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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 1916. TRAINING. BACK TO MARTINPUICH.

1st OCTOBER. Diary "The 151st Inf Bde were ordered to attack the Flers line at 3 p.m.
The 150th Inf Bde was ordered to support and were ordered to move up. The Btn occupied Clarke's Trench and the Intermediately Trench.
Thus placing the Btn in the shelled area again and immediately in front of the Field Gun Batteries.
No possible military advantage could have been secured by this move.
The Btn was scattered and suffering absolutely unnecessary discomfort and casualties and was not able to be moved quickly had it been required.
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1416 Pte Bell Joseph, Ray. Born Marske N Yorks and enlisted at Middlesbrough. Died of wounds at home. Age 22. Buried at Middlesbrough Linthorpe Cemetery.
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5162 Pte Bye Thomas. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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An 18 pounder British Field Gun.
A postcard of the day produced in London. People at home still tended to glamourise the War and its caption reads -
in the hands of a skilful crew it can fire so rapidly that 3 shots will be in the air at the same moment.
By automatic adjustment the gun does not need re-sighting after each shot.
[From postcard owned by this website.]

2nd OCTOBER. The Btn was sent back about 11 a.m. The whole Btn was ordered as a working party at 1 p.m to repair roads.
This consisted cheifly in scraping mud off the roads and filling up shell holes with very inferior bricks from Basentin Le Petit, which ground to mud again immediately after a single limber had passed over.
It poured with rain the whole day and no shelter was available for the men.
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3258 Pte Green Gordon. Home at - Dalton Thirsk, place of enlistment. Died of wounds at home. Age 19. Buried at Dalton [St John] Churchyard
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3rd OCTOBER. The Btn moved to billets in Albert, where they had to wait in the rain for 2 hours while Canadian troops vacated the building. However the billets were good and men were enabled to get dry and sleep on a dry floor.

4th OCTOBER. The Btn moved to Camp in Baiseux Wood.
The Diary gives a summary of the casualties sustained since 15th Sept:-
Officers killed.
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Capt T.S. Rowlandson. 2nd Lts R.B. Abrahams. W.J Hayton. H.N Laing. E.L. Perris. E Richardson.
Died of wounds, 2nd Lt R.S. Omand.
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On the 3rd October 1916 the 4th Battalion moved via Albert to Baizieux for training.
By the 22nd they were back at the trenches near Martinpuich.

Wounded - Capt. W.W. Constantine. Lt W.L. Batty. Lt T.G. Thornton. Lt J. Miller. Lt G.A Tugwell. Lt R.F. Williams [RAMC]. 2nd Lts A.S. Brentnall.
C.B Prior Wandesforde. A.D Scott. M.W. Macnay. R.S. Forest. V.A. Bell. H.E. Aust. J. Robson. C.J. Minister. H.L. Harrison. R.M. Howes. D.F. Hirsch. R.G. Scott. J.B. Hudson.
Other Ranks - Killed 64. Died of Wounds 8. Wounded 250. Missing 47.
Diary - "Considering the ground won and the fact that the right flank was always in the air and on the night attack on the 26th both flanks the casualties are not excessive."

5th OCTOBER. The day spent in refitting and reforming the Battalion. Men were bathed, but the shirts given to them were "lousy and verminous and dirty."

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St Sever Cemetery, Rouen.
Situated on the Southern outskirts of Rouen, the area was the base for several Hospitals during the whole course of the War.
16 men of the 4th Yorks Battalion are buried here and in the Cemetery Extension.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]

6th OCTOBER. Training. Lewis Gunners and Bombers.
Men who were admitted to hospital wounded have been discharged back to the Battalion absolutely unfit for duty. It is disgraceful that this should happen.
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1481 Pte Allenby Percy, William. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died at home on the 6th. Age 21. Buried at Middlesbrough in Linthorpe Cemetery.
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3169 Pte Bainbridge Bewick. Home in Hutton Rudby, Yorks, Enlisted at Darlington, Co Durham. Died of wounds on the 14th. Age 24. Buried at St Sever [Hospital] Cemetery Extension, Rouen
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2774 Pte Dungay Edward, Arthur. Home at Tilney St, Lawrence, Norfolk. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds on the 18th. Age 28. Buried at Etaples Military [Hospital] Cemetery.
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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. |CONTRIBUTED EMAILS |Links for 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment |Mail Form