2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment).
Regular Army Battalion.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 3,168 recorded WW1 deaths for the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
COLDWELL, (MC). Norman Goodman. Second Lieutenant. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 16-05-1918. Age 26. Son of W.B. & S.H. Coldwell of Evelyn Road, Crookes, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK. Native of Sheffield. Remembered on Church of St. Thomas, Crookes, Sheffield, Roll of Honour. Stone Inscription :- "Greater Love".
Military Cross.
CRISP, W. Private, 23776. 2nd Battalion, Duke 0f Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. 12-10-1916.
DOBSON, N. Private, 10124. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Tuileries British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, belgium. 24-02-1915.
FAVELL, H. Private, 26225. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Pas-de-Calais, France. 22-10-1918.
FISHER, L. Private, 10818. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Tuileries British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 01-04-1916. Age 23. Sonof Samuel &Emily Fisher of Bank Farm, Briestfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, UK. Born at Huddersfield, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out".
HAMILTON, C. Lance Corporal, 16656. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme, France. 12-12-1915,
HURFORD, Samuel. Private, 12279. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Briish Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 05-01-1915.
KELLY, Lawrence. Private,11883. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Perth Cemetery, (China Wall), West-Vlaanderen, Belgim. 06-05-1915. Age 24. Son of the late Thomas Kelly. Husband of Sarah Waugh (formerly Kelly) of Jury Street, North Wing, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK.
NEIL (not Neill)., H. Private, 19903. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment), Attached :- 24th Battalion, (Possibly the 2nd/4th Battalion as there are no records of a 24th Battalio, Northamptonshire Regiment). Northamptonshire Regiment. London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, Somme, France. 08-09-1916.
SHARP, Calvert. Serjeant, 10881. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (West Riding Regiment). Point 110 Old Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France. 09-08-1915. Age 36. Son of Fountain & Martha Sharp of Pudsey.Husband of Martha Elizabeth Williams (formerly Sharp) of Paul Square, Pudsey, Yorkshire, UK.