Ben Sutcliffe 1897 - 1916

Born: 4 January 1897 in Barnsley and baptised on 5 February 1902 at St Johns Church Barnsley

Son of: Ben Sutcliffe  a greengrocer who married Mary Elizabeth Gill in Barnsley in 1886

Position in family: The fifth of 6 children
1. Thomas born about 1887   SERVED WW1
2. Sarah born  about  1889
3. Amy born 13 July 1890
4. Alice born 1894 died November 1894 aged 10 months
5. Ben born 4 January 1897 WW1 KILLED
6. Lily born 1899 died September 1899 aged 8 months

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: 59 New Street aged  3
1911: 83 New Street aged 13
1916: 83 New Street aged 19 warehouseman on enlistment

Ben was unmarried

Military Service:
Enlisted: 18 May 1916 in Pontefract aged 19
Regiment and Battalion: York and Lancaster 2nd Battalion
Service number and rank: 26674 Private
Awards: Victory and British  Medals

Death:  12 October 1916 aged 19
Buried at: Bancourt British Cemetery
Grave Reference: III.M.13

Remembered:
St Georges Church Memorial Plaque

Notes:
Further information about this man is available on request

William Henry Falloon 1891-1918

photograph with thanks to Fay Polson
 

Born:1891 and baptised on 16 August 1891 at St Mary's Church Worsbrough

Son of: Thomas George Jepson Falloon, born about 1852 in Barnsley, 18 Perseverance Street, who
married in 1886 Priscilla Wroe, born about 1854 in Birdwell

Position in family: The second of 3 children
1. Thomas A born about 1889
2. William Henry born 1891 WW1 KILLED
3. George F born about 1892 WW1 Served Essex Regiment

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: 2 Pitt Street  aged 9 a scholar
1911: 18 Perseverance Street  aged 19 a paper maker

 Married Edith Cooke on 27 December 1917
He had no children

Military Service:
Enlisted: in Barnsley  
Regiment and Battalion:  York and Lancs 2/5th, then 1st/4th (Hallamshire)(T.F.)Battalion
Service number and rank: 241946  private
Awards: Victory and British medals

Death:  Killed in action on 20 March 1918  aged 26
Buried at: Duhallow ADS Cemetery,Ypres,Belgium
Grave Reference:IX.C.1.

Information from Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
Husband of Edith Falloon of 13 Old Road, Smithies, Barnsley

Remembered: St George's Memorial Plaque

Notes
Further information is available on this man on request

Frank Steeples 1891 - 1916

                                                                         Photo Barnsley Independent 2 Sep. 1916
                                                                                 Thanks to Barnsley Archives
                                    

Born: 31 March 1891 in Barnsley and baptised in Heanor Derbyshire

Son of: Alfred Steeples assistant schoolmaster 42 Dodworth Road who married Lucy Lomax schoolmistress at St Georges Church on 14 February 1889
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Position in family: The first of 2 children
1.Frank born about 1890 WW1 KILLED
2.Hilda born about 1893

Home address, age and occupation:
1891: 42 Dodworth Road aged  1
1901: 42 Dodworth Road aged 11
1911: Serving in Royal Navy 1908 - 1912
1915: Address unknown at enlistment

Frank was unmarried

Military Service:
Enlisted: 1 February 1915 Liverpool New South Wales Australia aged 24
Regiment and Battalion: Australian Infantry 19th Battalion
Service number and rank: 331 Private
Awards: 14/15 Star, British and Victory Medals

Personal information:
Height: 5ft 3ins. weight: 122lbs. chest 32-34 ins.
Complexion - fresh, eyes - brown, hair - light brown

Death: 30 July 1916 aged 26

CWGC Remembered: Villers-Brettoneux Memorial

Remembered:
Dodworth War Memorial, Silkstone War Memorial, St Georges Memorial Plaque

Notes:
Frank had previously served in the Royal Navy from 25 August 1908 to 6 June 1912
His first ship was Ganges 11 and his last ship Shearwater.

Further information about this man is available on request

Arthur Utley 1896 - 1916

Born: 1896 in Mapplewell Barnsley and baptised 9 February 1896 at St Johns Church

Son of: George Utley 17 George Street a general labourer who married Emily Beachill
on 29 September 1895 at St Georges Church.

Position in family: The eldest of 8 children
1. Arthur born 1896 WW1 KILLED IN ACTION
2. Fred born about 1897
3. Colin (Edwin) born about 1899
4. Rhoda born about 1903
5. Edward born about 1906
6. Lewis born about 1910 twin
7. Ruth born about 1910 twin
8. Ethel born about 1911

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: 7 Court 5 Wood Street aged 5
1911: Clarksons Yard 4 Wood Street aged 15 a glass hand
1915: 17 George Street aged 19 working as a miner when enlisted

Arthur was unmarried

Military Service:
Enlisted: 28 October 1915 aged 19 in Barnsley
Regiment and Battalion: York and Lancaster 2nd Battalion
Service number and rank: 14/1554 Private
Awards: Victory Medal and British  Medal

Personal information: 5ft. 3ins. 36 inch chest, good physical development,  normal eyesight

Death: 10 October 1916 in France
CWGC Remembered: Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 14A and 14B

Remembered:
 St Georges Church Memorial Plaque

Notes:
Further information about this man is available on request

George Blackshaw 1895 - 1918

Born: 6 April 1895 and baptised 9 May 1895 at St Mary's Church, Barnsley

Son of: Ernest Blackshaw engine tenter at dyeworks, 10 Rockingham Square Foundry Street, who was married at St Mary's on 10 June 1893 to Emma Micklethwaite

Position in family: The second of 8 children
1. Maggie born and died June 1893
2. George born 1895 WW1 killed 21 March 1918
3. Mary born abt 1897
4. Thomas baptised 26 October 1899
5. Kate born abt 1902
6. Alice baptised 27 July 1905
7. Arthur baptised 4 December 1908
8. Joseph Edward born 23 November 1910

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: 47 Smithies Lane, aged 5
1911: 10 Rockingham Square Foundry Street,aged 16, a miner's trammer at colliery
1915: 34 Princess Street aged 20 miner

Marriage: to Ellen Grainger at St Mary's 12 August 1916
Children: 1. George Blackshaw Grainger born 8 May 1916, died 30 August 1916

Military Service:
Enlisted: 28 September 1915 at Silkstone aged 20 years 170 days
Regiment and Battalion: 14th  Y & Lancs  2nd battalion
Service number and rank:  1439 promoted L/Corporal 8 March 1917
Awards: Victory and British Medals
Personal information:   5' 4½" tall, 35" chest

Death: 21 March 1918 aged 22
CWGC Remembered: Arras Memorial   Bay 8

Remembered:
St George's Memorial Plaque and St Luke's Worsborough Common

Notes:
More information is available about this man on request

Arthur Jepson 1895 - 1916

Born: 1895 in Handsworth Sheffield

Son of: Benjamin Jepson a coalminer of 121 Lancaster Street Barnsley, who was married on 26 December 1881 at Christ Church Hollinsend Road Gleadless Sheffield to Priscilla Bowskill 

Position in family: The fourth of 9 children
1. Ben born 1882
2. Ernest born 1884
3. Harriet born 1888
4. John born 1889
5. Arthur born 1895  WW1 KILLED IN ACTION
6. Ethel born 1898  
7. Redvers born 1900
8. Hiram born 1901
9. Sarah Ann born 1903

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: Hollinsend Handsworth Sheffield aged 6
1911: 23 Racecommon Road Barnsley aged 16 a coalminer
1914: 121 Lancaster Street Barnsley aged 19 a coalminer

Arthur was unmarried

Military Service:
Enlisted: 12 November 1914 at Barnsley aged 19
Regiment and Battalion: York and Lancaster 1st and 5th
Service number and rank: 2721 Private
Awards: Victory and British  Medals

Death: 3 July1916 aged 21
CWGC Remembered: Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 14A & 14B

Remembered:
St Georges Church Memorial Plaque

Notes
Further information about this man is available on request

Charles Edward Hall 1895-1917

Born: 25 December 1895 and Baptised 2 February 1896

Son of: William Henry Hall b.1871 Worsbro', d.1912, Labourer colliery surface 12 Pensioner Row, Worsbro', who was married at Ardsley on 17 September 1893 to Annie Elizabeth Jackson, b.1875 Barnsley

Position in family: The oldest of 4 children
1.Charles Edward b.1895 WW1 KILLED
2.Annie Elizabeth born about 1900
3.Frank born about 1903
4.Hester born about 1907

Home address, age and occupation:
1901: 16 Dobie Street, Barnsley aged 6 (a boarder with father only)
1911: 12 Pensioner Row Worsbro' aged 15, a tramming miner

Charles was unmarried

Military Service:
Enlisted: in Harrogate originally in Yorkshire Light Infantry 2143
Regiment and Battalion:   4/Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Service number and rank:  202128 (formerly 10532) private
Awards: Victory and British medals
 
Death: Killed in Action in France on 3 December 1917  aged 21
CWGC Remembered: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, panel 5

Information from Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
Son of Mrs Ann E Hall, 31, Springfield Street

Remembered:
Barnsley, St George's Church, Memorial Plaque

Notes:
 
Lives of the First World War
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 
More information is available about this man on request