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Rank & Name
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Private Charles Robshaw
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Unit
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No. 33220, 16th (1st Bradford Pals) Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment.
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How & When Died
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Killed in Action, 27 February 1917
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Age, if known
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31 years
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Next of Kin details
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Son of William and Sarah Jane Robshaw, of Potterton Grange, Barwick in Elmet.
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Commemoration Details
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Buried in Owl Trench Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Row A. |
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Other Information / Remarks
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Charles Robshaw lived with his wife and four children at Church View, Barwick in Elmet. Prior to his military service he had
been employed at 'a munition factory'. Given its proximity to Barwick this is likey to be the Barnbow factory.
He was married to Elizabeth Ann, who died on 14 September 1964 and is buried in Barwick. Charles Robshaw is remembered
in the inscription of his widow's headstone and on that of his parents, also buried in All Saints' Churhyard.
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Photographs
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Remembering the Fallen of Two Villages on the Eastern Fringes of Leeds.
Site built by Nigel Marshall
Copyright 2006-7
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