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The War Memorial for Hunslet, Leeds
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Chairman 8
The War Memorial for Hunslet is located in the churchyard of the now demolished St. Peter's church, located in Dewsbury Road.
The memorial is a column surmounted by a wheel cross, mounted on an octagonal plinth. The commemorative panels are fixed to the sides of the plinth.
279 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated on the memorial. Photos of all the memorial panels are shown on the City of Leeds WW1 Memorials website. The panels with the names of Private Birkett, Corporal Clapham, and Private Smith are shown on this page. The panel with Private Haddock's name on it can be seen on the City of Leeds WW1 Memorials website.
7 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated
on the Memorial.
1 Yorkshire Regiment soldier who lived in Hunslet, however, is not commemorated
on the memorial though his name is shown below.
We are very grateful to The Chairman 8 for allowing the use of his photos of the memorial.
Private Charles Atha, 24484. 8th Coy Machine Gun Corps
(Infantry), formerly 32481 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 18 March 1918.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated Panel 82 to 85 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Edward Birkett, 25558. 13th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 23 February 1917.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated on Pire and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Corporal Thomas Clapham, 22908. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of Mary Jane Simpson (formerly Clapham), of Moor End, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor,
Yorks. Killed 9 October 1917. Aged 23.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated on Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private George Alfred Haddock, 31355.
8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 20311 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 13 April 1917.
Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated Bay 4 and 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
(George Alfred Haddock is shown on the memorial as "C A Haddock".
Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) has researched this mis-naming
and makes the following comments;-
"George Alfred Haddock was born in the Sept Qtr 1887 in the Leeds RD.
He appears in the 1891 Census living with his grandmother In the St Peter
Parish, Leeds - no sign of his parents. Then in 1901, he is found living with
an Uncle and Aunt in the same part of Leeds.
In George’s Service Record, his widow is noted as living at 18 Berwick
Place, Dewsbury Road, Leeds an area which in recent years has been cleared
and redeveloped. Berwick Place was relatively to St Peter’s Church and
the Hunslet War Memorial.
The memorial was refurbished in 2006 with new plaques to replace the original
lettering. Presumably this had become badly weathered over 80 years or so
and It is not so unusual for the letter G to be confused with C. ")
Corporal Arthur Edward Hopper, 201865. 1st/5th Battalion
Manchester Regiment, formerly 11308 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 16 April
1917.
Born Dublin, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Leeds.
Buried HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES.
(Shown as "A Hopper" / "Arthur Hopper" in the CWGC / SDGW
records, but in the 1911 Census he is shown as "Arthur Edward Hopper",
livig with his family in Hunslet parish.)
Private Sam Linley. 7600. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. A. Linley, of 14, Plevna Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds. Killed
30 September 1916. Aged 32.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Bradford, Resided Hunslet (Leeds).
Buried REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY.
(Although living in Hunslet, this soldier is not shown on the memorial.)
Private Samuel Smith, 3/7951. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Joseph and Mary Smith, of 3, Westbury St., Parnaby Rd., Hunslet,
Leeds. Killed 29 March 1918. Aged 22.
Born Hunslet (Yorks), Enlisted Scarborough.
Commemorated on Panel 31 & 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Private George Lewis Toes. 34699.
10th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 4404 the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 25 September 1916.
Enlisted Saltburn.
Buried in COMBLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
The
Dedication on the War Memorial for Hunslet, Leeds
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Chairman 8
Edward Birkett's Name on the War Memorial for Hunslet, Leeds
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Chairman 8
Thomas Clapham's Name on the War Memorial for Hunslet, Leeds
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Chairman 8
Samuel Smith's Name on the War Memorial for Hunslet, Leeds
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Chairman 8
George Toes' Name on the War Memorial for Hunslet, Leeds
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Chairman 8
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