William Henry Exley (c.1896-1917)
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:
- EXLEY, WILLIAM HENRY. Private. No 1559. 12th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Born Dewsbury. Son of Mr and Mrs Ledgard Exley, 55 St. Andrew's Road, Huddersfield. Employed as a presser by Messrs J. Holroyd and Company, Seed Hill. Attended the Huddersfield Mission Sunday School and the Band of Hope. Died of wounds at No 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 9.4.1917, aged 20 years. Buried DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 3, Row A, Grave 1.
- ROH:- Christ Church, Moldgreen.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private WILLIAM HENRY EXLEY
- regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment
- died: Monday, April 9, 1917
- age: 20 years
- record ID: 169413
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #169413)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1181781)