George Bamforth (c.1881-1917)

Huddersfield and District Roll of Honour

This page is part of an ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, or who served in the military.

Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:

BAMFORTH, GEORGE. Private. No 241783. 2/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Marsden. Son of Mr Samuel Bamforth, 7 Hawthorne Terrace, Carrs Road, Marsden. Was employed as a weaver by Messrs Crowther, Bruce and Company Limited. Enlisted 1916. Embarked for France January, 1917. Killed in action at the Battle of Bullecourt, 3.5.1917, aged 35 years. Commemorated on the ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.

ROH:- Marsden War Memorial; Huddersfield Drill Hall.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• Private GEORGE BAMFORTH
• regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
• died: Thursday, May 3, 1917
• record ID: 739600

Links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War

rank: Private

2/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment

service number: 241783