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259850 Pte. John Needham British Army 8th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) from:31 Cobden Street, Halifax (d.13th Aug 1917) John Needham was my great great uncle. He was treasurer at Halifax Textile Trades Club and worked as a twister-in at Martin Sons & Company Ltd (worsted coating manufacturers), Martin's Mill, Pellon Lane, Halifax. In 1903 he married Elizabeth Kelly in Halifax and they had three sons: Stanley (b 1904), Jack (b 1908) and Ronald (b 1913). He enlisted on 15th July 1916 and served in the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). He was killed at Ypres on 13th of August 1917, aged 37. He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance. His younger brother Ernest died at The Battle of Menin Road, Ypres on 20th of September 1917. In 1923 his widow Elizabeth married John Batchelor. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**