Chapman 26 Squadron, Royal Air Force 17.11.1943, aged 24 Son of Benjamin and Gladys Ada Chapman, of Eldwick
996337 Lance Bombardier Thomas Geoffrey Cockroft 135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 1.8.1945, aged 28 Son of Harry Cockroft, and of Florence L. T. Cockroft, of Chapel Allerton, Leeds
14719034 Private Jack Crook 1st Gordon Highlanders 22.3.1946, aged 20 Son of Clarence and Ada Crook, of Crossflatts
Sergeant Thomas Cameron - possibly 838457 Serjeant Thomas Cameron 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 29.11.1944, aged 29
Driver Eric Dickinson
1389761 Sergeant (U/T Pilot) Donald Hutton Foulds Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 4.12.1942, aged 20 Son of William and Ida Foulds, of Bingley
235593 Corporal James Gore Royal Army Service Corps 23.10.1946, aged 36 Son of James and Sarah Gore; husband of Annie Louisa Gore, of Bingley
C/JX374600 Able Seaman Donald William Henderson Royal Navy H.M.S.Copra 26.1.1944, aged 19 Son of William and Florence Henderson, of Bingley
7902136 Serjeant John Andrew Heughan 51 Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police 26.2.1945, aged 27
C/JX 265710 Able Seaman Martin Hempel Royal Navy S.S. Kellwyn 27.7.1941, aged 27 Son of Martin and Maud Hempel; husband of Mary Hempel, of Bingley
516702 Warrant Officer (Pilot) James Hopewell D.F.M. Royal Air Force 21.1.1942, aged 27 Son of Allen James Hopewell and Jessie Hopewell, of Bingley; husband of Irene Hopewell, of Bingley
45334 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Derek Woodhead Jackson 296 Squadron, Royal Air Force 22.3.1943, aged 23 Son of Donald Stanley and Ida Jackson, of Shipley
638280 Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Frank Jowett Royal Air Force 7.9.1942, aged 20 Son of Maurice and Mary Jowett, of Bingley
1111797 Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Wilkinson Kilbank Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 15.6.1945, aged 29 Son of John William and Edith Kilbank; husband of Nora Kilbank, of Waterloo
2656562 Lance Corporal Harold Metcalfe Corps of Military Police 12.5.1940, aged 26 Son of Herbert Edward and Sarah Metcalfe; husband of Edith Lavinia Metcalfe, of Gilstead
131825 Flying Officer (Navigator [Bomber]) Eric Robert Mills 98 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 23.7.1944, aged 24 Son of John and Clara Mills, of Bingley
1709462 Serjeant John Douglas Perfect Royal Artillery 24.5.1944, aged 32 Son of John and Clara Lydia Perfect, of Bingley; husband of Amy Perfect, of Bingley
Second Lieutenant Jack Pounds
658262 Sergeant (Navigator) Fred Noel Slingsby 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27.4.1943, aged 24 Son of Fred and Ada Slingsby, of Bingley; husband of Esme Slingsby
1213422 Sergeant (Pilot) Albert Waterworth 612 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27.2.1943, aged 22 Son of Joseph Edward and Helen Waterworth, of Bingley
1213427 Sergeant (Air Gunner) Kenneth Watmough 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 16.12.1943, aged 23 Son of Arthur and Sarah Watmough, of Bingley
6107441 Lance Serjeant Alec Fisher White 1st The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 7.5.1944, aged 20 Mentioned in Despatches. Son of Harry M. and May White, of Bingley
14352319 Gunner Stanley Whiting 59 (6th The Hampshire Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 3.7.1944, aged 31 Son of James and Henrietta Whiting, of Eldwick; husband of Elizabeth Whiting
994594 Gunner Alfred Duxbury, 82 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action in Burma on 21st April 1945, aged 24. Son of Arthur and Lily Duxbury, of Bingley. CWGC database gives his age as 23.
1459115 Flight Sergeant (Navigator) Wilfred Edmondson, 148 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed over Italy while on an operational flight on 3rd August 1944, aged 24. Son of Tom and Eliza Edmondson; husband of Evelyn Isobel Edmondson, of Worcester