Home. Origins of the Battalion.
Page 1. Start of the First World War.
Page 2. To the Ypres Salient.
Page 3. Ypres. The Battle of St Julien.
Page 4. April 1915. Ypres. Gas.
Page 5. Battle of St Julien losses.
Page 6. New Division Name.
Page 7. The Battle of Bellewaarde.
Page 8. Bellewaarde Losses. Sanctuary Wood.
Page 9. Neuve Eglise, Kemmel Sector.
Page 10. August 1915. To Armentieres.
Page 11. Sep/Oct 1915. Armentieres.
Page 12. October 1915. Armentieres.
Page 13. Oct/Nov 1915. Armentieres.
Page 14. Nov/Dec 1915. To Merris.
Page 15. Back to the Ypres Salient.
Page 16. Jan 1916. Armagh Wood.
Page 17. Feb 1916. Hill 60.
Page 18. Mine Explosion.
Page 19. Feb 1916. Ypres. Hill 60.
Page 20. Armagh Wood. CO Killed.
Page 21. Mar/Apr 1916. Kemmel.
Page 22. Apr/May 1916. Fletre. Kemmel.
Page 23. June 1916. Friendly Fire Kemmel.
Page 24. Jun/Jul 1916. Kemmel.
Page 25. July 1916. Kemmel.
Page 26. Aug 1916. To the Somme.
Page 27. Battle of Flers Courcelette.
Page 28. Sep 1916. Flers-Courcelette.
Page 29. The Thiepval Memorial.
Page 30. Flers-Courcelette. Losses.
Page 31. Flers-Courcelette. Attack repelled.
Page 32.Training. Martinpuich.
Page 33. In the Line near Flers.
Page 34. Nov 1916. Martinpuich. Flers.
Page 35. Flers. To Belloy.
Page 36. Feb/Mar 1917. Belloy.
Page 37. April 1917. To Arras.
Page 38. Capt D.P. Hirsch. V.C.
Page 39. The Arras Memorial.
Page 40. The Arras Memorial.
Page 41. Arras Burial Sites.
Page 42. Arras. Famechon.
Page 43. May 1917. Famechon. Bayencourt.
Page 44. June 1917 Back in the Line. Arras.
Page 45. Sep 1917. Arras. Wancourt.
Page 46. Oct 1917. Back to Ypres.
Page 47. Nov 1917. Passchendaele.
Page 48. Jan 1918. Ypres.
Page 49. Feb 1918. Last of Ypres.
Page 50. The Battle of St Quentin.
Page 51. German Offensive. Michael.
Page 52. German Advance. Pozieres Memorial.
Page 53. Losses on both sides.
Page 54. From the Somme to the Lys.
Page 55. April 1918. Battle of Estaires.
Page 56. Ploegsteert Memorial.
Page 57. From the Lys to the Aisne.
Page 58. German Offensive. Blucher-Yorck.
Page 59. May 1918. 150th Brigade decimated.
Page 60. End of the 4th Yorks.
Page 61. Last Weeks of War.
Page 62. Prisoners of War.
Page 63. Prisoners of War.
Page 64. Prisoners of War.
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OCTOBER 1915. ARMENTIERES.
7th OCTOBER.
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1163 L/Cpl Pattison John, Ralph. Born and enlisted at Catterick N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 21. Buried at Bailleul Communal [Hospital] Cemetery Extension.
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A draft of 115 NCOs and men were received from England.
8th OCTOBER.
5 men went on a bombing course at the Asylum and 2nd Lt Dawson proceeded on a Machine Gun course.
9th OCTOBER.
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1407 L/Cpl Long William. Home at Carlin How, N Yorks. Born Redcar and enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 30. Buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.
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3 Men were wounded.
19 men were sent on a Machine Gun Course.
7 men who had been wounded returned from England.
Lt Girling went for instruction on Trench Mortars. |
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Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery.
On the South West outskirts of Armentieres. 3 Battalion men are buried here.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
Fighting strength was 26 Officers and 777 other ranks.
10th OCTOBER.
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2871 Pte Hawkins John, Frederick. Home at - The Cottage, Easington, Loftus, N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 25. Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres.
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12th OCTOBER.
The Bn relieved the 5th Yorks Bn in trenches 69 and 70.
14th OCTOBER.
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3600 Pte White Joseph. Home at S Bank, Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Killed in action. Buried at Chapelle D'Armentieres New Military Cemetery.
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2 NCO's went on a Course of wiring with the Royal Engineers.
15th OCTOBER. 3 Other ranks were wounded.
Sergeant Major Denman was granted a commission and Company Sgt Major Myers appointed Acting Sergeant Major. |
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Bailleul Community Cemetery Extension.
Situated about 15k South West of Ypres, Bailleul was used as a base hospital.
14 men of the 4th Yorks Bn are buried here.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
Officers and NCOs of 2 platoons from the 10th Yorks Bn were attached for 24 hours of instruction.
17th OCTOBER.
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1744 Pte Curtis Joseph. Born Folkestone. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action. Age 21. Buried at Chapelle D'Armentieres New Military Cemetery.
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LCpl Peacock was wounded.
LCpl Newton and 5 other ranks went to the Divisional Grenade School for a Course on Bomb Throwing.
18th OCTOBER. The Bn was relieved by the 4th East Yorks Bn in the trenches and went back to their billets in Armentieres.
The Bn Diary reports - A cold wind blew away all the fog in the morning and we had some welcome sunshine after five days of foggy weather. We fortunately had no casualties during the day and the enemy were very quiet. Next day the Bn had baths in the Asylum.
20th OCTOBER. In the morning Machine Gun Officer, Lt D McLaren was shot through the head and was taken to the Hospital at Bailleul.
In the evening the Bn relieved the 5th Yorks Bn in trenches 67 and 68. |
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Chapelle D'Armentieres Old Cemetery.
Situated just outside the village, it was used until October 1915, after which a New Cemetery was made just behind and used for a further 3 months. Altogether 9 men of the Bn are buried in the Cemeteries.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".] |
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