John Lindley (c.1894-1917)
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:
- LINDLEY, JOHN. Lance Corporal. No 306314. 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Marsden. Son of Sam and Mary Ann Lindley, 26 Grange Cottages, Marsden. Employed as a pattern weaver at a local mill. Attended Lingards Wood Bottom Sunday School. Enlisted October 1915. Embarked for France in February, 1916. Reported missing, presumed killed, at Passchendaele on 10.10.1917, aged 23 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Lance Corporal JOHN LINDLEY
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Wednesday, October 10, 1917
- age: 22 years
- record ID: 832853
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #832853)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #2664963)