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Surname: SHARPLES
Forename(s): Robert
Place of Birth: Hawes, Yorkshire
Service No: 235110
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/4th Battalion
Division: 50th (Northumbrian) Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1917-04-23
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Bay 5.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: COTTERDALE, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: HARDRAW, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: HAWES, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: SEDBUSK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Robert Sharples was the son of William and Jane Sharples, née Waggitt. William was born at Bradford, Yorkshire and Jane at Shildon, Co. Durham.
1881 Hardrow, Yorkshire Census: Robert Sharples, aged 1 year, born Hawes, Yorkshire son of William and Jane Sharples.
1891 Hardrow, Yorkshire Census: Scarr End - Robert Sharpless, aged 10 years, born Hawes, Yorkshire son of William and Jane Sharpless.
1901 Wigan, Lancashire Census: 19, Throstles Nest Avenue - Robert Sharples, aged 20 years, born Hawes, Yorkshire, son of Jane Sharples, widow.
1911 Hardrow, Yorkshire Census: Scar End - Robert Sharples, aged 30 years, born Hawes, Yorkshire, son of Jane Sharples, widow.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Robert Sharples, 8850 & 235110, Yorkshire Regiment.
A short biography of Robert is included in: ‘Wensleydale Remembered – The Sacrifice made by the Families of a Northern Dale 1914-1918 and 1939-1945’ by Keith Taylor (2004).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
SHARPLES, Robert, Yorkshire Regiment, Hardrow, reported missing April 23, 1917, now presumed dead.
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 50th (Northumbrian) Division
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