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War Memorials Elsewhere, - Sunderland, - Names "L" |
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The
War Memorial in Sunderland's Mowbray Park (1)
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The names of those soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment and recorded in the Book of Remembrance for Sunderland, surnames beginning "L", are listed below.
The page numbers in the Sunderland Book of Remembrance in which their names are recorded are shown below.
Private Ernest Laing. 3/8284. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 28 September 1916.
Born Newcastle-on-Tyne, Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Sunderland.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Page 74 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private John Bosomworth Lamb. 18775. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 19 November 1917.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 & 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
(Page 75 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Lance Corporal Frank Lambert. 13997. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Jane Lambert, of 17, Lowthian Terrace, Washington Station,
Co. Durham. Killed 26 September 1915. Aged 21.
Born Herrington (Sunderland), Enlisted Washington.
Commemorated on Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
(Page 290 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Serjeant Francis Latimer. 14260. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of James M. and Margaret Latimer, of 22, Oswald Terrace, Castletown, Sunderland.
Killed 28 March 1918. Aged 23.
Born Water House (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Castletown (Sunderland).
Commemorated on Panels 31 and 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
(Page 219 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private John Lavender. 15028. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Charles H. and Alice Lavender, of 29, Tanfield St., Pallion, Sunderland.
Killed 15 February 1916. Aged 23.
Born Gateshead, Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
(Page 75 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private James Laverick, 13806. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Page 77 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private John Thomas Lawrence. 7/13575. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. E. and the late Capt. J. T. Lawrence, of Sunderland;
husband of Lily Lawrence, of 3, Corporation Rd., Sunderland. Killed 1 January
1916. Aged 43.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.
(Page 75 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Lance Serjeant Edward Harrison Laws, MM. 13498. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Joseph Laws, of 42, 11th St., Blackhall Colliery, Castle
Eden, Co. Durham, and the late Mary Laws. Died 11 April 1918. Aged 24.
Born Ryhope (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ryhope.
Commemorated on Panel 4, PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL.
(Page 232 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Fred Leadbitter, 14460. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 21 March 1918.
Born Millfield (Sunderland), Enlisted Shiney Row, Resided Fencehouses.
Buried HAM BRITISH CEMETERY, MUILLE-VILLETTE.
(Page 72 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Frank Leavey. 9026. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died
9 October 1918.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 5, VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL.
(Page 76 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
| Private Philip Marcus Levy. 46560. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Emily Levy, of 174, Linthorpe Rd., Middlesbrough,
and the late Joseph Levy. Born at Sunderland. Died 6 November 1918. Aged
21. Born Sunderland, Enlisted Middlesbrough. Buried BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. (Shown on the Middlesbrough Jewish Synagogue War Memorial as "Lance Corporal".) Further details on Philip Marcus Levy are in the website British Jews in the First World War. |
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| **Private Levy was one of 16 soldiers who served in the
Yorkshire Regiment who are commemorated in the British Jewry Book of Honour.
Of the 50,000 Jews who served with the British and Colonial Forces during
the First World War, 2,324 lost their lives and are commemorated in this
book. (He is shown in the book as L/Cpl Levy.) |
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(Page 76 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private John Leyburn. 11637. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
30 September 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Page 74 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Lance Corporal Joseph Lightburn. 14993. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 5 October 1916.
Born Maryport, Enlisted Shiney Row, Resided Usworth.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Page 277 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Thomas Edward Littlewood.
46010. 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly
16653 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Sarah Littlewood.
Born Shotton Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 17 December 1916. Aged 19.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Shotton Colliery.
Buried LIJSSENTHOEK CEMETERY.
(SDGW and CWGC not quite in agreement as to place of birth, though Shotton
Colliery more likely.)
(Page 28 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Joseph Local. 13812. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 28 September 1915.
Born Wingate (Durham), Enlisted Shiney Row, Resided Washington Station (Durham).
Commemorated on Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
(Page 277 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Harold Lofthouse. 17067. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 21 August 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
(Page 74 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private Robert Longstaff. 15065. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mary Ann Longstaff. Killed 29 September 1915. Aged 31.
Born Usworth (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried LE TREPORT MILITARY CEMETERY.
(Page 277 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
Private George William Lynn. 14705. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 3 March 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE NO. 3.
(Page 75 of the Sunderland Book of Remembrance)
The War Memorial in Sunderland's Mowbray Park (2)
Photo : Edward Nicholl