Here is this week’s round-up of pieces from the Batley News relating to the parish of St Mary’s. As usual I have put in bold the names of those connected to the parish who served with the military. And, as ever, the spelling and punctuation matches that of the newspaper.
In the Family Notices there was one St Mary’s linked death as follows:
CARLINGHOW
KELLY. —On the 7th inst., aged 81 years, Mary Kelly, 2, Coalpit Lane.
A parishioner was in Batley Court on Monday:
For using obscene language in Fleming Street on October 2[6?]th, Thomas Cairns, miner, Victoria Street, Carlinghow, was fined 10s. He told the Bench he was very agitated at the time. Two previous convictions were reported. —For a similar offence, a first offender had to pay 7s. 6d.
At the end of the week a number of parents were summoned under the Education Act for not sending their children to school and were fined 10s. They tended to deal with schools in batches and it appears from some of the names that it was the turn of St Mary’s this week. Parents named were Tom Hopkins, 45, Bradford Road, Batley Carr; Mrs Florence Barber, Back Jacob Street, Woodwell; James Gannon, New Street; and Arthur Turner, North Street, Cross Bank.
To end this week’s news round-up, the Gavaghan family received further bad news with the death of Private Peter Gavaghan.
TWICE BEREAVED IN NINE WEEKS.
Woodwell Family’s Loss.
Two Out of Three Soldier Sons Killed.By the death of Private Peter Gavaghan, K.O.Y.L.I., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gavaghan, 12, Jacob Street, Woodwell, Batley, have lost two out of three soldier sons. About nine weeks ago they were informed of the death of their son, Sergt. Joe Gavaghan, and they have now received the sad news that a second son, Pte. Peter Gavaghan, has been killed on active service.
Private Gavaghan was 27 years of age, and before the war was a bye-worker at Shaw Cross Colliery, where he was well known and respected. As a boy he attended St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School, Cross Bank, and he was also associated with the church. He was a member of the United Irish League Club. He joined the Forces in November, 1914, and had been at the Front 16 months when his death took place.
A week ago news that he was seriously wounded was received in the following telegram: —“Regret Private Peter Gavaghan dangerously ill in 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France. Gun-shot wounds. Regret permission to visit him is not granted.”
The following day a second telegram was received as follows: —Regret 3539 Private Peter Gavaghan died November 3rd in 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France. —Territorial Records, York.
Much sympathy will be felt with the parents in their double bereavement.
The third son in the Forces, Private Willie Gavaghan, is at the Front with the West Yorkshires.
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