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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Derry House Cemetery No 2 (Belgium, West Vlaanderen) |
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Derry House Cemetery No 2 (1)
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>).
Wytschaete (now Wijtschate) was taken by the Germans early in November 1914. It was recovered by Commonwealth forces during the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917, but fell into German hands once more on 16 April 1918. The village was recovered for the last time on 28 September.
Derry House Cemetery (there is now only one) was named after a farm, which had been nicknamed "Derry House" by soldiers of the Royal Irish Rifles. It was begun among the ruins of the farm in June 1917 by a field ambulance unit of the 11th Division (32nd Brigade). It was used as a front line cemetery until December 1917, and again in October 1918 by the 2nd London Scottish.
The cemetery contains 166 First World War burials and the remains of a concrete command post built by engineers of the 37th Division in July 1917.
Amongst the graves are those for 14 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) who has generously provided the photographs on this page.
Click on the thumbnail image of a headstone for a larger version of the photo which opens in a new window.
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Private Augustine Bergan. 33733.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. C. Bergan, of 10, Snowden St., Bradford. Killed 24 October 1917. Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford. |
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Private Walter Cherry. 7399.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. E. R. Mansell (formerly Cherry), of 1, Bark Row, Fuman Cottages, Carlin How, Yorks. Killed 26 October 1917. Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Consett. |
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Private George Francis Everett.
39339. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Sarah Everett, of Manchester; husband of Maud Rose (formerly Everett), of 80, Newcastle Avenue, Blackpool. Killed 16 June 1917. Aged 34. Born Manchester, Enlisted Blackpool. "SHORT AND SUDDEN
WAS THE END(?) OF ONE SO DEARLY LOVED" |
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Private Charles Stuart Friend.
42330. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 183431 R F A. Son of Robert Richard and Emma Ann Friend, of 1A, Smeaton Terrace, West Hoe, Plymouth. Killed 22 September 1917. Aged 22. Born Charles (Plymouth), Enlisted Plymouth. "RESTING IN THE LORD"
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Private Ernest Levi Gifford.
33419. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4558 Suffolk Regt. Son of William and Mary Ann Gifford, of 6, Ivan St., Cottenham, Cambs. Killed 19 June 1917. Aged 26. Enlisted Cottenham (Cambs), Resided Cottenham. "REST IN PEACE"
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Private Bartholomew Goulding.
3/9352. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 22 October 1917. Born Birmingham, Enlisted Bradford. |
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Private Andrew Hazel, 33465.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 10642 East Yorks Regt. Brother of Mr. G. Hazel, of 30, Navigation Rd., York. Killed 22 October 1917. Born Sculcoates, Enlisted Hull. |
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Private Fred Holmes, 38166.
6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. F. Holmes, of New Laithe Farm, Wilsden, Bradford, Yorks. Killed 19 June 1917. Born Shipley (Yorks), Enlisted Keighley (Yorks), Resided Morecambe. |
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Private William Hope. 38505.
7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Lawrence and Harriet Hope. Killed 16 June 1917. Aged 31. Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided 14 Melrose Street, West Hartlepool. |
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Private Walter Lettins. 3/8145.
2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. M. Lettins, of 9, Stable Cottages, New Marske, Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorks. Killed 22 September 1917. Born Marske, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided New Marske. |
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Private William Oxtoby. 33730.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Rhoda Oxtoby, of 25, Sutton St., Norton, Malton, Yorks. Killed 2 September 1917. Aged 20. Born Boroughbridge (Yorks), Enlisted Pocklington. |
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Private Fred Porter. 33723. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 31435 Leics Regt. Son of William and Ellen Porter, of Leicester; husband of Maud Porter, of 18, Grove Rd., Leicester. Killed 22 September 1917. Aged 37. Born Leicester, Enlisted Leicester. |
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Private George Swift. 33726.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Swift, of Uppertown, Ashover, Chesterfield. Killed 3 September 1917. Aged 26. Born Uppertown (Derbyshire), Enlisted Chesterfield. |
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Private John William Thurlbeck,
32727. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mary Thurlbeck, of 28, Chelmsford St., Thornaby-on-Tees. Killed on 24 October 1917. Born Thornaby (Yorks), Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Thornaby. |
Derry House Cemetery No 2 (2)
The headstones of Privates Goulding, Hazel, Bergan, Cherry & Thurlbeck
of the Yorkshire Regiment in the foreground.
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>).
Derry House Cemetery No 2 (3)
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>).