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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NOVEMBER 1916. FRONT AT MARTINPUICH, FLERS.
11th NOVEMBER. Records give following 2 men as killed in action this day.
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3900 Pte Blance John. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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201983 Pte Chamberlain Alfred. Born at Ickleford, Herts and enlisted at Northallerton N Yorks. Killed in action. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial
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7521 Pte Finkell John. Home at - 40 Orwell St, Middlesbrough, N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Thornaby on Tees. Died of wounds. Age 20. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery.
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7532 Pte Jewitt Alfred. Home at - 19 Gloucester St, Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 29. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery.
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12th NOVEMBER.
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7551 Pte Tweedle Stephen. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Place of burial not yet found.
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14th NOVEMBER. Moved up to Starfish line.
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British Dead.
Lee Enfield rifle with fixed bayonet.
[Picture courtesy of - "Photos of The Great War".]
15th NOVEMBER. The Bn moved to the Front, where they relieved 3 Btns of the 149th Brigade.
Very much hostile shelling - especially Hexham Rd and Pioneer Alley.
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6156 Pte Barber John, Thomas. Enlisted at Northampton. Killed in action. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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7517 Pte Dick John, Albert. Home at New Silksworth Durham. Born West Pelton, Durham. Enlisted at Sunderland. Killed in action. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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16th NOVEMBER. The following 3 men were killed in action and are commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial
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2393 Pte Brown Herbert. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
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6321 Pte Lilley Percy. Born and enlisted at Finedon, Wellingborough.
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Warlencourt British Cemetery.
Warlencourt is situated about 5k North of Martinpuich.
Graves were brought in from surrounding battlefields after the War.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
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8790 Pte Scott David. Home at Sledmere, Yorks. Enlisted at Beverley, E Yorks.
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5714 Sgt Ovington Lawrence. Home at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Born at Redcar and enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Killed in action. Age 25. Buried at Bazentin Le Petit Communal Cemetery Extension.
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6126 Pte Kitchener Reginald. Home at 77 Holly Rd, Northampton, place of birth and enlistment. Died of wounds. Age 22. Buried at St Sever [Hospital] Cemetery Extension Rouen.
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17th NOVEMBER. The Btn were to have taken "The Hook", but the Bosche attacked the "Gird" and retook it.
The Gird and Hook were names of Trenches, held by the Germans in the area between the villages of Flers to the right and Thilloy to the left. Diary - This made the attack impossible. It was a pity, as we had established posts and tapes back all round the Hook and aided by Flank attack by the 4th East Yorks Bn might have collared the Hook and part of the Gird.
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Germans attack.
[Picture courtesy of - "The Heritage of the Great War".]
18th NOVEMBER.
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7595 Pte Deller James. Enlisted at Cambridge. Died. Place of burial not yet found on Commonwealth War Graves.
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19th to 30th NOVEMBER. The Btn moved to Becourt Camp, on the North East outskirts of Albert, where they remained doing working parties and cleaning up. On the 30th they moved on to Contay, a village about 12k due west of Albert, for a month's training.
The Diary is signed off by Lt. Col F.F. Deakin.
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6150 Pte Webb Walter, Joseph. Home at Main Rd, New Duston, Northampton, place of enlistment. Born at Oldham. Died on the 21st, Age 20. Buried at St Sever [Hospital] Cemetery Extension Rouen.
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2497 L/Cpl Gains Richard, Hamilton. Home at - Barrowby Thirsk N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Died of wounds on the 29th. Buried at St Sever [Hospital] Cemetery Extension Rouen.
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7510 Pte Clay Harry. Home at - 32 Third St, Horden, Co Durham. Born Silverdale Staffs and enlisted Sunderland. Died on the 30th. Age 24. Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.
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