Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Gildersome Cemetery |
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General View of Gildersome Cemetery (1)
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Another photo of this cemetery by Betty Longbottom is shown below.
Gildersome Cemetery entrance is off Church Street in Gildersome (Leeds). The cemetery contains 11 war graves of both World Wars. There are 7 First World War burials, and 4 from the Second World War.
One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is buried in this cemetery. We are extremely grateful to Gordon Hodgson of the Find A Grave website for photographing the headstone of this soldier.
Private Fred Hardy Hall, 21881.
1st Garrison Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Rachel Hall, of Churwell, Leeds; husband of Jane Ellen Hall, of Branch End, Gildersome. Died at home 8 August 1917. Aged 36. Born Beeston (Yorks). (Additional information : Enlisted 21 June 1915. Served in India from 24 December 1915 to 20 December 1916, when he was invalided back home. Discharged on 9 May 1917 as no longer fit for military service.) |
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General View of Gildersome Cemetery (2)
Photo © Copyright Betty
Longbottom and licensed for reuse under this
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