Born: 1883, Norton, Suffolk
Died: 26 August 1917
Buried:
Address: 15 Norwood Street, Shipley
Parents: Alfred and Sarah, nee Barrell
Spouse: Maud, nee Braithwaite
Siblings: Ten
Occupation: Carter
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Christchurch, Windhill; St Paul’s, Shipley, Tyne Cot
Children:
Regiment: West Riding
Arthur James Bloomfield
Arthur James Bloomfield was the
son of Alfred Bloomfield.
Alfred was born 1853 in Norton,
Suffolk. He married Sarah Barrell
in 1877. They lived in Norton with
Alfred working as a labourer.
Arthur, the fourth of eleven
children, was born 1883 in Norton.
By 1901 the family were living at
4 Bath Lane in Shipley. Alfred was
working as assistant yard man and
Arthur as a cattle man.
In 1911 Alfred, working as a carter,
was the head of house, living with
seven of his siblings at 5
Holdsworth Street in Windhill.
Arthur married Maud Braithwaite
on 1 November 1913 at the
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in
Shipley. At the time he was living
at 7 Robert Street in Windhill.
Arthur, living at 15 Norwood Street
in Shipley, enlisted 4 December
1915 and he was held in reserve.
He was mobilised 14 August 1916;
he went to France 4 January 1917
as a Private with the 1st /6th
Battalion Duke of Wellington’s
West Riding Regiment.
He died 26 November 1917 and he
is remembered on the Tyne Cot
Memorial near Leper in Belgium.
On 21 December 1917, the Shipley
Times & Express published:
News of the death of Pte Arthur J
Bloomfield, son of the late Mr and
Mrs Bloomfield of Windhill Crag,
has come to hand during the week.
He went out to France just a little
short of a year ago and was
invalided home with muscular
rheumatism about Easter.
After spending some weeks in a
hospital in Surrey and later at a
convalescent camp at Ripon, he
again joined his regiment, the West
Ridings, at North Shields and from
there returned to France on 9th
September.
He met his death whole holding the
line at Bourion Wood on 26th
November.
Four years ago he married Maud,
the second daughter of Mr B
Braithwaite of Carr Lane, and
resided at Norwood Terrace,
Shipley.
He was a member of the Windhill
Wesleyan Mission and at the time
of leaving for the army he was one
of the chapel stewards.
By his quiet, unassuming
disposition he won the admiration
and confidence of those with whom
he associated and much sympathy
has already been expressed by
those who knew him well.
Prior to being called up he was in
the employ of H Cullingworth,
wool merchants of Bradford.
Thanks to Colin Coates for his help
in this research
