Servicemen in the First World War/A-E

## King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (K.O.Y.L.I.)

### 1/4th Battalion

1/4th Battalion ("first fourth") was a Territorial Force battalion in existence before the war. Soldiers in 1/4th arrived in Boulogne-Sur-Mer in April 1915 and took part in the fighting around Ypres.

#### Pte. J.  Bushby

Pte. J. Bushby likely took part in the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. In December 1915 he was hospitalised following a gas attack.

### 6th (Service) Battalion

6th (Service) Battalion was raised following the war declaration. It arrived at Boulogne-Sur-Mer in May 1915.

#### Pte. Thomas Bowery

 Pte. Bowery lived on Newland View and worked at the Newland Pit before the war. He arrived in France on 21 May 1915 and was ordered towards Ypes and Hooge. Bowery was killed only three weeks later on 14 June when a shell exploded over a support trench while he was sleeping. He was 21 years of age.

### Battalion unknown

#### Lce-Cpl. L. Anderson (K.O.Y.L.I.)

Lce-Cpl. L. Anderson was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

#### Edward Aspinall (K.O.Y.L.I.)

Pte. Edward Aspinall was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He died on 26 December 1918 at the age of 40. He was buried in Normanton Upper Cemetery.

#### J. Aspinall (K.O.Y.L.I.)

J. Aspinall was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded in the Yorkshire Post in December 1917.

#### W.H. Baines (K.O.Y.L.I.)

W.H. Baines was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

#### A. Beard (K.O.Y.L.I.)

A. Beard (15021) was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported killed by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

#### F. Beaumont (K.O.Y.L.I.)

F. Beaumont was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded in December 1917.

#### Cpl. Joseph Beaumont (K.O.Y.L.I.)

Corporal Joseph Beaumont (15260) was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He served during the Somme Offensive, where he was killed by a German sniper in July 1916. Beaumont lived at Edwards Square.

#### J. Bennett (K.O.Y.L.I.)

J. Bennett was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in December 1917.

#### E. Best (K.O.Y.L.I.)

E. Best was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

#### Walter Bradley (6th K.O.Y.L.I.)

Walter Bradley was a soldier in the 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Arriving in France on 21 May 1915 he was ordered to Ypes. Bradley was killed during the attack on Bellewaarde in September 1915.

#### Cpl. J. Brinsill (K.O.Y.L.I.)

J. Brinsill was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

#### H. Brook (K.O.Y.L.I.)

H. Brook was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in December 1917.

#### Pte. J. Brook (K.O.Y.L.I.)

Pte. J. Brook was a soldier within the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed on 5 January 1915 and is buried in Normanton Upper Cemetery. He is not listed in the war memorial.

#### L.Cpl. H. Broxholme (K.O.Y.L.I.)

 Lance-Corporal H. Broxholm was a resident of Cemetery Lane. He was wounded in July 1916. Broxholme is not listed in the Memorial.

#### T.A. Burgoyne (K.O.Y.L.I.)

T.A. Burgoyne was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

#### W. Butler (K.O.Y.L.I.)

W. Butler was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was wounded in July 1917.

#### Cpl. T.H. Churchill (K.O.Y.L.I.)

Cpl. T.H. Churchill was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He died on  21 November 1918 as a result of wounds, aged 24. He is buried at Normanton Upper Cemetery.

#### Lce-Cpl S. Corbett (K.O.Y.L.I.)

S. Corbett (11324) was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1916.

#### Cpl. J.W. Daniels (K.O.Y.L.I.)

Cpl J.W. Daniels was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

## Unknown regiment

#### E. Ambler

E. Ambler is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### J.J. Armstrong

Armstrong  is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### J.W. Arnold

Arnold  is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### G. Bednall

Bednall is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### M. Beevers

Beevers is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### R. Blissett

Blissett is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### Pte. Wilfred Bolton (ANZAC)

Pte. Bolton lived on King's Street and worked at the Newland Colliery until around 1912 when he moved to Australia. He signed up immediately when war was declared, and served in the  First Australian Imperial Force. Bolten was one of the Australians killed during the Dardanelles Campaign in Turkey in June 1915, aged 22.

#### A. Bradley

Bradley is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### A. Bramham

Bramham is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### E. Bromby

Brombyb is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

####  G.W. Brooks

Brooks is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

####  T.A. Burton

Burton is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

####  F. Cheesman

F. Cheesman is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

####  T.G. Chilton

Chilton is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### 2Cpl. L. Coling (RE)

L. Coling died on 13 February 1918 aged 26. He is buried at Normanton Upper Cemetery.

####  J. Coulthard

Coulthard is listed on the Altofts memorial.

#### Pte. G.W. Cressey

Pte. G.W. Cressey served in the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). He was killed on  20 December 1915.  He is buried at Normanton Upper Cemetery.

####  W.O. Crowther

Crowther is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

#### R.J. Davies

Sergeant R.J. Davies of the Royal Engineers was reported Wounded in August 1917.

#### L. Doyle

L. Doyle was a soldier in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was reported wounded by the Yorkshire Post in August 1917.

#### Pte. Walter Dyson (K.O.S.B.)

Private Walter Dyson was a resident of Hope Street. He was wounded in July 1916.

####  W. Elliott

Elliott is listed on the Altofts Cenotaph.

## Sources

1. ↑ Leeds Mercury - Tuesday 04 January 1916
2. ↑ Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 15 July 1916
3. ↑ Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 15 July 1916
4. ↑ Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 15 July 1916
5. ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 19 July 1917
6. ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 28 August 1917
7. ↑ *Yorkshire Evening Post* - Saturday 15 July 1916