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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APRIL 1917. ARRAS. MORE DEATHS. FAMECHON TRAINING.
24th APRIL. The Btn in the early morning moved to the old gun positions between Wancourt and the Harp. At night they returned to the Citadelle in Arras.
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235279 Pte Hutchinson Willie. Home at - 1 Northdale Rd, Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorks, place of enlistment. Killed in action. Age 29. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
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235295 Pte Morton Charles. Home at 6 Cardigan Cres, Kirkstall Rd, Leeds, Yorks town of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 37. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
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201430 Pte Parnell Edgar. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Killed in action Buried at Wancourt British Cemetery
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200119 Pte Pattison William, Frederick. Born at Birkby, Yorks and enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Buried at Bucquoy Rd Cemetery, Ficheux.
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200298 Pte Simpson Raylton. Home at Brompton, N Yorks. Born at Eppleby, Yorks and enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks. Died of wounds. Age 21. Buried at Bucquoy Rd Cemetery Ficheux
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202259 Pte Stanton Alfred. Born and enlisted at Northampton. Died of wounds. Buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery Saulty.
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Families of men killed in the War could request a photograph of their graves.
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25th APRIL.
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235203 Pte Birch Jim. Home at - 19 Beckside, Beverley, Yorks, town of enlistment. Killed in action. Age 35. Commmemorated on the Arras Memorial.
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203134 Pte Etherington Henry. Born and enlisted at Gateshead, Co Durham. Died Buried at Douai Communal Cemetery.
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213431 Pte Marson Vincent, Harold. Born and enlisted at Beverley, Yorks. Died of wounds Buried at Bucquoy Rd Cemetery Ficheux.
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202269 Pte Whiting Walter. Home at 1 Victoria St, Northampton place of birth and enlistment. Died of wounds. Age 23. Buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery Saulty. Ex Northants Regt.
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26th APRIL. The Btn moved by train to Mondicourt [a village about 27k South West of Arras.] Then marched to Famechon, about 4k South, arriving at 2 a.m next day. Here they stayed until 1st May. |
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They received a picture like this one. It was only some years after the War that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission created the beautiful Cemeteries around the World.
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The following 3 men died of wounds and are buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty.
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202248 Pte Laughton Harry, Conyers, Home at 6 Thrift St, Irchester, Northants, place of birth and enlistment. Age 20.
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235178 Pte Marsh Peter. Home at - 378 Wigan Rd, Atherton, Manchester. Age 34.
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201154 Pte Smith George. Home at Kensington London. Enlisted at Middlesbrough.
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28th APRIL. A small draft of 40 men reached the Btn from the 3rd line at Catterick.
The following 3 men died of wounds and are buried at St Sever [Hospital] Cemetery Extension, Rouen.
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201413 L/Sgt Sharp Thomas. On the 28th, Home at Grangetown Middlesbrough, N Yorks, place of enlistment.
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32728 Pte West William. Home at Stockton on Tees, Co Durham. Thornaby N Yorks On the 29th Age 30.
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235156 Pte Blundell Henry. Home at - Great Crosby, Lancs, place of birth. Enlisted at Seaforth. On the 30th.
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30th APRIL. The Diary records the effective strength of the Btn as 28 Officers and 873 other ranks at the start of April and 19 Officers and 611 other ranks at the end. |
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