Ernest Rylance (1897-1917)
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:
- RYLANCE, ERNEST. Private. No 240733. 2/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Pemberton, Wigan, 25.10.1897. Son of John William and Ann Rylance, 80 Newsome Road, Huddersfield. Educated Hillhouse Council School. Employed as a cloth presser. Was a member of the Queen Street Mission Young Men's Class. Single. Enlisted 10.11.1914. Reported missing, presumed killed, at the Battle of Bullecourt on 3.5.1917, aged 19 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- St. John's Church, Newsome; Huddersfield Drill Hall.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private ERNEST RYLANCE
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, May 3, 1917
- age: 19 years
- record ID: 1638062
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #1638062)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #3873619)