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Offline mmm45

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Rotherham Great War casualties
« on: Thursday 18 December 25 11:58 GMT (UK) »
Hello

Does anyone know if there's a roll of honour for Rotherham great war casualties or photos on line?

Looking for any information on 201910 Pte James Sloan of 1/4th West Riding Regiment KIA 3/9/16

Aware his brother Thomas was KIA 1/7/16 with 9th York and Lancaster - wondered if a double tragedy would be in local papers ?

I have all the census info back to his and family origins in Whitehaven/Cumbria - Thank You
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Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Rotherham Great War casualties
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 December 25 13:23 GMT (UK) »
This is a link to a Second World War list, but mentions a book by Westwood and Featherstone which contains all the names from memorials for both wars for the Metropolitan Borough, so worth making an enquiry to this site.
https://rotherhamwarmemorials.weebly.com/notes.html

The photo shows the First World War memorial plaques for the County Borough.  (The Second World War names were added in a second memorial which is behind the one shown.)

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Re: Rotherham Great War casualties
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 December 25 18:18 GMT (UK) »
Found him on the Rotherham WM at Clifton Park

https://www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk/html-files/rotherham.htm

Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: Rotherham Great War casualties
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 December 25 19:48 GMT (UK) »
Glad you found that.  The greatwarforum link has photos of all the panels.  The York & Lancs. occupy more than three of them, T. Sloan is there.  I have a distant relative on the last panel (London Regiment).  Unfortunately the photos were taken in 2014 which show a blank wall behind the memorial, which is where, in 2015, panels for the 2nd WW memorial were belatedly installed.
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