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Wakefield Cemetery contains 114 burials from both the First and Second World Wars. One of the First World War burials is of Private Frederick Norgate of the Yorkshire Regiment.
Private Norgate's grave is a family grave.

We are extremely grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) who has forwarded the photograph of Fredrick Norgate's grave in this cemetery, and a photo of the area in Wakefield Cemetery where the grave may be found.

The Norgate Family Headstone

The Norgate Family Headstone
 To view a larger photo of this grave, click on the thumbnail image.

Private Frederick Norgate. 22124. 1st Garrison Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Hannah Norgate, of 15 Boro' Rd., Lupset, Wakefield. Died at home 16 February 1918. Aged 35.
(Not shown in SDGW).

The inscription on the headstone reads
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PRIVATE FREDERICK NORGATE
WEST YORKS REGT.
THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF
HANNAH NORGATE
WHO DIED FEBY. 16TH 1918 AGED 34 YEARS
ALSO ERNEST FREDERICK, THEIR BELOVED SON
WHO DIED MARCH 1ST 1919 AGED 21 MONTHS
"PEACE, PERFECT PEACE"

Note : Although Private Norgate is shown as being in the West Yorkshire Regiment on the headstone, this will probably be because drafts to the 1st Garrison Battalion Yorkshire Regiment came from the Durham Light Infantry, the West and East Yorkshire Regiments, and the "Leeds Bantams".
Thus his original regiment may well have been the West Yorkshire Regiment.

Further information from Richard Roberts is that;-
"Private Norgate's pension records are on line. He was born in Middlesborough and lived in Wakefield. He enlisted on 19th December 1914 and was discharged on 29th November 1915 with TB of the lungs. "


T he area in Wakefield Cemetery containing Private Norgate's grave.
The area in Wakefield Cemetery containing Private Norgate's grave.
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

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