Harrogate Herald - 3rd January 1917
Roll of Honour
Mrs Handley, of 51 Regent Avenue, Harrogate,
has received official intimation that her husband, Private Tom
Handley, of the West Yorks, was killed in France on December
10th. He had only been six months in the Army, and 14 weeks in
France. He leaves a family of four children, the youngest of which
he had not seen. He was employed by the Harrogate Corporation up to
enlisting.
Harrogate Herald – 3rd January 1917
Killed in action, December 10th, 1916.
Private Tom Handley, West Yorks, aged 36, beloved husband of
Florence M Handley, 51 Regent Avenue, Harrogate.
Harrogate Herald – 3rd January 1917
Photo Page
Killed in action – Private Tom Handley, West
Yorks, of 51 Regent Avenue, Harrogate, was killed in action on
December 10th, 1916. he had only been in the army six months, he
leaves a widow and four children.
Harrogate Herald - 17th January 1917
G R Watson, writing from a training camp, says :
Seeing by your paper, which we have sent out here every week, that
you still have some socks, etc, left, I am writing to say that I
could do with some if you have any on hand, as up here we seem to
get through a lot of socks. I am now in the DLI. We are having very
rough weather up here this last few days, quite wintry, and as only
can be expected we are about p to the neck in it, but hoping for
better weather before long. Quite a lot of our lads from Harrogate
are up here, and Bert Newbould and young Brown went out last week.
Some of the lads are over in Harrogate right now on their last
leave, so you might be seeing them. I am sorry to see that Tom
Handley had got killed, as I used to work with him at the
Corporation for a few years. I was formerly nine years warehouseman
for J Farrah, Ltd. We get your paper every week, and you can bet if
it is late we are disappointed, and then it is who can get hold of
it first - me or Wilson, from Grove Park. We have young Loocock
here, whose father is gardener to the Corporation, and it goes from
one to the other. I could not tell you where it finishes. My home is
34 Mayfield Grove. I have just received word that my brother-in-law,
F Topham, of Bilton, who came over with the Canadians, has been
wounded in France, but don't now any more.
Harrogate Herald - 12th December 1917
In ever loving memory of Private T Handley, who was killed in action, December 10th, 1915.
Harrogate Herald - 12th December 1917
In ever loving memory of my dear son-in-law, Private T
Handley, who was killed in action, December 10th, 1915 - A Boynton
SDGW
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 9th
Battalion
Private Tom Handley (33723)
Born : Sharon
Enlisted : Harrogate
Residence : Harrogate
Died : 10th December 1916
Killed in Action : France & Flanders
