Idle War Memorial

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The Cenotaph at Idle carries the names of 154 men who died in the first world war and 61 names of those who died in the second. The names are currently undergoing research and additional material is available for some entries

WWI
Surname Name Service No. Rank Unit Regiment Died Age Notes
ANDERSON Arnold              
ATCHISON Harold Vivian   2nd.Lieut. 19th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery 1918 08 26 34 Son of James R S and Eliza D Atchison of Bradford. Husband of Gertrude Atchison, of 12 Bourne Terrace, Thackley, Bradford
ATCHISON Ralph Graham 21977 Bombardier "B" Coy. 92nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery 1917 07 21 25 Son of the late James R S and Eliza D Atchison, of Thackley, Bradford
BABER Elijah James 36853 Private 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers 1917 07 07 20 Son of the late Joseph Baber and of Agnes Mosley (formerly Baber), of 31 Thackley Road, Thackley, Bradford
BAILEY Harold              
BANCROFT David Walker 71364 Private 2nd/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1917 09 26 36 Son of the late James Oswald, and Isabella Bancroft. Husband of the late Sarah Jane Bancroft
BARKER Harry 172421 Corporal 9th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers 1917 10 21 21 Award:MM. Son of Mary Ellen Barker, of 27 Marlbro.Road, Idle, Bradford and the late Walter Barker
BARRATT Benjamin              
BAXTER Moses 242135 Private 1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1918 03 17 23 Son of Wellington and Alice Binns (formerly Baxter)
BAXTER William              
BEAUMONT William              
BERRY Levi 117139 Private   2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion 1916 06 05-02 26 Canadian. Son of Mrs Mary J Berry, of 9 North Street, Thackley, Bradford
BICKERDIKE Walter Bernard G 28711 Private "C" Coy. 15th/17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1918 09 29 36 Son of John and Martha Ellen Bickerdike, of 616 Corona Terrace, Leeds Road, Thackley, Bradford
BOTTOMLEY Benjamin Tyneside Z/9317 Able Seaman S.S. "Greldon" Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1917 10 08 26 Son of Henry Ovington and Ellen Bottomley, of 407 Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford
BOWERS Stanley              
BROCKLEBANK Henry Leslie 175213 Corporal   Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own) 1920 07 10 28 Died in Hospital. Idle (Holy Trinity) Churchyard:Grave C.7.11.
BROOMHEAD Robert Henry 15/128 Private "C" Coy. 15th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1916 07 01 23 Son of Alfred and Sarah Broomhead, of Thackley, Bradford
BUCKLEY Frank              
BURNLEY Arthur              
CHARLESWORTH Walter B R/362296 Private Remount Depot (Swaythling) Royal Army Service Corps 1919 02 28 33 Husband of Ethel Charlesworth, of 37 Westfield Lane, Idle. Idle Upper Chapel (Congregational) Cemetery:Grave D.71.
CLAPHAM Wilfred Walter 127308 Gunner "D" Bty. 122nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery 1918 05 06 22 Son of W G and Flora M Clapham, of 1 Middleton Street, Whetley Hill, Bradford
COLLINS David              
COLLINSON John Harold   2nd.Lieut. 18th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 1918 03 21 22 Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Collinson, of 122 Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford
COLLINSON Ralph              
CORDINGLEY Charles K 242377 Private 1st/5th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment 1917 10 09 21 Son of Mrs Mary Cordingley, of 27 Park Crescent, Thackley, Bradford
CRAVEN Allan              
CRAVEN Wilfred              
CROFT John 20042 Private 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers 1916 07 01 39 Son of John Samuel and Catherine Croft, of Idle, Bradford
DAVISON Frank              
DEEBANK John              
DENNISON Arthur 12147 Private 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1915 04 18 36 Son of John and Phoebe Dennison. Husband of Hannah Clough (formerly Dennison), of 40 Mountain Street, Windhill, Shipley
DUNWELL Riley 41786 Private "Y" Coy. 1st Bn. Essex Regiment 1918 04 05 25 Son of Harry and Martha Ann Dunwell, of 25 Hampton Place, Idle, Bradford
EXLEY Arthur 46170 Private 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment 1918 09 05 19 Son of John James Exley, of 53 Park Road, Thackley, Idle, Bradford
FEARNSIDE Herbert Allen 22615 Private 1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1918 10 13 19 Son of John Fearnside, of 14 Ley Fleaks Road, Idle, Bradford
FIRTH Jesse              
FLETCHER Arnold 39317 Rifleman 2nd/8th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1918 01 10 33 Died in Hospital. Husband of Annice Fletcher. Thorp Methodist Burial Ground, Idle:Grave B.6.
FLETCHER Horace 13826 L.Corporal 9th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1918 06 20 23 Son of George and Mary Fletcher, of 48 Croft Street, Idle, Bradford
FLETCHER J Ernest              
GARNETT Robert 31755 Private 3rd Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment 1919 10 25 38 Son of Annis Garnett, of 10 Rawson Square, Idle, Bradford. Idle (Holy Trinity) Churchyard:Grave OY5.6.13.
GIBSON Norman 15/1311 Private "D" Coy. 15th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1918 04 22 21 Award:Goix de Guerre (France). Son of George Willie and Jane Gibson, of Greenside, Idle, Bradford
GLEDSTONE William Alfred 242209 Private 1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment 1918 10 03 21 Son of Herbert and Mary Jane Gledstone, of 5 Crag Hill Road, Thackley, Bradford
GOLDSBOROUGH Alfred 36194 Serjeant 2nd Bn. Yorkshire Regiment 1917 04 09 36 Son of Raistrick and Clara Goldsborough, of Thackley, Bradford
GOLDSBOROUGH Matthew Stapleton 51331 Private 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers 1918 09 01 33 Son of Raistrick and Clara Goldsborough, of Thackley, Bradford
GOODMAN Alfred Ernest 6227 L.Corporal 1st Bn. Scots Guards 1915 09 27 28 Husband of Amelia Goodman
GREENWOOD Frederick Oscar 241107 L.Corporal 2nd/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1917 12 09 28 Fatally wounded at Cambria. Son of William and Hannah Whitley Greenwood, of Beech House, Thackley Road, Thackley, Bradford
GREENWOOD John William 32165 Private 1st/4th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment 1918 10 13 31 Son of William and Hannah Whitley Greenwood, of Beech House, Thackley Road, Thackley, Bradford
Surname Name No. Regiment Died Age Notes
GREENWOOD Oscar          
HALL Arthur C          
HALLIDAY Frederick J          
HARDAKER Frank          
HARDCASTLE Fred          
HARDY Frank          
HARTLEY Robert          
HASTE Walter B          
HEWITT James G          
HILL John          
HIRST Henry          
HOARE Harry          
HOBSON Harry          
HODGSON Herbert          
HODGSON John          
HOLDSWORTH Ernest B          
HOLGATE Harry          
HOLLINGS Frederick          
HOLLINS Willie          
HORSMAN Allan          
HOWARD Jonathan E T          
HOWKER Joseph W          
HUDSON Albert          
HUDSON Jesse          
HUTTON Harry W          
HUTTON Ralph Boyd 307098 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1918 01 11   Son of Margaret Hutton, widow of John Garth Hutton resident at 46 High Street Idle. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium, suggesting he died of wounds, as the cemetery was a field hospital location.
HUTTON Samuel 29956 East Yorkshire Regiment 1918 04 12 36 Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Hutton of 9 Louisa St. Idle; husband of Laura Hutton (nee Heaton) of 7 Church View Idle.
ILLINGWORTH Arnold          
ILLINGWORTH William          
INGHAM John W          
JAQUES Harry          
JOYCE John          
KEIGHLEY Sam          
KILNER Herbert S S          
LENNON Albert E T          
LINDLEY Harold          
LODGE ? Ernest H          
LOFTHOUSE Albert          
LUPTON Fred          
MARSHALL William          
MARSTON Fred          
MILBURN Arthur          
MOSS William T G          
MURGATROYD Joseph L          
MURGATROYD Samuel          
NAYLOR George G          
NORTH Charles V          
NORTH J Hainsworth          
OGDEN H Alexander          
PADGETT William          
PARKINSON Ben          
PARKINSON Herbert          
PATRICK Horace          
PATRICK Horatio          
PEACOCK Walter          
PEARCE Cyril          
PEARSON Alfred          
PEARSON Clifford          
PEDLEY Ernest          
PICKLES John R          
PITTS John          
PRESTON James          
PROSSER James H          
RAISTRICK Charles Harold     1917 10 14 32 son of Nathan & Ruth
RAISTRICK Frederick Allan   Leicestershire Regt. 1918 11 16 21 son of Edwin Walter & Mary
RENTON Harry          
RHODES Meredith          
RHODES Thomas E          
RILEY Fred          
ROBERTSHAW James H          
SCOTT Arthur I          
SCOTT William          
SHACKLETON Harry          
SMITH Jim          
SMITH Bernard          
SMITH Clifford          
SPENCER William          
STANSFIELD Watson          
STEAD John          
STOREY Richard W          
SUTCLIFFE Robert          
SUTTLE Ernest          
TAYLOR Arthur W          
TAYLOR Joseph S S          
TAYLOR Norman          
TAYLOR William          
TAYLOR William          
TAYLOR Richard          
TERRY William          
THOMAS Hilton          
THORNTON Arthur          
THORNTON John W          
THORNTON Samuel          
THORNTON Samuel H          
THORNTON William          
THORNTON William          
TOWLER Albert E T          
TURNER Samuel          
VINT Stanley A          
WALKER Percy          
WALKER John A          
WARWICK George          
WATERHOUSE Frank          
WHITFIELD Bateson          
YATES William P          
 
WWII
Surname Name
BARSON William
BOOTH Ernest E
BOYES Henry
BRADLEY Aubrey R
BRAITHEWAITE Frank
BROOK George
BUCKLEY Frank
BULMER Thomas
BULMER Albert
BURRIDGE George E
CLAYTON John
CLOUGH John A
CONROY Anthony
CONROY Samuel
DAWSON Sam
DEAN Donald
DOBSON Harold
FORTUNE Eric
GARNETT Geoffrey W
GLOVER Ernest
GREENACRE Jack
HAINSWORTH Edwin
HAINSWORTH Joseph
HARRISON John F
HATTERSLEY John
HAYNES Walter
HILL Roy
HOLDEN Willie
HOLDSWORTH Alfred
HOWE Ronald
HUDSON Tom
HUTTON John K
HYLTON Wilfred
ILLINGWORTH Joseph
IRETON Ernest
JENNISON Norman
LEE Kenneth
LOFTHOUSE John
LONG Jack
MARSHALL George R
MORRISSEY James
MORTON Horace
MURGATROYD Alfred
NICHOLSON Tom
NORTH James
PARKINSON Walter
REYNARD William
RHODES Eric
RUSSELL Harry G
RUSSELL Harry W
TAYLOR Stanley
TAYLOR Norman
WALKER William H
WALLER Donald
WATKINS Fred
WATKINS Hubert V
WHITELEY Ronald
WHITELEY William
WHITHAM Robert
WOOD Maurice
WRIGHT Vincent
 

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