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Arnold, Dickie b. 1918 d. January 6, 1990
British Actor. He died in Leeds, England. Film and television credits include "A Small Problem," "Clockwise," "Santa Claus," "The Magnificent Evans," "I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf," "All Creatures Great and Small," "Juliet Bravo," "Bergerac," "Coronation Street," and "Ripping Yarns." (Bio by: Genet)
Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Bronte, Branwell b. June 26, 1817 d. September 24, 1848
British Painter, Writer, and Poet. He was the brother of the three Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte, who all became renowned authors. Born Patrick Branwell Bronte in Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was the fourth of six children of Patrick and Marie Bronte. His father was the Thornton chapel curate and an amateur poet. When he was five years old, his father was appointed to the perpetual curacy in the nearby town of Haworth and the family moved into the 5-room...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: Alcohol and opium addiction
St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England
Bronte, Charlotte b. April 21, 1816 d. March 31, 1855
British Novelist and Poet. She was the oldest of the three Bronte sisters who became renowned authors, the others being Emily and Anne Bronte. Additionally, she was also an accomplished artist. She was born the fourth of six children in Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Patrick and Marie Bronte. Her father, an Anglican priest, was the Thornton chapel curate as well as an amateur poet. When she was four years old, her father was appointed to the perpetual curacy in the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England
Bronte, Emily b. July 30, 1818 d. December 19, 1848
British Novelist and Poet. She was one of three Bronte sisters who became renowned authors and was probably the greatest of them. Even though she would write only one novel in her short life, she would become a major literary figure in her own right. She was born Emily Jane Bronte, the fifth of six children in Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Patrick and Marie Bronte. Her father, an Anglican priest, was the Thornton chapel curate as well as an amateur poet. In 1820...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England
Butler, William Boynton b. November 20, 1894 d. March 25, 1972
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in he served as a Private in the 17th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, British Army. At Lempire, France, August 6, 1917, while in the trenches which were being heavily shelled, Private Butler picked up a un-exploded shell and jumped to the entrance of the emplacement. At that moment a party of infantry were passing, he shouted to them to hurry past and turning round, placed himself between the party of men and the live shell till they were out of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodhouse Hill Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot: New Section 3, Plot 48.
Coverdale, Sgt. Charles Harry b. April 21, 1888 d. November 20, 1955
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Edgerton Cemetery, Edgerton, West Yorkshire, England
Daniels, Harry M. b. December 13, 1884 d. December 13, 1953
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Wymondham, Norfolk, he served as a company Sergeant Major in the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade Prince Consort's Own, British Army. At the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, France, on March 12, 1915, Sergeant Major Daniels' unit was ordered to an advance on the German trenches which was covered by machine guns and strewn with barbed wire. Sergeant Major Daniels with another comrade volunteered to go forward and cut the barbed wires. Subjected to a very...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Edwards, Wilfred b. February 15, 1893 d. January 2, 1972
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Norwich, England, he served as a Private in the 7th Battalion, Light Infantry, British Army. In actions August 16, 1917 at Langemarck, Belgium, when all the company officers were lost, Private Edwards, without hesitation and under heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, dashed forward, bombed through the loopholes a surmounted German fort and waved to his company to advance. Three officers and 30 other ranks were taken prisoner by him in the fort. Later...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oldfield Lane Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Hill-Walker, Alan Richard b. July 12, 1859 d. April 21, 1944
First Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in North Yorkshire England, he served as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Northampton Shire Regiment, British Army. On January 28, 1881, in heavy actions at Laing's Nek, South Africa, when a retreat was ordered, Lieutenant Hill remained behind and tried to carry out another officer whom was severely wounded. He lifted the man and tried to carry him off the field in his arms until he was shot dead. He then went and brought another wounded man out...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England
Holmes, Pvt. Joel b. 1821 d. July 27, 1872
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Halifax, England, he served as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, British Army. On September 25, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private Holmes volunteered to assist in working a battery gun. Under heavy enemy fire from which gun and nearly all the artillerymen had been shot away, Private Holmes stayed at his post until re-enforced. For most prestigious gallantry, he was awarded the Victoria Cross on June 18, 1858. He died at age...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
All Souls Churchyard, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Hood, Robin
Folk Figure. Traditionally, the leader of a band of legendary English outlaws. Modern scholarship generally agrees that the origin of the Robin Hood legend lies somewhere in the eleventh or twelfth century probably in Yorkshire. Several contemporary works seem to refer to such tales without recording them. The first literary reference to Robin Hood was apparently 1377. One of the oldest surviving ballads is ‘A Gest of Robyn Hode', which was not published until the late 1400s. In all of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Murder (exsanguinating hemorrhage)
Kirklees Priory, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Hughes, Matthew b. 1822 d. January 9, 1882
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient.
Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Hull, Charles b. July 24, 1890 d. February 13, 1953
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
John, Little
Folk Figure. Traditionally, second in command of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men. Little John appears in the very earliest of the surviving Robin Hood tales, including ‘A Gest of Robyn Hode' published after 1490. The ballad ‘Robin Hood and Little John' claimed the outlaw's name was John Little, scholars have found many historical figures with the name, including the outlaw, John le Litel, a raider circa 1318, and Littel John, c. 1323, who appeared to have been a poacher. It is difficult to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Kirklees Priory*, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.
Lascelles, George Henry Hubert b. February 7, 1923 d. July 11, 2011
Opera Impresario, Author. 7th Earl of Harewood. Though a member of the British Royal Family, he chose to make his own way in the world of music. The child of wealth and noble position he was born sixth in line to the British throne; as a young man he took part in the ceremonial activities demanded by his station including the funeral of his grandfather George V, whom he grew to resemble, and the coronation of his uncle George VI. Educated at Ludgrove, Eton, and King's College, Cambridge, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Harewood, All Saint's Church, Harewood, West Yorkshire, England
Lawrence, Quentin b. 1923 d. 1979
British Television Director/Producer. He was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, and died in Halifax, England. Film and television credits include "A Month in the Country," "Strangers," "The Ghosts of Motley Hall," "Sam," "Albert and Victoria," "The Voodoo Factor," "The Man Who Finally Died," "The Gentle Killers," and "TV Playhouse," among many others. (Bio by: Genet)
Halifax Crematorium, Elland, West Yorkshire, England
Magennis, James Joseph b. October 27, 1919 d. February 10, 1986
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he served as a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy. On July 31, 1945, Leading Seaman Magennis was serving as a diver on the midget submarine HMS XE3 towed to the area by the submarine HMS Stygianin in operations at the Striates of Singapore. After arriving at the destination, Leading Seaman Magennis, slipped out of the HMS XE3 and he attached mines to the Japanese cruiser Takao. During this time his breathing apparatus was leaking...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Nab Wood Cemetery and Crematorium, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England
Plot: (Cremation location).
Maguire, Tom b. 1866 d. 1895
Pioneering socialist and trade unionist. Supporter of women's suffrage. Co-founder with Keir Hardie and others of the UK Independent Labour Party. Confidante of William Morris. Founder of Leeds branch of Socialist League. Prolific poet.
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Beckett Street Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot: Between the two entrance gates
Maufe, Thomas Harold Broadbent b. May 6, 1898 d. March 28, 1942
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Ilkley Cemetery, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
Mosley, Bryan b. August 25, 1931 d. February 9, 1999
Actor. He appeared in several films; in 1962 he starred alongside Thora Hird in the northern drama A Kind of Loving, the following year he joined Rachel Roberts and Richard Harris in This Sporting Life, in 1964 he joined Thora Hird and [Read More] (Bio by: Jeff J)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Nab Wood Cemetery and Crematorium, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England

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