Here we have this publication entitled The National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918 BRADFORD Section VIII on CD Rom covering BRADFORD.
It was produced circa 1920 by the National Publishing Company, it was the companies initial intention too produce these Rolls of Honour to cover the whole country.
However they went into liquidation not so long after they began to produce them, a total of fourteen areas were produced before the companies decline.
They are set out alphabetically by surname, they contain a variety of details about each serviceman, including medals awarded.
They also contain an address for each entry, this would be the address of either the serviceman himself or his next of kin.
HERE IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE
PARKINSON J.H. Sergeant, Yorkshire Regt.
Volunteering in August 1914, he sailed in the following September for Gallipoli, and in this theatre of war took part in many engagements until the evacuation of the Peninsula. He was then sent to France and whilst on the Western Front fought in several battles including those at Passchendaele and in the retreat and advance of 1918. He was demobilised in February 1919 and holds the 1914-15 Star and the General Service and Victory Medals.
33 Arthington Street, Manningham, Bradford. Z3830/A
AREAS COVERED
BINGLEY - BRADFORD - BOWLING - BRADFORD MOOR - BROWNROYD
CHURCH BANK
DUDLEY HILL
ECCLESHILL
FOUR LANES END
GIRLINGTON - GREAT HORTON
LAISTERDYKE - LEGRAMS - LIDGET GREEN - LISTER HILLS - LITTLE HORTON - LOW MILL
MANNINGHAM
NORTH WING
PRINCEVILLE
QUEENSBURY
SALTAIRE - SCOTT HILL - SHEARBRIDGE - SHIPLEY
THORNBURY
WEST BOWLING -WESTGATE - WHETLEY HILL - WHITE ABBEY
UNDERCLIFFE
