Ernest Dransfield (1883-1918)
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.
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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- DRANSFIELD, ERNEST. Private. No 30710. 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. Born Thurlestone, Yorkshire. Son of John and Sarah Dransfield of The Green, Shepley. Employed by Messrs Firth Brothers, Shepley New Mills. Single. Killed in action, 10.6.1918, aged 35 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- Shepley War Memorial.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private ERNEST DRANSFIELD
- regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- died: Monday, June 10, 1918
- age: 35 years
- record ID: 872269
Further Reading
- If Somebody Remembers Me! Men from the Village of Shepley who Served in the Great War (2014) by Geoff Peel
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #872269)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1691745)