Ripon Remembers
Ripon remembers - Chemist shop Westgate
Lance Corporal BERNARD ELLERKER, Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Batt. born in Ripon; Killed in action 3rd April 1918
Third of 4 sons of Christopher (a newsagent) & Jessie Ellerker of Westgate Ripon, he had been a cathedral chorister & lived in Harrogate.
He had been gassed in December 1915, but returned to active service. He was with a group of men who were attempting to retire after being surrounded. He was hit by machine gun fire and when last seen was crawling back into a trench. An official list created by the Germans, recorded he died on the above date and was buried at the western exit of Rosnieries, north of the Rosnieries - Caix road, his grave was never found and he is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial
Private FRANCIS CECIL GELDART , Northumberland Fusiliers 21st Batt Tyneside Scottish born in Ripon. Killed in action 7th September 1917 aged 21 . Commemorated at Thiepual Memorial
He was the 2nd son of William Geldart of Westgate , a watchmaker and jeweller. Educated at Holy Trinity School and Jepsons School, he was employed by the Great Northern Railway Company at Keighley as a clerk.
He enlisted in January 1916, trained in Staffordshire, went on active service in June, returned home 9 months later with trench fever and returned to the front in July 1917.
Ripon Remembers
Ripon remembers - Chemist shop Westgate
Lance Corporal BERNARD ELLERKER, Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Batt. born in Ripon; Killed in action 3rd April 1918
Third of 4 sons of Christopher (a newsagent) & Jessie Ellerker of Westgate Ripon, he had been a cathedral chorister & lived in Harrogate.
He had been gassed in December 1915, but returned to active service. He was with a group of men who were attempting to retire after being surrounded. He was hit by machine gun fire and when last seen was crawling back into a trench. An official list created by the Germans, recorded he died on the above date and was buried at the western exit of Rosnieries, north of the Rosnieries - Caix road, his grave was never found and he is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial
Private FRANCIS CECIL GELDART , Northumberland Fusiliers 21st Batt Tyneside Scottish born in Ripon. Killed in action 7th September 1917 aged 21 . Commemorated at Thiepual Memorial
He was the 2nd son of William Geldart of Westgate , a watchmaker and jeweller. Educated at Holy Trinity School and Jepsons School, he was employed by the Great Northern Railway Company at Keighley as a clerk.
He enlisted in January 1916, trained in Staffordshire, went on active service in June, returned home 9 months later with trench fever and returned to the front in July 1917.