Roll of Honour

Mrs Marwood, of Kirk Deighton, has had official intimation that her son, Private John Marwood, was killed in action of October 6th. He was the only support of his widowed mother, and before enlisting was employed at the Starbeck Branch of the Harrogate and District Co-operative Society, prior to that by the Wetherby Co-operative Society. He had been about two years in the employ of the Harrogate Society, the directors of which sent the following letter of condolence to his mother : "I am requested by the directors of the above society to convey to you and your family their deepest sympathy with you in the sad loss you are called upon to bear by the death of your son on the battlefield. We always found him a very good servant while in our employ".