Lawrence Doughty (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:
- DOUGHTY, LAWRENCE. Private. No 203406. 2/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born 3 Ramsden's Yard, Charles Street, Huddersfield, 29.10.1894. Educated at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic School. Employed as a ring cropper by Messrs Alfred Sykes and Company, rug manufacturers, of Viaduct Street, Huddersfield. Single. Lived with his sister Miss M. Dougherty at 3 Ramsden's Yard. Enlisted 4.8.1914. Killed in action at the Battle of Cambrai, 25.11.1917, aged 23 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated CAMBRAI MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
Newspaper References
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private LAWRENCE DOUGHTY
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Sunday, November 25, 1917
- record ID: 1752585
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #1752585)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1678955)