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Surname: PETTY
Forename(s): Charles Henry
Place of Birth: Crosshills, Yorkshire
Service No: ---
Rank: Captain
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 28
Date of Death: 1921-06-02
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: In North-East part.
CWGC Cemetery: KILDWICK (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CROSSHILLS, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Charles Henry Petty was the son of Francis William and Edith Petty, née Whalley. Francis was born at Kildwick and Edith at Bradford, Yorkshire.
1901 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: Lingsted - Charles H. Petty, aged 8 years, born Crosshills, Yorkshire, son of Francis W. and Edith Petty.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Capt Charles Henry Petty, 1/6th West Riding Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: 1 - France. Date of entry therein: 14 April 1915. Correspondence: F.W. Petty Esq (Father) Lingsted, Crosshills, Nr. Keighley, Yorkshire. C/O D.F. Peacock, Solicitor, Settle.
Charles is in the photograph of officers in CPGW book (page 44).
Charles is commemorated on the Keighley Golf Club Roll of Honour 1914-1919.
A short biography of Charles is included in: ‘A Grammar School at War – The Story of Ermysted’s Grammar School during the Great War’ by Steven Howarth (2007).
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven Herald Article
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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