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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MAY 1918. THE 150TH BRIGADE IS DECIMATED ON THE AISNE.
27th MAY. The following 13 men were killed in action this day and are buried in Vendresse British Cemetery.
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48047 Pte Beaumont Milton. Home at Morley, Yorks. Enlisted at York. Age 26. Ex 4/111810 RASC.
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4437 CSM Chettleburgh Thomas. Home at - 53 Charlotte St, Redcar, N Yorks. Born East Dulwich, London. Age 38.
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35128 Pte Day Cyril, Edmund. Home at 105 Jackson's Rd, Bromley Common, Kent, place of enlistment. Born Plaistow, London. Age 19.
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43670 Pte Fitzhugh Frederick, Stanley. Home at - King's Cliffe, Peterborough. Born West Haddon, Northampton and enlisted at Glen Parva. Age 19. Ex 71100 87th TR Battn.
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33787 Pte Ford Frank, Eric. Home at - Council Houses, Caddington, Luton, Beds, town of enlistment. Born Portsmouth. Age 28. Ex s/4/199386 RASC.
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35147 Pte Gill Leonard. Home at - Hornsey Wood Green, place of birth and enlistment. Ex T R Battn.
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Vendresse British Cemetery.
Situated in the valley of the River Aisne about 16k South of Laon.
Many burials were brought in from smaller cemeteries in the battlegrounds all around.
[Picture courtesy of - "WW1Cemeteries.com".]
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35165 Pte Hodgkin David, Charles. Home at 3 Gladstone Villas, Marden, Folkestone, Kent. Age 18. Ex 9th T R Battn.
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46531 Pte Lacey Octavius, Atack. Born at East Keswick and enlisted at Leeds Yorks.
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35655 Pte Prentice William, Donald. Born and enlisted at Glasgow. Age 21.
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35570 Pte Read Joseph. Home at Netherton Worcs. Born at Dudley and enlisted at Worcester. Age 19. Ex Berks Yeomanry.
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43732 Pte Waumsley Harold, Vickers. Home at 97 Queen's Parade, Cleethorpes, Lincs, place of birth. Enlisted at Grimsby. Age 18. Ex 87th T R Btn.
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26555 Pte Robinson Edward. Home at Hinderwell N Yorks. Born at Mickleby and enlisted at Whitby, N Yorks.
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The Chemin Des Dames after German shelling.
The Chemin Des Dames was a ridge of commanding ground to the North of the River Aisne that had been fought for throughout the War.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
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34046 Pte Belton James. Home at - North St, Cowdon, Eden Bridge, Kent, place of birth. Enlisted at Shirehampton. Killed in action. Age 35. Buried at La Ville Aux Bois British Cemetery. Ex R/4/065783 RASC.
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201051 Pte Kay John, William. Home at - Skinningrove N Yorks. Born at Stairfoot, Yorks and enlisted at Loftus, Yorks. Killed in action. Buried at La Ville Aux Bois British Cemetery.
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203064 Pte Lonsdale Albert. Home at Wallsend Newcastle, place of birth. Enlisted at Richmond, N Yorks. Died. Age 25. Buried at La Ville Aux Bois British Cemetery.
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34962 Pte Rees Gwyn. Born at Penclawdd, Glam and enlisted at Swansea Glam. Killed in action. Buried at Craonnelle French National Cemetery. Ex Welsh Regt.
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203044 Pte McEvoy Thomas. Home at Hounslow Isleworth, place of enlistment. Killed in action. Buried at Marfaux British Cemetery.
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243744 Pte Baker Frederick. Born at Great Bridge, Staffs. Enlisted at West Bromwich. Killed in action. Buried at Montcornet Military Cemetery.
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The Ruins of Soissons.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".]
28th MAY. Diary - "About 4 a.m. the enemy broke through and the party [the few who were left, who had been making a stand on the hills to the South of Beaurieux] withdrew with the French on to Fismes. This party, after using all ammunition were then told to report to Div HQ near Arcis Le Ponsart, where they rested for the night."
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200243 Cpl Hayne James, William. Home at - 140 West Row, California, Eston, N Yorks, place of birth. Enlisted at Normanby, N Yorks. Died. Age 22. Buried at Vailly British Cemetery.
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29th MAY. This party then took up a position at Romigny.
30th MAY. The enemy drove in the line held at Romigny and a position was held from Bligny to Champlat.
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203276 Pte Haines Henry Herbert Home at Hindringham, Walsingham, Norfolk, place of birth. Enlisted at Cromer, Norfolk. Died. Age 35. Buried at Hautmont Communal Cemetery.
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31st MAY.
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235514 Sgt Newlove John, R. Born and enlisted at Stockton on Tees. Died. Buried at Montcornet Military Cemetery.
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Casualties for the month are given in Btn Diary as:-
Missing believed killed, A/Lt Col R E D Kent.
Missing - A/Major L Newcombe, Capt H N Constantine, A/Capt A L Goring, A/Capt H N Howes, Lt V W W S Purcell, Lt C K Kelk, Lt J F Johns, Lt R Gates, Lt R W M Close, Lt J C Story, Lt T Wiggins, Lt T A Robson, Lt H R Burn-Bailey, Lt G G W Mackay, 2/Lts H E Webb, C W Stirk, W H Jones, A W Appleby, V H Derrett, H A Clidero, W A Shooter, A G V Marsh.
Wounded - Capt T H Hutchinson, Lt G S Mitchinson.
Other Ranks - Killed 3, Wounded 52, Missing 566. |
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