William Darlington (1883-1917)
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.
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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:
- DARLINGTON, WILLIAM. Private. No 32619. 8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Born Rastrick 1883. Educated Longroyd Council School, Rastrick. Employed as a chemical worker by Messrs Robert McAlpine and Sons. Husband of Alice Darlington, 44 Bradley Mills, Leeds Road, Huddersfield. Enlisted 10.2.1917. Killed in action near Ypres, Belgium, 13.7.1917. Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS (TRANSPORT FARM) BURIAL GROUND. Grave location:- Special Memorial C 4.
- ROH:- St. Andrew's Church, Leeds Road, Huddersfield; commemorated on his parents' headstone in Edgerton Cemetery, Huddersfield.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private DARLINGTON
- regiment: York and Lancaster Regiment
- died: Friday, July 13, 1917
- record ID: 489465
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #489465)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1096843)