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The First World War Roll of Honour - Part Three Killed in WW1-1   Killed in WW1-2   Killed in WW1-3   Killed in WW2

 

NOTES

HOW DIED: KIA - Killed in Action, DOW - Died of Wounds,

IN GREEN - NOT ON WAR MEMORIAL

NAME
NUMBER

RANK DATE DIED THEATRE
OF WAR
REGIMENT/
BATTALION
BORN
ENLISTED
RESIDENT NOTES RECORDS AT PRO
John Stanley PATTISON
7422
Corporal 20/09/17
DOW
Mesopotamia Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)/
14th (King's) Hussars
Knaresborough York Knaresborough   no record
Alec PEACOCK
3259
Private 15/06/16
DOW
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1/5th Bn.
  Harrogate Knaresborough   no record
E PEACOCK Corporal     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED    
Francis William PEACOCK Private 07/09/15
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1/5th Bn.
Knaresborough Knaresborough Knaresborough   no record
W PEACOCK Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED    
J POULTER Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED    
Harry POWELL
18/822
Private 01/07/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Durham Light Infantry/
18th Bn. (Durham Pals)
Knaresborough Sunderland Knaresborough   Details from PRO Record
H PRYKE Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED    
H RAGAN Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED    
Norman RANDLE
16/1212
Private 26/04/18
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
2ndBn.
 
Knaresborough Bradford   Bradford    no record
W REAVELEY Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED    
Herbert RENNISON
28538
Private 04/06/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Durham Light Infantry/
12th Bn.
Knaresborough York Leeds Formerly 31803 West Yorkshire Regiment Details from PRO Record
Walter RHODES
20195
Private 21/04/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)/
4th Bn.
Knaresborough Catterick   Catterick      no record
William RICHMOND
122370
Private 26/02/18
Died
At Sea Royal Army Medical Corps. Knaresborough Auckland   Auckland   Details from PRO Record 
Gilbert ROBINSON
44754
Private 15/02/17
Died
France &
Flanders
Northumberland Fusiliers/
9th Bn.
Knaresborough Knaresborough Knaresborough Formerly 32754 West Yorkshire Regiment  no record
J ROBINSON Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED  
H ROUNDING Private                no record
Thomas RUMFITT
1912
Private 05/03/16
Died
Home Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
26th Provisional Bn.
Knaresborough York York   no record
Ernest RUSSELL
15347
Private 10/08/15
KIA
Gallipoli Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
9th Bn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate   no record

Fred (E) SADLER
200928

Coy. Sergt. Major

26/03/18 KIA

France & Flanders

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)/ 2nd/5th Bn.

  Knaresborough      
Douglas SAVILLE
62280
L.Cpl. 04/11/18
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
9th Bn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Knaresborough   Details from PRO Record
William SCAIFE
14/199
Private 13/04/17
Died
France &
Flanders
York and Lancaster Regiment/
14th (Service) (2nd Barnsley) Bn.
Knaresborough Barnsley Barnsley    
John Reynolds SCORER
R/13265
Rifleman 24/08/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
King's Royal Rifle Corps./
9th Bn.
Knaresborough Leeds Leeds   Details from PRO Record
William SHARLOTTE
9701
Private 03/05/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
15th Bn.
Knaresborough York York   no record
John SHARPER
11964
Cpl. 01/07/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)/
7th Bn.
Knaresborough Leeds Kippax, Leeds   no record
Norman SMART
77366
Private 17/04/18
KIA
France &
Flanders
Durham Light Infantry/
15th Bn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Knaresborough   Details from PRO Record
Fred STEEL
28804
L/Cpl. 28/03/18
DOW
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
2nd Bn.
Knaresborough Ripon Ripon   no record
Joseph STEEL
31102
Private 16/09/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
East Yorkshire Regiment/
1st Bn.
Knaresborough Knaresborough Knaresborough Formerly 3769 West Yorks Regt. no record
Tom STEELE (shown as STEEL on WM)
267887
Private 24/03/18
KIA
France & Flanders Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
10th Bn.
  Knaresborough Knaresborough    
Tom STOTT
23928
Private 22/05/17
DOW
Home Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
18th Bn
Harrogate Knaresborough Knaresborough    
Fred SURR
43078
Private 19/05/17
DOW
France & Flanders Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
10th Bn.
  York Knaresborough    
Harry SURR
12254
L.Cpl. 21/03/18
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1st Bn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate    
William SURR
3/1141
Private 10/12/17
DOW
France &
Flanders
King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
2ndBn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate    
John SWALES
200424
Private 09/10/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1/5th Bn.
Knaresborough York Knaresborough   Details from PRO Record
Frederick Sewell SWIRES
154948
Sapper 06/04/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Corps of Royal Engineers Knaresborough Leeds Knaresborough No. 4 Spec. Coy., R.E. no record
H SYKES Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED  
Harry TAYLOR (G H On WM)
19670
Private 14/09/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
9th Bn
Knaresborough York York    
Herbert TAYLOR
3/9677
Private 25/09/15
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
2nd Bn
Knaresborough Harrogate Starbeck, Harrogate    
Pearson TAYLOR
33030
Private 05/05/17
DOW
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
16th Bn
North Rigton, Pannel, Harrogate Knaresborough Knaresborough    
Fred THICKETT
8622
Sergeant 29/10/14
KIA
France &
Flanders
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
2nd Bn.
Scissett, Yorks Bradford Knaresborough    
Edward THIRKELL
15260
L.Cpl. 10/08/15
DOW
Gallipoli Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
9th Bn
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate    
Fred THOMPSON
131220
Sapper (L.Cpl. on WM) 31/10/18
Died
Home Corps of Royal Engineers   Knaresborough Knaresborough (5th Res. Battn., R.E.)  
Percy THOMPSON
24950
Private 23/07/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
12th Bn
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate    
Fred TODD
242906
L.Cpl. 20/11/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
2/6th Bn
Knaresborough Knaresborough Knaresborough    
Herbert VARLEY
40264
Private 31/07/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Lancashire Fusiliers/
11th Bn.
Knaresborough Manchester Manchester Formerly 2999 Manchester Regt.  
Charles VAST
203549
Private 26/07/17
DOW
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1/5th Bn
Starbeck, Leeds Harrogate Knaresborough    
G WAINWRIGHT Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED  
Ben WAITE
301708
Private 08/08/18
KIA
France &
Flanders
Tank Corps Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate Formerly 5806 West Yorkshire Regt.  
Robert WAITE
200598
Private 10/09/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
2/5th Bn
  Knaresborough Knaresborough    
Donald Robert WAKEFIELD
41949
Private 21/10/18
Died
France &
Flanders
South Staffordshire Regiment/
2nd Bn.
Scotton Harrogate Knareborough Formerly 50589 North Staffs Regt.  
A WARRILOW Sergeant     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED  
R W G WAUGH Seaman     Additional Notes: R W G Waugh was a Leading Seaman whose ship, HMS Cloverbank, was torpedoed on the 16th April 1916, when he lost his life. His name appears in the Book of Remembrance in the Memorial Chapel at Edinburgh Castle. Details provided by his grand-daughter  
Arthur Henry WELLS
3/9685
Private 14/04/15
DOW
Home Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1st Bn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate    
George WHEELHOUSE
13404
Private 29/09/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
8th Bn.
Knaresborough Keighley Brighouse, York    
Thomas WHINCUP
201289
Private 29/07/18
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
2/5th Bn
  Knaresborough Knaresborough    
Lawrence WHITAKER (WHITTAKER on WM)
7687
Rifleman 15/11/14
DOW
France &
Flanders
King's Royal Rifle Corps./
2nd Bn.
Knaresborough Yorks Yorks    
John WHITEHEAD
115343
Private 26/09/17
DOW
France &
Flanders
Labour Corps. Knaresborough Harrogate Knaresborough Formerly 28462 W.Yorks. Regt. no record
W WIGGLESWORTH Private     NOT FOUND ON SOLDIERS DIED  
William Henry WILFORD
18504
Private 13/10/16
DOW
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
1st Bn
Shildon, Durham York Knaresborough  

Britton WILKINSON
22740
Private 13/04/18
DOW
France &
Flanders
Coldstream Guards Cross Gate, Yorks Harrogate Knaresborough    
Norman Richard WILSON
17571
Private 24/02/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
10th Bn.
Knaresborough Doncaster Doncaster    
Clemence WINDSOR
S/41880
Private 10/09/18
Died
France &
Flanders
Gordon Highlanders
1/14th London Regiment
Knaresborough Ripon Ripon    
Ernest WINDSOR
3848
Private 12/11/16
DOW
France &
Flanders
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
1/5th Bn.
Knaresborough Huddersfield Bradford    
Alexander WOOD
8746
Private 28/10/14
KIA
France &
Flanders
Durham Light Infantry/
2nd Bn.
Knaresborough Harrogate Conisborough    
Percy WOOD
37874
Private 28/08/17
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
9th Bn
Knaresborough Knaresborough Knaresborough    
William Robinson WOODWARD
24683
Private 02/11/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
10th Bn
Knaresborough Harrogate Harrogate    
Alfred YOUNGER
18036
Private 01/07/16
KIA
France &
Flanders
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)/
10th Bn
Ipswich, Suffolk York Knaresborough    
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