Born: 1890
Died:
Buried:
Address: 6 Boothroyd, Town Lane, Thackley
Parents: Frederick and Mary Ellen
Spouse:
Siblings: Ethel
Occupation: Obank
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Holy Trinity, Idle; Upper Chapel, Idle; Vimy Memorial
Children:
Regiment: Canadian Scottish
Frederick James Halliday
Frederick James Halliday was born
in Thackley around 1890, the son
of Frederick and Mary Ellen
Halliday. In 1901 the family,
including 11 year old Fred and his
8-year-old sister Ethel, were living
in Dawson Street, Idle.
We’ve been unable to find the
family in the 1911 census but
according to the CWGC website by
the time of Fred’s death, his mother
was Mrs Mary E Firch of 38
Woodbine Grove, Idle, so
presumably his father had died and
his mother remarried.
On 4 May 1917, the Shipley Times
& Express reported:
A Thackley youth names Pte Fred
Halliday of the Canadian Scottish
Regt, has been killed in action.
Pte Halliday, who was 28 years of
age, was formerly employed by T
Obank and Sons, Thackley, and
afterwards by J & P Obank.
About four years ago he went to
Canada where he was doing
exceedingly well.
He joined the forces about twelve
months ago. His home was at 6
Boothroyd, Town Lane, Thackley.
The following week the newspaper
reported that the Rev W T Forster
in his sermon at Holy Trinity had
mentioned Fred along with Sam
Turner and Henry Hutton as having
been killed
“These lads have finished the good
fight for righteousness, liberty and
truth They have died that we might
live and we owe toe ach the debt of
deepest gratitude.”
