Wilson Garside (1912-1986) [T/162156, Driver, Royal Army Service Corps]
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- born 23 December 1912 (Q1 1913 Huddersfield née Stubbs)
- son of Joe Garside & Eliza (née Stubbs)
- married Louisa Hargreaves (1914-1999) in 1932
- Lily Garside (1932-?)
- Ethel Garside (c1937-?)
- died 1986 (Q3 1986 Huddersfield)
Records:
- 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 31 Maud Street, Lockwood (father: soldier)
- 1937 Directory – 13 Lawton Street, Newsome
- 1939 Register (FindMyPast) – 13 Lawton Street, Huddersfield (occupation: fire place fixer)
- Prisoner of War Questionnaire (Ancestry)
- enlisted 2 February 1940
- captured 28 April 1941 at Kalamata, Greece
- “helped nine prisoners to escape”
Notes:
- his father Joe served with the 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
- in August 1979 he was attacked by a gang of youths and hit with a bottle whilst walking through Huddersfield town centre (Martin Richard Bentley and Kevin Michael Prendergast were subsequently charged at Huddersfield Crown Court)
Articles:
- Huddersfield Examiner (21/Jun/1941) – In the Forces
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Huddersfield Daily Examiner (05/Jun/1982):
Couple Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary
A couple who have lived in Prim-rose Hill for most of their married life celebrated their golden wedding yesterday.
Mr Wilson Garside and his wife, Louisa, of 15 Lawton Street, Primrose Hill, have lived at their present home for seven years, after moving from the house next door, where they lived for 40 years.
They were married at St Patrick’s Church, Huddersfield, and now have three daughters, two sons and eight grandchildren.
They held a party for close friends and relatives at Primrose Hill Liberal Club, where Mr Garside is a member. He is also a life member of Primrose Hill Working Men’s Club and a member of Primrose Hill Cricket Club.
Mr Garside (69) worked 24 years at an ironmongers and later for 16 years at Taylor and Littlewood, of Newsome Mills, before he retired. During the war he served in the Royal Army Service Corps in Yugoslavia and spent four years as a prisoner of war.
Mrs Garside (67) spent several years as a barmaid at the Boot and Shoe, now the Shoehorn, before moving into the textile industry. She worked as a spinner at Newsome Mills for 26 years.
The couple’s interests include watching sports on television.
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