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Surname: SHACKLETON
Forename(s): Henry
Place of Birth: Steeton, Yorkshire
Service No: 91182
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Durham Light Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 22nd (Service) Battalion. (3rd County Pioneers)
Division: 8th Division
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1918-04-26
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 68 to 72.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: STEETON-WITH-EASTBURN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Henry Shackleton was the son of William and Martha Ellen Shackleton, née Lister. William was born at Silsden and Martha at Scosthrop, Yorkshire.
1901 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 6, West View - Henry Shackleton, aged 1 year, born Silsden [sic], Yorkshire, son of William and Martha Ellen Shackleton.
1911 Steeton, Yorkshire Census: 16, Skipton Road - Henry Shackleton, aged 11 years, born Steeton, son of William and Martha Ellen Shackleton.
The British Army Service Record for Henry Shackleton exists but may be incomplete.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SHACKLETON, Corporal Henry, aged 19, Emsley Street, [Steeton], killed in action April 13, 1918.
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Private Henry SHACKLETON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Durham Light Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 8th Division
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10 May 1918
Lance-Corporal H. Shackleton, Steeton
On Tuesday morning Mr. and Mrs. William Shackleton of Elmsley Street, Steeton, received a letter stating that their eldest son, Lance-Corporal Henry Shackleton, Durham Light Infantry, had been killed in action on the Western Front. The fallen soldier, it appears, was digging himself in when an enemy shell burst not far away and he was hit on the head and killed. His comrades buried him under the most trying circumstances before leaving, and all his platoon deeply regret his death, as he was an extremely popular soldier. Killed within a month of arriving in France, and also the same period of reaching his 19th birthday, the gallant young soldier’s death cast quite a gloom over the village, as it added to the heavy toll on Steeton’s young manhood. Previous to enlistment last June, Lance-Corporal Shackleton was employed as an assistant overlooker in the weaving department of John Clough and Sons, Steeton, and was a promising youth. He attained remarkable proficiency in a short time as a rifle shot and Lewis gunner. He had been connected with St. Stephen’s Church School and the C.L.B. Co. He made the supreme sacrifice on April 26th and is the ninth Elmsley Street lad to lay down his life in the liberty of the world.
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10 May 1918
SHACKLETON – Killed in action, Corpl. Henry Shackleton, Lewis Machine Gun Section, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shackleton, Elmsley Street, Steeton, aged 19.
10 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Three Steeton Soldiers Killed
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Elmsley Street, Steeton, received official word on Saturday morning that their son, Pte. John Hartley Barrett, West Riding Regiment, had been killed in action on April 13th. Pte. Barrett, who was 29 years of age, joined the army in March, 1916, and was drafted out to France in June, 1916. He was well-known in local football circles, being a playing member of the Steeton Association football team. Previous to joining the army he was employed as a wool-sorter by Messrs. John Clough and Sons.
Official word was received on Sunday morning of the death of another well-known Steeton young man, Gunner John William Wilson, son of the late Mr. Isaac Wilson, and Mrs. H. Green, Skipton Road, Steeton. Gunner Wilson, who was 26 years of age, joined the army in January, 1915, and went out to France in July, 1915. He only went out to France again about seven weeks ago alter undergoing treatment for gas poisoning. He was well-known in local cricket and football circles, being a playing member of the Steeton first cricket eleven, and of the Steeton Association football team. Previous to joining the army he was employed an a turner by Messrs. John Dixon and Sons.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shackleton, Elmsley Street, Steeton, received word on Tuesday morning of the death of their son in France, Corpl. Henry Shackleton, Lewis Machine Gun Section, West Riding Regiment. The sad news was conveyed in a letter from a private who was with him, in which he stated they were digging themselves in when a shall hit him on the head and killed him. Corps. Shackleton, who is 19 years of age this month, joined the army in June, 1917, and went out to France in March, 1918. He was actively connected with St. Stephen’s Sunday-school, and was a member of the Church Lads Brigade. Previous to joining the army he was employed by Messrs. John Clough and Sons.
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