Yorkshire Regiment War Graves
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Fricourt British Cemetery
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Fricourt British Cemetery has special significance for the Yorkshire Regiment, in that of the 132 identified casualties buried in the cemetery 92 were from the Yorkshire Regiment. Of these 92 men, the large majority were killed on 1 July 1916 (the first day of the Battle of the Somme) and almost all were from the 7th Battalion. The 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment suffered grievously at Fricourt on 1 July 1916, - losing 5 officers killed and 10 wounded, and with 336 non-commissioned officers and men killed, wounded, or missing.

There is a commorative stone in Fricourt British Cemetery which records the fact that 59 NCOs and men of the 7th Battalion are buried in a single place in the centre of the cemetery (a shell crater?). Thus, there are 59 individual headstones which state that the soldier is "believed to be buried in this cemetery", - e.g. in the communal grave as opposed to an individual grave. The soldiers who were buried in this communal grave are identified by a "*" against their names in their descriptions, below.

The commemorative stone in Fricourt British Cemetery
The commemorative stone in Fricourt British Cemetery (photo : Ray Gascoyne <xixray@ex-greenhowards.com>)

In the corner of Fricourt British Cemetery is a memorial to the men of the 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment who fell on 1 July 1916. Some names on this memorial are additional to the names of the men buried in the cemetery. The Fricourt Memorial is unique in that it is placed in a War Graves cemetery.

Fricourt British Cemetery. To the rear is the memorial to the men of the Yorkshire Regiment.
Fricourt British Cemetery. To the rear is the memorial to the men of the Yorkshire Regiment.
Photograph by Andrea Waldron (<andreawaldron2@hotmail.com>)

The names of those men of the 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment buried in Fricourt British Cemetery are listed below. Details of these men, and photos of their graves (where avialble) are also given.

Private Herbert Spencer Hall
Private J Hamill
Private H Hanson
Corporal H Henderson
Private P Higgins
Private J H Hill
Private Richard Hill
2nd Lieut Harold Gibson Hornsby
Private J C Hutchinson
Private T Irving
Private F Jackson
Private J A Jefferson
Private Edward Jobson
Private W Jones
Private John Patrick Kelly
Private P Kennedy
Private J W Lax
Private J Lowery
Private D Mackin
Private Michael McCabe
Private Francis McConnon
Private T McCrery
Private J McNulty
Private T Middlemiss
Private J V Morgan
Private W Moriarty
Private M Mount
Private R Murton
Private E Myers
Private J Neal
Private J Newton		 Private W Noble
L/Cpl S J Norman
Private T Orgill
Private W Parkin
Private M Peace
Private William James Perkins
Private P Phipps
Private Robert Norman Raper
Private J T Robinson
Private N Robson
Private W Sefton
Corporal J Sharper
Private Robert M Simpson
L/Cpl G B Smith
Private Stephen Stannard
Private Mark Storey
Private J W Sutcliffe
Private C Taylor
Private James Thomas
L/Cpl Richard Thompson
Private P W Thorne
L/Cpl Andrew Carswell Todd
Private W Todd
Corporal William Vickers
Private C Waistell
Corporal Arthur Walker
Corporal J Waters
Private J H Watson
Private T Watson
Serjeant Robert Henry White
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Private Thomas Watson Private Peter Kennedy 2nd Lieutenant Harold Gibson Hornby
Photo by E Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

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 Private Thomas Watson. 18866. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Jane Watson, of 16, Toad Pool, West Auckland, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 28.
Born Cockfield (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided West Auckland.

Private Peter Kennedy. 13079. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 1 July 1916.
Born Witton Park (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Hedley Hill.

2nd Lieutenant Harold Gibson Hornsby. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Only son of Jane Hornsby, of 7, Fladgate Rd., Leytonstone, London, and younger son of the late Michael Hornsby, of Saltburn-by-the-Sea. On the Solicitor's Staff of His Majesty's Customs and Excise. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 28.
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Private Michael Mount Private John Alfred Jefferson Private Frederick Jackson Private John Patrick KellyPhoto by E Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

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 Private Michael Mount. 11482. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private John Alfred Jefferson. 23517. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Leeds.

Private Frederick Jackson. 3/8777. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private John Patrick Kelly. 14006. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late S.M. James Kelly (Depot Northumberland Fusiliers), and Mary Kelly. Died 1 July 1917. Aged 27.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.
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Private Robert Murton Lance Corporal Isaac Forrest Private C Gallagher Private Percy Clayton Bryan
(Photo by Ray Gascoyne, <xixray@ex-greenhowards.com>).
These two graves are examples of multiple burials per plot.

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 Private Robert Murton. 21094. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 18762 Durham L I. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Eye (Suffolk), Enlisted Durham, Resided New Shildon (Durham).

(It appears that the full name of Private Murton is "Robert Major Murton" as shown on the Eye (Suffolk) War Memorial, although as "Robert Murton" in the CWGC and SDGW data. See Peter Clarke's notes.)

Lance Corporal Isaac Forrest. 15050. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born New Durham, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Hendon (Sunderland).

Private Charles Gallagher. 8186. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Hartlepool, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Percy Clayton Bryan. 27073. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Cleckheaton (Yorks), Enlisted Cleckheaton.
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Private Stephen Bishop Private Thomas Brannan Private John H Hill
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 Private Stephen Bishop (*). 24442. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Maria Bishop, of 5 1/2, John St., Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 21.
Born Perran Park (Cornwall), Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees.

Private Thomas Brannan (*). 24180. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Violetta Brannan, of 10, Alboni St., Warrender St., Meanwood Rd., Leeds. Died 4 July 1916. Aged 33.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.

Private John H Hill (*). 13604. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born South Shields (Durham), Enlisted South Shields.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Peter Higgins Private Ernest Exley Private John Chadwick
Photo by E Nicholl, <emn@enicholl.com>

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 Private Peter Higgins (*). 3/8372. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary Higgins, of Grangetown; husband Or Harriet Mary Higgins, of 67, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.

Private Ernest Exley (*). 14086. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Bradford.

Private John Chadwick (*). 27140. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Daniel Briggs Private Johnson Hamill Private Charles Waistell
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 Private Daniel Briggs (*). 4524. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Swire and Frances Briggs, of Pudsey, Leeds. Died 4 July 1916. Aged 31.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Johnson Hamill (*). 25961. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Durham, Enlisted Wareham, Resided Sunderland.

( Keith Mallinson, <keithquiz@googlemail.com>, visited Johnson Hamill's grave in August 2016 and left a commemorative Poppy pin by the headstone, made by the TMB Artmetal Co. Subsequently, Keith wrote a commemorative poem, which can be downloaded from this link. We are very grateful to Keith Mallinson for this gesture.)

Private Charles Waistell (*). 19568. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Grace Waistell, of 4, First Street East, Easington Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 17.
Born Middleston Moor (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Easington Colliery.
(NOTES :
1. Charles' brother, James, also in the 7th Battalion was killed 4 months later and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
2. In the CWGC Register, Charles' age is given as 19. However, his correct age at time of death was only 17, as he was born on 27 July 1898. Ref : Sheila Neilson (<peteneilson@tiscali.co.uk>), a great niece.)

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private William Todd Private William James Perkins
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 Private William Todd (*). 16188. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Sarah Todd, of 2, Bells St., West Cornforth, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 32.
Born Ferryhill, Enlisted Durham, Resided West Cornforth.

Private William James Perkins (*). 19029. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 19538 Yorks L I. Son of James John Perkins, of 20, Fowler St., Draycott, Derby. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Born Nottingham, Enlisted Nottingham, Resided Draycott (Derby).

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private James Neal Private Henry Atkinson Private Norman Raper
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 Private John Neal (*). 12568. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Stanghow (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond, Resided Boosbeck.

Private Henry Atkinson (*). 26455. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Lythe (Yorks), Enlisted Saltburn, Resided Moorsholm.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Norman Raper Private John Green
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 Private Robert Norman Raper (*). 24449. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Mary Ann Raper, of 6, Stranton St., Thornaby-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 21.
Born Thornaby, Enlisted Stockton, Resided Ingleby Barwick (Yorks).

Private John Green (*). 16307. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Ryhope (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ryhope.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Jackson Haswell Watson Private William Sefton Private James William Sutcliffe
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 Private Jackson Haswell Watson (*). 16293. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Hasledon, Enlisted Deafhill, Resided Wingate.

Private William Sefton (*). 12840. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 46.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Millfield.

Private James William Sutcliffe (*). 26166. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Edward Jobson
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 Private Edward Jobson (*). 17462. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Christopher and Elizabeth Jane Jobson, of Morpeth, Northumberland; husband of Mary Ann Jobson, of 178, Waggonman Row, Forest Hall, Northumberland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 34.
Born Morpeth, Enlisted Newcastle, Resided Westmoor.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private John William Carling Private William Noble
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 Private John William Carling (*). 19809. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Isaac and Margaret Carling, of 3, Stephenson St., North Ormesby, Middlesbrough. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Born North Ormesby, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private William Noble (*). 14150. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Silksworth (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private John Telford Robinson Private John McNulty Private John William Lax
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 Private John Telford Robinson (*). 14514. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private John McNulty (*). 3/8823. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private John William Lax (*). 16259. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Eldon, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Windleston (Ferryhill).

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private William Moriarty Private M Peace
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 Private William Moriarty (*). 11350. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Maurice Peace (*). 12182. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 29 June 1916.
Born Armley (Leeds), Enlisted Leeds.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Thomas Irving Private Richard Hill
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 Private Thomas Irving (*). 12828. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Houghton-le-Spring, Enlisted Jarrow, Resided Hebburn Colliery.

Private Richard Hill (*). 3/8331. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of W. J. and Mary Hill, of 3, Henry St., Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Portrack (Stockton).

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Privates Hill, Forster, and Brumell
(Photo courtesy of John Cuddihy, <jonjos@ntlworld.com>)
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 Private Richard Hill (*). 3/8331. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of W. J. and Mary Hill, of 3, Henry St., Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Portrack (Stockton).

Private Charlton Waggett Forster (*). 14486. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late John and Elizabeth Forster, husband of Agnes Forster, of 39, Peel St., South Shields. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 39.
Born Bensham, Enlisted South Shields.

Private Thomas Brumell (*). 17263. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Blyth (Northumberland), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided Hetton-le-Hole.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private William Barker Batey Private William Auckland Private Andrew Anderson
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 Private William Barker Batey (*). 16295. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Millfield, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Deptford (Sunderland).

Private William Auckland (*). 26479. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Margaret Fryer (formerly Auckland), of 109, Waterloo Rd., Middlesbrough, and the late William Auckland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Andrew Anderson (*). 12893. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Lance Corporal Sydney John Norman. 14597. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Lance Corporal George Brotton Smith Lance Corporal Richard Thompson
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 Lance Corporal Sydney John Norman (*). 14597. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Gloucester, Enlisted Gloucester, Resided Battersea.

Lance Corporal George Brotton Smith, D C M (*). 13979. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Harraton, Enlisted Washington.
(Headstone shows "G P Smith")

Lance Corporal Richard Thompson (*). 16334. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Thompson, of 12, First Street East, Easington Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 22.
Born Coundon (Durham), Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided Easington Colliery.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery.
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Corporal William Vickers Lance Corporal Fred W Grinnell
(Photo by Ray Gascoyne, <xixray@ex-greenhowards.com>).

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 Corporal William Vickers (*). 15073. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Nephew of George and Agnes Roweth, of 74, Victoria Rd., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born Witton Gilbert (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Langley Park.

Lance Corporal Fred W Grinnell (*). 11588. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Chesterfield, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Guisborough.

Private James Cole (*). 12824. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Croydon (Surrey), Enlisted Masham, Resided Croydon.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private James Thomas Private John Henry Burns Private Mark Storey
(Photo by Ray Gascoyne, <xixray@ex-greenhowards.com>).

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 Private James Thomas (*). 20273. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Benjamin and Mary Thomas, of Spennymoor, Co. Durham; husband of Dinah Blythe (formerly Thomas), of 4, Coxhoe Square, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born Spennymoor, Enlisted Spennymoor.

Private John Henry Burns (*). 3/8824. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Philip and Ellen Kate Burns, of 6, Geranium Terrace, Bolton Rd., Bradford, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 33.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Mark Storey (*). 17733. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Lance Corporal Andrew Carswell Todd, MM Corporal Herbert Henderson Corporal Thomas Blacket
(Photo by Ray Gascoyne, <xixray@ex-greenhowards.com>).

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 Lance Corporal Andrew Carswell Todd, MM (*). 17244. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William Todd of 1130 Argyle Street, Glasgow. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 33.
Born Auchtermuchty (Fifeshire), Enlisted Sunderland.
(The latter information from SDGW is listed under L/Cpl J McCullock, 17244, of the 7th Battalion. It would appear that L/Cpl John McCullock was an alias used by L/Cpl Todd).

Corporal Herbert Henderson (*). 15810. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Newdeer (Aberdeen), Enlisted South Shields.

Corporal Thomas Blackett (*). 14111. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Grangetown.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Norman Robson
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 Private Norman Robson (*). 14585. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Stationtown, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Horden.

Serjeant James Collins (*). 14806. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Sarah Ann Collins, of Grangetown; husband of Lily Bareham (formerly Collins), of 97, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Grangetown.

Serjeant Robert Henry White (*). 21484. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry Ernest and Mary Ellen White, of 173, Burbank St., West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 21.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided Hartlepool.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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 Sergeant Joseph Barker (*). 21141. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Ponteland, Enlisted Seaham Harbour, Resided Hazelrigg.

Sergeant Albert Edward Fisher (*). 14419. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Maria Fisher, of "Homeville," Devonshire Rd., Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Redcar, Resided Middlesbrough.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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 Corporal John Sharper. 11964. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Knaresborough (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Kippax (Leeds).

Corporal John Waters. 12679. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Southwick (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Southwick.

Private Thomas McCrerey. 13901. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born Hetton, Enlisted Washington.

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 Private Charles Taylor. 3/8822. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Edward Barker. 14120. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Seaham (Sunderland), Enlisted Seaham Harbour.

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 Private Robert Melvin Simpson. 14357. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Simpson, of Aberdeen. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 44.
Born Aberdeen, Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided Aberdeen.

Private Herbert Spencer Hall. 26398. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Joseph and Emma Hall, of 13, Westbury St., Thornaby-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Born Thornaby (Durham), Enlisted Thornaby-on-Tees.
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 Private John Newton. 21115. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private Philip Phipps. 13006. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Monkwearmouth.
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 Private Jonathan Chalder Hutchinson. 117868. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 29.
Born Amble (Northumberland), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Middridge (New Shildon).

Private Michael McCabe. 15071. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Phillip and Hannah McCabe, of Sunderland; husband of Elizabeth McCabe, of 13, Covent Garden St., Sunderland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 32.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
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 Private John Grant. 12372. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Newry (Ireland), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Co. Down (Ireland).

Private Tom Orgill. 23600. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
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 Private Thomas Middlemiss. 8475. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted West Hartlepool.

Private Stephen Stannard. 3/8323. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Born in London. Brother-in-Law of Harry Atkins, of 17, Crownfield Rd., Stratford, London. Served on the North-West Frontier of India. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 43.
Born Bermondsey (London), Enlisted Battersea.
Private John William Donkin
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 Private John William Donkin (*). 16309. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Hendon (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Hendon.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private William Dowson
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 Private William Dowson (*). 13453. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Westfield (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private John William Freeston
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 Private John William Freeston (*). 18431. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 19509 Yorks Light Infantry. Son of John and Susan Freeston, of 33, Elmfield Rd., Hyde Park, Doncaster.Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Born Lofthouse (Wakefield), Enlisted Doncaster.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Fred Gaskin
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 Private Fred Gaskin. 19771. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Etherley, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Bishop Auckland.
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Private William Gatenby
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 Private William Gatenby (*). 13640. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Lance Corporal Robert Augustus Grix
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 Lance Corporal Robert Augustus Grix (*) . 3/8265. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Mary Grix, of Station Rd., Burnham; husband of Winifred E. Grix, of 50, Cambrian Rd., Holbeck, Leeds. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 41.
Born King's Lynn (Norfolk), Enlisted Leeds.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Harry Hanson
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 Private Harry Hanson. 27129. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
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Private William Jones
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 Private William Jones (*). 25967. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 16105 Manchester Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Leigh (Lancs), Enlisted Leigh.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Joseph Lowery
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 Private Joseph Lowery. 13757. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 12 July 1916.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted South Bank.
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Private Daniel Mackin
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 Private Daniel Mackin. 12476. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Stephen and Mary Mackin, of 7, Wellington Street, South Bank, Yorks. Died 1 July 1916. Aged 26.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted South Bank.
.Private Francis McConnon
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 Private Francis McConnon. 14421. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Alice McConnon. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided South Bank.
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Private James Vincent Morgan
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 Private James Vincent Morgan. 11230. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Rotherham, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank (Yorks)
Private Edward Myers
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 Private Edward Myers. 8612. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Also, a soldier of the Great War Known Unto God
Private William Parkin
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 Private William Parkin (*). 17256. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Burnmoor (Durham), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided Fencehouses.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Private Percy William Thorne. 21119. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
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 Private Percy William Thorne (*). 21119. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Hern Hill (London), Enlisted Caxton Hall, Resided Belgrave Square.

(*) Believed to be buried in this cemetery
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Corporal Arthur Walker
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 Corporal Arthur Walker. 11290. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Harry Walker, of 3, Sunfield, Stanningley, Leeds. Born at Pudsey, Leeds. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Born Pudsey (Leeds), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Little Moor (Pudsey).

A very full website describes Fricourt and the various memorials, providing photographs of the town in the First World War and as at present.
See http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/fricourt_mametz.html

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