Fred Lockwood (?-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.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- LOCKWOOD, FRED. Sergeant. No 1645. 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Meltham. Formerly lived at Binns, Slaithwaite. His wife and four children moved to Oxenhope, near Keighley, in 1915. Enlisted at the outbreak of the war. Died of wounds 23.7.1916. Buried WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. Grave location:- Plot 5, Row C, Grave 22.
- ROH:- St. James' Church, Slaithwaite; Slaithwaite War Memorial; Huddersfield Drill Hall.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Serjeant LOCKWOOD
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Sunday, July 23, 1916
- record ID: 74684
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #74684)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #2693499)