Chapter 4

2nd Lieut. Dinsdale.

2nd Lieut. Frank Dinsdale, York & Lancaster Regiment, son of Mr. & Mrs. Jas. Dinsdale, Show Cote, Askrigg, was reported wounded and missing on July 1st, 1916, and afterwards officially presumed killed in action. Lieut. Dinsdale received his commission from the Leeds University O.T.C. in Sept. 1915, and went to France in June 1916.

Lieut. Fryer.

2nd Lieut. James W. Fryer, Northumberland Fusiliers, only son of the late Major J. W. Fryer and Mrs. Fryer, now of “Kingarth,” Fenham, Newcastle, and formerly of Hawes, killed in action on July 1st, 1916. He joined the Northumberland Fusiliers shortly after the outbreak of war. Prior to joining the forces he was articled clerk to Messrs. Dickinson, Millar & Turnbull, Solicitors, Newcastle, and had successfully passed his first examinations, and was hoping to qualify his final when he joined the Colours.

Major Maufe.

Major S. Broadbent Maufe, West Yorkshire Regt., died of wounds on July 5th, 1916. The late Major Maufe was the eldest son of Frederick Broadbent and Helen Mann Maufe, of Warlbeck, Ilkley, and husband of Hilda Maufe, of Acomb, York. He was educated at Uppingham and Clare College, joined the army in 1910, and was mentioned in despatches.

Capt. Horsfall.

Captain Cedric F. Horsfall, ⅙th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, eldest son of Sir John and Lady Horsfall, of Hayfield, Glusburn, was killed in action in France on September 18th, 1916. Captain Horsfall, who was a popular figure in Craven, joined the Army at the outbreak of hostilities. Prior to doing so, he was in partnership with his father at Hayfield Mills. When his regiment went to the front, he was a 2nd Lieut., and a few months’ service gained him his Captaincy, but not before he had been wounded twice. It was in May, 1916, that he returned to active service. Up to joining the forces he had taken a deep interest in politics. He was a member of the Sutton Baptist Church, and was 26 years of age.

2nd Lieut. Goodall.

2nd Lieut. Arthur C. Goodall, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), nephew of Mr. and Mrs. J. Goodall, of “New Zealand,” Crosshills, killed in action in France, November 6th, 1916. Lieut. Goodall was a member of the Durham Light Infantry (T) when hostilities broke out. Shortly after the outbreak, he was promoted to non-commissioned rank and went to the Front in April, 1915. In December, 1915, he received a well-earned commission, but in March, 1916, he was invalided home. Lieut. Goodall was well-known in the Crosshills district, where he resided for some time.

Lieut. Cutliffe Hyne.

Lieut. G. C. H. Cutliffe Hyne, Irish Guards, only son of Mr. C. J. Cutliffe Hyne, of Kettlewell, the well-known Yorkshire novelist, died on November 21st, 1916, at the home of the Hon. Mrs. F. Guest, used as a Military Hospital, in Park Lane, London. The interment took place on November 25th, 1916, with military honours, at Kettlewell. Lieut. Hyne, who was in his 19th year, figured in a notable deed of gallantry, which resulted in the saving of all his guns, but seventeen men out of twenty-five in his gun company became casualties. He was wounded about the middle of September, 1916, and taken to the hospital named above.

Lieut. Snowden.

Lieut. Jasper Whitfield Snowden, Worcestershire Regiment, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Snowden, of the Garth, Embsay, and grandson of the late Rev. John Snowden, Vicar of Ilkley, was born at Bradford, in 1896. The deceased officer commenced his education at the Bradford Grammar School, and in 1909 went to Rossall School. He took a keen interest in sport and the study of natural history, and gained several prizes from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. From the very first he was an enthusiastic and active member of the Officers’ Training Corps, and was in Camp at Tidworth when war broke out. He volunteered for service and was given a commission in the above regiment, was sent to France on February 17th, 1915, and was wounded at St. Eloi, in May. In September he was sent to the Dardanelles where, owing to an attack of dysentery, he went into hospital. He soon rejoined his Bn. in Egypt, and later was drafted to Mesopotamia where he was again wounded on April 5th, 1916. He was afterwards sent to India where he was for some months on sick leave. He returned to the Tigris Line at the end of January, and fell in action on February 25th, 1917.

Lieut. Wilson.

Lieut. Alec. Wilson, 1st Herefordshire Regiment (T.F.), son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wilson, J.P., of Lothersdale. Lieut. Wilson, whose stay at Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton, extended from 1906 to 1913, and included the honoured position of Captain, was articled in the estate office of the Marquis of Abergavenny. When war broke out he at once joined the above regiment as 2nd Lieut. He went out to the Dardanelles in August, 1915, and went through that trying and devastating campaign. Following the evacuation, Lieut. Wilson was sent to Egypt, where he was killed on March 26th, 1917.

Lieut. Whaley.

Lieut. Frank Whaley, Yorkshire Regiment, the youngest son of the Rev. F. W. Whaley, Vicar of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, was killed in action on March 31st, 1917. He joined the Royal Fusiliers (Public Schools Battalion) as a private soon after the outbreak of war, and, after serving at the Front in France for six months in 1915-1916, was sent home to train for a commission, being gazetted 2nd Lieut. on 26th September, 1916. He joined his regiment in France early in November, 1916.

2nd Lieut. Broughton.

2nd Lieut. Thomas D. Broughton, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, son of the late Mr. Thomas Broughton and Mrs. Broughton, of Park House, Highfield Terrace, Skipton, died in hospital in April, 1917, from wounds received in action. After leaving school, Lieut. Broughton attended the Technical College, Bradford, for several years, and subsequently joined the firm of Messrs. H. A. Gray & Co., Valley Mills, Bradford. He joined the Artists’ Rifles in November, 1915, and after the usual training at Camberley Staff College, was given a commission in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

2nd Lieut. Goodman.

2nd Lieut. Eric G. Goodman, Dorsetshire Regiment, who was killed in action in France on April 12th, 1917, was a son of Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Goodman, 39, High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, and a relative of Nurse Beresford, of Skipton. Twenty-two years of age, Lieut. Goodman received his education at Epsom College and Skipton Grammar School, being at the latter School Captain of the Rugby and Cricket teams and sports champion in 1910. In 1913, he joined the Civil Service Rifles, and on August 4th, 1914, he volunteered for service. He went to France in March, 1915, and was twice wounded.

Lieut. Bellamy.

Lieut. T. B. Bellamy, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Bellamy, Chapel Hill, Skipton, died from wounds received in action in Mesopotamia on April 30th, 1917. Formerly a traveller for Mr. John Mollet, ironmonger, Bradford, Lieut. Bellamy enlisted as a private in the R.F.A. a month after the outbreak of war, and in 1915 accepted the offer of a commission, and was posted to the regiment named. After taking part in the opening operations in Mesopotamia, he went to India on sick leave, but returned to the Near East at Christmas, 1916, and, along with two other officers of an advanced guard, was the first to enter Baghdad.

Capt. Hook.

Captain Cyril Hook, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on April 23rd, 1917, was the second son of Sergt.-Major and Mrs. Hook (late of Bangalore), and grandson of the late Sergt.-Major Hook, of Settle. He was 21 years of age, and joined the Manchester Regiment as a 2nd Lieut. He went to the Front in November, 1915, being wounded in the July advance, but returned to active service again in November, 1916. Before the outbreak of war he was with Messrs. Mather & Platt, of Manchester, and a member of the Broughton Park Rugby Club.

Capt. Mackay.

Captain James Bruce Mackay, West Yorkshire Regiment, was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mackay, 11, High Street, Skipton. Thirty-two years of age, he enlisted as a private in the Hussars during the month following the outbreak of war, and, after twelve months’ training at Colchester, accepted a commission and was gazetted 2nd Lieut., being posted to the West Yorkshire Regt., proceeding to France in July, 1916. He took part in the battle of the Somme, and his promotion to the rank of Captain came on the battlefield. He was killed in action on May 3rd, 1917. He was educated at the Skipton Grammar School, and prior to enlisting was an Inspector in the London district for Messrs. Freeman, Hardy & Willis, boot manufacturers.

Lieut. Marlor.

2nd Lieut. Eric Marlor, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, son of Mr. Frank Marlor, Close House, Settle. Joined the Artists’ Rifles, December 15th, 1915, as a private. He afterwards entered the Cadet School, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. of the2/6th Duke of Wellington’s Regt., in September, 1916. In December of the same year he was attached to the2/7th Duke of Wellington’s Regt., and went to France in January, 1917. He was reported missing May 3rd, 1917, in the attack on Bullecourt, and was last seen passing through the German wire at the head of his men. Neither 2nd Lieut. Marlor nor any of his men reported missing on that day have ever been traced or heard of, and the War Office has officially presumed their deaths.

Capt. Bennett.

Captain Claude D. Bennett,2/6th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, was the son of the late Mr. John Bennett, of Airedale Terrace, Skipton. The deceased officer was wounded in May, 1917, but he made a good recovery and returned to France on Wednesday, July 11th, 1917, exactly a week before he received the wounds which resulted in his death the same day. After leaving Skipton Grammar School, Captain Bennett served an apprenticeship to the teaching profession with the late Mr. W. H. Walker, of the Water Street Council School, Skipton, and later went to Westminster College to complete his training. Afterwards, for a time, he was a teacher at the Water Street School, where he remained about twelve months. From this school he was transferred to the staff of the Old British School at Skipton, and afterwards was for four years assistant master at the Brougham Street Council School, Skipton. Subsequently he was appointed headmaster of Langcliffe Council School. Captain Bennett, who was 30 years of age, started service in the Army as 2nd Lieut., and his promotion was rapid.

2nd Lieut. Gill.

2nd Lieut. Frank Hubert Gill, West Yorkshire Regiment, met his death in action on August 16th, 1917. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gill, of Park Avenue, Skipton. Twenty-three years of age, deceased was educated at the Water Street Wesleyan Higher Grade School, and Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton. Before the war, he held a commission in the local Cadet Corps, but on the outbreak of hostilities, he joined the ⅙th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment as a private, with which he served in France for twenty-three months. Subsequently he was granted a commission, and returned home in the early part of 1917 to undergo the necessary training for his new duties in a school at Fleet. Afterwards he was attached to the West Yorkshire Regiment, and again proceeded to the front about five weeks before he met his death.

2nd Lieut. Lodge.

2nd Lieut. B. G. Lodge, Durham Light Infantry, was killed in action on August 24th, 1917. Deceased, who was 23 years of age, joined the Royal Fusiliers in December, 1914. After training at several camps, he went to France with his regiment in November, 1915, returned to England in April, 1916, and was gazetted on the 9th August, 1916, as 2nd Lieut. in the Special Reserve D.L.I. In September, 1916, he again went out to France, and after acting as Company Bombing Officer, he was Battn. Bombing Officer and Intelligence Officer until he was killed. He was educated at the Minster Yard School, York, Yorebridge Grammar School and Giggleswick School, where he was a member of the O.T.C.

Capt. M. D. W. Maude.

Captain M. D. W. Maude, Yorkshire Regiment, younger son of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. Maude, The Fleets, Rylstone-in-Craven, died in a military hospital at Dover, on October 14th, 1917, from wounds received in action. Captain Maude went to France in 1914 with the seventh division, and was in the first battle of Ypres. He was mentioned in despatches after the battle of the Somme. He was 27 years of age, and was attached to the West Yorkshire Regiment (Special Reserve).

Capt. G. W. E. Maude.

Capt. G. W. E. Maude, died of pneumonia at Peshawar, India, November 5th, 1919. Gerald William Edward Maude was the elder and only surviving son of Lieut.-Colonel W. W. and Mrs. Maude, The Fleets, Rylstone-in-Craven. Capt. Maude had served eight years in India with his regiment, the 1st Battalion, A.P.W.O., Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), and in the spring of 1919 he was badly wounded by a bullet penetrating one of his lungs near Fort Dekka in Baluchistan. After three months sick leave in Kashmir, he recovered sufficiently to resume duty. On being granted a year’s leave he was hoping to embark for England on November 7th, 1919, but unfortunately he contracted a cold, which probably affected the injured lung. Pneumonia developed, and Captain Maude died on November 5th at the Military Hospital, Peshawar. He leaves a widow and one little son, and was 30 years of age.

Lieut. Styles, M.C.

2nd Lieut. H. T. Styles, M.C., Manchester Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Styles, Harden Cottage, Austwick, was killed on October 2nd, 1917, aged 23 years.

2nd Lieut. Rodwell, M.C.

2nd Lieut. Wm. Albert Rodwell, M.C., Royal Engineers, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rodwell, of West Ville, Skipton, was killed in France on Nov. 9th, 1917. Twenty years of age, Lieut. Rodwell was educated at the Skipton Wesleyan Higher School. He was offered and accepted a commission in the army in October, 1915. He was then attached to the 20th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, and went to France in May, 1916.

2nd Lieut. Gladstone.

2nd Lieut. Ralph O. Gladstone, Royal Engineers, of Holme Road, Crosshills, was killed in action on November 2nd, 1917, in France. Shortly before the outbreak of war, he was working in Spain for the British Thomson-Houston Co., of Rugby, and, immediately on the outbreak of hostilities he joined the Royal Engineers as a private, and went to France in 1914. He was wounded at the first battle of Ypres. He was 27 years of age.

2nd Lieut. Watson.

2nd Lieut. G. W. A. Watson, Royal Air Force, eldest son of the late Mr. James Watson, Conistone-with-Kilnsey, was killed in action on March 7th, 1918. Lieut. Watson was only 20 years of age, and when war broke out he enlisted as a seaman in the Royal Naval Division. Later he joined the Royal Air Force, and went to France only a fortnight before he died. The deceased officer, who had a genius for invention, was formerly an engineering student at Leeds University, and a new fuse and engine have been made to his designs.

2nd Lieut. Atkinson.

2nd Lieut. Victor R. Atkinson, ⅙th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, was killed in action in France on November 23rd, 1917. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson, of “Bowerley,” Settle, and grandson of the late Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Leeds and Harrogate. He was educated at the Giggleswick Grammar School, where he was in the O.T.C. He was 20 years of age.

Capt. Littledale.

Captain Willoughby John Littledale, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, only son of Mr. Willoughby Aston Littledale, formerly of Bolton-by-Bowland, was killed in action on March 23rd, 1918. Born in 1896, he was educated at Copthorne School and Eton, and was accepted for entrance at Trinity College, Oxford, but on the outbreak of war proceeded instead to Sandhurst, receiving his commission in December, 1914. He went to France in May, 1915, and was wounded in November, 1916. He afterwards rejoined his regiment and was killed, as stated above, when commanding his company in the front line.

Flight Lieut. Brookes.

Flight Lieut. R. B. Brookes, Royal Air Force, son of Mr. John Brooks, Greta Villas, Ingleton, officially presumed to have been killed on March 13th, 1918.

Major Walling, M.C., C. de G.

Major E. Walling, M.C., Croix de guerre, West Yorkshire Regiment, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Walling, Ferncliffe, Ingleton, was killed in action at Kemmel Hill on April 23rd, 1918. Major Walling, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches, had a brilliant scholastic career. Obtaining a County Minor Scholarship, he went to Giggleswick Grammar School, and there passed his Matriculation, 1st division, and took a County Major Scholarship and a Natural Science Exhibition at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was at Oxford four years, and was in the hockey and football teams. He was a keen golfer and a member of the Leeds and Ingleton Clubs. Leaving college he went as master at Dulwich, Oxford High School, Sheffield Grammar School, and Leeds Grammar School, where he was Senior Science Master. Prior to the war he held a commission in the Territorial Force (Leeds Rifles), and was in camp at Scarborough when war broke out. He joined his regiment in France early in 1915, and served there until he was killed.

Lieut. Pettitt.

Lieut. W. Pettitt, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, of Settle, was killed during April, 1918.

Lieut. G. Procter.

Lieut. George Procter, Lancashire Fusiliers, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Procter, Greystones, Gisburn, killed in action on April 7th, 1918, aged 24 years.

Lieut. Chorley, M.C.

Lieut. C. C. Chorley, M.C., Lancashire Fusiliers, of Sedbergh, killed in France April 27th, 1918. Awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.

Lieut. J. W. N. A. Procter, M.C.

Lieut. J. W. N. A. Procter, M.C., ⅙th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Procter, Manor House, Rylstone, died from wounds on May 2nd, 1918, aged 23 years. From a letter read by the bereaved family from Brigadier General Lewes, commanding the 147th Brigade, it appears that Lieut. Procter, who possessed a loveable and winning personality, was wounded in battle on April 29th, 1918, and he died at one of the base hospitals to the deep regret of his fellow officers and men. The Brigadier General added: “Your son was a model of an English officer and gentleman. As regards his work, I cannot speak too highly of him; he was most able and devoted to his duty; he was of the greatest assistance to me and my commanding officers, and I shall be quite unable to replace him.... Your son died doing his duty in a way that could not have been done better. We sadly mourn his loss.”

2nd Lieut. Stocks.

2nd Lieut. Tom D. Stocks, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stocks, of Airedale Villa, Silsden, died from wounds received in action on April 16th, 1918. Educated at the Bradford Grammar School, Lieut. Stocks, who was 21 years of age, was formerly an assistant scoutmaster of the Silsden Parish Church Troop. Joining the Westmoreland and Cumberland Yeomanry as a private in April, 1915, he afterwards successfully undertook a course of training for higher rank.

Lieut. Illingworth, M.C.

Lieut. John Illingworth, M.C., West Yorkshire Regiment, of Skipton, formerly assistant to Mr. E. G. Whittaker, registration agent for the Skipton Division Conservative and Unionist Association, was killed on June 3rd, 1918, aged 26 years.

Lieut. Kidd.

Lieut. E. J. C. Kidd, Royal Air Force, son of Mr. W. Kidd, head-master of the National School, Addingham, was fatally injured on April 9th, 1917, while acting as observer.

2nd Lieut. Campbell.

2nd Lieut. J. G. Campbell, Yorkshire Regiment, officially reported missing since an engagement on May 7th and 8th, 1918, was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Town Head, Austwick. He enlisted in May, 1915, in the West Yorkshire Regiment (Bradford Pals), and went to Egypt in December the same year. He was transferred to France the following March, where he joined the cyclist section, in which he stayed up to about November, when he came home to take up a commission. He had only returned to France three weeks when he met his death. Prior to the war he was a clerk in the employ of the Midland Railway Co. He was 24 years of age.

Capt. Muller.

Captain Norman Muller, West Yorkshire Regt., younger son of Colonel G. H. Muller, of Park Grove, Frizinghall, Bradford, was killed in action on the Western front, on July 28th, 1918. Capt. Muller married in January, 1915, Miss Doris Spencer Jennings, only surviving daughter of the late Mr. J. S. Jennings, formerly of Keighley and Harrogate, and Mrs. Jennings, of Cononley Hall. At the outbreak of war he was a Lieut. in the West Yorkshires, and went to France shortly after his marriage in charge of the transport of the ⅙th West Yorkshire Regt. After service on the Ypres front he was invalided home, but returned to France, and for a time was acting Major of his Bn. In August, 1916, he was again invalided home, and for a time was given duty in England, but in the spring of 1918 he was once again given orders for service abroad. He was killed while reconnoitring. He was 32 years of age.

2nd Lieut. Butler.

2nd Lieut. C. F. Butler, Royal Field Artillery, of Huddersfield, a former three-quarter back for the Skipton Rugby football team, and an “Old Boy” of Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton, was killed in action during July, 1918.

2nd Lieut. Allen.

2nd Lieut. H. Allen, Royal Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Allen, Gayle, Hawes, missing since August 10th, 1918, after bombing the German lines.

2nd Lieut. Lee.

2nd Lieut. J. V. Lee, Royal Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee, Belmont Bridge, Skipton, was killed in action in August, 1918, aged 22 years.

Lieut. Fattorini.

Lieut. Thomas Fattorini, Royal Air Force, second son of Mr. T. Fattorini, “Rockwood,” Skipton, fell in action on August 13th, 1918, whilst flying over the enemy’s lines on a voluntary photographic reconnaissance, aged 19 years.

Lieut. Barry.

Lieut. William Patrick Barry, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Barry, 29, Bright Street, Skipton, was killed on August 28th, 1918, aged 23 years. Had been awarded the Certificate of Merit in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of September 6th, 1917, and had been recommended for the Military Cross. He was an “Old Boy” of Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton.

Lieut. Jackman.

Lieut. J. R. Jackman, Royal Air Force, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jackman, Hughenden, Long Preston, reported missing June 17th, 1918, since presumed killed. Educated at Sedbergh, he was in business with his father as a wool merchant when the war broke out. He volunteered and joined the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, going to France in April, 1915. He was transferred to the R.F.C. in 1917.

Lieut. Brassington, M.M.

Lieut. W. H. Brassington, M.M., Tank Corps, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brassington, Ribble View, Settle, killed in action near Bapaume on August 23rd, 1918.

2nd Lieut. Burrows.

2nd Lieut. L. V. Burrows, Sherwood Foresters, was the first to enlist from the office staff of Belle Vue Mills, Skipton. Killed in action September 1st., 1918, aged 26 years.

Lieut. Thornton.

2nd Lieut. J. H. B. Thornton, Labour Corps, of Keswick, who was classical master at Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton, from September, 1914, to March, 1917, was killed in action on the Western front on September 28th, 1918. He frequently acted as instructor to the Skipton V.T.C. in its early days.

2nd Lieut. Bentham.

2nd Lieut. Harley Bentham, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, of Hellifield, died in France from wounds received in action on September 13th, 1918.

2nd Lieut. Bushby.

2nd Lieut. Joseph Bryan Bushby, South Staffordshire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bushby, Schoolhouse Farm, Marton, died on October 9th, 1918, from wounds received on the Western front on October 4th, 1918. He was 26 years of age, and an “Old Boy” of Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton, and St. John’s College, York. He was a teacher at the Brougham Street School, Skipton, at the time he joined the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment as a private, in September, 1914.

2nd Lieut. Crowther.

2nd Lieut. Norman Crowther, Cheshire Regiment, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Crowther, “Brooklyn,” Grassington, was killed in action in France on October 14th, 1918, only two days after his return from leave, aged 27 years. Educated at Pannal Ash College, Harrogate, he left there to enter the banking profession, and when war broke out had secured a good position in the chief office, at Leeds, of the National and Provincial Bank of England. Enlisting in 1915, he joined the 5th Bn. The Buffs, was granted a commission in June, 1917, and transferred to the 3rd Cheshire Regiment, and afterwards sailed for Egypt, being one of the expedition that went to Palestine. Had it not been for sickness, he would have been with General Allenby at his entry to Jerusalem. He was recalled to France in May, 1918, and saw much severe fighting in the neighbourhood of Merville, being with the Division which was mentioned for gallantry in action. At the time of his death he was attached to the 15th Suffolk Yeomanry. He and one of his men were sheltering in a shell hole when a shell buried them. When help arrived both were dead. Lieut. Crowther was buried in a cemetery near Chateau-de-la-Valee, about 12 miles from Lille.

2nd Lieut. Shuttleworth.

2nd Lieut. Richard Welbury Shuttleworth, Royal Air Force, son of Mrs. Shuttleworth, Beech Cliffe, Earby, was accidentally killed whilst flying in England, on August 24th, 1918, aged 24 years.

Lieut. Lumb, M.C.

Lieut. J. W. Lumb, M.C., ¼th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, of Skipton formerly in practice as a solicitor in Barnoldswick, died of wounds in France on October 30th, 1918, aged 34 years.

Lieut. Torney.

Lieut. T. F. H. Torney, son of Captain Hastings Torney, R.A.M.C., was a nephew of Mrs. Sam H. Walton, Skipton, and was killed in action September 3rd, 1918.

2nd Lieut. Matthaus.

2nd Lieut. Lawrence Matthaus, Royal Field Artillery, formerly engaged in farming with Mr. Jas. Gill, Yarlsber Farm, Ingleton, was killed in action on October 16th, 1918.

Lieut. Sanderson.

Lieut. Gordon Sanderson, 2nd Gurkhas, Machine Gun Section, only son of Mr. William Sanderson, of Rathmell, Settle, was killed in action in France. The deceased officer was 28 years of age. At the outbreak of war, he was offered an appointment as A.D.C., but refused it, and took charge of the Machine Gun Section of the 2nd Gurkhas. Lieut. Sanderson was a clever architectural draughtsman, being formerly engaged in Government work in Egypt. He subsequently worked in Edinburgh, and later was appointed superintendent of the Archæological Survey of the North East Provinces of India. Prior to going to India, Lieut. Sanderson was married to Miss Cowie, daughter of the late Mr. A. Cowie, of Mentone Gardens, Edinburgh.

2nd Lieut. Berry.

2nd Lieut. J. Leslie Berry, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Berry, 48, Broughton Road, Skipton, who enlisted in September, 1914, at the age of seventeen, as a private, fell in action on October 12th, 1918.

Lieut. Glibbon.

Lieut. John Bartley Glibbon, Canadian Mounted Rifles, died of wounds in France. He was the only son of Mr. A. E. Glibbon, who was manager of the Old Bentham Mills Spinning Co., and also manager at Bentham Mills for the Hemp Yarn Cordage Combine before its liquidation, and a well-known figure in Bentham. The late Lieut. Glibborn was born at Bentham House in 1887. His mother was Miss Baldwin, a member of as well-known Scotforth family. He emigrated to Canada, and married a French Canadian lady who belonged to an old French Republican family. The deceased officer obtained his early education at Miss Wilson’s private school at Bentham, after which he went to Ackworth Friends’ Schools, near Wakefield.

Lieut. Carruthers.

Lieut. Gordon Carruthers, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Carruthers, of Skipton, died of wounds received in action in France on November 20th, 1918. Lieut. Carruthers, who had been in France about three years, was, prior to the war, assistant master at Glusburn Council School.

Capt. Perks, D.S.O.

Captain Robert Clement Perks, D.S.O., Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, of Hebden, killed in action on October 27th, 1918, on the Italian front.

Dr. Pickles.

Dr. Phillip D. Pickles, H.M.S. “Russell,” and formerly of Earby, died in hospital at Malta as the result of injuries received during the sinking of his ship in the Mediterranean. A son of Dr. J. J. Pickles, Camp Road, Leeds, he was the eldest of six brothers, all trained in the medical profession. Deceased was a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and was called up for duty on the “Russell” on August 2nd, 1914. As Surgeon in the R.N.V.R., he took part in the grand review at Spithead, and joined H.M.S. “Russell” on August 2nd, 1914. Dr. Pickles was one of five brothers who joined H.M. Forces—three in the Army and two in the Navy—four of them being medical officers. He was 33 years of age and unmarried.

Lieut. Edwards.

Lieut. H. W. Edwards, West Yorkshire Regiment (Bradford Pals), killed in action in France, resided at Manor Hill, Sutton, for a few years, and was very well-known and popular in the village. He formed an excellent troop of Boy Scouts in connection with St. Andrew’s Church, Kildwick, devoted his spare time to furthering the Boy Scout movement in the district, and for a time was District Commissioner. For over ten years he was on the staff of the Bank of Liverpool at Keighley, and was also manager of the Crosshills branch for a few years. At the outbreak of hostilities he joined the ranks of the West Yorkshire Regiment, rising to the rank of Sergeant. After about twelve months’ foreign service with the “Pals” in Egypt and France, he was promoted to commissioned rank. His father was a Vicar of Nelson.

2nd Lieut. Berry, M.C.

2nd Lieut. John Granville Berry, M.C., West Yorkshire Regiment, officially reported missing on the 16th August, 1917, was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Berry, of Hawthorn House, Earby. 2nd Lieut. Berry was only 20 years of age, and was educated at Skipton Grammar School. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty in taking command of his Company, when his company commander had become a casualty, and leading them for two days, during which time he displayed most remarkable initiative and determination. He attained all his objectives in the face of heavy fire, and was repeatedly to the fore in repelling counter-attacks. His personal gallantry won the admiration of all ranks. Lieut.-Col. Jefferies wrote to Lieut. Berry’s father as follows:—“He was one of my very best and trustworthy officers. He was commanding a company and would have been a Captain had he remained with the Bn. I always knew that when he undertook a job it would be carried out to the letter, and this is one of the very highest recommendations it is possible to give a soldier. The Regiment could ill afford to lose him, as officers of his type are far from being common.”

Major Mostyn E. Cookson, of the Royal Sussex Regiment, was the first Officer connected with the Skipton Parliamentary Division to give his life for his country’s honour. His name was in the official casualty list issued by the War Office on Sept. 18th, 1914, and he was classed among those who were missing. It was hoped that he might have become detached from his Regiment, but on the 23rd September, the official intimation was that he had been killed in action in France on September 14th, 1914. The son of the late Major Cookson, of Skipton and Settle, who was for many years Adjutant of the 3rd Vol. Bn. Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, the deceased officer—a typical Britisher in every sense of the word—was educated at the Skipton Grammar School, and was one of a family held in deep respect in this part of Craven. His youngest sister was the late Lady Holden, who, previous to her marriage, resided with her sister at Gargrave. Major Cookson was 46 years of age.

2nd Lieut. Harry Rishworth,2/6th Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, son of Mr. C. F. Rishworth, Moorfield, Utley, Keighley, died on September 15th, 1918, from injuries received in a motor accident in the Sheffield neighbourhood. Lieut. Rishworth was 22 years of age, and joined the 6th Duke of Wellington’s. He obtained a commission in 1915, and was for some time attached to the3/6th Duke of Wellington’s Regt.

Lieut.-Col. J. R. E. Stansfield, D.S.O., 2nd Gordon Highlanders, died from wounds received in action in France, on September 28th, 1915. He was the son of the late Rev. J. B. E. Stansfield, Knightsbridge, London, a nephew of Captain Stansfield, of Field House, Sowerby Bridge, near Halifax, and brother to Mrs. Yorke, Halton Place, Hellifield, and was 35 years of age. In 1914, he returned from Egypt with the 1st Gordon Highlanders, and was slightly wounded at Ypres. He served through the South African War, was twice mentioned in despatches, and received the D.S.O. and two medals, with eight clasps. In 1904, he married a French lady, Yolande, daughter of the late Major-General Marquess de Bourbel, R.E.

2nd Lt. Hodgson.

2nd Lieut. J. Hodgson, 12th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hodgson, Castleberg House, Settle, was killed by machine gun-fire in 1918, whilst gallantly leading his men into action at the crossing of the Piave on the Italian Front. Lieut. Hodgson was on leave only a short time before his death, and had only rejoined his Bn. a few days before, volunteering to go up the line when he could have remained at the base. He was an “Old Boy” of Giggleswick Grammar School.

Captain John Maughan, 4th Bn. The Yorkshire Regiment, T.F., killed in action near Ypres on February 17th, 1916, was the eldest son of John Maughan, of Abbey Hill, Jervaulx, Middleham, Yorks. Educated at Marlborough College, he joined the Regiment in 1909, and was gazetted Captain in November, 1914. He went to France with his regiment in April, 1915, and was in action at Ypres a few days after landing, and took part in all the subsequent engagements. He was mentioned in General French’s Despatches.

Lieut. Harry R. Thelwell, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, died in hospital in France from wounds on July 8th, 1916. When war broke out Lieut. Thelwell joined the Queen Victoria Rifles, in whichregiment he had already served for four years as a private, and went to France in October, 1914. He took part in the attack on Hill 60, following which he was given a commission in the Duke of Wellington’s Regt., and was again sent to France where he received his second star. He was the only son of Mrs. Thelwell and the late Mr. Geo. Thelwell, of Commercial Street, Leeds, and formerly of Long Preston. He was 23 years of age, and was educated at St. Cuthbert’s College, Worksop.

2nd Lieut. Gilbert W. Waterhouse, who fell in action on April 9th, 1917, was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Waterhouse, of Huntsville, Canada, and grandson of the late Mr. Wm. Hartley, of Catteral Hall, Settle. Aged 20 years, he was educated at Toronto, Canada, and at Cranleigh School, Surrey. He joined the Artists’ Rifles in November, 1915, and obtained his Commission early in 1917.

2nd Lieut. Basil Tempest, Manchester Regiment, died of wounds received in action April 25th, 1917. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Tempest, Whalley Range, Manchester, and nephew of Mr. A. Tempest, The Grove, Ilkley (formerly in business in Keighley Road, Skipton), and grandson of the late Mr. James Tempest, of Aireville, Cononley. Before the war he was for four years a student apprentice with Messrs. Mather & Platt, Ltd. In 1914 he gained a Manchester University Scholarship, and on the outbreak of hostilities he joined the University O.T.C. He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in November, 1914, and served in France and Macedonia.

2nd Lieut. George Cork Dalgoutte, Rifle Brigade, a son of ex-P.C. Dalgoutte, at one time stationed at Skipton, was reported as having been killed in action on May 3rd, 1917. He formerly lived at Keighley and was an “Old Boy” of the Trade and Grammar School. He enlisted in August, 1915, and obtained his commission about December, 1916.

Colonel J. W. Lodge, Yorkshire Regiment, died at the Rookery, Bishopdale, Aysgarth, on August 24th, 1917. Colonel Lodge had been connected with the Yorkshire Regiment for over 43 years. He served with the 3rd Bn. throughout the South African War, and was in possession of the Queen’s Medal with three clasps, the King’s Medal with two clasps, and the Coronation Medal. From June, 1906, to August, 1912, he commanded the 3rd Bn. and then retired. At the outbreak of the present war, he volunteered for service, and was appointed as second in command of a Bn. of a Yorkshire Regiment, and afterwards was given the command of a Special Reserve Bn., a post which he held until his death. He was the only son of Mr. Robert Lodge, of Bishopdale, and was born in 1853. He was educated at St. Peter’s, York, and took his M.A. at Cambridge, and was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1883.

2nd Lieut. C. H. Lee, Royal Garrison Artillery, was killed in action on September 20th, 1917. Thirty-three years of age, deceased was the son of the Rev. G. S. Lee, Rector of Benniworth, Lincolnshire, and was formerly a mathematical master at the Skipton Grammar School. He enlisted at the end of the summer term of 1916, and was in France about six months. He was on the staff of the Skipton School about eighteen months, and was previously mathematical master at Parkstone, Dorset.

Captain Wm. Henry Pollard, died at sea on October 9th, 1917. Captain Pollard was an old Skipton Grammar School boy, and was afterwards apprenticed with Messrs. T. & J. Harrison, ship owners, Liverpool. He obtained his master’s certificate when twenty-four years of age. During 1916, he was at Archangel, the ship being icebound. He left there in May, and was on his way home when he died.

2nd Lieut R. Hall Watt, Grenadier Guards, son of the late Mr. E. R. B. Hall Watt, of Bishop Burton, Beverley, and of Carr Head, Cowling, was killed in action on October 13th, 1917. Deceased was educated at Eton and Sandhurst, and was posted to the Grenadier Guards in the early part of 1917, leaving for France in August. He was 19 years of age.

Captain F. M. Twisleton, M.C., New Zealand Forces, eldest son of the late Mr. Twisleton, of Menstone, and formerly of Settle, died on November 15th, 1917, from wounds received in action in Palestine. Leaving England twenty years ago, he went to New Zealand. He served through the South African War, and then returned to New Zealand. At the outbreak of war, he came out with the Otago Mounted Rifles. He fought through the Gallipoli campaign, where he won the M.C. He then went to France, and afterwards to Palestine, where he met his death.

2nd Lieut. William H. Coles, Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mr. Wm. Coles, Station Master, Skipton. Twenty-eight years of age, Lieut. Coles was prior to the war attached to the West Riding Territorials, and afterwards served for five years in the Yorkshire Hussars, attaining the rank of Quarter-master Sergeant. In November, 1916, he was offered and accepted a commission, and was posted to the Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed in action on December 28th, 1917.

Major Lees, President of the Bentham Agricultural Society, was killed on July 31st, 1918.

Lieut. B. Ramsbottom, son of the Rev. W. H. Ramsbottom, a former vicar of St. Margaret’s Church, Bentham, was killed in action on August 19th, 1918.

2nd Lieut. W. G. Barraclough, M.C., Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, elder son of Supt. H. Barraclough, West Riding Constabulary, formerly stationed at Ingleton, was killed in action on September 29th, 1918, aged 23 years. Had been recommended for the M.C.

2nd Lieut. S. A. F. Pilgrim, Tank Corps, who was mortally wounded on September 24th, 1918, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pilgrim, Noyna Mede, Foulridge, and was just 20 years of age.

The Rev. Theodore Baily Hardy, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., a former headmaster of Bentham Grammar School and domestic chaplain to the King, died in hospital in France in October, 1918, from gunshot wounds.

2nd Lieut. Norman P. Clark, Munster Fusiliers, killed in action, was a nephew of Mr. Edgar Wood of Skipton. After being invalided from Gallipoli, he spent a good deal of time with Mr. Wood and his family at Skipton. Only 23 years of age deceased was the second son of Councillor W. Clark, of Regent Square, Doncaster (a former Mayor of the Borough), and was articled to a firm of accountants. When the war broke out, he immediately joined the North Staffordshire Regiment (T.F.), and afterwards received a commission in the West Yorkshire Regt. Subsequently, he saw service with the Munster Fusiliers, and was in the Gallipoli campaign where he was wounded and invalided home with dysentery. Deceased’s forefathers were Quakers, and his grandfather, the late Mr. R. E. Clark, was one of the first County Aldermen of the West Riding.

Lieut. R. Forrest, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, was the son of Mr. T. Forrest, dental surgeon, of Clitheroe and Long Preston. He was killed in action on the Western Front. He had been employed as Intelligence Officer. His death was caused by being struck by a piece of shell. He was 26 years of age.

Lord Lucas, who was killed while on active service in France, was an enthusiastic and generous supporter of the Ribblesdale Buckhounds, and he gave his friend and neighbour, Lord Ribblesdale, all the support and help in his power. In the times before the war, of such days as he could spare from the duties of his office, which he filled with such advantage to agriculture, many were spent in the Ribble Valley. In the hunting season, whenever in residence at Sawley or Wigglesworth, he was never absent from a meet. He was a noble, chivalrous and courteous gentleman.

Major Vivian Novell Kidd, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, son of the late Mr. William Kidd, of Otley, and a grandson of the late Rev. P. C. Kidd, who was Rector at Skipton for many years. Major Kidd, who was well-known in Rugby Union Football circles at Headingley and Otley, joined the army from Sandhurst, and entered the Duke of Wellington’s Regt. He was second in command of a Service Battn. of the Regiment, and was expecting his promotion to Lieut.-Colonel. He was with the Battn. at the landing at Suvla Bay as Captain and Adjutant, and when his superior officers became casualties, he took command. At the commencement of the war, he was Adjutant at the Regimental Depot at Halifax. He was a son-in-law of Major Cecil H. Taylor, O.C., 13th Bn. West Riding Volunteers, and was in his 30th year.

Captain G. C. Turner, West Yorkshire Regiment, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. John Turner, Newlands, Ilkley, was killed in action on the Western front. Captain Turner was 32 years of age, and was educated at the Ilkley Grammar School, Sedbergh, and Leeds University. He was a civil engineer by profession, and had spent three years in British Columbia. On outbreak of war, he joined the Leeds University O.T.C., and obtained a commission in the West Yorkshire Regiment in February, 1915.

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