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The Bristol Grammar School website provides his service and death details and this biographical information: 'Son of Rev Thomas W Openshaw, clerk in Holy Orders, and Anne Openshaw, of 47 Oakfield Road, Clifton. Younger brother of Eleanor F, and older brother of Edith M, and Anne G. Husband of Edith Mary and father of Edward Reginald.
Openshaw was born on 05/12/1867, and attended the School from 1878-1884. He served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, with the Somerset Light Infantry 1st/4th Bn.. Openshaw sadly lost his life on 23/07/1917, as a result of the War.
Openshaw is buried in Basra War Cemetery, Iraq, grave reference IV. R. 15.
The school Chronicle (December 1917) reported that he "has died in hospital in India [other sources say Iraq and that he is buried in Basra]. Dr. Openshaw had a medical practice at Cheddar, and was an officer in the Somerset Volunteers and subsequently in the Territorials, where he rose to the rank of hon. Lieut-Colonel. He went to India with his regiment in October 1914. Dr Openshaw was well known as a Freemason and an ardent supporter of Rugby football. The Lodge deeply regrets to record the death of one of their founders, Lieut.-Col. E.H. Openshaw, who died in India, having led his Battalion in Mesopotamia."'