This is the round-up of news about St Mary’s parishioners from the 14 September 1918 edition of the Batley News. 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.
The Batley Tribunal met on Monday, dealing with over 100 applications for exemption from military service.
A Temporary Exemption (TE) was given until 1 November to J., T. and J. Taylor Ltd warehouseman Patrick Gallagher. Age 35, unmarried , and living at 43, Cobden Street, he was classed as Grade 1.
Two parishioners, employees of G. and J. Stubley Ltd, were granted TE until 1 February 1919. They were 21-year-old Michael Harkins, of 5 Yard, Oxford Street, a spinner categorised as Grade 3; and John Flatley, also 21 and classed as Grade 3, a cloth miller who lived at Ambler Street. Single at the tribunal sitting, he married the following week.
The final case heard was that of 18-year-old fettler Walter Manning, of 39 Providence Terrace. Classed as Grade 1 he was appealing on domestic grounds. He said there would be special hardship if he had to join up, as he already had four brothers serving. The tribunal refused his appeal, on grounds of no jurisdiction. Unknown at the time of the tribunal sitting, was one of Walter’s brothers – Clement – had been killed in action on 22 August 1918.
The family notices contained two parish deaths, as follows:
BATLEY
Gavaghan. —Sept. 7, aged 7 months, Edward, son of Thomas Gavaghan, 52, New Street.
Kelly. —Sept. 12, aged 30, Wm. Kelly, 1, Spa Street.
William Kelly is commemorated on the St Mary’s War Memorial.
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