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Surname: IRELAND
Forename(s): William
Place of Birth: Keighley, Yorkshire
Service No: 77463
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 'B' Coy 15th/17th Battalion
Division: 31st Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1918-10-22
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: XXXV. A. 49.
CWGC Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: STEETON-WITH-EASTBURN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
William Ireland was the son of Thomas and Fanny Ireland, née Rishworth. Thomas was born at Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Fanny at Steeton, Yorkshire. William was the cousin of Gunner Wilfrid Rishworth (83492) (q.v.).
1891 Keighley, Yorkshire Census: 32, Carlton Street - William Ireland, aged 3 months, born Keighley, son of Thomas and Fanny Ireland.
1901 Steeton, Yorkshire Census: 23, Station Road - William Ireland, aged 10 years, born Keighley, Yorkshire, son of Fanny Ireland, widow.
1911 Steeton, Yorkshire Census: 23, Station Road - William Ireland, aged 20 years, born Keighley, Yorkshire, son of Fanny Ireland, widow.
The British Army Service Record for William Ireland exists but may be incomplete.
The 15th (Service) Bn Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (1st Leeds), informally known as the Leeds Pals, were amalgamated with the 17th (Service) Bn Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (2nd Leeds) to form the 15th/17th Battalion on the 7 December 1917.
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:
IRELAND, William, aged 28, West Riding Regiment, 23, Station Road, [Steeton], died of wounds Oct. 23, 1918.
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Private William IRELAND
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 31st Division
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01 November 1918
STEETON-WITH-EASTBURN – Another Steeton Sacrifice
After receiving a telegram on Thursday of last week that her only son, Private William Ireland, of the West Riding Regiment, was lying in a Clearing Station on the Western Front seriously wounded, Mrs. Fanny Ireland, 23 Station Road, Steeton, spent an anxious weekend. A letter received on Monday morning turned Mrs. Ireland’s suspense into grief, as it conveyed the sad news that her son had succumbed to his injuries, which were gunshot wounds in arm, leg and abdomen. Private Ireland, who was a tailor by trade, and employed by Mr. John W. Whitaker, Sutton Mill, joined the Army last June and had only been in France three weeks when he received his fatal wounds on October 23rd. In his 28th year, the latest Steetonian to die for his country was an old St. Stephen Church Lad’s Brigade member, one of the first to join that organisation. In the pre-war days Private Ireland figured prominently as a half-back for the C.L.B. and Steeton Association football teams, and his death is regretted by all who knew him.
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01 November 1918
Steeton Footballer Dies of Wounds
Mrs. Ireland, widow of the late Mr. Thos. Ireland, Station Road. Steeton, received word on Monday morning that her son, Pte. Wm. Ireland, West Riding Regiment, had died of wounds in France. On Friday last Mrs. Ireland received word that her son had been seriously wounded. Pte Ireland, who was 27 years of age, joined the colours last June, and only went out to France about three weeks ago. Previous to joining the army he was employed as a tailor by Mr. Whittaker, Sutton Mill. He was well known in local football circles, being a prominent member of the Steeton Association and C.L.B. football teams.
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