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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Huddersfield (Edgerton) Cemetery |
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Huddersfield
(Edgerton) Cemetery and Chapel
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Huddersfield (Edgerton) Cemetery contains 164 burials from both World Wars.
A number of the 1914-1918 War graves could not be marked by headstones, and
the names were recorded on a screen wall standing immediately behind the Cross
of Sacrifice. Both the Cross and the memorial wall were built of Stancliffe
stone.
There are 71 burials of the 1939-1945 War, of which 24 are situated in a group
of war graves in Section 14 on the border of the central path - the remainder
are scattered elsewhere. An ex-serviceman is also buried in the special group,
whose grave has been marked by a headstone designed to harmonise with those
on the war graves beside it. After the 1939-1945 War three names were added
to the existing screen wall to commemorate the three servicemen buried in
Lockwood (Emmanuel) Churchyard whose graves could no longer be maintained,
two being 1914-1918 War burials and one a soldier of the 1939-1945 War. The
panel on which the three names are inscribed, also made of Stancliffe stone,
is affixed to the left hand side of the wall, and above the names are the
words
THESE SOLDIERS LIE BURIED IN EMMANUEL CHURCHYARD, LOCKWOOD
Five burials from Lindley (Zion) Methodist Burial Ground are now Alternatively Commemorated on the Screen Wall in this cemetery.
One soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is buried in this cemetery. We are extremely grateful to Stephen Farnell of the Find A Grave website for photographing the headstone of this soldier.
Lance Corporal John Hogan, 11611.
7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (42081) Labour Corps.
Son of James and Christina Hogan, of 31, Castlegate, Huddersfield. Died at
home 9 March 1919. Aged 27.
Born Edinburgh.