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Surname: NAYLOR
Forename(s): William Balme
Place of Birth: Keighley, Yorkshire
Service No: ---
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1916-09-16
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. G. 3.
CWGC Cemetery: BLIGHTY VALLEY CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE WOOD
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
William Balme Naylor (born 2 September 1897) was the son of William Beecroft and Edith Naylor, née Shackleton. Both parents were born at Keighley, Yorkshire.
1901 Keighley, Yorkshire Census: 2, Laurel Grove - William B. Naylor, aged 3 years, born Keighley, son of William B. and Edith Naylor.
1911 Keighley, Yorkshire Census: Laurel Grove - William Balme Naylor, aged 13 years, born Keighley, son of William Beecroft and Edith Naylor.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: 2/Lieut William Balme Naylor, 1/6th West Riding Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 8 December 1915. Correspondence: (Father) W.B. Naylor Esq, Oaklands, Keighley, Yorks.
William is commemorated on the Keighley Golf Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1919.
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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Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood
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Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood
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Keighley Golf Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1919
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22 September 1916
NAYLOR – September 16th, mortally wounded, aged 19 (September 2nd), Second-Lieutenant William Balme Naylor, West Riding Regiment, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Naylor, Worthville, Keighley.
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From the War Diary, 16th Sept. 2 Lieut W B Naylor was killed by shrapnel, in Leipzig Salient whilst acting as Bde Bomb Officer. Killed by Shrapnel wound in head.