Meltham WW1

[bykerlads]

Does anyone know if there is a record or list of the men from Meltham who served in WW1?
Thanks for any replies.

[heywood]

Does this help?
https://huddersfield.exposed/book/16717#page/n1/mode/2up

It looks very interesting.

[bykerlads]

Heywood.
Thank you very much for this. A really interesting document.
The man I was searching for does not appear in the list of those from Meltham who served in the military in WW1, so we have to assume that for some reason he did not join up.
Byker.

[Claire64]

It's a long shot but you could try the Call-Up Exemption Tribunals.  A lot of ours (Stocksbridge WRY) don't name names but it is sometimes possible to work out who they were (a local auctioneer and valuer - there was only one), a butcher with four sons (worked that one out).  Also, some of the records at the National Archives mention people by name, usually when they were appealing the tribunal's decision. 
EDIT the tribunals were reported in the local newspapers

[Claire64]

Does this help?
https://huddersfield.exposed/book/16717#page/n1/mode/2up

The Arnold Greaves in that booklet was from Stocksbridge WRY.  Took us a while to work out why he wasn't on any of our our local memorials.  His mother moved to Meltham after she was widowed.  That's an interesting booklet, thanks for the link.

[heywood]

That’s great. 

[bykerlads]

The call up exemption tribunals sound like a good lead.
Are they available online by any chance?
In WW1 were all men of relevant age eventually officially called up to serve in the military?
I'm not sure exactly what happened and when.
Thanks in advance for any info on this.
Byker

[rosie99]

As Clare has mentioned they are sometimes listed in newspapers, who are you looking for

[Claire64]

I found regular reports in our local newspapers but very few named names.  The ones with names came from the National Archives website; they were not local to me but I used them when writing a piece for our local history forum because they served as good examples of what was said etc.