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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JUNE 1916. FRIENDLY FIRE AT KEMMEL.
17th JUNE. 1 other rank wounded.
18th JUNE. Trenches G3, 4 and H1A were heavily shelled between 10 a.m and 1 p.m causing 2 other ranks killed and 7 wounded.
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2413 Pte Brown William, Lancelot, Bernard. Home at - Ovington, Darlington, Durham. Enlisted Northallerton, N Yorks. Killed in action. Age 19. Buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery.
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4138 Pte Mayes Herbert. Home at Bungay Suffolk. Enlisted at Northallerton. Killed in action. Buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery.
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4454 Pte Rising Arthur, Henry Home at 14 Manless Green Terrace, Skelton Green, N Yorks. Enlisted at Guisborough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 22. Buried at Bailleul Communal [Base Hospital] Cemetery Extension
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German Minenwerfer - Trench Mortar.
[Picture courtesy of - "Photos of The Great War".].
19th JUNE.
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4252 Pte Garbutt Robert, Sydney. Home at Cargofleet, Middlesbrough N Yorks, town of enlistment. Died of wounds. Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension Nord.
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20th JUNE. 3 other ranks were wounded by trench mortars before the Bn was relieved at night by the 2nd Bn Leinsters of the 24th Division. "X" Company took over Kemmel defences, while the rest of the Bn marched to Locre.
21st JUNE.
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1554 Pte Atkinson John, Anderson. Home in Middlesbrough. Born and enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at Bailleul Communal [Base Hospital] Cemetery.
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25342 Pte Smart Charles. Home at Grangetown, Middlesbrough N Yorks, place of enlistment. Born at Flaxton, Yorks. Died at home. Buried at Eston Cemetery N Yorks.
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German throwing grenade.
[Picture courtesy of - "The Heritage of the Great War".]
24th JUNE.
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3228 Pte Hodgson William. Home at Brotton, N Yorks. Died. Buried at Bailleul Comunal [Base Hospital] Cemetery Extension Nord.
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25th JUNE. The Bn provided the usual working parties during the 4 days at Locre and on this day "W" Company replaced the 2nd Leinsters in the same trenches as before.
26th JUNE. Diary The raid was attempted. A Patrol went out at 10.30 p.m and found the German wire entirely uncut by our Artillery. Cutting then proceeded until 1.10 a.m, by which time a passage had been cut through the German wire. the raiding party were to enter the German trench at 1.30 a.m at which time the Artillery barrage behind was to commence. |
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Locre Churchyard.
3 men of the 4th Yorks Battalion are buried here.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com". ]
At this moment the whole of the enemy front trench was heavily bombarded by our Artillery in error causing casualties to the raiding party who were withdrawn. 2nd Lt C Hawdon as killed and 15 other ranks wounded.
he following 3 men were killed in action this day and are buried in Locre Churchyard.
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4058 Pte Bellwood Robert. Home at Thirsk, N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton.
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3303 Pte Smith Frederick, James. Home at New Marske N Yorks. Enlisted at Redcar, N Yorks.
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1683 L/Sgt Trafford Robert. Home at 7 William St, South Eston, N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Normanby, N Yorks. Age 35.
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27th JUNE. "W" Company were relieved in the Trenches by 2nd Leinsters and the Bn moved from Locre to Camp.
Diary - No preparations had been made for the move.
The Royal Engineers and Ordnance were both unable to supply any material for making a standing camp.
New white tents and brown shelters were issued at the last moment.
No colouring of any kind being available, the camp being situated with range of shell fire. The camp ground consisted of two small boggy fields. |
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