Allen, Harold Bernard. Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn. Corporal. Service No. 9217. La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France 18-Sep 1914 Born, Sheffield, 1884. Lived at 133 Valley Road. He was a postman in the Millhouses - Woodseats area. Killed in the battle of the Aisne. He was approx. 30 years old. He lived at 35 Haughton Road, Norton, Woodseats in 1911. The La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates nearly 4,000 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force who died in August, September and the early part of October 1914 and who have no known grave.

Andrew, Charles William. Royal Engineers 228th Field Company Sapper. Service No. 184990. Age 33. The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 04-Aug 1917. Charles was a Postman. Born in Sheffield, 1884. Husband of Alice (Nee Drewery) Andrew, of 35, Arthur Road, Sheffield. They married in Sheffield, 1906. Charles formerly served in "K" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery August 1914 until May 1916. The Huts Cemetery was used by field ambulances during the 1917 and nearly two thirds of the burials were of gunners from nearby artillery positions.

Andrews, Arthur. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 372731. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 21-Mar 1918. Born and enlisted in Sheffield. Arthur was killed in action. The Arras Memorial bears the names of 35,000 men whose graves are not known.

Barron, Arthur. York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Bn. Private. Service No. 1799. Age 27. Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. 28-Mar 1918. Arthur was a Postman, he lived at 70 Cross Bedford Street, Sheffield 6. Husband of Mary Ann (Nee Rawlings) Barron. They married in 1912, Sheffield.

Bilbey, Arthur Thomas. York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Bn. Company Sergeant Major. Service No. 12/4. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 01-Jul 1916. A Veteran of the Matabele War, 1893. In 1916 the Whites Trade directory listed Arthur, a Postman, living at 27 Bloor Street, Walkley, Sheffield. Born in Sheffield, 1874. Son of Samuel and Mary (Nee Keetley) Bilbey who married in Nottingham, 1852. Samuel was a tailor. Arthur had three elder brothers, David, Samuel and Auberon Herbert (who died in 1894). He had two sisters, Kate Maria and Ada Gertrude. The 12th York and Lancs were known as the 'Sheffield Pals'. Their formal title was the Sheffield City Battalion, They trained initially at Redmires. Arthur attacked the heavily defended village of Serre. The attack was a disaster. Casualties on the 1st July for the 12th Y & L were 17 officers and 495 men. A total of 512. Arthur's name is on the Thiepval Memorial which bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave. Arthur's Nephew, Auberon Herbert Bilbey served with the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner, service no. 176031

Boyes, Ernest William. Royal Engineers 41st Motor Airline Sect Sapper. Service No. 148748. Age 47. Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania. 12-Nov 1917. Born in York, 1871. Son of Mary Ann Boyes. Ernest was a Telegraphist. Husband of Alice (Nee Ashburn) Boyes, of 10, Nairn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. Ernest and Alice married in Doncaster, 1897.

Bramwell, Arthur. King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 6929. Age 34. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 31-Oct 1914. Born in 1880, Sheffield. Son of Thomas and Hannah (Nee Ibbotson) Bramwell, of 167, Bell Hagg Road, Sheffield. His father, Thomas was a Scale Presser. He married Hannah in 1878. In 1881, the family lived at Robertshaw Street, Sheffield. The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 men whose graves are not known.

Brightmore, Arthur Edgar Vincent. Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty. 94th Bde. Sergeant. Service No. 34803. Age 25. Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 26-Sep 1915. Born in Leeds, 1892. Son of Fred and Catherine Brightmore, of 484, Glossop Road, Broomhill, Sheffield. His father Fred was the landlord of the Broomhill Tavern in 1916. The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area.

Britland, Arthur. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 371205. Age 31. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 21-May 1916. Born in Cromford, Derbyshire, 1885. Son of George and Mary (Nee Marsden) Britland, of 47, Sharrow Street, Sharrow, Sheffield. Arthur lived at 53 Sherrington Road, Sheffield. Initially Arthur was reported missing and his death wasn't confirmed until February 1917. He was killed in action, his name is on the Arras Memorial which bears the names of 35,000 men whose graves are not known.

Brown, E.

Burrows, Ernest. York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Bn. Lance Corporal. Service No. 4487. Age 41. Sheffield (Burngreave) Cemetery, England. 16-Dec 1916. Ernest was a Postman. Husband of Edith (Nee Russell) Burrows, of 7, Brighton Terrace Road, Crookes, Sheffield. They married in 1910. In 1911, Ernest lived at 336 Springvale Road.

Chadwick, Fred. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 5836. Age 24. Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France 07-Oct 1916. Born in Brightside, Sheffield, 1892. Husband of Frances (Nee Gregory) Chadwick, of 44, Roebuck Road, Crookesmoor, Sheffield. Fred and Frances married in 1915. He enlisted in Sheffield and was killed in action. Fred also served with the same battalion as service no. 372916. The Warlencourt cemetery was made late in 1919 when graves were brought in from small cemeteries and the battlefields of Warlencourt and Le Sars.

Collins, John. Charles. Royal Engineers 62nd Div. Signal Coy. Sapper. Service No. 482356. Age 38. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. France. 21-May 1918. Born in 1879, Attercliffe, Sheffield. Son of Christopher and Mary Collins, who both came from Meath, Ireland. The 1901 Census lists John as a 22 year old Postal Telegraph Clerk from Attercliffe. Son-in-law of Edith Jane Montgomery, of 49, Cammell Road, Firth Park, Sheffield.

Cooper, John E. Royal Scots Fusiliers 7th Bn. Lance Corporal. Service No. 16795. Age 21. Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 26-Sep 1915. Born in Chequerbent, Bolton, Lancashire 1894. Son of Alexander and Mary Jane (Nee Brooks) Cooper, of 126, Cliffe Field Road, Meersbrook, Sheffield. In 1901 the family lived at 19 Rutland Street, Bolton. His parents married in Bolton 1894. The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area.

Cooper, Samuel.

Cramp, Richard Frank. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Sergeant. Service No. 371207. Age 32. Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France. 10-Aug 1918. Richard was a Postman. Born in Woolwich, London on the 3rd March 1886. Son of John Barden Cramp and Mary Ann (Nee Thompson) Cramp. Husband of May B. Georgina (Nee Plant) Cramp, of Moor Lane, Ravenfield, Rotherham. They married, 1910, in the Ecclesall Bierlow district. The 1913, Whites Trade Directory, shows Frank at 66 Fulton Road, Walkley, Sheffield. His father had also served with the forces as a Sergeant with the Royal Artillery, the 1891 census shows the family living in Sheffield at a district barracks (possibly Hillsborough). Richard enlisted in Sheffield and was killed in action.

Crisp, A S.

Darley, George.  Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th Bn. Private. Service No. 19278. Age 31. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 07-Apr 1917. Born in Sheffield 1885. Husband of Kate Violet (Nee Parkin) Darley, of 143, Cartmell Road, Woodseats, Sheffield. George and Kate married in 1912, Sheffield. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery was used from February 1915 to May 1917 by fighting units and field ambulances.

Depledge, Joseph Alfred. Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Bn. Private. Service No. 2224. Age 19. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 25-Apr 1915. Born in Sheffield, 1895. Son of Henry and Ellen (Nee Wright) Depledge, of 46, Rockingham Street, Sheffield. Joseph's parents married in 1895, Sheffield. The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 men whose graves are not known.

Devaney, Anthony. Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn. Sergeant. Service No. 6018. Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. 09-Aug 1915. Born in Sheffield, 1882. Son of John and Mary Devaney. His father came from Ireland. The Helles Memorial bears more than 21,000 names of men who died in the Gallipoli campaign and have no known grave.

Dunlevy, Francis. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Corporal. Service No. 3650. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 07-Oct 1916. Francis was a postman, he lived at 112 Harvey Clough Road, Norton Woodseats, Sheffield. He enlisted in London and was killed in action. The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave.

Earnshaw, George Burrell. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/5th Bn. Private. Service No. 243036. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 09-Oct 1917. Born in Crookes, Sheffield, 1892. Son of George and Mary Ann (Nee Burrell) Earnshaw. George was approx. 25 year old when he was killed in action. The Tyne Cot Memoral bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.

Eastaugh, Albert Gordon. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Bn. Private. Service No. 26409. Age 22. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 01-Oct 1916. Born in Canning Town, London. Son of William Edward and Elizabeth (nee Fox) Eastaugh, of 81, Blair Athol Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield. His parents married in 1888, Poplar, London. The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave.

Elliott, Joseph Henry. London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 608719. Age 23. Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 03-Sep 1918. Joseph was a Postman. Son of Joseph and Mary C. Elliott. Joseph's father died and his mother remarried and became Mary Hancox, of 52, Santley Street, North Road, Longsight, Manchester. Joseph lived at 62 Lydgate Lane, Crookes, Sheffield. The Vis-en-Artois Memorial bears the names of over 9,000 men who fell in the period from 8 August 1918 to the date of the Armistice

Fidler, H

Fields, Ernest. Royal Garrison Artillery 227th Siege Battery. Corporal. Service No. 77601. Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 24-Jul 1917. Ernest was a letter sorter. Husband of Malinda (Nee Burgin) Fields, of 165, Stannington Road, Malin Bridge, Sheffield. In 1916, Ernest lived at 20 Stanley Road, Meersbrook. Ernest and Malinda were married in 1912, Sheffield.

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Firth A

Fleetwood, Frank. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 3653. Age 21. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France. 26-May 1916. Born 1896 in Ecclesfield, Sheffield. Son of John and Ellen Eliza (Nee Burkinshaw) Fleetwood, of Greno Terrace, Grenoside, Sheffield. Frank's parents married in 1882. His father was a News Agent. He Enlisted in London.

Fletcher, A

Gibbon, Harry. Border Regiment 1st Bn. Private. Service No. 6409. Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. 28-Jun 1915. Born in Hull. Lived in Attercliffe, Sheffield. Harry was killed in the "The Action of Gully Ravine". The Helles Memorial bears more than 21,000 names of men who died in the Gallipoli campaign and have no known grave.

Grant, F

Green, David William. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot. Sergeant. Service No. 41413. Age 40. Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery, England. 07-Apr 1918. David was a Postman. Born in Woolwich. He lived at 28 Glover Road. Son of David Green. Husband of Edith Russell. David Also served with the Border Regiment. He was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Gregg, Arthur Thomas. Royal Engineers Fifth Army Wireless Company Sapper. Service No. 126933. Age 20. Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium. 13-Feb 1919. Born in Brikenhead, Chesire, 1898. Son of Thomas and Leonora Gertrude Gregg, of 446, Windmill Lane, Shiregreen, Sheffield. His mother died in 1909. Arthur lived at 50 Hind House Lane and was a Telegraphist at the post office. He enlisted on the 10th of May 1916 and died of Pneumonia.

Hall, Ernest Henry. Ernest was a Postman, he lived at 74 Whitehouse Road, Walkley, Sheffield.

Hanley, Lawrence. South Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 34005. Age 23. Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 20-Sep 1918. Born in 1895, Sheffield. Son of John Henry and Elizabeth (Nee Burns) Hanley, of 49, Harworth Street, Walkley, Sheffield. His parents married in Sheffield, 1876. His father, a furnace man, died in 1900. Lawrence had three elder brothers,William, John and Walter. He had two sisters, Nellie & Polly. In 1901 the family lived at 7 Ellison Street, Sheffield. The Loos Memorial commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area

Harley, George Winchester. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th Bn. Lance Corporal. Service No. 12724. Age 31. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 03-Jul 1916. Born in Neepsend, Sheffield 1885. Son of Herbert and Priscilla (Nee Barrowcliffe) Harley, of 6, Hicks Street, Sheffield. George's parents married in the Worksop district 1884. In the 1901 Census, George was listed as a fifteen year old Telegraph Messenger. He died of wounds.

Harrison, Samuel. Durham Light Infantry "B" Coy. 22nd Bn. Private. Service No. 52240. Age 37. Pargny British Cemetery, Somme, France. 26-Mar 1918. Born in Salford, Lancashire. Son of James and Mary Ann Harrison. Samuel was a Postman, in 1916 he lived at 83 Ellerton Road, Firth Park, Sheffield. Husband of Edith Evison (Nee Goddard) Harrison, of 79, Ellerton Road, Firth Park, Sheffield. They married in Sheffield, 1909. Samuel was killed in action. he formerly served as 33977, K.O.Y.L.I. Samuel's Brother, William was also killed, serving in the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1914. He worked at Vickers Steelworks and he is listed on this site

Hatt, James Harry. Royal Engineers 24th Base Park Coy. Sapper. Service No. 482265. Age 22. Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Oise, France. 21-Feb 1919. Born in Sheffield 1896. Son of James and Sarah (Nee Ayres) Hatt, of 67, Barnardiston Road, Darnall, Sheffield. His parents originally came from Oxford. The Extension of the Communal Cemetery was used for the burial of men who died in the hospitals in the area.

Hawksworth, Charles. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Bn. Private. Service No. 40029. Age 28. Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. 22-Mar 1918. Charles was a Post Office Sorter. He lived at 103 Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. Son of Charles and Mary Ann Hawksworth.

Heald, Horace Temple. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15th Bn. Private. Service No. 36357. Age 30. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 03-May 1917. Son of Robert Emmett Heald and Matilda (Nee Thomas) Heald. Husband of Harriet Heald, of 17, Highton Street, Walkley, Sheffield. His parents married in Sheffield, 1872. The Arras Memorial bears the names of 35,000 men whose graves are not known.

Higgs, Horace Edgar. York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th Bn. Private. Service No. 203387. Age 33. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 12-Apr 1918. Horace was a Post Office Clerk. Son of Francis Richard Higgs, of Swiss Cottage, Babworth Park, Retford, Notts. Husband of Maggie (Nee Dakin) Higgs, of 74, Mona Road, Sheffield. They married in Sheffield, 1910. The Tyne Cot Memoral bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.

Horsefield, Arthur. Royal Irish Rifles 1st Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 43879. Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France. 06-Mar 1917.

Hudson, E.

Hutchinson, John Thomas. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn. Lance Corporal. Service No. 8702. Age 25. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 24-Apr 1915. Son of Bernard and Helen Hutchinson. Husband of Gertrude Hutchinson, of Crookes, Sheffield. The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 men whose graves are not known.

Hyde, William Frederick. Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn. Private. Service No. 8080. Age 32. La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. 20-Sep 1914. William was a Postman, he lived at 72 Wade Street, Firth Park, Sheffield. Husband of Ethel Hyde. Son of William Hyde, of Worcestershire The La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates nearly 4,000 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force who died in August, September and the early part of October 1914 and who have no known grave.

Ibbotson, Frank. Northumberland Fusiliers 11th Bn. Private. Service No. 266535. Age 34. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 20-Sep 1917. Husband of Lilian Eleanor (Nee Teece) Ibbotson, of 44, Wheldrake Road, Sheffield. They Married in Lancaster, 1905. Frank was a Postman. The Tyne Cot Memoral bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.

Jack, J

Jackson, Herbert. Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highland) Bn. Private. Service No. 350288. Age 38. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. 05-Jan 1918. Herbert died in a military hospital of wounds received in action. Husband of Frances Mabel Jackson, of "The Nook," Dore, Sheffield. He was a sub-postmaster at Dore. He had three children. Herbert was the secretary of the Dore Agricultural Society, Treasurer for State Insurance and a Parish Councillor from 1913. His name is also listed on the Dore War Memorial on Vicarage Lane.

Kelsey, Edwin Ellis. Yorkshire Regiment 1st/4th Bn. Corporal. Service No. 243068. Pargny British Cemetery, Somme, France. 26-Mar 1918. Born in Sheffield, 28th March 1881. Son of Edwin and Betsy (nee Bletcher) Kelsey, who married at St Lukes, Sheffield, 25 May 1873. Husband of Jessie Caroline Ford, they married in Sheffield, 1904. Edwin had an elder brother, Frank. Another brother, Born 1877, who was also called Edwin Ellis, died 1879. He also had an elder sister, Lotty. A younger brother, Arthur and two younger sisters, Betsy and Kate. His mother died in 1916. The family lived at 10 Bolsover Street, Sheffield in 1901. Edwin enlisted at Sheffield, he was killed in action.

Kidd, G W

Kirk, John Robert. King's Royal Rifle Corps. 1st Bn. Lance Corporal. Service No. 3363. Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. 23-Aug 1916. Born in Brightside, Sheffield. Lived at 237, Dunlop Street, Carbrook, Sheffield. Husband of Maud (Nee Olive). They married in Rotherham, 1911 and had two sons, John Robert, born 10 January 1912 and George born 16 September 1916 (a month after John's death). He enlisted in Tinsley. John was wounded in action, June 1915, a gun shot wound to the knee. He went back to England to recover. Rejoining the 1st K.R.R. on the 19th April 1916. Eight days later, he was again wounded in action, this time a gun shot wound to the thigh. He never recovered and died of the wounds he'd received. John was a Fettler at Vickers. Maud remarried later in 1918 and became Mrs Thomas Connor.

Laxton, Joseph William. Royal Engineers 19th Signal Coy. Lance Corporal. Service No. 43785. Age 24. Tourgeville Military Cemetery, Calvados, France. 21-Nov 1918. Born in Handsworth. Son of Joseph and Hannah (Nee Slingsby) Laxton, of 3, Leadbeaters Cottages, Handsworth, Sheffield. They married in 1888.

Laycock, Frank. Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Private. Service No. 79215. Age 37. Fontaine-au-Bois Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. 04-Nov 1918. Son of Thomas and Annie E. Laycock, of Wortley, Sheffield. The 1891 Census shows the family living at Westwood Lodge, Wortley. Thomas worked on an Estate.

Lea, Arthur Thomas. Royal Engineers. Sapper. Service No. 259675. Age 34. Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery, England. 10-Sep 1918. Born in Sheffield, 1884. Cornelius Henry and Margaret (Nee McKenzie) Lea. Husband of Alice Douglas (Nee Hendry) Lea, of 339, Glossop Road, Sheffield. They married in 1908, Sheffield. Arthurs name appears on a screen wall at City Road, he is buried in Sheffield General Cemetery.

Leeming, William. Royal Scots 15th Bn. Private. Service No. 270056. Age 22. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 28-Apr 1917. Born in Sheffield, 1894. Son of Henry and Fanny (Nee Mackinder) Leeming, of 12, Stafford Road, Sheffield. His parents married in Sheffield, 1887. The Arras Memorial bears the names of 35,000 men whose graves are not known.

Lewis, Robert James. Border Regiment 1st Bn. Private. Service No. 8741. Age 31. Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 12-Oct 1918. Born Llanelly, Wales. Husband of Gertrude (Nee Bentley) Lewis, of 162, Dykes Hall Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield. Robert married Gertrude in Sheffield, 1911. Formerly served as service no. 1272, Northumberland Fusiliers  He was killed in action.

Linley, Walter. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 5443. Age 25. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 07-Oct 1916. Born in Woodseats, 1892. Son of Charles Herbert and Alice (Nee Lambert) Linley, of 355, Shoreham Street, Sheffield. Charles and Alice married in Sheffield, 1874. Charles was a Machine & Engineer Tool Fitter. Walter enlisted in Sheffield and was killed in action. The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave.

Littlewood, Albert Edward. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/5th Bn. Private. Service No. 40909. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 25-Apr 1918. Albert was a Postman, he Lived at 29 Hinde House Lane, Sheffield. The Tyne Cot Memoral bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.

Loxley, William H. York and Lancaster Regiment 12 Bn. Company Sergeant Major. Service No. 12/562. Age 40. Railway Hollow Cemetery, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France. 01-Jul 1916. Lived at 160 Loxley Road. Husband of Florence Ada Loxley, of 64, Hammerton Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield.

Ludlow, George Atkins. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5th Bn. Private. Service No. 5418. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. France. 24-Sep 1916. George died of wounds

Macdonnell, D P.

Macpherson, C.

Morton, Bernard. York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn. Private. Service No. 205023. Age 31. Walkley (St Mary) Cemetery, Sheffield, England. 05-Nov 1918. Bernard was a Postman. Born at Crookes, 1886. Son of the Charles and Eliza Morton. Husband of the Grace (Nee Wells) Morton. Bernard Married Grace in Louth, 1913. In 1916 he lived at 125 Cobden View Road, Crookes, Sheffield.

Otter, Alexander. York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Bn. Private. Service No. 202786. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 22-Oct 1917. Born in Todwick, 1897. Son of Walter and Jane (Nee Leech) Otter. His father was a postman, they married in Sheffield 1896. Alexander had a younger sister, Ada. He was killed in action. The Tyne Cot Memoral bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.

Parfitt, Frank Arnold. York and Lancaster Regiment Second Lieutenant. Age 21. Sheffield (St. Michael's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, England. 13-Sep 1918. Son of Robert Warton John and Clara A. Parfitt, of 227, Western Bank, Sheffield. Frank is buried next to his brother, Second Lieutenant Bertram Nowell Parfitt of the York and Lancaster Regiment Frank died at home in Western Bank, whilst Bertram died in a war hospital in Reading. Their father was a Post Office Official.

Parker, George. Yorkshire Regiment 11th Bn. Sergeant. Service No. 9109. Age 50. Sheffield (St. Michael's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, England. 10-Feb 1916. Son of E. and W. Parker. Husband of Sarah Parker, of 14, Normandale Road, Sheffield. George died in a war hospital at Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield.

Patrick, Leonard Jones. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd/4th Bn. Private. Service No. 35590. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 27-Mar 1918. The Arras Memorial bears the names of 35,000 men whose graves are not known.

Pheasey, Reuben George. Royal Garrison Artillery 12th Siege Battery. Corporal. Service No. 16234. Vlamertinge Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 31-Jul 1915. Born in 1883, Nottingham. He married in Sheffield 1911. Reuben was approx. 32 years old when he was killed. Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery was used by fighting units and field ambulances until June 1917.

Plant, Arthur Ernest Biddulph. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Sergeant. Service No. 371217. Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. 30-Nov 1917. Born in Ilkley, Yorkshire. Arthur Enlisted in London and was killed in action. Arthur was awarded the Military Medal (MM). Arthur's name appears on the Cambrai Memorial which lists the names of 7,000 men whose graves are not known.

Plant, William Bailey. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Corporal. Service No. 3321. Age 38. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 15-Sep 1916. Born St Michael’s Sheffield. William was a Postman. Husband of Beatrice Plant, of 47, Horner Road, Sheffield. They married 1910 in the Ecclesall Bierlow district. He Enlisted in Sheffield and was killed in action. The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave.

Pointon, Ernest

Redfern, A.

Richardson, William Henry. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 372914. Age 24. Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. 02-Oct 1918. Son of William H. Richardson. Husband of Mary Richardson, of 114, Aberdeen Street Sheffield. Mary remarried later and became Mary Oxberry. William enlisted in Sheffield and was killed in action. Maroc British Cemetery was a front-line cemetery used by fighting units and field ambulances. William's name is also on a memorial at St. Timothy's church, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield.

Roberts, B.

Robinson, James. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn. Lance Sergeant. Service No. 8879. Age 27. Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 30-Oct 1914. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Robinson, of Settrington, Malton, Yorks. Husband of Margaret Robinson, of 57, Amberley Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield. Le Touret Memorial lists the names of over 13,000 men who fell in the area before 25 September 1915 and have no known grave. James was reported missing since the 30th October 1914 in the Sheffield Independent newspaper published in January 1915.

Rodgerson, Henry. Lancashire Fusiliers "Z" Coy. 18th Bn. Private. Service No. 22739. Age 39. Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. 26-Mar 1918. Born in 1878, in the Ecclesall Bierlow district. Henry lived at 75 Linaker Road in 1916. He was a Postman. Husband of Sarah Rodgerson, of Edale Road, Hope, Sheffield. The Pozieres Memorial commemorates over 14,000 casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918.

Rudd, Frank. Royal Engineers Postal Section. Sapper. Service No. 38048. Age 40. St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France. 28-Jan 1918. Frank was a Post Office Letter Sorter. In 1913 he lived at 21 Pendeen Road. Husband of G. Rudd, of Markham Moor, Tuxford, Notts. Native of Sheffield.

Scott, W H.

Shearstone, Stanley. York and Lancaster Regiment 8th Bn. Private. Service No. 32457. Age 20. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 12-Oct 1917. Son of Thomas & Rosa Shearstone, of 1, The Nook, Barber Road, Sheffield. The Tyne Cot Memoral bears the names of almost 35,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.

Shepherd, Albert. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 3654. Age 26. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 16-Sep 1916. Albert was a Postman, in 1916 he lived at 21 Pendeen Road, Sheffield. Husband of Mary (nee Lingard) Shepherd, of 791, Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. They married in Sheffield, 1915. Albert enlisted in London and was killed in action. The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave.

Shirley, Hugh. York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th Bn. Private. Service No. 5305. Age 27. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. 22-Jul 1916. Born in Sheffield, 1889, Son of Thomas and Jane Ann (Nee Hydes) Shirley, who married in Sheffield,1873. The family lived at 34 Douglas Road, Parkwood Springs, Sheffield. His father was a labourer at a gas works. Hugh had a sister, Averilda and two elder brothers, Thomas and Alfred (who also worked for the post office). The Thiepval Memorial bears the names of more than 73,000 men who at one time had been listed as missing and have no known grave.

Siddall, John Arthur. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Bn. Private. Service No. 241059. Age 21. Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. 25-Mar 1918. Born in Pitsmoor. Son of Arthur and Mary Siddall, of 12, Nottingham Cliff, Pitsmoor, Sheffield. The Pozieres Memorial commemorates over 14,000 casualties who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918. John formerly served as service no. 24200, York And Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action.

Simpson, H.

Slater, Fred. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 1st/8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 371441. Age 31. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. 22-May 1916. Son of George and Mary Slater, of 114, Grove Street, Pitsmoor. Fred was a Postman. Husband of Harriett (Nee Marsden) Slater, of 77, Walkley Crescent Road, Sheffield. Fred married Harriett in 1907. He enlisted in London and was killed in action. The Arras Memorial bears the names of 35,000 men whose graves are not known.

Slinn, Wilfred. Coldstream Guards 1st Bn. Private. Service No. 7900. Age 25. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 31-Jul 1917. Born in Sheffield, 17th September 1892. Son of Ephraim and Sarah (Nee Oxley) Slinn. His father was a Spring Knife Cutler. Husband of Elizabeth (Nee Holmes) Slinn, of 45, Pickering Road, Neepsend, Sheffield. They married in Sheffield, 1st September 1913 and had two sons, Wilfred and Frederick. Elizabeth remarried later and became Elizabeth Hibbs. Wilfred was a Postman, he enlisted on the 4th August 1914, the day Britain declares war on Germany. The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 men whose graves are not known. Wilfred was killed in action.

Smith, G F.

Sorsby, Harry. Rifle Brigade London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) Rifleman. Service No. S/33382. Delville Wood Cemtery, Longueval, Somme, France 25-Mar 1918 In 1911, Harry lived at no. 6 Stalker Lees Road. Formerly served as Service No. 39347, R.E. (Postal Section). Harry was killed in action.

Tulett, William John. Royal Field Artillery 23rd Battery. 28th Brigade. Bombadier. Service No. 55632. Age 21. Ypres Town Cemetery, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 19-Apr 1915. Born in Pietermaritzberg, South Africa. John was a Post Office Sorting Clerk. Son of Captain W. J. Tulett and Ellen Tulett, of 20, Wynyard Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield. He enlisted in Leeds and was mentioned in despatches by Sir JDP French on 31 May 1915. His father, Capt. W. J. Tulett, served with the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), he died on sick leave 06/05/1917 and is buried in Wadsley Churchyard, Sheffield.

Varley, Frank. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 9th Bn. Sergeant. Service No. 7576. Age 28. Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. 09-Aug 1915. Husband of Ada (Nee Martin) Varley, of 49, Kilton Street, Sheffield. Frank and Ada married in Sheffield, 1913.

Vaughan, Frederick. Royal Fusiliers 32nd Brigade Corporal. Service No. 1498. Age 20. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. 06-Aug 1916. Born 1896, in Sheffield. Son of George Frederick and Mary Ann Vaughan, of 27, Neill Road, Hunter's Bar, Sheffield.

Venner, Henry James N. Royal Navy H.M.S. "Good Hope." Stoker 1st Class. Service No. SS/104302. Age 28. Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. 01-Nov 1914. Born on the 4th October 1886, In Leeds, Yorkshire. Son of Henry Nelson and Jemima (Nee Gilliland) Venner. His parents married in Canterbury, 1880. H.M.S. "Good Hope" was sunk by gunfire on 1st November 1914 by the German armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau off the Chilean Coast during the battle of Coronel, the entire crew was lost.

Ward, Frank Ernest. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn. Rifleman. Service No. 5837. Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. 07-Oct 1916. Born in Leicester. Frank was a Postman living at 125 Sturge Street, Heeley. He enlisted in Sheffield and was killed in action. The Warlencourt cemetery was made late in 1919 when graves were brought in from small cemeteries and the battlefields of Warlencourt and Le Sars.

Watson, J.

West, J.

White, John Henry. Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty. 232nd Bde. Gunner. Service No. 786415. Age 20. Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas de Calais, France. 27-Apr 1917. Son of Robert and Elizabeth White, of 514, Wallace Road, Sheffield.

White, William Thomas. William was a Postman. He lived at 74 St Thomas' Road.

Williams, R.

Wilson, Frederick. Frederick was a Postman, he lived at 92 Freedom Road.

Womersley, Charles. York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Bn. Lance Corporal. Service No. 27888. Age 31. Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. 26-Oct 1917. Son of Charles and Sarah Ann (nee Wainwright) Womersley of Mrytle Villas, Grenoside. Charles was a Postman. Born in Grenoside, Sheffield, 1886. Husband of Annie (Nee Eke) Womersley, of 8, Hawthorn Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield. Charles and Annie married at St. Mary's Parish Church Grenoside, Sheffield on the 13th June 1912. they had a daughter, Leslie, born on the 26th September 1914. His parents married in Sheffield 1886. Charles enlisted in Sheffield on the 6th December 1915. He went to France on the 24th November 1916 and was killed in action. He had three brothers Herbert, Cecil, David and two sisters Margaret & Mary. His brothers also served. Herbert in the Army Service Corps, Service No. 11291. Cecil also served with the A.S.C. Service No. M2/156322.

Woodliff, Albert Wilcock. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Private. Service No. 29717. Age 21. Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Aisne, France. 08-Oct 1918. Son of the John and Harriett (Nee Wilcock) Woodliff, of 82, Malton Street, Pitsmoor, Sheffield. John and Harriett married in Sheffield, 1882. On the 3rd of October 1918, the 1st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry captured Prospect Hill. The cemetery was made by the 50th Division and the 18th Field Ambulance immediately after.