Arthur Garside (1892-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- GARSIDE, ARTHUR, MM. Private. No 11010. 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Lowergate, Huddersfield, 1892. Parents lived at Wilson's Buildings, Great Northern Street, Huddersfield. Educated at Paddock Church School. Employed as a fettler by Messrs Middlemost Brothers, Clough House. Husband of Mrs L. Garside, 49 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield. Three children. Enlisted 10.8.1914. Awarded the Military Medal in 1916 for 'gallantry and bravery on the field of battle'. Wounded in the Dardenelles, 5.9.1915. Killed in action, 26.4.1917, aged 25, in France. Buried HERMIES BRITISH CEMETERY. Grave location:- Row D, Grave 3.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private GARSIDE
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, April 26, 1917
- record ID: 299936