Collections Guide - West Yorkshire Joint Services

Documents held at WYAS, WakefieldWar Memorials/Rolls of Honour(C28/1/2/3) 1918–1919 Roll of Honour - three Illuminated boards listing thosemembers of the Zion Brotherhood, Wakefield who fought or gave their lives in theGreat War(C506/12/1) 1920–1928 Woolley Parish Council records, including photograph ofunveiling of war memorial c1920This memorial commemorates the residents of Woolley, Woolley Colliery and Brick Row who were killed ormissing in the two World Wars. Many of these memorials were erected after the First World War. After theSecond World War, the names of those who died in that war were also added (further information can befound at: http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/16624/War-Memorial-Woolley-Woolley-Colliery-and-Brick-Row.htm, accessed 26/04/13).(WDP19/48) – 7 May 1920 Citation for the erection of a coloured carved oak muraltablet concerning the people of Badsworth parish serving in the Great War 1914-1918Record Books/Diaries/Letters(C616) Fred Smith of Kirkgate, Wakefield, correspondenceIncluding (C616/6) 1917 letter to Mrs E Smith, his mother, from Army Pay Office, concerning identitycertificate and dependant's allowance: (C616/7) November 1917 Letter to his mother from War Office,concerning her dependant's allowance, (C616/9) February 1918 Letter to his mother from Army Pay Office,concerning the loss of her identity certificate, (C616/10) March 1918 Notification from Germany that FredSmith is a prisoner-of-war, (C616/11) April 1918 Letter to his mother from the Army Record Office concerningher inquiry about Fred (C616/12) April 1918 Postcard to Mr and Mrs Smith from Fred, sent from prisoner-ofwarcamp, Guscrow, Mecklenburg, (C616/13) May 1918 Letter to Mr and Mrs Smith from Fred concerningneed for cigarettes, hours of work and pay in prisoner-of-war camp, (C616/14) June 1918 Letter to Mrs Smithfrom War Office giving notification of Fred's capture as a prisoner-of-war, (C616/15) July 1918 Letter to MrSmith from Army Record Office giving notification of Fred's capture as a prisoner-of-war, (C616/16) July 1918Memorandum to Mrs Smith from the Paymaster in Lichfield (C616/17) 1918 Letter from King George Vwelcoming Fred home, (C616/18) c1920 Photograph of Fred Smith visiting war graves with a friend(WYW1599) 1818– c1950s Miscellaneous records relating to the World Wars, etcincluding the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC), later Queen Mary's AuxiliaryArmy Corps (QMAAC)