First World War Documents relating to Bradford
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This is a backup copy of the West Yorkshire Archive Service's "Off the Record" wiki from 2015. Editing and account creation are disabled.
The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available. Please feel free to add or update with any additional information. |
Bradford WW1 Records
War Memorials/ Rolls of Honour
Description of Document | Date | Catalogue Reference |
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Programme for the unveiling of the Bradford war memorial | 1922 | 15D92 |
Papers relating to the Bradford Roll of Honour | 1921 | 24D83 |
Wibsey Wesleyan Reform Chapel Roll of Honour | 1918 | 30D87 |
Bradford Council Roll of Honour (alphabetical index cards) | 1914-1918 | 7D91 |
Photographs from the Roll of Honour for Tennyson Place/ Tennyson Bethesda Chapel with names written on the back | c1914 | WYB105/1 |
Record Books/ Diaries/ Letters
Description of Document | Date | Catalogue Reference |
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Record book of medals, promotions etc for Lieutenant Harry Lee, rifleman in King's Royal Rifle Corps | 1917-1918 | DB39/C30/8 |
War Diary (copy) of J H Moore, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | 1917-1918 | 67D84 |
Letter from Gilbert Robinson to his mother | 1915 | 72D83 |
War Diary of Harry Smith (copy), Bradford | 1916-1918 | 66D81 |
War Diary of Reg Fawcett (copy) | 1918 | WYB168/6/2 |
War Diary of Private Fred Conquest 18/553, 18th West Yorkshire Regiment (copy) | 1915-1916 | 70D84 |
War Diary of John H Taylor of the 6th West Yorkshire Regiment (copy) | 1915-1916 | 67D89 |
Notification to Mrs Sarah Briggs of 51 Norman Drive, Eccleshill of the death of Lance Corporal Henry Briggs of the 2/7th Duke of Wellington West Yorkshire Regiment | 15 May 1917 | 94D85/5/1/8/1 |
War Hospitals
Description of Document | Date | Catalogue Reference |
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Autograph and photograph albums containing messages from and photographs of soldiers collected by Nurse Fender who worked at the Bradford War Hospital, now St Luke's Hospital | 1916-1919 | WYB239 |
War Graves
Description of Document | Date | Catalogue Reference |
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List of Commonwealth War Graves at Undercliffe Cemetery | 1914-1918 | 82D91 |
Demobilisation
Description of Document | Date | Catalogue Reference |
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Ralph Wilkinson of Buttershaw, papers and photographs from First World War Army Service and demobilisation | 1917-1920 | 45D00 |
Regimental Histories
Description of Document | Date | Catalogue Reference |
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The Bradford Volunteer Artillery, published history and transcripts of documents | 1914-1946 | 6D95 |