Genealogy Junction
a subsite of Wakefield Family History Sharing
St Austin's Church War Memorial
| Name | Additional information |
1914 - 1918 |
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| C Arundel | |
| Thomas Bagnall | Thomas was the son of Henry & Elizabeth. Henry was a coalminer originating in Warwickshire and his wife Elizabeth hailed from Wendsbury, Staffs. In the 1901 census the family were living at Pullens Row, Stanley. Thomas enlisted in Bridlington, joining the Queen's Own, Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry and became Pte., 3269. He died at home, meaning locally on 6 February 1916 aged 21 and is buried in Wakefield Cemetery, where he rests with 114 other casualties of war. |
| John Banks | Possibly :- John Banks the son of William and Elizabeth Banks who in 1901 lived at 6 Briggs Yard, Wakefield. He enlisted in Leeds, joining the Seaforth Highlanders and became Pte., 4681. He was KIA on 23 July 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to The Missing. |
| Joseph Bean | Possibly :- Joseph Bean who was born in Knottingley and enlisted in Wakefield. Joining the KOYLI as Pte., 3/2563. He was KIA on 8 May 1915 and is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. |
| John Blythe | John was the son of John and Emily Blythe. In 1901 John was a boarder in Hoyland where he worked as a police constable. He enlisted in Wakefield, joining the KOYLI and became Pte., 3/1831. He died on 18 December 1914 aged 39 and is remembered at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen. His mother by the end of the war had remarried and become Emily Austwick of Statters Buildings, Warrengate. |
| Dan Bree | Daniel Bree was the son of Dennis and Maria Bree who in 1901 were living at Connor's Buildings, Primrose Hill, Wakefield. Dennis had been born in Ireland and Maria hailed from West Bretton. In 1901 Dan was 15 and worked as a billiard marker. He enlisted in the town into the Royal Field Artilliery and became Gunner 174508. He was KIA on 30 November 1917 and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial along with many others use final resting place is known only unto their God |
| Charles Brennan | Charles, the son of Michael and Ellen Brennan was in 1901 was a visitor at the house of Ann Hutton in Leeds. Charles enlisted in Wakefield and gave that town as his place of birth. He joined the KOYLI and became L/Cpl 14955. He was KIA on 4 November 1918 aged 36 and is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial along with nearly 10,000 other causualties with no known resting place. |
| Harold Brooke | |
| Harry Brown | Possibly :- Harry Brown the son of Sam and Maggie who in 1901 were living in Volunteer Yard. Sam born in Wakefield worked as a plasterers labourer, while his wife was from Ireland. Harry enlisted in Wakefield where he joined the York and Lancaster Regt., and became Pte., 21682. He was KIA on 29 September 1916 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing. |
| Thomas Brunt | Possibly- Thomas the son of Timothy and Catherine Brunt who in the census are indexed as Bruns and living at 2 Peace St, Wakefield. Timothy worked as a miner and Thomas was 1 of 3 children in the 1901 census. Thomas enlisted in Wakefield where he joined the RFA and became Gnr 41087. He died of wounds on 24 April 1917 and is remembered at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras. |
| Bernard Burnley | |
| Walter Caveney | |
| Edward Clemenson | |
| Robert Clemenson | |
| John R Clift | |
| William Connor | |
| James Crosland | |
| Joe Crosland | |
| Michael Daley | |
| Allan Davidson | |
| James Dilton | |
| Daniel Docherty | |
| Robert Dolan | |
| William Dolan | |
| Thomas Evans | |
| Bernard Fallon | |
| John Foley | |
| Patrick Foley | |
| William Gaffney | |
| Charles Gara | |
| George Gollick | |
| Sam Gollick M.M. | |
| John Griffin | |
| George Hall | |
| Edward Hartshorne | |
| Harry Haslegrave | |
| Arthur R Hawes | |
| John W Heptinstall M.M. | |
| John Hepworth | |
| John Herbert | |
| Thomas Hoban | |
| Alf Hodgson | |
| James Hosey | |
| Thomas Hose | |
| Edward Hughes | |
| Charles Jordan | |
| Michael Keenan | |
| John P Kelly | |
| John Kennett | |
| Thomas Lane | |
| Frank Layden | |
| Charles Lee | |
| William Marshall | |
| Owen McAuley | |
| Thomas McGee | |
| Peter McLaughlin | |
| Joseph McKenna | |
| Joseph McNiff | |
| Thomas Meehan | |
| James Morgan | |
| Harry O'Leary | |
| Patrick O'Malley | |
| Paul Parkinson | |
| James Quinn | |
| thomas Quinn | |
| William Quirk M.M. | |
| Harry Rayner | |
| Harry Ridge | |
| John Slaven | |
| John Smith | |
| James Stephenson | |
| Thomas Sweeney | |
| Harry Townend | |
| Irvine Trotter | |
| Thomas Trotter | |
| Herbert Uttley | |
| John Vasey | |
| John Waters | |
| John Watson | |
| Fred Way | |
| Edward Webster | |
| John Welch | |
| James Woodward | |
1939 - 1945 |
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| Thomas A Bazzant | |
| James J Bonnor | |
| Austin J Burke | |
| James J Clift | |
| James H Coulson | |
| Thomas Coles | |
| Terence Cunningham | |
| Walter Daniels | |
| Edward J Elley | |
| Edward Garritty | |
| Thomas M Gledhill | |
| William Hale | |
| Mark E Harris | |
| James Haselgrave | |
| William Herbert | |
| Jack Herring | |
| Joseph Kilkenny | |
| Walter S Kitson D.F.M. | |
| William Lyden | |
| Norman A Macauleyu | |
| Derrick T McDermott | |
| Francis P Nettleton | |
| John Nicholls | |
| Edward Parkinson | |
| Ernest A Partridge | |
| Francis Rhodes | |
| Edward Sweeney | |
| William S West | |
May They Rest in Peace |
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The men that worked for England they have their graves at home and bees and birds of England above the cross can roam. But they that fought for England, following a falling star. Alas, alas, for England they have their graves afar extract from a poem by G K Chesterton |
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