The following men have a connection to the Bradford area. All served and died with 10th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War. List courtesy of Dave Stowe.
Bradford Born and Enlisted: 10/West Yorkshire Regiment
Abbott, Edward [E. Bradford]
Ambler, Granville [E. Bradford]
Barker, Harry [E. Leeds]
Barrett, John William [E. Bradford]
Betts, Alma [E. York]
Bowling, George [E. Leeds]
Brearton, Arthur [E. Bradford]
Brook, Albert [E. Bradford]
Brook, Rufus Lightowler [E. Bradford]
Burbidge, Arthur [E. Bradford]
Butler, Alfred [E. Bradford]
Butler, Fred [E. Bradford]
Cockroft, Harry [E. Bradford]
Danby, Alfred [E. Bradford]
Davy, Charles [E. Bradford]
Dunn, Ernest [E. Bradford]
Dunn, James [E. Bradford]
Fryer, Ernest [E. Bradford]
Gill, William [E. Bradford]
Hall, Charles Arthur [Bradford]
Jones, Jesse [E. Bradford]
Kershaw, Frederick William [E. Bradford]
Lawrence, Leonard [E. Bradford]
Ludlam, Arthur [E. Bradford]
Moorhouse, William Henry [E. Bradford]
McLoughlin, Michael [E. Bradford]
Nagle, Joseph [E. Bradford]
Palfreeman, Stead [E. Bradford]
Patrick, Horatio [E. Bradford]
Raper, Matthew [E. Bradford]
Ridley, Tom [E. Bradford]
Robertshaw, William [E. Cleckheaton, Yorks]
Shoesmith, Fred [E. Bradford]
Smith, George [E. Bradford]
Smith, John Norris [E. Bradford]
Stead, John [E. Bradford]
Summersgill, James Arthur [E. Bradford]
Taylor, William Edward [E. Bradford]
Thompson, Joseph Harold [E. Bradford]
Waddington, Henry [E. Bradford]
White Edward [E. Leeds]
Woodhead, Squire [E. Bradford]
Worsman, Fred [E. Bradford]
Some of these men had come from the 19th and 20th (Reserve) West Yorkshire Battalions that fed into the active front-line unit of the 10th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment and were killed with this battalion at Fricourt on 1 July 1916.
Others had been transferred to 10th West Yorkshire Regiment from the 2nd Bradford Pals early in 1916 and were also killed with the 10th (Service) Battalion, at Fricourt on 1 July 1916.
Further details may be found on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.
Bradford Born and Enlisted: 10/West Yorkshire Regiment
Abbott, Edward [E. Bradford]
Ambler, Granville [E. Bradford]
Barker, Harry [E. Leeds]
Barrett, John William [E. Bradford]
Betts, Alma [E. York]
Bowling, George [E. Leeds]
Brearton, Arthur [E. Bradford]
Brook, Albert [E. Bradford]
Brook, Rufus Lightowler [E. Bradford]
Burbidge, Arthur [E. Bradford]
Butler, Alfred [E. Bradford]
Butler, Fred [E. Bradford]
Cockroft, Harry [E. Bradford]
Danby, Alfred [E. Bradford]
Davy, Charles [E. Bradford]
Dunn, Ernest [E. Bradford]
Dunn, James [E. Bradford]
Fryer, Ernest [E. Bradford]
Gill, William [E. Bradford]
Hall, Charles Arthur [Bradford]
Jones, Jesse [E. Bradford]
Kershaw, Frederick William [E. Bradford]
Lawrence, Leonard [E. Bradford]
Ludlam, Arthur [E. Bradford]
Moorhouse, William Henry [E. Bradford]
McLoughlin, Michael [E. Bradford]
Nagle, Joseph [E. Bradford]
Palfreeman, Stead [E. Bradford]
Patrick, Horatio [E. Bradford]
Raper, Matthew [E. Bradford]
Ridley, Tom [E. Bradford]
Robertshaw, William [E. Cleckheaton, Yorks]
Shoesmith, Fred [E. Bradford]
Smith, George [E. Bradford]
Smith, John Norris [E. Bradford]
Stead, John [E. Bradford]
Summersgill, James Arthur [E. Bradford]
Taylor, William Edward [E. Bradford]
Thompson, Joseph Harold [E. Bradford]
Waddington, Henry [E. Bradford]
White Edward [E. Leeds]
Woodhead, Squire [E. Bradford]
Worsman, Fred [E. Bradford]
Some of these men had come from the 19th and 20th (Reserve) West Yorkshire Battalions that fed into the active front-line unit of the 10th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment and were killed with this battalion at Fricourt on 1 July 1916.
- Buried at Fricourt New Military Cemetery are: F. Bolton (19/178); J. N. Smith (19/135) and Joseph Harold Thompson (20/42).
Others had been transferred to 10th West Yorkshire Regiment from the 2nd Bradford Pals early in 1916 and were also killed with the 10th (Service) Battalion, at Fricourt on 1 July 1916.
- Buried at Hare Lane Cemetery were Pte. J. Turner (19/72) and Joseph Nagle (18/1136) and later exhumed and reburied in Dantzig Alley Cemetery (Mametz) after the war.
Further details may be found on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.
