This is the round-up of news about St Mary’s parishioners from the 24 August 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.
One Acknowledgement piece was relevant to the parish, for Mary Ann O’Hara’s death which was announced the previous week.
MR. and MRS. O’HARA wish to express their grateful Thanks to all friends for their expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement; also for floral tributes. —White Hart. Wellington Street.
News of another parish war casualty, James Edwards, reached Batley this week.
Batley Miner Killed.
Official news of the death in action on July 22nd of Private James Edwards (23), Scottish Rifles, has been received by his mother, Mrs. Kate Edwards, at 37, Ambler Street, Batley. Private Edwards, who enlisted in the early days of the war, had been twice previously wounded, and last returned to France in April this year. He was a miner at Howley Park Colliery, and connected with St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cross Bank.
Two parishioner’s cases came before Monday’s Batley Tribunal sitting.
The case of Grade 1 classed Patrick Gallagher (35), a single man of 43 Cobden Street, who worked as a warehouseman for Messrs. J., T. and J. Taylor was adjourned, awaiting medical examination.
A Temporary Exemption to 1 October was granted to 29-year-old John Callaghan, a married man of 1 Yard, 2 East Street. Classed Grade 1, he was a tenterer for G. H. Hirst and Co. He had previously worked for W. J. R. Fox and Sons and been ordered to join up, but was discharged and placed on the Army Reserve with an order to get work of national importance. Since coming to Messrs. Hirst he had been Graded 1. Medical re-examination was now ordered.
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