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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SEPTEMBER. 1917. ARRAS. NEAR WANCOURT.
1st to 4th SEPTEMBER.
The Btn in trenches in the Right Front sector of the Wancourt Guemappe area were relieved by the 5th Btn D.L.I. "W" and "X" Coys went into support trenches Concrete and Earls Court. "Y" and "Z" Coys went with HP to Henin. Time spent in working parties and rifle practice or musketry as they still called it.
5th SEPTEMBER.
The Btn returned to same trenches and a good deal of useful patrol work was done.
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201746 Pte Conway Joseph. Born Blythe and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died. Buried at Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.
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An Army Chaplain checks bodies for identification and personal possessions.
[Picture courtesy of - "The Heritage of the Great War".]
6th SEPTEMBER.
Heavy gas barrage was put down by the enemy on Wood Trench and Rotten Row area.
Casualties 2 Officers and 23 other ranks gassed and 2 other ranks wounded.
7th to 12th SEPTEMBER
Three fairly quiet days in front trenches where revetting and work on Communication trenches went on rapidly.
On the 9th the Btn they were relieved by 5th Btn D.L.I and returned to the same Support trenches and provided working parties. |
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All soldiers wore an ID disc.
[Picture courtesy of - "The Heritage of the Great War".]
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201229 Pte Boynton William, H. Home at - Wains Yard, Market Place, Thirsk, N Yorks, town of enlistment. Died of wounds on the 9th. Age 20. Buried at Bucquoy Road Cemetery Ficheux
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13th SEPTEMBER.
The Brigade was relieved by 151st Bde and two thirds of the Btn went to work in Horse lines. The rest worked on new camp and ranges.
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202032 Pte Smailes William Home at Nunnington, N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Malton, N Yorks. Killed in action. Date given as 20th. Age 21. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
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The dreaded message that broke the hearts of so many families back home.
[Picture courtesy of - "The Heritage of the Great War".]
21st SEPTEMBER.
The Btn relieved 6th Northumberland Fusiliers in the Left subsection of trenches at Wancourt.
A draft of 180 men was received.
22nd SEPTEMBER. The Hun put down a barrage and tried to raid the Btn on our left. The Hun was driven off. Our casualties were 1 killed and 5 wounded.
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203262 Pte Molloy Fred. Born at Oldham, Lancs and enlisted at Royton Lancs. Died of wounds. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial
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24th SEPTEMBER.
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19725 Pte Vance John. Home at 5 Moor Row, Kelloe, Co Durham, place of birth. Enlisted at Ferryhill. Died. Age 21. Buried at Etaples Military [Hospital] Cemetery.
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25TH TO 30 SEPTEMBER. All fairly quite and patrol work done. The Btn were relieved by 5th Yorks and went into support at Lion, Panther and Albatross trenches.
5th October. The Division were relieved by 51st Division and moved back to "Durham "A" Lines". |
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