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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YPRES. THE BATTLE OF ST JULIEN.
The previous "modest" decription of events is taken from the 4th Battalion Diary.
The Division History says -
"On through Fortuin the two Battalions went, next encountering the enemy in force advancing south of St Julien.
They forced the enemy to give ground and drove him back into the village. They then found themselves up against a muddy stream, known as the Hannebeek, on the southern exists of St Julien and, the crossings being swept by heavy rifle and machine-gun fire, the two Battalions were forced to take what cover presented itself.
Casualties during this affair were severe, but the counter-attack was completely successful and, besides preventing the Germans from making any further advance on the 24th reflected the greatest credit upon the two gallant Battalions."
The Division Memorial is erected in St Julien in memory of this gallant attack.
In the days action the Battalion lost:-
Major H.C. Matthews. Capt J.V. Nancarrow. Lt L.P. I'Anson and 2nd Lt E Darwin killed.
2nd Lt H.B Blackett wounded.
10 other ranks were killed and 59 wounded.
In very wet conditions, at 8pm, they reached trenches South of the Potijze Chateau. There they had another man killed and some slightly wounded. |
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The following soldiers gave their lives at this time, They have no known grave and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial:-
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2785 Pte Renals George Henry. Home at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Born at Newport. Monmouthshire. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Killed in action. Age 22.
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1321 Pte Dodsworth Henry. Home at - 21 Railway Tce, Sowerby, Thirsk, N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 20.
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1649 Pte Bone Samuel. Home at - 2 Kent St, Middlesbrough, town of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 19.
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788 Cpl Caton John Thomas. Home at - Garden House, Stokesley N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 30.
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2388 Pte Devlin Patrick. Home at Port Clarence, Middlesbrough, town of enlistment. Killed in action.
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1063 Pte Doughty David. Home at Eaglescliffe village Durham. Born and enlisted at Yarm, N Yorks. Killed in action.
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1724 Pte Flintoff Charles. Home at - 43 Tennyson St, Gateshead on Tyne. Born Newcastle on Tyne and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action. Age 19.
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It contains the names of 54,896 officers and men of the British and Commonwealth forces who fell in the Ypres Salient before 16 August 1917.
77 of these are men of the 1/4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regt.
[Cemetery/Memorial photos by kind permission of - "WW1Cemeteries.com"].
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1519 Pte Goldsborough Ralph. Born and enlisted at Bedale N Yorks. Killed in action.
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1244 Pte Hubbert Arthur. Home at - Eaglescliffe Durham, place of birth. Enlisted at Yarm, N Yorks. Killed in action.
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6 Sgt Kinchin Harry. Home at - 11 Castle Hill, Richmond N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 34.
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1490 Pte Miller Charles William. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action.
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202 L/Sgt Taylor Joseph. Home at Quaker Lane, Northallerton, N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 28.
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2039 Pte Wright Charles Enlisted at Guisborough. N Yorks. Killed in action.
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