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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SEPTEMBER 1916. FLERS-COURCELETTES. THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
16th SEPTEMBER. Holding on.
The following 3 men who died this day are all commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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4877 Pte Booth Albert. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action
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201820 Pte Mee Albert. Home at 25 Redcar Rd, Dunsdale, Guisborough, N Yorks, place of enlistment. Died. Age 28.
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201266 Pte Jones Albert, Ernest. Home at - 9 Yeoman St, Redcar, N Yorks. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died. Age 19.
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4775 Pte Allan Michael, Edward. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
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3280 Pte Jackson William, Ernest. Home at - 54 High St, Loftus, N Yorks, place of enlistment. Died of wounds. Age 23. Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
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4041 Cpl Bell Robert, T. Home at N Ormesby, N Yorks. Enlisted at Middlesbrough. Died of wounds. Age 23. Buried at Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
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The Thiepval Memorial.
Thiepval is a French village to the North of Albert and due West of the village of Courcelettes.
It was one of Haig's objectives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July.
It was not captured until the end of September, by which time enormous losses had been sustained.
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2954 Pte Jones Enoch. Home at - Boosbeck N Yorks, enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
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2722 Pte Willow Horace. Home at 24 Yeoman St, Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton. Killed in action. Buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval.
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17th SEPTEMBER. At 1 p.m 150th Bde Commander ordered 5th D.L.I. with bombing squads from the 4th and 5th Yorks to attack and occupy Prue and Starfish Trenches as far as the Crescent. This was accomplished although the 5th Yorks did not appear in time.
The following men were killed in action this day and are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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2408 CSM Bainbridge John, Clifford. Home at Park Farm, Ravensworth, Richmond, N Yorks. Born Kirby. Enlisted at Northallerton. Age 30.
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3147 Pte Blake Bert. Home at New Marske, N Yorks. Enlisted Margrove Park, N Yorks.
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4799 Pte Brady Patrick. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, from Lislin, Lisboduff, Cootehill, Co Cavan.
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5445 Pte Bruce Herbert. F. Home at - Silverdale, Masham, Ripon N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at South Shields, Durham. Age 19.
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The Thiepval Memorial.
The Memorial bears the names of 72,000 men of the British and S African forces who died in the area and have no known grave.
Over 90% gave their lives between July and November 1916.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
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2912 Pte Burnett Joseph. Home at Carlin How N Yorks. Born at Whitby, N Yorks. Enlisted at Loftus, N Yorks.
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2945 Pte Cooke Robert. Home at 31 Cleveland St, Skelton Green, N Yorks. Enlisted at Skelton in leveland, N Yorks. Ag 30.
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2829 Pte Crosby Charles. Enlisted at Redcar, N Yorks.
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2369 Pte Fawcett Harold. C. Home at - 46 Bargate, Richmond, N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Age 22.
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200310 Pte Godsmark Fred. Bell. Home at Lingdale N Yorks. Born and enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland N Yorks. Age 20.
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3109 Pte Godsmark William, Edward. Home at Lingdale N Yorks. Enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Age 22. Probably the brother of Fred above.
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1680 Pte Harpley William. Born and enlisted at Guisborough N Yorks.
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2640 L/Cpl Jackson Herbert. Home at - 20 Park St, Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Age 21.
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The Thiepval Memorial.
78 men of the 4th Yorks Battalion are commemorated here.
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3961 Pte Jackson James. Home at - Brotton N Yorks. enlisted at Saltburn, N Yorks.
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2508 Pte Johnson Christopher. Brown. Home at - Earby Hall, Newsham, Richmond, Yorks. Age 22.
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5458 Pte Johnson Henry. Of "X" Company. Home at Hilton, Yarm, Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Stokesley. Age 24.
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3246 Pte Kirby Thomas, Gordon. Enlisted at Redcar N Yorks.
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1704 Pte Magor Ernest. Home at - 27 Westbourne Tce, Stockton on Tees. Born at Leeds and enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Age 22.
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3277 Pte Massey Walter, William. Home at Cirencester Glos, place of birth. Enlisted at Skelton. Age 26.
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4700 Pte McManus Patrick. Of "Z" Company. Home at 17 Barr St, Glasgow. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Age 44.
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3845 Pte Mennell Alfred. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks.
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201842 Pte Neesome Charles, Goltry. Home at Thornton Le Moor, Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Age 35.
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201847 Pte Richardson Clarence, William. Home at Saltburn N Yorks. Born at Skelton Green and enlisted at Richmond, N Yorks. Age 23.
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3119 Pte Shepherd James, Henry. Home at Carlin How, N Yorks. Enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Age 20.
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1935 Pte Skeen John, George. Born and enlisted at Stokesley, N Yorks.
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4209 Pte Smith Abel, Barker. Home at Brompton, Northallerton, N Yorks, place of enlistment.
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3803 Pte Taylor Daniel. Home at 6 Prospect Place, Skelton in Cleveland, N Yorks. Enlisted at Saltburn, N Yorks. Age 39.
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3811 Pte Tuffs Joseph. Enlisted at Guisborough, N Yorks.
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1681 Pte Waller John, Francis. Home at 13 Pierce Bridge, Co Durham. Born Yafforth, Northallerton and enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland. N Yorks. Age 26.
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4919 Pte Welham John, William. Home at 4 Wheatlands Terrace, Loftus, N Yorks, Born at Loftus, N Yorks and enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Age 24.
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4555 Pte Woodward Bertram. Home at 58 Borobridge Rd, Knaresborough, N Yorks. Born at Masham, N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton. Age 38.
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