213278 Sgt. Heber William Henry Partridge MM.British Army 1/6th Bn. West Riding Regiment from:Keighley 26616 Sgt Heber William Henry MM enlisted in the 16th Battalion, The West Riding Regiment and served throughout World War 1. His unit was raised in Halifax as Part of the 2nd West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. It moved, on mobilisation, to coastal defences near Hull and Grimsby. It was then relocated on 5 November 1914 in billets at Doncaster.
The unit landed at Boulogne, France on the 14th April 1915.
On the 15th May 1915 it became 147 Brigade in the 49th (West Riding) Division.
His Battalion fought with 147 Brigade at the Somme, Paschendale and many other WW1 locations.
His home address was in Keighley, West Riding, Yorkshire.
He was born about 1879 and in the 1911 census is shown as head of family with his wife Minnie and 5 children. His occupation is given as Wood Sawyer.
He died in 1957 aged 78.
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