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The First World War Memorial in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Shelf (Calderdale)
Photo : Imoerial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials website
The First World War Memorial in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Shelf, is
a arnished wooden board with ornamentation floral carving, with flower shelf.
15 names of men who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated
on this memorial.
1 soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the memorial.
2nd Lieutenant Albert Edward Lord, MM. 12th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Lord; husband of Maggie Lord, of 1, Brow
Lane, Shelf. Born at Halifax. Died of Wounds 29 April 1918. Aged 30.
Buried SHELF (BETHEL) METHODIST CHAPELYARD.
2nd Lieutenant Lord is also commemorated on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL.
2nd Lieutenant Lord was wounded in fighting by the River Lys on 11 April 1918.
It must be assumed that he was transported back to England between that date
and 29 April 1918, dying of his wounds in an English hospital.
It seems rather curious that his name was included on the Ploegsteert Memorial,
as he is recorded as "Died of Wounds" in the June 1918 issue of
the Green Howards Gazette.
The following notes are from Robert Coulson's Biographies
of Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-
"Albert Lord was born in Halifax in 1888.
He was commissioned late in the war after service with the West Yorkshire
regiment and joined the 12th Battalion, Teesside Pioneers in July of 1917
in the Clery area.
The remainder of that year was spent around the Fins and Moislains sectors
and in November despite being a pioneer battalion they saw action at the Battle
of Bourlon Wood.
When the German Spring Offensive opened on March 21st 1918 2nd Lt Lord and
the battalion were thrust into the line at Hamlincourt and then fought on
the retreat for the next ten days.
They had very little respite after this as on April 6th the battalion entered
into the Battle of the Lys, fighting for five days and eventually being pushed
back over the river Lys.
Albert Lord was wounded during the Lys actions in early April 1918 and he
was evacuated through the casualty clearing train eventually back to England.
He died of his wounds on April 29th 1918 at the age of 30."
The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Shelf
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