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1173 Captain Robert Holdsaworth Goldthorp Army Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment from:Butts House, Cleckheaton (d.March 1925) Captain Robert Holdsworth Goldthorp was born in 1879 eldest son of a woollen manufacturer, Benjamin Holdsworth Goldthorp, of Cleckheaton. In 1910 Robert had enlisted with the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. After the outbreak of war in August 1914 he was commissioned into the 4th battalion as a Second Lieutenant, promoted to Lieutenant in March 1915 and later to Captain. He was posted to France in January 1917 and saw action returning home after the end of hostilities. His time in the trenches saw him develope 'trench foot' and for many years after the war he suffered from the affliction. In March 1925 he underwent surgery on a leg and as a result died shortly after from what was believed to have been a blood clot. He is buried in the family plot in the Whitcliife Road Old Cemetery Cleckheaton. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**