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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Grandcourt Road Cemetery (France, Somme) |
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Grandcourt
Road Cemetery (1)
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>).
Grandcourt was reached on 1 July 1916, by men of the 36th (Ulster) Division, but it was not taken until the night of 5/6 February 1917 when patrols of the Royal Naval Division found it deserted. It was in German hands again from April to August 1918.
Grandcourt Road Cemetery was made in the spring of 1917 when the Ancre battlefield was cleared.
The cemetery now contains 391 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 108 of the burials are unidentified but there is a special memorial to one casualty known to be buried among them.
Amongst the graves are those of 10 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.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 John
Henry Bell, 19708. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Emma Bell, of Darlington; husband of Margaret Eleanor Bell, of 6, Newfoundland St., Darlington. Killed 30 September 1916. Aged 32. Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private Arthur Ernest Bennett,
11838. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. T. Bennett, of 75, Charlton, Boosbeck, Yorks. Killed 29 September 1916. Born Loftus (Cleveland, Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Loftus. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private Sydney Best, 15868. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. A. E. Best, of 37, Outram St., Darlington. Killed 30 September 1916. Born Pitsmoor (Sheffield), Enlisted Pitsmoor. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private Charles Coulson. 19277.
6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Elizabeth Coulson, of 35, Outram St., Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham. Killed 29 September 1916. Aged 20. Born Pittington (Durham), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private George Cuthbertson.
3439. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. H. Cuthbertson, of 9, Kelvin Place, Sheffield. Killed 30 September 1916. Born Sheffield, Enlisted Strensall (Yorks), Resided Sheffield. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private John Joseph Foxcroft.
19806. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 30 September 1916. Born Crook, Enlisted Spennymoor. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private John
Haggerston, 3/8297. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Nephew of Mrs. R. Bland, of 4, King St., Stockton-on-Tees. Killed on 30 September 1916. Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Thornaby, Resided Stockton. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private Isaac Hicks, 17084.
6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Kezia Hicks, of 20, Long Row, Port Mulgrave, Hinderwell, Yorks. Killed 30 September 1916. Born Hinderwell, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Hinderwell. "REST IN PEACE"
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private Percy Kendall, 3/9564. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 30 September 1916. Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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Private Thomas Scales. 33265.
6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. J. W. Scales, of 8, Prince Arthur St., Middlesbrough. Died 30 September 1916. Enlisted Middlesbrough. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
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An unknown Yorkshire Regiment soldier,
and an unknown Serjeant (regiment not known). Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>). |
Grandcourt
Road Cemetery (2)
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>).
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View Showing the Isolation and Inaccessibility of Grandcourt Road Cemetery
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>).
The Thiepval Memorial Just Visible from Grandcourt Road Cemetery
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>).