Wilfred Naylor (1897-1918)
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:
- NAYLOR, WILFRED. Private. No 241106. 1/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Moldgreen, Huddersfield, 9.10.1897. Son of Arthur and Hannah Frances Naylor, 8 Wakefield Road, Moldgreen. Educated Almondbury Grammar School. Employed as an apprentice engineer by Messrs J. Hopkinson and Company of Birkby. Attended Moldgreen Congregational Church and Sunday School. Single. Killed in action, 11.4.1918, aged 21 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- Almondbury Grammar School; Huddersfield Parish Church; Christ Church, Moldgreen; memorial in Almondbury Cemetery.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private WILFRED NAYLOR
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, April 11, 1918
- age: 21 years
- record ID: 831966
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #831966)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #3209734)