War memorials, North Yorkshire
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St. Patrick's RC Church
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The First World War Memorial outside St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford - 1
The First World War Memorial outside St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford - 1
Photo © Copyright Betty Longbottom and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The War Memorial outside the Presbytery of St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford, is an ornate street shrine with a Crucufix in a niche and flanked by two figures. It has a crenallated top. The commemorated names are incised on the tablet below. There are blocks at the foot of the shrine also bearing names.

The memorial commemorates the names of 177 men who fell in the First World War. A transcription of the names is on the Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials.

10 of those commemorated were soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment.

Lance Serjeant Richard Bartley, 7495. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25 April 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
(Shown on the memorial as being killed in 1916. However, no other "R Bartley" or "Richard Bartley" names associated with Bradford).

Private Augustine Bergan. 33733. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. C. Bergan, of 10, Snowden St., Bradford. Killed 24 October 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried in DERRY HOUSE CEMETERY No 2.

Private William Boyle. 11167. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 August 1915.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.

Private John Edward Brambani. 27453. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Agostino and Frances Brambani, of 49, Woodland St., City Rd., Bradford. Killed 1 October 1916. Aged 25.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN.

Private James Gallaker. 30273. York and Lancaster Regiment transf. to (18061) London District Labour Centre Labour Corps, formerly 29226 the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 10 April 1918.
Born Bradford (Yorks), Enlisted Bradford (Yorks).
Buried TORQUAY CEMETERY AND EXTENSION.
* Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) has researched the family history of the above soldier, in particular his surname of "Gallaker". Richard makes the following comments;-
"There is no record of a man named James Gallaker born In Bradford or anywhere for that matter. However, there are a number of men named James Gallagher born in Bradford but neither the CWGC nor the SDGW list a James Gallagher born in Bradford as a casualty. Also the 1911 Census doesn’t show any reference to a James Gallaker.
The UK, World War 1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 for James Gallaker lists a Mrs Ann Boyle as his mother. I have looked at the 1911 Census and found a Mrs Ann Boyle listed in Bradford along with her son, James Gallagher. She states that she has completed 20 years in her present marriage burt her son James is aged 33 so clearly she was previously married to a Mr Gallagher. Looking at FreeBMD an Ann Gallagher married a Thomas Boyle in the Sept Qtr 1891 in the Bradford RD. And checking the 1891 Census she was married to a Bernard Gallagher with a son named James.
There is a Gallagher Jas commemorated on the war memorial in St. Patrick's RC Church and there is no doubt in my mind that this is in fact the James Gallaker who formerly served with the Yorkshire Regt."

Private Lucien Vincent Mahdjoubian. 43685. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5/70929 87th T R Battn. Son of Vincent and Elise Mahdjoubian, of 9, St. Paul's Rd., Bradford. Killed 6 November 1918. Aged 19.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried BETTRECHIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
(Richard Roberts, <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>, noted that "... his father was Turkish and traded in Mohair."

Private Herbert McAvan, 7604. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary McAvan, of 25, Westgrove St., Westgate, Bradford; husband of Fanny McAvan. Killed 30 October 1914. Aged 30.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.

Private Thomas Nocton. 45949. 19th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly 28784 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Michael and Ellen Nocton, of 31, Butterfield Place Wigan St., Bradford. Born at Bradford. Killed 20 October 1918. Aged 25.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried DADIZELE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
(Thomas Nocton's name is shown as "Tomas Nopton" in the Imperial War Mueum's transcription of names on the memorial, but a close-up look at the photo on the Imperial War Museum's website shows the name to be "Thomas Nocton".)

Private George Edric Swaine. 49869. 7th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly 29128 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Henry and Sarah Ann Swaine. Native of Bradford, Yorks. Killed 14 April 1918. Aged 34.
Born Bradford (Yorks), Enlisted Bradford, Resided Bradford.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.

Private John Tarleton. 7605. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Brother-in-law of Mr. E. Jolly, of 29, Wilberforce St., Laisterdyke, Bradford. Killed 3 November 1914.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY.

The First World War Memorial outside St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford - 2
The First World War Memorial outside St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford - 2
Photo © Copyright Betty Longbottom and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford (the Presbytery is in the front, the Church behind that)St. Patrick's RC Church, Bradford (the Presbytery is in the front, the Church behind that)
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