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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FLERS-COURCELETTE LOSSES.
17th SEPTEMBER. The following 5 men died this day and are buried in Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont.
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1624 Pte Bell George. Home at Lingdale, N Yorks. Born at Elwick, Hartlepool. Enlisted at Skelton in Cleveland. Killed in action.
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3505 Pte Nicholson Arthur. Home at Mosterfield Well Bedale. Enlisted at Kirklington. Killed in action.
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3809 L/Cpl Osborne Richard, Alderson. Home at Thornton le Moor Yorks. Born at Whiteham Mines, Cumberland. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Killed in action.
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2177 Pte Thompson George, William. Home at Stockton on Tees, place of birth. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action.
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200863 Pte Ward Louis. Home at Scotland Farm, Snilesworth, Hawnby, Helmsley N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton. Died. Age 20.
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Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont.
Situated about 6k North of Thiepval, the village of Miraumont was in German hands in September 1916.
Graves were brought in from the surrounding battlefields after the War
Many were from where the Canadians fought around Courcelette and the Cemetery gets its name from Canada spelt backwards.
9 men of the 4th Yorks Bt are buried here.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
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3159 Pte Goldby Thomas, Arthur. Home at - Sykes House, Mount Pleasant, Carlin How, N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Northallerton. Killed in action. Age 27. Buried at Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz.
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18th SEPTEMBER. The position was consolidated. Disposition at 9.50 a.m was 1 Coy [about 70 men] and 2 Lewis Guns in Trench in touch with 15th Div to about 150yds along Prue Trench. 1 Coy in Sunken Road. 1 Coy in Martin Trench. 1 Coy about M.32.b.7.0 [map reference not known].
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2329 Cpl Scott Percy. Home at Middleton Tyas, N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at Heilly Station. Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe.
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Shelled Artillery site at Martinpuich.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
19th SEPTEMBER. Diary - " The Brigade was relieved by 23rd Division. 9th Yorks, 70th Brigade relieved the 4th Yorks Battalion.
The whole Brigade were withdrawn to the O.G. Line South of Bazentin Le Petit Wood. It had been raining heavily since 10 a.m the previous morning. There was accommodation in the trench for about 100 men. Men came back absolutely weary, worn out and wet through. Nothing had been done for their welfare at all.
It was absolutely inconceivable how the fighting efficiency of the men could be kept up under these conditions. Fortunately the rain ceased about noon and men were enabled in some way to dry their soaking clothes in the sun."
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3173 Pte Applegarth John, George. Enlisted at Guisborough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
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4524 Pte Hunter Stephen, William. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension.
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3943 Pte Nelson Charles, Henry. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens.
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Heilly Station Military Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe.
Situated some 10k South of Albert on the railway line to Amiens.
The area was used as a Casualty Clearing station.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
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3513 Pte Robinson John, Henry. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.
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20th/21st SEPTEMBER. Time spent in getting companies together as much as possible.
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2473 Cpl Johnson Harry. Home at 166 Borough Rd Middlesbrough, late of Levenside, Stokesley. Enlisted at Northallerton. Died. Age 27.Buried at Etaples Military [Hospital] Cemetery.
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4253 Pte Wright John. Home at 22 West Terrace, New Marske, N Yorks. Enlisted at Redcar, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 28. Buried at Marske in Cleveland (St Germain) Churchyard.
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22nd SEPTEMBER. At 3.30 a.m 50th Division reported that the Germans had evacuated Starfish and Pru Trenches which had been occupied by 149th Bde. 2 Battalions of the 150th Bde, the 4th and 5th Yorks were ordered up to support.
"No reason has yet been discovered why when ground has been evacuated
by the enemy it was necessary to send troops into close support into a foul filthy and shelled area and into position immediately in front of all the field gun positions."
23rd SEPTEMBER. The 150th Bde relieved the 149th Bde at night.
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4215 Pte Beeforth William. Home at New Skelton, N Yorks. Enlisted at Saltburn, N Yorks. Died of wounds at home. Buried at Boosbeck [St Aidan] Churchyard.
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