Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery

The main War Memorial in Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery,
which includes the commemoriation of two soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment.
(photo : Andrea Hetherington (<ahetherington123@btinternet.com>))

The information and photos for Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery, including the graves and commemorations of Yorkshire Regiment soldiers has been kindly provided bu Andrea Hetherington (<ahetherington123@btinternet.com>), a Friend of Leeds Lawns Wood Cemetery. We are extremely grateful to Andrea Hetherington for this information and the photos.

During the First World War, the major hospitals in Leeds were the 2nd Northern General with 1,800 beds and the East Leeds War Hospital with 1,900. Leeds was also one of the principal hospital centres in Yorkshire during the Second World War. Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery contains 138 burial of the First World War, 88 of them forming a war graves plot in Section W. As these graves could not be marked individually, the names of the dead are recorded on a screen wall. The rest of the First World War burials and all of the 67 Second World War burials are scattered throughout the cemetery.
(Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, http://www.cwgc.org/)

Two Yorkshire Regiment soldiers are commemorated on this screen wall, with one of the soldiers also having an identified grave.

A further screen wall bears the names of 105 casualties of both wars buried in Leeds General Cemetery, where their graves could no longer be maintained.
(Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, http://www.cwgc.org/)
One Yorkshire Regiment soldier is commemorated on this screen wall.

In addition to the above three soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment, an officer who transferred to the Royal Flying Corps is buried in a family grave. This officer died in tragic circumstances, and further information on him, together with his photo, can be found by clicking on the link provided.

The screen wall in Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery commemorating those who were buried in the Leeds General Cemetery.
This includes the commemoriation of one soldier who served in the Yorkshire Regiment.
(photo : Andrea Hetherington (<ahetherington123@btinternet.com>))

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Captain Stanley Burnett Kay. RFC, formerly with 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Stanley Robert and Hetty Kay, of High Mead, Wood Lane, Headingley, Leeds. Killed 28 January 1918. Aged 26. For a photo of Captain Kay, and further information on him, please see Photos - Individuals "K"

For details of the screen wall commemoration, see above.

Private Walter Wilfred Walker. 203914. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 14 April 1917. Born Hurworth (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds. Buried in Leeds (General) Cemetery. Commemorated on the Screen Wall for those buried in Leeds General Cemetery.

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Private George Waring. TR/5/44914. 14th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 81stT R Battalion. Son of William and Jane Waring, late of Kirby, Moorside, Yorks; husband of Emily Waring, of 49, Thornville Rd., Burley, Leeds. Died 23 March 1917. Aged 34. Born Kirbymoorside (Yorks), Enlisted York, Resided Sheriff Hutton (Yorks). Commemorated on the main screen wall, - for detail see below.

The screen wall commemoration of Private Waring.
(photo : Andrea Hetherington (<ahetherington123@btinternet.com>))

The screen wall commemoration of Lance Corporal Cleminson
(photo : Andrea Hetherington (<ahetherington123@btinternet.com>))

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