Basic Details
Surname
Gledhill
Forenames
L
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Lawrence
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was a cotton worker before the war and, whilst serving, was evacuated from Dunkirk before being killed in the Middle east. He was not found to have been commemorated on any other Calderdale memorial that they catalogued.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Army Service Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Middle East
Year of death
1941
Month of death
August
Day of death
21
Age at death
22
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds