Ernest Oldroyd (1895-1916)
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:
- OLDROYD, ERNEST. Private. No B/21023. 12th Battalion Highland Light Infantry. Born 211 Yews Hill Road, Lockwood, 30.3.1895. Son of Mr and Mrs Oldroyd, 211 Yews Hill Road, Lockwood. Educated Mount Pleasant Council School, Lockwood. Employed as a spinner by Messrs James Shires and Sons, Milnsbridge. Enlisted 2.2.1915. Killed in action, 12.3.1916, aged 20 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated LOOS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- St. Barnabas Church, Lockwood.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private ERNEST OLDROYD
- regiment: Highland Light Infantry
- died: Sunday, March 12, 1916
- age: 20 years
- record ID: 1766000
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #1766000)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War
- St. Barnabas Church Roll of Honour — see PDF #4