Walter Haselhurst
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Charles Haslehurst and Sarah Bartrop married in Worksop in 1873 and lived under the roof of Sarah’s widowed father, John Bartrop, for 27 years until his death in 1900 age 80. Even after this, the couple and their children continued to live in Eastgate, Worksop and were still there in 1911.
They had six children, Ernest 1875, Sarah 1879, George 1881, Herbert 1883, Walter 1885, Annie 1889 all born in Worksop.
In 1910, Walter Haslehurst and Margaret Alice Moore 9born 8th September 1889 ) married in 1910 in Worksop. The following year they had a son who they named James William Haslehurst born 24th January 1911 and shortly after this event, all three were living in 26 Garden Street, Mexborough, Rotherham employed as an underground colliery worker
Commencing 5th July 1915 his widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings a week for he child.
His widow re married on 1st February 1916 to WJ Mallender a grocer.
Private Walter Haslehurst enlisted at Worksop he served with the 1st battalion Northumberland Fusiliers he died of wounds on 16th November 1914, He is buried in Kortrijk (St.Jan) Communal Cemetery, Belgium
Pte Walter Haslehurst Worksop Guardian 15 Jan 1915:-
Official information has been received in Worksop to the effect that Pte Walter Haslehurst attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers of 82 Creswell Street, Worksop, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Haslehurst 28 Eastgate, Worksop, has died as a result of a wound received in action. The statement from the War Office points out that Private Haslehurst died in a military hospital “from a fractured thigh” and had been buried.
Private Haslehurst was a Reservist and immediately on the outbreak of war, he re-joined his regiment. He died a soldier’s death – a glorious death in the cause of right and justice. The deceased soldier leaves a young widow and one child to whom the greatest sympathy will be extended in their bereavement. She should remember however, Rudyard Kipling’s quotation eminently fitting just now, “Who dies if England lives, who lives if England falls”. Deceased was captain for some time of the Whitwell St. Lawrence Football Club and in the photograph we produce he is wearing the jersey of that club.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Walter Haselhurst
Kortrijk (St Jan) Communal cemetery, Belgium