Walter HARTLEY

19 October 1917

HARTLEY – Died of wounds received in action, Private Walter Hartley, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. Walter Hartley, Langcliffe, aged 22 years.

19 October 1917

LANGCLIFFE – ANOTHER PAYS THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

The sad news has been received by Mr. Walter Hartley that his son, Private Walter Hartley, of the West Ridings, has died of wounds received in action. Private Hartley joined up in September 1914 with the local Territorials, and was servant to Col. Birkbeck, in whose service he was prior to the War, and went to France in April 1915. He was 22 years of age and a lad everybody esteemed.

A letter from the chaplain to his mother states:– “You will have heard from the War Office about your son, W. Hartley, of the West Ridings. He was brought to this Clearing Station with a severe wound in the head and was unconscious until he passed away. We must be thankful that he suffered no pain. He gave his life as a brave soldier for his country and I laid him to rest in our little cemetery here.”

04 October 1918

HARTLEY – In fond remembrance of Walter, killed in action October 2nd, 1917.

From his life-long pal, Ralph Parker, Barrow-in-Furness.

HARTLEY – In loving memory of our dear brother, Walter, who died in France October 2nd, 1917.

Not dead to those that loved him,
Not lost but gone before.
One of the best.

From his loving Sisters and Brother, Lily, Lizzie and Bert.

HARTLEY – In loving memory of our dear son, Walter Hartley, of Langcliffe, who was killed
in action, October 2nd, 1917.

In the midst of life death claimed him,
In the pride of his manhood days;
None knew him, but to love him;
None mentioned his name without praise.
Forget him, no, we never will,
Though he is gone we love him still.

Ever remembered by his Father and Mother, Langcliffe.

10 October 1919

HARTLEY – In loving memory of our dear son, Walter Hartley, killed in France October 2nd, 1917, aged 22 years.

You are gone but not forgotten,
And as dawns another year,
In our lonely hours of thinking
Thoughts of you are ever near.

Ever remembered by his Father and Mother, Langcliffe.

HARTLEY – In loving memory of our dear brother, Private Walter Hartley, who died in France, October 2nd, 1917.

Dearer to us than words can tel1
Are the thoughts of him we loved so well.

From his loving sister and brother-in-law, Lily and Ernest Cokell, Langcliffe.

HARTLEY – To the beloved memory of our dear brother, Private Walter Hartley, who died in France, October 2nd, 1917.

“Too dearly loved to be forgotten.”

Ever remembered by his living sister and brother-in-law, Lizzie and Arthur Munt, 22 Middleton Street, Bradford.

07 October 1921

HARTLEY – In loving memory of dear Walter, who was killed October 2nd, 1917.

“To memory ever dear.”

Ever remembered by his Father and Mother and Sister, Langcliffe.