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Addinghammers in The Great War (1914 - 1918)
The Great War - New Information
Request 1. "My dad fought in the First World War and was wounded. He was in the West Yorkshire Battalion. I think he was called up in 1916 as he was married to my mum 30 december 1915 at a church in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. I think that he lived in Gainsborough. So i dont know what Battalion that he served in during the war. He was a L/Cpl, And he told that he was in the Green Houreds, but two of his letters say that he was in the West Yorkshire, and one says The Yorkshire Regiment. So i am not sure what Battalion that he was in. Could you maybe tell me of the west Yorkshire Battalion?" Request 2. A distant relative of mine was Harold Wright whoes name appears on the war memorial. Have you any idea as to why there is no record of how he and some other addingham men met their deaths? (Martin Wright). Following information supplied by James Cooper:- Born in 1886 in Skipton. He originally enlisted 11/12/15 as Pte 50404 of the West Yorkshire Regiment, he was later transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers, to serve at the depot. He was discharged due to wounds 8th July 1918. I would say he may be buried in Addingham Church yard or similar and died from wounds between when the memorial was erected and approx 1922/23 when the CWGC stopped recording deaths. Unusually he has 2 medal index cards: Harold Wright: He was in the 2nd Bradford Pals, however he was a very early enlistee. 1901 Addingham Census: Harold Wright, aged 5 years, born Addingham, nephew of Joseph and Annie Clemmy Name: WRIGHT, HAROLD Initials: H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Unit Text: 18th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 15/07/1916 Service No: 18/189 Additional information: Son of Tom and Lucy Wright. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: B (North West). N. 5. Cemetery: HEATON BAPTIST BURIAL GROUNDName: Harold Wright Birth Place: Addingham, Yorks Residence: Bradford, Yorks Death Date: 15 Jul 1916 Rank: L/Corporal Regiment: Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) Battalion: 18th Battalion. Number: 18/189 Type of Casualty: Died of wounds Theater of War: Brough - Sic William Wild: Taken from Cravens Part n the Great War: I don’t think he made it to France as he has no medal index card that I can find. Likely to have died whilst training at Grantham. • Surname: WILD • Forename(s): William • Place of Birth: Addingham, Yorkshire • Residence: unknown • Service No: 29864 • Rank: Corporal • Regiment/Corps/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) • Battalion/Unit: ----- • Division: division unknown • Age: 30 • Date of Death: 1918-11-25 • Awards: ----- • CWGC Grave/Mem Ref: R. 'U.' 2609 • CWGC Cemetery: SKIPTON (WALTONWRAYS) CEMETERY • CWGC Memorial: ----- • Non-CWGC Burial: ----- • Comments: o No entry in SD- post Armistice. o 1901 Addingham Census: William Wild, aged 12 years, born Addingham, son of Edwin and Mary Wild. • Craven's Part in the Great War Entry: CORPORAL WILLIAM WILD, Machine Gun Corps, son of Mrs. Wild, Lambert Street, Skipton, died of pneumonia at Grantham 25th November, 1918. Aged 30 years. <BR< li> • West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record Entry: WILD, Cpl. William, M.G.C., Husband of Mrs. Wild, 11, Thornton Street, Skipton, died from pneumonia, Grantham, Nov. 25, 1918. John Whitaker: Taken from the Cravens Part in the Great War: • Surname: WHITAKER • Forename(s): John • Place of Birth: Manchester, Lancashire • Residence: unknown • Service No: 776147 • Rank: Trumpeter • Regiment/Corps/Service: Royal Field Artillery • Battalion/Unit: 'D' Battery 245th Brigade • Division: 49th (West Riding) Division • Age: 26 • Date of Death: 1918-05-13 • Awards: ----- • CWGC Grave/Mem Ref: XIV. D. 5. • CWGC Cemetery: NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY • CWGC Memorial: ----- • Non-CWGC Burial: ----- • Comments: ----- • Craven's Part in the Great War Entry: TRUMPETER JOHNNIE WHITAKER, Duke of Well.'s Regt., of Addingham, died of wounds 12th May, 1918. Aged 26 years. <BR< li> • West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record Entry: WHITAKER, Trumpeter, [Addingham], aged 24, died of wounds May 14, 1918. • Tom Foster: • Surname: FOSTER • Forename(s): Tom • Place of Birth: Addingham, Yorkshire • Residence: unknown • Service No: 266657 • Rank: Private • Regiment/Corps/Service: Gordon Highlanders • Battalion/Unit: 1/7th (Deeside Highland) Battalion • Division: 51st (Highland) Division • Age: 20 • Date of Death: 1918-04-14 • Awards: ----- • CWGC Grave/Mem Ref: Panel 9 • CWGC Cemetery: ----- • CWGC Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL • Non-CWGC Burial: ----- • Comments: ----- |