WW1 FAMILY GROUP TO BROTHERS, 2nd BRADFORD PALS, D.O.W F&F 30-6-1916 & W.RIDING.REGT, WOUNDED 1917

A very nice family group to two brothers from Bradford1) 1914-15 TrioTo- 18-89.PTE.J.TATE.W.YORK.RJoseph Tate was one of the first men to enlist in to the 18th service battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment / 2nd Bradford Pals. He was both born & enlisted in Bradford & first landed in Egypt with the battalion 22-12-1915. He was one of a small party of men who were sent out on a fighting patrol on the 30th of June 1916 with a view to inspect the German wire & trenches prior to the big push on the first day of the Somme 1-7-1916. He was mortally wounded during the patrol & sadly died of his wounds 30-6-1916. This patrol is very well documented in all the published works on the Bradford pals & casualties for the patrol are much harder to find than casualties on the first day of the Somme. He was 22 years of age at the time of his death & is buried in Bertrancourt military cemetery.2) WW1 PairTo- 39524.CPL.H.TATE.W.RIDING.RHarry Tate was the brother of Joseph tate and he first served overseas with the 11th service battalion of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding regiment. He transferred to the 27th service battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers & is recorded as having been wounded in war office casualty list 5378 dated 1-10-1917. He was then transferred to the 945th area employment company of the Labour corps & went on to finish his war with the 43rd Garrison battalion of the Royal Fusiliers.Both men were the sons of Mary Ann & the Late Harry Tate of Bradford.Both groups are NEF or better & the trio to Joseph Tate comes complete with his original red dog tag. Along with MIC details & details from both SDGW & the CWGC. Whilst the pair to Harry Tate comes complete with MIC details & casualty roll details.