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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MARCH 1918. "MICHAEL" GERMAN OFFENSIVE ON THE SOMME.
23rd MARCH. Seventeen 4th Yorks men were killed in action. The following 12 are commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
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202929 Pte Abdale Charles. Home at - 72 Beaconsfield St, Darlington, town of Birth. Age 30.
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19974 Pte Brown John, Samuel. Home at S Bank N Yorks and enlisted at Middlesbrough.
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202992 Pte Brown Sidney, F. Home at 22 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambs and enlisted at Cambridge. Age 25.
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36350 Pte Charnock Harrison. Home at Thornton W Yorks. Born Denholme Yorks and enlisted at Bradford. Ex 5242 Yorks and Lancs Regt.
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33063 Pte Dickenson George. Home at Plungar Leics. Born Lawdham Notts. Enlisted at Melton Mowbray. Ex Northumberland Fus.
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Entrance to the Pozieres Memorial.
Situated 6k to the North East of Albert, the Memorial which enclosed Pozieres British Cemetery commemorates over 14,000 men who died between 21 March and 7 August 1918 and have no know grave.
32 Men of the 4th Yorks Battalion are remembered here.
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205323 Pte Doyle John, James. Home at Jarrow Durham, place of birth. Enlisted at Sunderland.
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19100 Pte Freeman Cecil, Ephraim. Home at - 9 Forcett St, Cockerton, Darlington, Co Durham, town of enlistment. Born at Denham, Suffolk. Age 20.
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27083 Cpl Gomersall Fred. Born and enlisted at Cleckheaton.
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21018 Pte Hook Stephen, Henry. Born Shirehill, Wolverhampton. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
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47328 Pte Mapes Joseph, William. Home at - Mexborough Yorks. Born at Wath, Yorks and enlisted at Rotherham, Yorks. Ex Yorks and Lancs Regt.
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200372 Pte Robinson Octavius. Home at Easingwold N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton, N Yorks.
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204207 Pte Scott Robert. Home at Ovingham on Tyne Northumberland. Born at Haydon Bridge and enlisted at Hexham. Age 30.
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German Attack.
[Picture From - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
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36189 Pte Brook George, Henry. Home at Thurscoe East, Yorks. Born Low Valley, Yorks and enlisted at Barnsley. Killed in action. Buried at Pargny British Cemetery
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25152 Pte Hacon Albert. Born at Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension.
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243423 Pte Walker William. Home at Old Hartlepool, Co Durham. Born at Bridgegate, Barnard Castle, Enlisted at Richmond, N Yorks. Buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension.
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205344 Pte Moore Thomas. Home at 14 Abbey St, Gateshead upon Tyne, town of birth. Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne. Died of wounds. Age 27. Buried at Roye New British Cemetery
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16717 Pte Morgan John. Home at Anderson Row, Freehold, Leamside, Co Durham. Born and enlisted at Fencehouses, Co Durham. Killed in action.
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Overrun British position at Roisel.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
24th MARCH. On the evening of the 22nd the 50th Division had been relieved by the 8th and saw little fighting on this day. The 150th Brigade, however, were placed at the disposal of the GOC 8th Div. The Btn Diary briefly reported - "In the afternoon the Btn was ordered to report to the 24th Brigade for duty and marched to Marchelpot where they spent the night."
The Btn had bivouacked at Belloy, but were in an exhausted condition. Nevertheless the Brigadier gave orders that they should march back to reinforce 24th Infantry Brigade of 8 Div, on whose Front the enemy had already crossed the River Somme.
With Lewis Gun limbers and water carts they marched via Estrees Deniecourt and Genermont to Marchelpot.
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243624 Pte Beaver John, William. Born at Melton Mowbray. Killed in action. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
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21030 Pte Clay James. Home at - 6 Chester St, Cargofleet, Middlesbrough, N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Died of wounds. Age 19. Buried at Rosieres British Cemetery.
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240840 Cpl Fish Thomas. Home at - Holme on Spalding Moor, York. Enlisted at Market Weighton. Killed in action. Age 24. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. Enlisted 1914.
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