Frank Candler (1919-1976) [4692631, Private, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]
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- born 4 January 1919 (registered Q1 1919 Huddersfield)
- son of John Candler of 5a Back Oak Row, Bradley
- employed at Elliott’s Bricks Ltd., Lepton
- initially reported missing in Norway in May 1940, later confirmed as PoW
- married Mabel Holdsworth in Q4 1945
- died 1976 Huddersfield
Records:
- 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 5 Oak Road, Bradley, Huddersfield
Huddersfield Examiner 18 May 1940, page 3:
HUDDERSFIELD MEN IN NORWAY FIGHT
Second-Lieut. R. B. Smailes Among Missing
Alderman Thomas Smailes, of Huddersfield, Chairman of the Education and Public Library and Art Gallery Committees, has received an official intimation from the War Office that his son, Second-Lieutenant R. B. Smailes, is reported missing in Norway.
Second-Lieutenant Smailes was in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, which, with other Yorkshire regiments, distinguished themselves by their valiant stand against superior forces in Norway.
Several Huddersfield soldiers have been reported missing in Norway. They belonged to the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and were each twenty-one years of age. They are:
Private E. Harper, son of Mr. Edgar E. Harper, of Westgate, Almondbury.
Private Frank Candler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Candler, 5a, Back Oak Row, Bradley.
Private C. King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom King, 69, Northgate, Almondbury.
Private Stanley Warner, son of Mrs. Warner, 2 Woodside Cottages, Pymroyd, Milnsbridge.
Private Harper, a much respected member of Zion Methodist Church, Almondbury, joined the Army in October last. Before that he was in the employment of Messrs. W. E. Jowitt, St. John’s Road.
Private Candler, who in civil life worked for Elliott’s Bricks, Ltd., Lepton, played for Bradley United Football Club.
Private King was formerly employed by the British Dyestuffs Corporation.
Private Warner was for two years a conductor on Hanson’s buses. He joined the Army last October, and was home on leave a month ago.
Said to be Prisoner
According to a German wireless announcement, Private W. Cartwright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cartwright, of 68, Longwood Road, Longwood, is a prisoner of war. His parents had earlier received a notification from the War Office that he was missing in Norway. He is twenty-one years of age, and was in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Before going to Norway he had served in France. Second-Lieutenant Smailes was his officer.
Private Cartwright was a member of the second eleven of Dalton Cricket Club. He was employed by Messrs. David Livesey, Crowe Lane Works, Milnsbridge, before joining the Army.
Huddersfield Examiner 8 June 1940, page 6:
NEWS OF SOME LOCAL SOLDIERS
News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. Candler, 5a, Back Oak Road, Bradley, that their son, Private Frank Candler, K.O.Y.LX, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Private Candler sent the cheerful news on a postcard dated May 9. His parents had received official notification last month that he was missing in Norway.
His cousin, Aircraftman (Class 1) H. Thornton, wireless operator, was evacuated from Dunkirk.
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