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Remembering Sergeant Kevin Waterhouse of the Parachute Regiment 26 JANUARY 1961 – 23 JULY 2000

30/10/2015

Kevin hailed from Pudsey. He was a member of The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), previously of 4 PARA Territorials and The Red Devils free fall Display team. He had operational tours of Northern Ireland and Kosovo.
Kevin died suddenly on 23 July 2000, aged 39 years old. He is now buried at Aldershot Military Cemetery, Hampshire.
Please follow this link to see a family biography of Kevin:
http://www.paradata.org.uk/people/kevin-waterhouse

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Casualty updated Dennis Sugden WW2

29/10/2015

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Currently listed on the Cenotaph as being named Dennis Sugden, is now believed to be Herbert Dennis Sugden.
Herbert was 19 when he died serving with the 7th Battalion Green Howards in Belgium on 12/09/1944.
The son of Fred and Sarah from Bramley, he is buried in Geel Cemetery near Antwerp.
In the early part of September 1944, Geel was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting encountered by Commonwealth troops since they had left Normandy. The 50th (Northumbrian) Division and the 15th Scottish Division were both involved here in the forcing of crossings of the Albert Canal and the Meuse-Escaut Canal, necessary for the advance into Holland. Some of the casualties they suffered were originally buried in a meadow near the centre of the commune, and some in the St. Dymphna civil cemetery; these graves were later moved into Geel War Cemetery.
Herbert Dennis Sugden is also named on the new Bramley War Memorial.

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Pudsey WW1 Casualty listing from the Memorial Inscriptions

28/10/2015

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Best viewed in Google Chrome - this is the latest research showing the names, places of burial and Pudsey connections for the WW1 servicemen named on the Cenotaph. Click on the link below to see the information in spreadsheet format.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16yZpIeQmkfW9DoRxJGyHei_N-0wHNFoW2AzqDAuXZzk/edit#gid=986815527

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Pudsey Remembrance Sunday 2014

28/10/2015

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According to our Police Officers who manage the traffic for us - the Pudsey Parade is the largest in the area apart from the main parade in Leeds City centre. The photo below gives some idea of our incredible turnout - this is half of the participating crowd from last year.

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Remembrance Sunday 2015 at Pudsey

28/10/2015

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Event timings. Please support this important Civic event to help preserve the memories of those we have lost, and give thanks for the future their sacrifice was made for.

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Leeds area War Memorials

28/10/2015

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A link to the directory for War Memorials administered by Leeds City Council, nb the Masham site is the Leeds Pals memorial at Colsterdale.
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/Cems%20-%20War%20Memorials.pdf

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Battle of Loos Centenary

15/10/2015

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The Battle of Loos was a major offensive on the Western Front from September through to the end of October 1915. It nearly succeeded in breaking the stalemate of the trenches. However a lack of coordination meant that many of the gains made could not be held. Its eventual failure would lead to the Somme campaign of July 1916. We remember the men named on Pudsey Cenotaph who died in service 100 years ago.

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Remembering Sergeant Kevin Waterhouse of the Parachute Regiment 26 JANUARY 1961 – 23 JULY 2000

Casualty updated Dennis Sugden WW2

Pudsey WW1 Casualty listing from the Memorial Inscriptions

Pudsey Remembrance Sunday 2014

Remembrance Sunday 2015 at Pudsey

Leeds area War Memorials

Battle of Loos Centenary

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