Servicemen in the First World War/A-E

1/4th Battalion
1/4th Battalion ("first fourth") was a Territorial Force battalion in existence before the war. Soldiers in 1/4th arrived in Boulogne-Sur-Mer in April 1915 and took part in the fighting around Ypres.

Pte. J.  Bushby
Pte. J. Bushby likely took part in the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. In December 1915 he was hospitalised following a gas attack.

6th (Service) Battalion
6th (Service) Battalion was raised following the war declaration. It arrived at Boulogne-Sur-Mer in May 1915.

Pte. Thomas Bowery
Pte. Bowery lived on Newland View and worked at the Newland Pit before the war. He arrived in France on 21 May 1915 and was ordered towards Ypes and Hooge. Bowery was killed only three weeks later on 14 June when a shell exploded over a support trench while he was sleeping. He was 21 years of age.

Lce-Cpl. L. Anderson (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Lce-Cpl. L. Anderson was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

Edward Aspinall (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Pte. Edward Aspinall was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He died on 26 December 1918 at the age of 40. He was buried in Normanton Upper Cemetery.

J. Aspinall (K.O.Y.L.I.)
J. Aspinall was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded in the Yorkshire Post in December 1917.

W.H. Baines (K.O.Y.L.I.)
W.H. Baines was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

A. Beard (K.O.Y.L.I.)
A. Beard (15021) was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported killed by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

F. Beaumont (K.O.Y.L.I.)
F. Beaumont was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded in December 1917.

Cpl. Joseph Beaumont (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Corporal Joseph Beaumont (15260) was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He served during the Somme Offensive, where he was killed by a German sniper in July 1916. Beaumont lived at Edwards Square.

J. Bennett (K.O.Y.L.I.)
J. Bennett was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in December 1917.

E. Best (K.O.Y.L.I.)
E. Best was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

Walter Bradley (6th K.O.Y.L.I.)
Walter Bradley was a soldier in the 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Arriving in France on 21 May 1915 he was ordered to Ypes. Bradley was killed during the attack on Bellewaarde in September 1915.

Cpl. J. Brinsill (K.O.Y.L.I.)
J. Brinsill was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

H. Brook (K.O.Y.L.I.)
H. Brook was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in December 1917.

Pte. J. Brook (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Pte. J. Brook was a soldier within the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed on 5 January 1915 and is buried in Normanton Upper Cemetery. He is not listed in the war memorial.

L.Cpl. H. Broxholme (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Lance-Corporal H. Broxholm was a resident of Cemetery Lane. He was wounded in July 1916. Broxholme is not listed in the Memorial.

T.A. Burgoyne (K.O.Y.L.I.)
T.A. Burgoyne was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

W. Butler (K.O.Y.L.I.)
W. Butler was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was wounded in July 1917.

Cpl. T.H. Churchill (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Cpl. T.H. Churchill was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He died on  21 November 1918 as a result of wounds, aged 24. He is buried at Normanton Upper Cemetery.

Lce-Cpl S. Corbett (K.O.Y.L.I.)
S. Corbett (11324) was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

Cpl. J.W. Daniels (K.O.Y.L.I.)
Cpl J.W. Daniels was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

E. Ambler
E. Ambler is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

J.J. Armstrong
Armstrong  is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

J.W. Arnold
Arnold  is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

M. Atack
Atack is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

G. Bednall
Bednall is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

M. Beevers
Beevers is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

T.W. Bell
Bell is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

R. Blissett
Blissett is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

Pte. Wilfred Bolton (ANZAC)
Pte. Bolton lived on King's Street and worked at the Newland Colliery until around 1912 when he moved to Australia. He signed up immediately when war was declared, and served in the  First Australian Imperial Force. Bolten was one of the Australians killed during the Dardanelles Campaign in Turkey in June 1915, aged 22.

A. Bradley
Bradley is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

A. Brain
Brain is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

A. Bramham
Bramham is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

Broadhouse, H.
He is not listed in the war memorial.

E. Bromby
Brombyb is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

G.W. Brooks
Brooks is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

W. Brown
Brown is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

T.A. Burton
Burton is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

F. Cheesman
F. Cheesman is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

T.G. Chilton
Chilton is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

2Cpl. L. Coling (RE)
L. Coling died on 13 February 1918 aged 26. He is buried at Normanton Upper Cemetery.

J. Coulthard
Coulthard is listed on the Altofts memorial.

Pte. G.W. Cressey
Pte. G.W. Cressey served in the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). He was killed on  20 December 1915. He is buried at Normanton Upper Cemetery.

W.O. Crowther
Crowther is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

R.J. Davies
Sergeant R.J. Davies of the Royal Engineers was reported Wounded in August 1917.

L. Doyle
L. Doyle was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

Pte. Walter Dyson (K.O.S.B.)
Private Walter Dyson was a resident of Hope Street. He was wounded in July 1916.

W. Elliott
Elliott is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.