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WW1: The Saltaire Story
Researched by Colin Coates
 

WW1 Roll of Honour: surnames beginning with:

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P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

 
Gale, George Francis
14 March 1896 - 1953

George Francis Gale was the son of James Leonard Gale. James was born 17 November 1865 in Addingham. He married Charlotte Siddle Dixon 18 September 1886 at St Marys Eastwood Keighley. In 1891 they were living in Eastwood with James working as a moulder's labourer.

George, the fifth of six children, was born 31 January 1916 in Addingham and he was baptised 7 June 1896 at St Peters Addingham. In 1911 the family were living in Addingham with James working as an overlooker and George as a spinner. By 1918 they had moved to 20 Jane Street in Saltaire.

George served his country and fought in the war. He was working as a painter when he married Annie Hanson 24 April 1920 at St Peters Shipley. They lived at 36 Dove Street in Saltaire. George died in 1953.

 

Games, Robert Hughes
8 February 1881 - 1933

Robert Hughes Games was the son of Robert Games. Robert was born 1853 in Liverpool. He married Jane Reynolds in 1876.

Robert Hughes, the third of four children, was born 8 February 1881 in Liverpool. In 1891 the family were living in Liverpool with Robert a medical student. Robert Hughes, working as a worsted warper, married Mary Elizabeth Pitts in 1908. In 1911 they were living, without children, at 22 Caroline Street in Saltaire. By 1913 they had moved to 13 Herbert Street, where they remained all their lives. Their son, Robert Hughes, (junior) was the second of three children, born in 1914 in Saltaire.

Robert Hughes (senior) served as a Private with the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment (2nd Regiment Bradford Pals), before transferring to the Labour Corps. He died in 1933.

 

Gargon, James
30 March 1882 – 1966

James Gargon was the son of Michael Gargon. Michael was born c1848 in Everingham near York. He married Bridget Forrester in 1866 in York. They had at least 9 children. In 1881 the family were living in York with Michael working as a bricklayer’s labourer.

James was born 30 March 1882 in York. By 1885 they were living in Shipley with Michael working as a stone mason. In 1891 they were living at 12 Wainmann Street, in 1901 they were at 9 Old Hall Lane.

James married Mary Alice Smith 13 December 1902 at St Mary, Roman Catholic Church, Shipley. They had a son, George, born 26 January 1903. James & Mary lived at 3 Henry William Street, Saltaire, firstly with Mary’s parents, then later as their own house.

James served in WW1, enlisting with the Royal Flying Corps 2 April 1915. He was discharged with a disability 29 May 1919.

James was a french polisher until around 1939 when he started work in the warehouse at Saltaire Mills.

Report from the Shipley Times 17 December 1952: -

Golden Wedding at Saltaire

Mr. and Mrs. James Gargon of 3 William Henry Street, Saltaire, celebrated with a little family gathering for their Golden Wedding Anniversary which took place Saturday (13 December) last. Mr. and Mrs. Gargon who are nearly 71 years age, were married at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Shipley by the Rev. Father D. O'Sullivan.

Photo: James and Mary (fourth and fifth from the left) on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary, 13 December 1952. Their son, George Gargon, second from the left. Image courtesy of Geoff Marston.

Mrs. Gargon has lived in Saltaire all her life. Mr. Gargon is a native of York but came to Shipley when he was three years old. He is a French Polisher by trade, which he learned at Webster's. Furniture makers, of Windhill. For the last 13 years he has been employed, in the warehouse at Saltaire Mills

Mr. Gargon and his four brothers all played with Shipley Victoria Rugby Team. Mr. and Mrs. Gargon have one son and one grand-daughter. Mrs. Gargon made her own Gold Wedding Cake.

Report from the Shipley Times 27 May 1953: -

Shipley Coronation Festivities on Coronation Day – William Henry Street – Tea in street if fine. If not, in British Legion rooms, Saltaire. Organised television parties to watch Coronation in morning. Games for children at 1.30 p.m. Tea at 4.30 p.m. Coronation cake made by Mrs. Gargon.

Mary Alice died in 1961, James died in 1966.

James had three brothers, John, Michael & Philip, who also served in and survived the war. John is not documented on the Saltaire Roll of Honour as he did not live in Saltaire. He enlisted in September 1914 and served as a Private with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was wounded at the Somme 4 August 1916 and was invalided home. Upon his recovery he did home duties until he was discharged December 1918.

 

Gargon, John
c1874 -????

Remove this as John didn't live in Saltaire.

John Gargon was the son of Michael Gargon. Michael was born c1848 in Everingham near York. He married Bridget Forrister.

John, (known also as James), the fourth of seven children, was born c1874 in York. In 1881 the family were living in York with Michael working as a bricklayer's labourer. By 1889 they were living in Shipley with Michael working as a stone mason. John married Mary Alice Smith in 1902. They had a son, George, born 1903. They lived with Mary's family at 3 William Henry Street in Saltaire.  

John enlisted in September 1914 and served as a Private with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was wounded at the Somme 4 August 1916 and was invalided home. Upon his recovery he did home duties until he was discharged December 1918.

John had two brothers, Philip & Michael, who also served in and survived the war.

 

Gargon, Michael
c1878 - 1925

Michael Gargon was the son of Michael Gargon. Michael (snr.) was born c1848 in Everingham near York. He married Bridget Forrister.

Michael, the sixth of seven children, was born c1878 in York. In 1881 the family were living in York with Michael (snr.) working as a bricklayer's labourer. By 1889 they were living in Shipley with Michael (snr.) working as a stone mason.

Michael married Minnie Moore in 1900 in Halifax. In 1901 they were living in Halifax with Michael working as a stone mason. They lived in Scarborough before moving to Shipley. In1911 they were living at 4 Moray Place, Valley Road in Shipley. They had four children; Kathleen (b1902), Martin (b1903), William (b1908) and James (b1910). They also had an adopted son, John, born 1902.

Michael enlisted in January 1915 as a Private with the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment. Although he was not fit enough to fight, Michael rendered valuable service in prisoners of war camps. He was discharged in December 1918 with Michael living with his family at 15 Constance Street in Saltaire. He died in 1925.

Michael had three brothers, John, James & Philip, who also served in and survived the war. John is not documented on the Saltaire Roll of Honour as he did not live in Saltaire. He enlisted in September 1914 and served as a Private with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was wounded at the Somme 4 August 1916 and was invalided home. Upon his recovery he did home duties until he was discharged December 1918.

 

Gargon, Philip
c1876 - 1920

Philip Gargon was the son of Michael Gargon. Michael was born c1848 in Everingham near York. He married Bridget Forrester in 1866 in York. They had at least 9 children.

Philip, was born c1876 in York. In 1881 the family were living in York with Michael working as a bricklayer’s labourer. By 1885 they were living in Shipley with Michael working as a stone mason. In 1891 they were living at 12 Wainman Street. Philip married Winifred Carroll, 3 November 1900, at St Walburga Shipley. In 1901 they were living at 11 Ives Street in Shipley with Philip working as a stone mason. By 1911 they had moved to 20 Queen Street in Shipley. They had four children, Mary (born 15 March 1903), Annie (born 13 October 1904) and William (born 29 August 1906), and Michael, born 1909, died 1910.

Report from the Shipley Times 6 September 1907: -

“A Bit of Family Trouble”

John Carroll, labourer, and Philip Gargon, stone dresser, of Shipley, were summoned at the West Riding Police Court, Bradford yesterday morning, for a breach of the peace, caused by fighting on the highway.

P.C. Worth stated that on the 19 th of last month he was in Saltaire Road, when heard a disturbance in one of the side streets. Proceeding thither he saw the defendants fighting in the centre of a crowd of spectators. He separated them with difficulty and told them they would be reported. Another constable said the defendant Gargon’s nose was bleeding. Defendants stated they were brothers-in-law and had had a bit of family trouble. They did not get to fighting, they simply wrestled with each other. They were ordered to pay costs.

Philip, living at 14 Ada Street in Saltaire, enlisted as a Private with the 18 th Service Battalion Prince of Wales’s Own West Yorkshire Regiment (2 nd Bradford Pals) 22 March 1915. He was discharged medically unfit for service 28 June 1916. He was always short of breath and often coughing up blood, probably caused by his years of working as a stone mason.

In 1918 Philip was living with his family at 9 Fanny Street in Saltaire. He died in 1920.

Philip had three brothers, John, James & Michael, who also served in and survived the war. John is not documented on the Saltaire Roll of Honour as he did not live in Saltaire. He enlisted in September 1914 and served as a Private with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was wounded at the Somme 4 August 1916 and was invalided home. Upon his recovery he did home duties until he was discharged December 1918.

Garner, Joseph Edward
c1894 - ????

Joseph Edward, the son Frederick Garner, was born c1894 in Bradford. He was working as a labourer when he married Annie Eliza Ponder 8 August 1914 at St Peters Shipley. They lived throughout the war at 23 Ada Street in Saltaire. Joseph served in and survived the war; from 1920 he lived at Cowling Street in Shipley.

 

Garnett, Robert
1889 - ????

Robert Garnett was the son of Joseph Garnett. Joseph was born 12 August 1859 at Bingley. He married Sarah Jane Edwards in 1880. They lived at Bingley with Joseph working as a bricklayer's labourer.

Robert, the middle child of three, was born 1889 in Bingley. Working as a cloth finisher he married Nellie Murgatroyd 29 March 1913 at Holy Trinity Bingley. Robert served in and survived the war. In 1915 he lived at 34 Whitlam Street in Saltaire. From 1918 to 1935 he lived at 20 Fanny Street and from 1936 to 1946 at 69 Victoria Road.

 

Gibbard, Charles Edward
6 June 1895 – 1982

Charles Edward Gibbard was born 6 June 1895, the son of Abram Gibbard & Mary Alice Fleetwood. He was baptised,15 January 18967, at Saltaire Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. In 1901 the family were living at 15 Constance Street, where Abram worked as a railway signalman. By 1911 they had moved to 24 (renumbered 47) Albert Road, with Charles working as a wool warehouseman.

Charles served with the R.A.F. in WW1. Having survived the war he married Ivy Midgley, 20 February 1919, at St. Luke’s Morton, Keighley. They had two daughters. They lived in Shipley until around 1924 when they moved to Bingley. In the 1939 Register living in Bingley, Charles was a machine lathe turner.

Charles died in Bradford in 1982.

 

Giles, Frank
15 January 1887 - 1962

Frank Giles was the son of John Harding Giles. John was born 1854 in London. He married Hannah Maria Crabtree, 21 August 1878, at St. Paul’s Shipley.

Frank, the third of four children, was born 15 January 1887. He was baptised 13 February 1887 at All Saints Horton Bradford. In 1881 & 1891 the family were living in Bowling then in Bradford with John working as a wool sorter. In 1901 & 1911 they were living at 30 Albert Road (renumbered now 59) in Saltaire with Frank working as a mechanics labourer.

Frank was a Sergeant with the Shipley Detachment 2nd West Riding Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps. He was one of 94 men who at the outbreak of the war were billeted in Victoria Hall in Saltaire. He joined an unknown regiment when he has and his comrades took the train to Leeds on Saturday 8 August 1914.

Frank Giles
Left to right: Privates Smith, O'Brien, Raistrick and Excell; Sergt. Frank Giles
Seated: Dr. Gabriel. They have all volunteered for foreign service.
Source: Shipley Times - October 1914

Frank, an electrician living at 48 Victoria Road in Saltaire, married widow Ada Evelyn Hedworth (nee Spieres) 5 September 1921 at St. Peters, Shipley. Ada died in 1925 .

Report from the Shipley Times 10 October 1936: -

Mr. Frank Giles, who has been in the employ of the Shipley Urban Council for 32 years relinquishing his position as storekeeper at the Shipley Electricity Works. At one time Mr. Giles was an attendant at Shipley Baths, and during the Great War served in the R.A.M.C. is a Special Constable and has on several occasions been of invaluable assistance to the police, especially in cases where children have fallen into the canal at Dockfield. Mr. Giles, who has been a courteous employee, leaving Shipley start in business on his own account at Dewsbury.

In the 1939 Register, Frank was a shopkeeper living at 132 Bradford Road, Shipley. He died in 1962. Frank had an elder brother, William, who also served in the war.

 

Giles, William Harold Thurlow
4 October 1880 - 1964

William Harold Thurlow Giles was the son of John Harding Giles. John was born 1854 in London. He married Hannah Maria Crabtree 21 August 1878 at St. Pauls, Shipley.

William, the eldest of four children, was born 4 October 1880. He was baptised 13 February 1887 at All Saints Horton Bradford. In 1881 & 1891 the family were living in Bowling then in Bradford with John working as a wool sorter. In 1901 & 1911 they were living at 30 Albert Road (renumbered now 59) in Saltaire with William working as wool warehouseman. William married Zillah Batley Crabtree 16 August 1913 at St Peters Shipley. Zillah lived at 36 Whitlam Street in Saltaire and that’s where the married couple were still living in 1960.

William served as a Corporal with the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. He died in 1964. William had a younger brother, Frank, who also served in the war.

 

Gill, George Stanley
1897 - 1972

George Stanley Gill was the son of John Edward Gill. John was born c1868 in Manchester. He married Emma Jane Squire 1895 in Ormskirk, Lancashire.

George, the eldest of six children, was born 1897 in Southport, Lancashire. In 1901 the family were living at Preston, Lancashire with George working as a cabinet maker. By 1911 they had moved to 7 Bath Buildings (now demolished) in Saltaire, with George working as an office boy. By 1914 they were living at 4 William Henry Street in Saltaire.

George enlisted 2 September 1914. He served as a Driver with the Royal Field Artillery and he survived the war. Working as a joiner, he married Ethel Kendall 27 December 1919 at St Peters Shipley. Ethel was living at 4 Myrtle Place. The married couple lived at 96 Hirst Wood Road in Shipley until around 1956 when they moved to 7 Hazel Croft in Shipley. George died in 1972; he is remembered on the Saltaire URC Roll of Honour.

 

Gill, Joe
19 October 1890 - 1964

Joe Gill was the son of William Gill. William was born c1861 in Fewston near Harrogate. He married Alice Boston 3 January 1880 at St Wilfrids in Calverley. They had eleven children, but only four survived to adulthood. In 1881 they were living at 15 Victoria Street in Idle, with William working as a dyer's labourer.

Joe was born 19 Oct 1890. In 1891 his family lived at 26 Mill Cottage, Canal Bank in Idle. By 1901 they were living in Shipley, firstly at 178 Briggate Street, then at 12 Sterling Place. In 1911 Joe was working as a worsted spinning drawer.

Joe married Edith Hartley on 17 December 1913 at St Pauls Shipley. They had three children, Maurice born in 1914, Elsie born in 1917 and Hilda born in 1920. They lived at 9 Crowgill Place in Shipley, which was originally Edith parent's house.

Joe served in and survived the war. He saw active service with the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment and the East Yorkshire Regiment at Ypres in Flanders.

Joe spent around 40 years of his working life at J Parkinson & Sons Limited the well known Shipley machine tool makers and engineers. Following the demolition of their house in Crowgill Place, Joe and his wife moved to Saltaire Road in Shipley, then to Victoria Road in Saltaire. Joe died in 1964.

[Compiled with the help of Ian Maurice Gill, grandson of Joe.]

 

Gleeson, Martin
23 December 1881 -????

Martin Gleeson was the son of Martin Gleeson (senior). Martin (senior) was born 1841 in Ireland. He married Maria Moran, 1 April 1867 in Rotherham. In 1871 they lived in Elsecar near Barnsley, with Martin (senior) working as a general labourer.

Martin, the fourth of six children, was born 23 December 1881 in Elsecar. In 1881 the family were living at Wath on Dearn near Rotherham. By 1901 they were living in Rotherham with Martin working in a coal mine.

Martin married Edith Milton in 1910 and they had a son James born the same year. In 1911 they were living at 21 Murgatroyd Street in Shipley with Martin working as a woolcomber.

Report in the Shipley Times 28 August 1914 as follows:

A Saltaire wool comber named Martin Gleeson was summoned at the West Riding Police Court Bradford yesterday (Thursday) for serving threats to his wife, Edith Gleeson. Complainant stated that on Monday, the 11th inst., she was in Saltaire Road, accompanied by her sister, when defendant used insulting language and threatened to cut her throat. She had not been living with her husband. Complainant's sister gave comprehensive evidence. Defendant asked for the case to be adjourned in order that he might bring a witness.
The Bench bound the defendant over to keep the peace and ordered him to pay costs.

Martin served in and survived the war. No longer with his wife, he lived with his brother-in-law, Charles Lightfoot, firstly at 10 George Street in Saltaire, then from 1920 at 19 Croft Street in Shipley. In 1939 he was a woolcomber living at 4 Enfield Street in Leeds.

Martin had an elder brother, William, who also served in the war.

 

Gleeson, William
1879 -1958

William Gleeson was the son of Martin Gleeson. Martin was born 1841 in Ireland. He married Maria Moran, 1 April 1867, in Rotherham. In 1871 they lived in Elsecar near Barnsley, with Martin working as a general labourer.

William, the third of six children, was born 1879 in Elsecar. In 1881 the family were living at Wath on Dearn near Rotherham. By 1901 they were living in Rotherham with William working in a coal mine. In 1911 the family were living at 38 Mary Street in Saltaire with William working as a woolcomber. William married Edith Newington in 1913. They had a son Thomas Gerrard Gleeson born 31 August 1913.

William served in and survived the war . In 1918 & 1919 he was living with his wife and son at 17 Albert Terrace in Saltaire.

Report in the Shipley Times 22 August 1931: -

SHIPLEY PUGILISTS.

At the Bradford West Riding Court, on Thursday (20 August), Harry Walker, labourer, and William Gleeson, Army pensioner, both of Shipley, were charged with having obstructed the highway by fighting. Defendants were fined 20s. each. P.C. Scruton stated the facts.

William died in 1958. William had a younger brother, Martin, who also served in the war.

 

Goldsbrough, Fred
7 June 1890 - 12 October 1916

Fred Goldsbrough was the son of John Goldsbrough. John was born c 1871 in Bingley. He married Mary Mitchell in 1889.

Fred was born 7 June 1890 in Bingley, the second of six children. In 1891 & 1901 they lived in Bingley with John working as a carpenter. By 1911 Fred, working as a wool comber, was boarding with the Sutcliffe family in Idle.

Fred married Annie Sutcliffe 9 March 1912 at Idle Parish Church. In 1915 they were living at 2 Albert Terrace in Saltaire with Fred working as a wool comber. They had two children; Eva born 29 June 1912 in Idle and John born 4 December 1913.

Fred enlisted 24 November 1915 as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Fred died 17 October 1916 and he is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in Somme, France. Fred is remembered on the Rolls of Honour at Nab Wood and St. Peters. His widow, Annie, married John Gill in 1923 and they lived at 4 William Henry Street in Saltaire.

 

Goldsbrough, Samuel James
22 August 1896 - 1966

Samuel James Goldsbrough was the son of Richard Deacon Goldsbrough. Richard was born c1872 in Windhill. He married Eliza Wilner, 23 December 1895, at St. Wilfrids Calverley.

Samuel, who had a younger sister, was born 22 August 1896 in Shipley. In 1911 the family were living in Knaresborough with Richard working as a grocer's assistant and Samuel as a grocer's errand boy.

Samuel served in and survived the war. He married Emily Rhodes 29 August 1921 at St Pauls Shipley. Samuel was a motor launchman living in Tynemouth Northumberland. From 1928 the married couple lived at 32 George Street in Saltaire until around 1949 when they were living at 46 George Street.

In the 1939 Register Samuel was a wool warehouseman & an auxiliary fireman at his place of work. Samuel died in 1966.

 

Goleby, Alfred
1888 - 13 June 1926

Alfred Goleby was the son of Henry Goleby. Henry was born c1857 in Bradford. He married Jane Elizabeth Catlow in 1880. In 1881 the married couple were living with Jane's parents in Bradford with Henry working as a mechanic's fitter.

Alfred, the third of seven children, was born 1888 in Baildon. In 1911 the family were living in Baildon with Alfred working as a weaver. Alfred married Louie Crabtree, 30 January 1915, at St. Peters Shipley. They lived with Louie's at 18 Shirley Street in Saltaire, then by 1918 at 75 Victoria Road in Saltaire.

Alfred survived the war having served with the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment and the Royal Defence Corps.

Report from the Shipley Times 1 September 1916: -

SOLDIER'S  APPRECIATION OF PARCELS FROM HOME Letters of gratitude from local soldiers who have received parcels from the officials of the Baildon Soldiers' and Sailors' Comforts Fund are constantly being received, Private .Alfred Goleby, writing from a Swansea Hospital whence he was removed suffering from wounds received in the "Big Push' says, "Just few lines to say that I have received your parcel and I thank you very much, for the contents, and also for you thinking about a poor wounded Tommy. You know I did not much, nor win any medals, but I can honestly say that I did my bit for King and Country."


From around 1922 he lived with his wife at 22 Titus Street in Saltaire until he died 13 June 1926.

Report from the Shipley Times 18 June 1926: -

STRANGE DEATH. STUNG WHILST ON SHIPLEY GLEN.
The peculiar' circumstances regarding the death of Alfred Goleby (38), warehouseman, 22.Titus Street, Saltaire, who, while at Shipley Glen on  Saturday afternoon (5 June) was stung by an  insect over the right eye, and died from the effects at Saltaire Hospital on Sunday afternoon, were related at an inquest held at the hospital on Tuesday the District Coroner Mr L W Norris Louie Goleby (widow), said that her husband, who had good health, had for several years been employed as a wool warehouse man at Messrs C. F. Taylor & Co., Lower Holme Mills, Woodbottom, Baildon.

During the war he was a private in the "Bradford Pals", and served in Egypt and France. He was wounded but he had not suffered from malaria or ague.
On Saturday 5 June, her husband went by himself to Shipley Glen. He returned home about 7.30 pm, and witness noticed that his right eye was swollen. She drew his, attention to it, and he replied that he did not know his eye was swollen, but he remembered something biting him on his eye when he was on the Little Glen.
The Coroner: Did you mean some insect, do you know? Witness: Yes, he said it was like a midge bite. She added that nothing was done to the eye then.
On Sunday morning the eye was very much swollen, and her husband went to see Mr. Lambert (ambulance man Saltaire Mills, who bathed the eye with iglidine, and also bandaged it. Her husband then went to Saltaire Hospital on Sunday afternoon and again on Monday. In the evening he complained of pain in his head and went to bed.
About 12.30am on Tuesday, her husband got out bed, and said that he was nearly mad with pain, and that it had got to his throat.
Witness put hot fomentations on, and her husband went to the hospital again and stayed there until his death.
Miss A. E. Mills, matron at Saltaire Hospital, said that when he came to the hospital 3 p.m. on 6 June he was attended by Dr. Firth and the nurse. When he came to the hospital the following morning Goleby was seen by Dr. Sharpe. When Goleby again came to the hospital in the early hours of Tuesday (June 8), witness told the night nurse to apply hot lamentations, and Goleby was put bed. Dr. Sharpe saw him later the same morning and attended to him until he died on Sunday afternoon.
Dr. E. S. Sharpe, of Shipley, said he first saw Goleby at his surgery on Monday morning (June 7), having been sent there from the hospital.
The Coroner: What was his condition then?
Dr. Sharpe: He had this swelling on the right eyelid, and his right cheek and temple. He said he had been bitten by something on the previous Saturday afternoon, whilst he was the Glen. I could find no sign of a bite of any description, but the parts were so swollen that it was difficult to tell.
Witness added that did not Goleby until the following morning in the hospital, when his condition was very much worse, the swelling having affected the whole his right cheek and his upper lip.
Early on Wednesday morning Goleby began have difficulty with swallowing; an incision was made in his right cheek and inside his mouth, which gave temporary relief, and he was able to swallow. His condition early on Sunday morning was very grave. Goleby complained of a violent pain, and there were indications of commencing peritonitis.
The cause death was septicaemia from blood poisoning following some infection through puncture on the right cheek over the eyelid.
The Coroner: How would the infection be introduced?
Dr. Sharpe: Either from the bite itself, or something carried in the puncture with the bite.
The Coroner: It might have been on his skin, or his hands, and got in when he rubbed the puncture. The gnat or fly might have introduced the infection?
Dr. Sharpe: Whatever it was that stung it was difficult to say -might have come from a dead animal or rubbish heap and might have carried the infection through that. There was nothing in the sting itself which showed the cause. He added that the iglidine which Lambert used to bathe the eye was a proprietary preparation very largely used, and suitable to use.
The Coroner returned a verdict of "Accidental death, due to septicaemia, following some infection through an insect bite on the right cheek."

 

Gornall, Arthur
1888 –????

Arthur Gornall was the son of Henry Gornall. Henry was born 1866 in Bradford. He married Teresa Smith, 14 Nov 1885, at St Pauls Manningham.

Arthur, the second of five children, was born 1888 in Manningham. In 1891 they were living in Manningham, with Henry working as a gas stoker. By 1901 they had moved to Horton.

Report in the Shipley Times 24 September 1915: -

At the Saltaire Hospital yesterday (23 September) the Deputy Coroner, Mr F W Norris held an inquest on the body of a married women named Elizabeth Shepherd of Hird Street Shipley. A charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon her was, on Monday at the Bradford West Riding Police Court, served against a window cleaner named Arthur Gornall, a single man of 24 Albert Terrace Saltaire, who was remanded. Mrs Shepherd died at the hospital on Wednesday (22 September).
Police Superintendent Keel and Inspector Beston attended the inquiry, whilst Gornall was present in charge of two warders from Wakefield Goal.
Herbert Shepherd, iron grinder, gave evidence of identification. Witness last spoke to her on Sunday (19 September) night, when she was at home. Witness went out leaving her in the house. She said she was not going out. Witness knew the man Gornall by sight but did not know whether deceased knew him or not. He (witness) had not seen her with Gornall. His wife had a black eye about six weeks ago, and on one occasion when witness arrived home he found Gornall on the sofa worse for drink. Deceased was downstairs, and in his opinion was not intoxicated at all.
Supt. Keel asked witness where he was at nine o’clock on Sunday night, and he replied that he was at the Woolcombers’ Club (Shipley). His wife was brought home unconscious about ten minutes past nine. He spoke to her but received no reply.
Samuel Farrar, barman, 9 Elliot Street Shipley, who is employed at the Junction Hotel vaults said the deceased called occasionally. He saw her there on Sunday night about eight o’clock, when she came in by herself. She had two drinks and left the house about a quarter to nine. There were four wooden steps leading from Commercial Street into the vaults. Witness heard a thud at a quarter past nine, and he found the deceased lying at the bottom of the steps. He had not heard quarrelling. Witness knew Gornall and saw him in the vaults on Sunday night. He could not say whether Gornall and the deceased left together.
In reply to a juryman, witness said he did not hear any screams, all that he heard was a thud. Gornall came to the house about half-past six on Sunday evening and had a pint of beer. He then left and came back in an hour. Witness did not remember hearing the deceased say anything to Gornall when he came in.
Mrs Farrar, wife of the last witness, said she assisting her husband on Sunday night. Gornall was not in the same room as the deceased, the jug department dividing the two rooms. Deceased spoke to Gornall across the room and paid for him a drink. Whilst in the house the deceased and Gornall seemed very friendly.
In reply to Gornall, witness said she did not tell him to go outside and see if deceased managed all right.
Percy Lester, 17 Waverley Street, Shipley, said that he was in the tap room at the Junction Hotel vaults on Sunday night. He saw the deceased and Gornall in conversation together. Later he saw the deceased come falling down the steps head first. Her head struck the floor.
Witness saw Gornall standing at the top of the steps with his hands in his pockets.
Mrs Clark of 12 Baker Street, Shipley, with of Police Constable Clark, said that just after nine o’clock on Sunday night her and her husband were on the opposite side of the road to the Junction Hotel. Near the door there were two men talking, and on the top step was a women. One man was tall, and she heard him say “I am not going to take any more of your sauce.” He then struck the women and afterwards dealt a blow to the other man. The woman felt backwards way down the steps. The husband of the witness went across and said to the man: “You have had enough, go home.” The man replied, “I am going home.” The witness afterwards saw her husband going in the direction of the police station with Gornall. She did not know what became of the other man.
A juror: Are you sure Gornall was the man who struck the woman!
Witness: Yes, he struck her on the chest
Police Constable Clark spoke to hearing two men talking loudly near the Junction Hotel. Deceased was standing in the doorway in front of Gornall and he struck her with his fist. Witness asked Gornall what was the matter, and he replied, “There is two of them trying to pick a quarrel with me.” Gornall was taken into custody, and he afterwards said that he only pushed her. Witness did not know what became of the other man whom Gornall struck. Gornall was very excited. On being charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on the deceased Gornall replied, “I know nothing about it.”
In reply to Gornall the witness said the other man did not strike the woman.
Miss Mitchell, the matron at Saltaire Hospital, said deceased was admitted at half past ten on Sunday night. There were no external wounds and the deceased smelt strongly of drink. She was unconscious and remained so up to her death on Wednesday morning.
Dr Jenkins (of Windhill) who made a post mortem examination said the skull was not fractured. The cause of death was pressure of blood on the brain caused, in his opinion, by a violent blow on the skull. The injury might have been brought about by a fall. There was no evidence from the examination that the deceased had been a chronic drinker.
The jury retired twice, and on returning the second time the foreman announced they were of opinion “that the deceased met her death as the result of an unpremeditated blow or push given by Gornall thereby causing her to fall down the steps.
The Coroner said that amounted to a verdict of manslaughter.

Report in the Shipley Times 3 December 1915: -

A charge of manslaughter was preferred at the Leeds Assises on Tuesday (30 November) against Arthur Gornall (28). window cleaner, who, it was alleged, caused the death Jane Elizabeth Shepherd, at Shipley, on 19 September last. Mr. Harold Newell prosecuted, and Mr. Chas. Mellor. instructed by Mr. W. Dunn (Shipley), appeared on behalf of the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Mr. Newell said it seemed that the woman who was killed and the prisoner had been drinking together in the Junction Hotel, Commercial Street. Shipley and that the woman had paid for drink.
A constable named Arthur Clark, who was in plain clothes, was passing the hotel with his wife, and saw the prisoner having a violent altercation outside with a man unknown. The dead woman joined in, and the prisoner said, “I shan’t take any of your sauce,” and struck her with his fist. The result was that the woman was knocked down and fell down some area steps on to her head on concrete below.
Mr. Mellor said that the man was a friend of the woman’s and they used to drink together in public-houses. The man had already been in prison for two months, and counsel asked that this should be taken into consideration.
The jury having formally brought in a verdict of “Guilty,” his Lordship said the difference between one case of manslaughter, and another was very great. Some cases were next door to murder, and others were next door to accident. Prisoner had a good character and everybody in the court knew perfectly well that did not intend to kill the woman. He would be bound over.
Gornall was then formally bound over and discharged.

Arthur enlisted in December 1915, and he was mobilised, 7 March 1916. He was living in Albert Terrace in Saltaire as he served as a Private with the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Arthur was reported as a deserter, 10 March 1917. (His whereabouts after this are unclear; he may have died in Bradford in 1945).

 

Gott, Arthur
1883 – 1937

Arthur Gott was the son of Jonas Gott. Jonas was born c1853 in Keighley. He married Sarah Hannah Laycock, 22 November 1873, at St Wilfrid’s Calverley. In 1881 they were living at 15 Thompson Street in Shipley where Jonas was an unemployed joiner.

Arthur was born in 1883 in Shipley. By 1891 the family were living in Bingley with Jonas working as a joiner. Arthur’s mother, Sarah, died in 1893. In 1891 Arthur was a millworker living with his widowed father in Bingley.

Arthur married Jessie Patterson, 10 April 1909, at St Paul’s Shipley. They had two children; William, born 10 April 1910, and Kathleen, born 3 May 1913. In 1911 they were living at 13 Herbert Street, Saltaire, with Arthur working as a reeling overlooker. By 1915 they were living at 4 Edward Street in Bingley.

Arthur enlisted as a private with the Royal Army Service Corps in December 1915. After seeing action in France he was discharged 4 March 1919.

Arthur died in 1937 at 4 Edward Street, Bingley.

 

Gott, John Thomas
July 1879 - 16 October 1919

John Thomas Gott was the son of Joseph Gott. Joseph was born c1855 in Manningham. He married Elizabeth Roebuck in 1878.

John, their only child, was born July 1879 in Baildon. In 1881 the family were living at 1 Union Street in Baildon, with Joseph working as a canal labourer. By 1891 they had moved to 41 Barrett Street in Shipley, with Joseph working as coal dealer.

John married Martha Elizabeth Halliday 2 February 1901 at St. Pauls Shipley.  John was living at 43 Wilmer Road in Shipley; Martha at 20 Dove Street in Saltaire. They had four children. They moved into 10 Amelia Street in Saltaire with John working as a cloth finisher. In 1911 they were living at 8 Amelia Street with three children; Harold, born 1902, Clarence born 1906 and Winifred in 1910. Their fourth child, Jack, was born 4 October 1913. Both Harold and Jack served in WW2.

Before war broke out John was a member of the Shipley and District Ambulance Corps. When war broke, he was one of seventeen men from the corps who volunteered to join the Royal Navy Sick Berth Reserve. He was stationed at Gosport, where his foot became ulcerated, and in May 1915, he was discharged.

His foot became worse, he underwent several operations, and for some weeks prior to his death he was in the Bradford Royal Infirmary. On 14 October 1919 it was found necessary to amputate the leg above the knee. He never recovered from the effects of the operation and died two days afterwards.

John is remembered on the Rolls of Honour at Nab Wood and Saltaire Wesleyan Chapel.

 

Gott, John West
1890 - 18 August 1952

John West Gott was the son of Benjamin Gott. Benjamin was born 1868 in Frizinghall. He married Phoebe Ann West 28 August 1887 at Bradford Cathedral.
 
John, the second of six children, was born 1890 in Shipley. In 1901 & 1911 the family lived at 23 Beatrice Street in Shipley with Benjamin working as an engine tender and John as a wool scourer.

Report in the Shipley Times 27 January 1905: -

SALTAIRE YOUTH’S ASSAULT

John West Gott (15). apprentice, of Shipley, was charged with an assault on Alice Mary Lord, the eight-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lord, of 40 Queen’s Road, Shipley.

The charge was that the lad, who is employed by Mr Lake Pedley, shoeing Smith, Ferrands Road was going up the street on the previous Monday noon with a wheelbarrow, when he came across the little girl playing with a little lad. He sent the boy away, and when they got lo the top of the road the assault complained of was committed.

The little girl ran home crying and complained to her mother, and the police were communicated with.

Mr W. Durrance appeared for the defendant and denied the allegation. After medical evidence had been called, the Bench decided that the assault bad been committed, and the lad fined 20s and costs, or one month’s imprisonment.

John married Ada Casey in 1912. They had three children; William (b1914), Leonard (b1917) & Winifred (b1920). They lived with Ada's parents at 10 Constance Street in Saltaire.

John served with the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment. He was Prisoner of War until after hostilities ceased.

John and his family went to live in the USA. They sailed from Liverpool aboard the RMS Carmania, arriving in New York 4 April 1921. They had two children born in the USA; John (b1922) and Catherine (b1924). They settled in New Hampshire and John was in the USA World War 2 draft of 1942. John died 18 August 1952 and was buried at New Saint Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

 

Gould, Albert
1890 - 6 May 1918

Albert Gould was the son of George Gould. George Gould was born 12 July 1857 in Suffolk. He married 14 October 1877 in Bradford Cathedral. From 1881 to 1901 they lived at 10 Waverley Street in Shipley with George working as a labourer in a chemical works.

Albert, the youngest of six children, was born 1890 in Shipley. By 1911 the family lived at 2 Argyle Street in Shipley with Albert working as a bricklayer's labourer. He played football for Shipley Celtic. Albert married Edith Midgley 25 May 1912 at St. Pauls Shipley. Edith lived at 5 Higher School Street in Saltaire.

Albert GouldAlbert enlisted as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Royal Scot Fusiliers 26 February 1915. He was an engineer working at Crabtree Red Beck Mills in Shipley and living at 3 Rosslyn Terrace in Shipley.

Image of Albert Gould, courtesy of Joe Cooper.

Albert went to the front in July 1915 and was wounded in the knee 25 February 1916. He recovered at home, which was by then 10 Maddocks Street in Saltaire. He returned to the front in May 1917, and then he was wounded and taken prisoner 10 April 1918.
Albert died 6 May 1918 in a German Prison of War Camp. Albert is buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery in Fleurbaix in Northern France. He is remembered on the Rolls of Honour at Nab Wood and St. Pauls.

 

Greaves, Frederick Harvey
24 December 1895 - 1963

Frederick Harvey Greaves was the son of unmarried mother, Alice Greaves. She was born c1875 in Saltaire.
Frederick was born 24 December 1895 in Saltaire. He was baptised 22 April 1896 in Saltaire Wesleyan Methodist Church.
In 1901 Frederick was living with his grandparents at 10 Jane Street in Saltaire. In 1911 he was still living with his grandparents but now they were at 31 Mary Street in Saltaire; Frederick was working as a card cutter.

Frederick served as a Lance Corporal with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He saw active service from 1915 until he was wounded in October 1918. He was discharged following his recovery in a London hospital. Frederick died in 1963.

 

Green, Albert Edward
c1896 - 12 August 1917

Albert GreenAlbert Edward Green was son of Charles Green. Charles was born c1863 in Bradford. He married Sarah Ann Light 4 September 1882 at St James Bolton in Bradford. In 1891 they lived at Jane Street in Idle, with Charles working as a musician.

Albert, the sixth of nine children, was born c1896 in Windhill. By 1901 the family were living at 9 Mawson Street in Saltaire. In 1911 they were living at 21 Albert Road (renumbered now as 41) in Saltaire. Albert was working as a winder.

Albert, working as a clerk, enlisted 5 August 1914. He went to the front in February 1915 with the 6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. He spent 16 weeks in Charing Cross Hospital suffering from rheumatic fever, returning to the front in February 1916. After being promoted to Lance Corporal he was transferred to the 60th Company Machine Gun Corps.

Albert died 12 August 1917 and he is buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery near Leper in Belgium.He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Nab Wood.

Albert had two brothers, Charlie & Willie who also served their country and fought in the war. He was also a brother in law to Arthur Kitchen who did his duty.

 

Green, Charlie
c1891 -????

Charlie GreenCharlie Green was son of Charles Green. Charles was born c1863 in Bradford. He married Sarah Ann Light 4 September 1882 at St James Bolton in Bradford. In 1891 they lived at Jane Street in Idle, with Charles working as a musician.

Charlie, the fourth of nine children, was born c1891 in Idle. By 1901 the family were living at 9 Mawson Street in Saltaire. In 1911 they were living at 21 Albert Road (renumbered now as 41) in Saltaire. Charlie was working as a labourer. Charlie married Ida Ellis 9 September 1911 at St. John the Baptist, Halifax.

Charlie enlisted November 1914 and served with the Royal Field Artillery. He survived the war after spending time in Sheffield Hospital.

Charlie had two brothers, Albert & Willie who also served their country and fought in the war. He was also a brother in law to Arthur Kitchen who did his duty.

 

Green, Samuel Thomas
1873 - 23 January 1951

Samuel Thomas Green was the son of John Green. John was born c1840 in Halifax. He married Mercy Foster 27 October 1861. In 1871 they were living with Mercy's parents in Briggate Shipley with John working as a stone mason.

Samuel, the second child of five, was born 1873 in Shipley. In 1881 the family were living at 20 Windsor Street in Shipley. Samuel was a serving soldier when he married Lydia Leah Howard 4 June 1894 in Chatham Kent. In 1899 they were living at 4 Wycliffe Place in Shipley.

Samuel Thomas GreenSamuel was with the East Yorkshire Regiment and saw action in South Africa. In 1901 he was living with his wife and an adopted daughter, Ellen Howard (born 1892), in Chatham. By 1911 they had moved to Aldershot. Samuel was discharged 24 November 1911 when he was family were living in Charlestown.

Samuel was a postman living at 16 Rhodes Street in Saltaire when he enlisted 22 August 1914. He was a Pioneer Sergeant with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. He fought against the Turks in the Dardanelles until he was injured 21 August 1915.

In a letter home (which was by now 13 Rhodes Street) he told his wife, "the wound is healing splendidly," and that he was going into a convalescent camp. In another letter home to his wife he stated "I am keeping the bullet by which I was wounded as a memento of the day." The bullet had gone through the third finger of his left hand, passing onto his chest just over the heart.

Samuel recovered to return home in early January 1916. He was transferred to the Labour Corps 22 June 1917 and he was discharged 8 March 1919. Samuel and his wife lived at 24 Baker Street in Saltaire until 1924 when they moved to 6 Baker Street. From 1931 they lived at 42 Field Street in Shipley. Samuel died 23 January 1951 at St. Lukes Hospital Bradford.

 

Green, Willie
c1899 -????

Willie GreenWillie Green was son of Charles Green. Charles was born c1863 in Bradford. He married Sarah Ann Light 4 September 1882 at St James Bolton in Bradford. In 1891 they lived at Jane Street in Idle, with Charles working as a musician.

Willie, the second youngest of nine children, was born c1899 in Windhill. By 1901 the family were living at 9 Mawson Street in Saltaire. In 1911 they were living at 21 Albert Road (renumbered now as 41) in Saltaire.

Willie enlisted November 1914 and served with the 12th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment as a bandsman. Willie survived the war marrying Laura Garner 26 Dec 1919 at St. Pauls Shipley. They lived at 52 Norwood Avenue in Shipley with Willie working as a dyers labourer.

Willie had two brothers, Albert & Charlie who also served their country and fought in the war. He was also a brother in law to Arthur Kitchen who did his duty.

 

Greenwood, Squire Clarence
c 1899 - 25 August 1918

Squire Clarence Greenwood was the son Levi Greenwood. Levi was born c1873 in Morton Banks. He married Eliza Jane Ingleby 27 Febuary 1897 at St Johns, Baildon.

Squire was born c1899 in Halifax, the second of three children. In 1911 they were living at 33 Kitson Street in Windhill with Levi employed as a fitter. By 1918 they had moved to 47 Titus Street in Saltaire.

Squire served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. He died 25 August 1918 and he is remembered on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial near Arras, France. Squire is remembered on the Rolls of Honour at Nab Wood, St. Pauls and St. Peters.

 

Gregory, Arthur
18 July 1880 - 18 April 1950

Arthur Gregory was the son of John Gregory. John was born c1849 in Tamworth, Staffordshire.  In 1881 he was the Licensed Victualler of The Waggon and Horses public house in Wolverhampton.

Arthur Gregory

Arthur, the eldest of six children, was born 18 July 1880 in Wolverhampton. By 1891 the family were living at 11 William Henry Street in Saltaire with John working as a book keeper. By 1901 they had moved to 76 Victoria Road, where they remained for the 1911 census and throughout the war.

Image: Arthur Gregory. Mouse over image to enlarge.

In 1911 Arthur was working as telephone electrician and he was secretary of Saltaire Cricket Club from 1907 to 1914. Arthur married Ann Elizabeth Kent, 5 September 1911, at St. Peters Shipley. They had two children; John Jack (6 Dec 1912 - 25 November 1983) and Barbara (31 August 1921- 2003)  

In 1914 he took up the post of assistant traffic manager for the West Lancashire District General Post Office and he lived in Lytham.  Arthur survived the war having served with the Kite Balloon Section of the Royal Flying Corps. Arthur died 18 April 1950 in Bournemouth.

Arthur had two younger brothers who fought in the war; Gilbert, who survived the war and Norman Knight , who sadly lost his life.

 

Gregory, Gilbert
1885 - ????

Gilbert Gregory was the son of John Gregory. John was born c1849 in Tamworth, Staffordshire.  In 1881 he was the Licensed Victualler of The Waggon and Horses public house in Wolverhampton.

Gilbert GregoryGilbert, the third of six children, was born 1885 in Bingley. By 1891 the family were living at 11 William Henry Street in Saltaire with John working as a book keeper.

In November 1898, Gilbert working as an office boy in Saltaire Mills witnessed a fatal accident.

By 1901 they had moved to 76 Victoria Road, where they remained for the 1911 census and throughout the war.

Gilbert served with the 16th Battalion of the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. The 16th (Service) Battalion (1st Bradford) was formed in Bradford in September 1914. Although he was wounded twice Gilbert survived the war.

Gilbert had an elder brother, Arthur, who survived the war and a younger brother, Norman Knight, who sadly lost his life. Gilbert and Norman served in the same regiment.

     

Gregory, Norman Knight
23 August 1892 - 12 May 1917

Norman Knight Gregory was the son of John Gregory. John was born c1849 in Tamworth, Staffordshire.  In 1881 he was the Licensed Victualler of The Waggon and Horses public house in Wolverhampton. By 1891 he was a book keeper living at 11 William Henry Street in Saltaire with his wife Ann and five children.

Norman, their sixth and youngest child, was born 23 August 1892 in Saltaire. He was baptised 12 October 1904 at St. Pauls Shipley. By 1901 the family had moved to 76 Victoria Road, where they remained for the 1911 census and throughout the war.

Norman served with the 16th Battalion of the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. The 16th (Service) Battalion (1st Bradford) was formed in Bradford in September 1914.

Norman spent Christmas 1915 in a tented camp on a large tract of land somewhere in Egypt. In a letter to a friend Norman wrote:-

It is the evening of Christmas Day, and I wish I could just transport you to where I am. It is a real education and I cannot help thinking that after all it is but a dream.

We arrived here last Tuesday (21 December 1915, I cannot tell you where I am but we are in tents on a big tract of sand. The sand is a comfortable bed, yet a great nuisance. We have to tie cloths around our rifles and even then the sand the sand gets through somehow or another. Naturally we ate a large amount of it too.

Our sea voyage was a trifle too anxious and exciting for my liking. I was seasick for about three days in the Bay of Biscay, and had a sort of throw-me-over-board feeling. After I recovered I enjoyed the life until we cut a 3,000 ton steamer in two.

The accident occurred about midnight and it was anything but pleasant waking up to that. We rescued most of the people on board, and I though at first we were going down. Chased by submarines! How does that sound? It is a fact, I can assure you. We sent a shell into one of them, and were rewarded by a torpedo, which missed us by about 10 yards, thank goodness!

We called at Malta on the way here, but we were not allowed to land. It looked picturesque enough and was my first scene of the Oriental. However, we are ready for anything and I feel in the best of health, which is a good thing.

It is winter here and the natives are cold, but for us it is as hot as a midsummer day; if anything the sun is more powerful, so I don't what it will be like when summer does come. Down near to where we are encamped it is a fascinating sight to see the open-air cafes, etc. I have seen all kinds of nationalities, but I don't care much for the Arabs.

We are not allowed in the native quarter, nor do I possess a desire to go there. I suppose we shall have a good deal to go through, in the course of which, I might enhance my knowledge and broaden my views of life.

We had a first class dinner on Christmas Day considering the circumstances. We had stew, Christmas pudding (cold), oranges, apples, dates and figs etc., - a right tuck in. We are hoping that next Christmas will find us back at home.  

Norman died 12 May 1917. He was an Acting Sergeant. His battalion were part of the 93rd Brigade in the 31st Division. They had been in France since March 1916.

Norman is remembered on Panel 4 of The Arras Memorial in Northern France.  He is also remembered on the Rolls of Honour at Nab Wood, St. Peters & St Pauls.

Norman had two elder brothers, Arthur and Gilbert, who served there country in the war. Gilbert fought in the same regiment as Norman. 

   

Gresswell, Fred
c1885 - 5 May 1915

Fred Gresswell was the son of William Gresswell. William was born c1861 in Nottingham.  He married Eliza Cox 12 April 1884 at St. Pauls Shipley.

Fred, the eldest of nine children, was born c1885 in Saltaire. He was baptised 4 April 1886 at St Pauls Shipley with his family at 21 Caroline Street in Saltaire with William a wool sorter.

By 1891 the family had moved to 28 Herbert Street in Saltaire. In 1901 they were living at 18 Rhodes Street in Saltaire.

In 1911 Fred, a wool sorter, was living with a housekeeper at 25 Peel Street in Shipley.

Fred served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington (West Riding Regiment). Fred died 5 May 1915; he is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium. 

Fred is not remembered on any Rolls of Honour in the Shipley area. Fred had a younger brother, William who also lost his life fighting in the war.

 

Gresswell, William Wood
c1887 - 26 October 1916

William Wood Gresswell was the son of William Gresswell. William was born c1861 in Nottingham. He married Eliza Cox 12 April 1884 at St. Pauls Shipley.

William Wood, the third of nine children, was born c1887 in Saltaire. In 1886 the family were living at 21 Caroline Street in Saltaire with William a wool sorter.

By 1891 the family had moved to 28 Herbert Street in Saltaire. In 1901 they were living at 18 Rhodes Street in Saltaire with William Wood a doffer in the mill.

He married Mary Ann Halliday 13 March 1909 at Holy Trinity Bingley. They had two sons; Frank born 28 June 1908 and Lawrence born 13 April 1910.

William enlisted 21 August 1914 and he served as a Private with the 18th Battalion Prince of Wales's Own (West Riding Regiment). He died 26 October 1916 and he is buried at Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery near Arras in Northern France.

He is remembered on the Rolls of Honour at Nab Wood and Windhill Parish Church. William had an elder brother Fred who also lost his life fighting in the war.

 

Griffiths, Harry
30 September 1890 - ???

Harry Griffiths was the son of Anthony Griffiths. Anthony was born 1869 in Heaton. He married Emily White in 1887.  

Harry, who had an elder sister, was born 30 September 1890 in Saltaire. In 1891 they were living at 11 Whitlam Street in Saltaire with Anthony working as a greaser. By 1911 they had moved to 46 George Street, where they remained throughout the war.

Harry worked as a designers' clerk, he served in and survived the war.

Harry married Elsie Margeson 10 September 1919 at Saltaire Congregational Church. They lived at 20 Hall Royd in Shipley. In 1939 Harry was a worsted textile manager. In 1951 he was reported as being a manager at the weaving department at Saltaire Mills.

 

 
 
 
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