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The Memorial Plaque on the War Memorial in the Grounds of the Mill Hill Unitarian
Chapel, Leeds
Photo : Philip Wright ("Budby")
The Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel is located at Lower Basinghall St, City Centre, Leeds and the War Memorial stands in the grounds of the chapel. The War Memorial is in the form of a small cenotaph, with a marble table attached to it which commemorates those who lost lives in both the First and Second World Wars.
The memorial commemorates the names of 29 men who lost their lives in the First World War, and 3 in the Second World War.
Amongst those who are commemorated for the First World War are 3 soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment, including two highly decorated men (Captain Hirsch, VC, and Major Brown, DSO MC & C de G). Amongst those commemorated as having lost their lives in the Second World War is a Green Howard who was the nephew of Captain Hirsch, VC.
We are extrememly grateful to Philip Wright ("Budby") for the use of his photograph of the War Memorial. Philip Wright retains copyright of this photo.
Major Harold Brown, MC DSO C de G. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Croix de Guerre with Palm (France). Son of G. W. Brown,
of Lindsay Grange, Branksome Park, Bournemouth; husband of Dorothy J. E. Brown,
of Kingston Lodge, Leigh Woods, Bristol. Killed 23 March 1918. Aged 39.
Commemorated on Panel 31 and 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
For further information on Major Harold Brown, select here...........
2nd Lieutenant Lionel Adolf David David. 7th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Alexander and Beatrice Marian David, of "Claremont,"
Monk Bridge Rd., Headingley, Leeds. Native of London. Killed 1 July 1916.
Aged 25.
Commemorated on the FRICOURT MEMORIAL.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.
The following additional biographical information is taken from
Roberts Coulson's Biographies
of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
"Lionel David was a London man being born in Kensington in 1892.
An original territorial officer of the 7th Battalion he landed with them on
July 14th 1915 at Boulogne.
They first went into the line at Voormezeele in August of 1915 and stayed
in this area for the rest of the year spending Christmas in Ypres.
February 1916 saw them in action at The Bluff outside Ypres when Lionel David
was wounded but he was fit again by June 1916 when the battalion moved south
to prepare for the Somme offensive.
Early morning July 1st 1916 found 2nd Lt David and his men in trenches facing
the German fortified village of Fricourt. The plan was for the battalion to
advance later in the day but for some reason never explained “A”
company advanced at 8-20 a.m. and were virtually wiped out. A message got
back that,
“Major Kent and Lt David were wounded and lying out in front of the
wire”
2nd Lt Lionel David died in front of the British wire at Fricourt on July
1st 1916 aged 25.
His body was recovered and his grave today lies in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
at Mametz."
Captain David Philip Hirsch, VC. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Mentioned in despatches. Son of Harry and Edith Hirsch, of Weetwood
Grove, Leeds. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 20.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
For further information on Captain David Hirsch, see also his entry under
Yorkshire
Regiment VC Winners.
Officer Cadet David Philip Hirsch, 14494982. Green Howards (Yorkshire
Regiment). Son of Maj. Frank Brindley Hirsch and Amy Helen Woodrow Hirsch,
of Dacre, Yorkshire. Killed 10 June 1945. Aged 19.
Buried KIRKEE WAR CEMETERY.
(Major Frank Hirsch was the brother of Captain David Hirsch, VC)
The War Memorial in the Grounds of the Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel, Leeds
Photo : Philip Wright ("Budby")
The
Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel, Leeds
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Tea and licensed for reuse under this Creative
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