Henry Thewlis (c.1884-1916)
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:
- THEWLIS, HENRY. Private. No 31311. 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly No 29137 The Yorkshire Regiment. Born Lascelles Hall, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield. Only son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Thewlis, of Lascelles Hall. Employed by Mr Ernest Priestley, boot and shoemaker, of Lepton. Enlisted March 1916. Reported missing, presumed killed, on 13.11.1916, aged 32 years. Buried SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No 1. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row C, Grave 32.
- ROH:- St. John's Church, Kirkheaton; Lepton Parish Church.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private THEWLIS
- regiment: East Yorkshire Regiment
- died: Monday, November 13, 1916
- record ID: 593913
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #593913)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4396902)