Friday 21 June 1918
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ANOTHER AIREDALE ROLL OF HONOUR
L-R: Sec-Lieut J C Whittaker of Baildon, killed; Capt F W Whittaker of Baildon, wounded and prisoner of war; Sapper F Bailey of 7 Wycliffe Court, Shipley, died of wounds; Pte W Thornton of 22 Harrogate Road, Undercliffe, killed; L Cpl Jack Wardle of 4 Pellon Terrace, Thackley, prisoner of war; Sgt C R Pettington of Shipley, D.C.M.
L-R: Cpl C Rawnsley of 5 Avondale Road, Shipley, wounded; Pte T Inman of 12 Mexborough Road, Bolton Woods, prisoner of war; Cpl G Bradley of Shipley, missing; Gunner Alfred Booth of 31 Briggate, Eccleshill, gassed; Pte A C Horne of 4 Sherwood Place, Undercliffe, missing; Gunner E Page of 36 Kitson Street, The Crag, Windhill, Military Medalist.
Mr and Mrs Tom Rhodes of Harrogate Road, Greengates have now lost three sons in the war, information having been received by them a few days ago that Charles, their third son, had fallen in France. The other two sons were also killed in action and all three have lost their lives in the last five months. The youngest son is with the colours in France.
Family mourn loss of third son in five months
More than at any time during the war the newspaper carried reports of men being taken prisoner. It is not clear if there was an increase in the  number of prisoners being taken or if the War Office’s reporting had changed. Mrs Booth of 15 Hall Carr Lane, Windhill, has received word that her husband, Pte Harry Booth, Duke of Wellington’s Regt, who was a Pearl Assurance agent before becoming a soldier on 4th August 1917, is wounded and a prisoner of war in Germany. Improving The letter she has received also states that he is ‘improving very nicely.’ Mr and Mrs Barker of 49 Idle Road, Undercliffe, have received a postcard from Limburg, Germany, to the effect that their eldest son, Absolom Barker, is a prisoner of war. He was reported missing on 25th March. Mr and Mrs Joseph Peel of 5 Legrams Street, Listerhills, who had resided at Charlestown, Baildon up to
a year or two ago, have been informed that their son, Signaller Harry Peel, (pictured), West Yorkshire Regt, who was reported missing form 25th April, is now a prisoner of war in Germany and is quite well. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war. Pte John Mann, West Yorkshire Regt, of 40 New Street, Idle, was taken prisoner about 25th April. Now 19 years of age, he joined the colours in September 1917 and went to the front in January of this year A brother, Sapper James Mann, is also with the colours. Capt (Acting Major) Norman A A Hughes, R.A.M.C., who was reported to be missing on 27th May, is believed to a prisoner of war. He was a doctor in practice at Calverley before the war and prior to
enlisting three years ago, was the medical officer at Calverley. It is now stated that he and a Leeds doctor, together with their ambulances, were captured. Rifleman James Hall, King’s Royal Rifles, of 59 Wycliffe Road, Shipley, is wounded and a prisoner of war. Other Shipley PoWs include L Cpl John A Scall, Notts & Derbyshire Regt, of 9 Ada Street, Saltaire, L Cpl Dudley Yeoward, West Yorkshire Regt, of Saltaire, and Pte Willie Sellers, West Yorkshire Rgt of 19 Henry Street, Shipley. Among Baildon men reported to now be prisoners are Sgt J Lee, elder son of Mr and Mrs S Lee of Delph Hill; Cpl Harold Robinson, younger son of Mr and Mrs Robinson, Heather House, and Pte W Shooter, son of Mr and Mrs J Shooter, Lyton House.
Lieut S E Bloomfield, West Yorkshire Regt (attached to the Dorsetshire Regt), aged 27, whose wife lives at 28 Church Street, Windhill, was wounded on 8th June and is in hospital abroad. He joined up as a private in the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regt on 10th April 1916 and on 16th July 1916 went to the front where he was transferred to the Tyneside Scottish. Later on he was commissioned and posted to his present regiment. Previous to joining the colours he was a foreman for C F Taylor’s, Otley Road, Shipley. His brother Arthur has been killed, his brother Tom discharged and Edwin, another brother, is also with the colours. Wounded twice, now gassed Fred Hindle of Greengates, son of the late Mr and Mrs William Hindle, has been severely wounded. His brother, Percy, was killed some time ago. Another brother, Leonard, is in France. Drummer William S Conroy, West Yorkshire Regt, son of Mr and Mrs  Charles Conroy of 131 Moor End, Idle, who has been wounded twice and is now gassed. He is in a hospital at the front. Now 21 years old, he joined the colours in October 1915,
going to the front about a year later. He worked for S Clough, Castle Mills, Idle and was a lance- corporal in the Idle Church Lads’ Brigade. Uncle and cousins killed He won a medal at Mansfield for a six-mile, cross-country run and another for gymnastics in connection with the Boys’  Brigade. He is also well known as an amateur boxer. An uncle and two cousins have been killed. Mrs Chadwick, a widow of 4 Herbert Street,  Cottingley, has had a letter from her son, Pte William Chadwick,  King’s Liverpool Regt, to the effect that he is in  hospital overseas with a shrapnel wound in the head and knee, received on 10th June. He adds that he is doing well and that his mother has not to worry as he hopes to get a ‘Blighty’ soon. Pte Chadwick, who was a woolcomber at Cottingley, joined up at the age of  18 and he is now 19. Up to three years ago Mrs Chadwick and her son lived at Union Street, Shipley. Second-Airman Willie Florey, R.F.C., of Carr Road, Calverley, son of Mrs Florey, Woodhall Road, has been invalided home with malaria and dysentery.
Increase in the number of prisoners of war
“His brother Arthur has been killed, his brother Tom discharged and Edwin, another brother, is also with the colours.”
Cpl James Hattersley of 224 Dudley Hill Road, Eccleshill, has been awarded the Military Medal for distinguished conduct on 18th April. The ribbon was presented on 10th June by the general in command. Cpl Hattersley has been 18 months on active service and is with the ammunition column of the Royal Field Artillery Heavily shelled While engaged in conveying material to the guns, they were heavily shelled and three of his comrades wounded. These casualties were attended to after the ammunition had been safely sheltered and they were conveyed to a dressing station. The corporal is a member of the Baptist Sunday School and choir and is the third scholar to win this distinction. L Cpl J Bell, son of Mr J Bell of Binnswell fold, Baildon, has been awarded the Military Medal. The following Shipley men have been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal: Acting Sgt H Copperthwaite, Labour Corps; QMS  Dewhirst, R.A.M.C.; T Milner, R.F.A.
Medals for local heroes
Sec Lieut Harold W Field, Cyclist Corps, who died in action 27th May, was another of the original promoters of the Baildon Rugby Football Club who have made the supreme sacrifice. He was the only child of Mr and Mrs W T Field, Rockmount, Bank Crest, Baildon. Enlisting immediately upon the outbreak of war in the West Yorkshire Regt, he went to the front in April 1915, receiving his commission later. He was educated at the Bradford Grammar School and St George’s, Harpenden, and was 23 years of age. In civil life he was in business with Field Sons & Co, Southgate, Bradford.
Rugby enthusiast died
Army veteran dies
Pte George Edward Robinson, Yorkshire Regt, of Proctor Square, Dudley Hill and late of Idle Moor, has died of wounds. He served through the South African War and was one of the first reservists to be called up in 1914. He had taken part in several battles in the present war and has been wounded seven times.
Tram greengrocer KIA
Pte Ernest Robinson of Greengates has been killed in action. He enlisted in 1914 and had seen service in the Dardanelles and France. He used to be in business as a greengrocer at the tram terminus.
Paid the ultimate price
Pte James W Corley, husband of Mrs Corley of Myrtle House, Harrogate Road, Eccleshill, died of wounds on 18th April. He was in the Duke of Wellington’s Regt.
Wounded, now missing
Pte C H Cockroft, West Yorkshire Regt, of 28 Green Place, Undercliffe, is reported missing. He had been wounded on three separate occasions previously.
Windhill officer among the wounded
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