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. LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
The following five are buried at Pargny British Cemetery.
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46515 Pte Crosby John, Henry. Home at Wheatley Hill Durham. Born Trimdon, Co Durham. Enlisted at W Hartlepool.
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21460 Pte Hatfield John. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
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243068 Cpl Kelsey Edwin, Ellis. Born and enlisted at Sheffield, Yorks.
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21458 Pte Murphy Maurice, Thomas. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Age 21.
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21187 Pte Robinson Samuel, Colley. Born and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
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German Troops on the move.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
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200838 Sgt Adamson Thomas. Enlisted at Northallerton Killed in action. Age 24. Buried at Moreuil Communal Cemetery Allied Extension.
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46548 Pte Barnes William. Home at Bansham, Co Durham. Born Scotby Cumberland. Enlisted At Gateshead. Died of wounds. Buried at Ennemain Communal Cemetery Extension
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28123 L/Cpl Lodge John. Home at Crakehall Bedale N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment. Killed in action. Age 32. Buried at Ham British Cemetery Muille-Villette
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235085 Pte Wood Edwin. Home at Marham Norfolk, place of birth. Enlisted Cheshunt. Killed in action. Buried at Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension.
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German Dead.
The German advance was bought at a high price.
10,000 were killed on Day One alone.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
27th MARCH. The Btn were in Trenches at Rosieres. The Germans, with Amiens as their objective continued to attack but suffered severe losses as men became exhausted and became detached from resupply.
Diary "Throughout the morning the enemy attacked the position taken up on the 26th, but was repulsed. Towards the evening the enemy pushed up on the North of Rosieres and we sent two platoons to reinforce the Line on the Left. These platoons with the exception of 1 Officer and 2 other ranks eventually became casualties. 2nd Lt Green G.A. missing.
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201901 Pte Brack John Richard Home at - 20 Thornaby Place, Thornaby N Yorks. Born Hutton Rudby, N Yorks. Killed in action 180327 21 Pozieres Memorial
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203897 Pte Ibson Edward Henry Born Hovingham, Yorks and enlisted at Easingwold N Yorks. Killed in action 180327 Vendresse British Cemetery.
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German Funeral.
[Picture courtesy of - "Photos of The Great War".]
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242492 Pte Richardson Reginald Charles Home at Thornton Heath Surrey. Enlisted at Croydon. Killed in action 180327 30 Pozieres Memorial
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24406 L/Cpl Scott Thomas Stanley Born and enlisted at Scarborough, N Yorks. Killed in action 180327 Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension
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28th MARCH. ""At 1 a.m the Brigade withdrew to a line at Vrely facing North East. At 8 a.m. a further retirement was ordered to some old trenches on the High Ground South of Caix. This position was held until the Flanks gave way between 11 a.m. and Noon. We retired to Villers Aux Erables where we were ordered back to billets at Jumel where the night was spent."
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32464 Pte Bannister Ewart. Born and enlisted at Farsley, Leeds Yorks. Killed in action. Age 19. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
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34645 Pte Deane Patrick. Home at Belmullet Co Mayo Ireland, place of enlistment. Born Kilmore Ewis Mayo. Killed in action. Age 25. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
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