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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval |
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London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval (1)
(Photo : Christopher Weekes, <weebex12@hotmail.com>)
The vicinity of Longueval was the scene of heavy fighting in the first two months of the First Battle of the Somme, before it was cleared in mid-September 1916. It passed back into German hands for four months in 1918. Only 100 of the First World War burials in this cemetery were made during the battles; the remainder were re-burials after the Armistice. They comprise 3338 British, 162 Canadians, 300 Australians, 35 New Zealand, 33 South African, 2 Indian, 2 German, and 2 French. Of the 3,873 First World War burials, 3,114 of them are unidentified.
There are also 165 graves from the Second World War, which were
gathered in from sites where satisfactory maintenance was not possible. They
comprise 146 soldiers and 16 airmen from the United kingdom and 3 airmen from
Canada.
Amongst the graves are 4 soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment (First World War)
and 1 Green Howard (Second World War).
We are very grateful to Christopher Weekes<weebex12@hotmail.com> and Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) for photos of the cemetery and headstones.
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Private Arthur Bentley, 3/8725. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Esther Ann Bentley, of 3, Park Ave., Normanby Rd., South Bank, Middlesborough, Yorkshire. Killed 5 November 1916. Aged 34. Born Melbourne (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
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Private Thomas Routledge, 19830. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 10252 Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed 22 April 1916. Born Barrington (Bedlington), Enlisted Bedlington. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
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Corporal John Smith. 10063.
7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 November 1916. Born Harome (Helmsley, Yorks), Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Bishopthorpe (York). Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
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Private John William Teasdale,
3/9456. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 July 1916. Born Leyburn (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond. (Number = 23433 in SDGW, but 9456 agrees with GH Gazette database). Private John William Teasdale is also commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. This would indicate that his body was initially lost. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
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Private Richard Alan Westcott.
14427687. 7th Battalion Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). Son of Harold and Lucy Westcott, of Hull. Killed 2 September 1944. Aged 19. Photo : Christopher Weekes, <weebex12@hotmail.com> |
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The graves of two unknown soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment, London Cemetery
and Extension, Longueval. An officer is on the left, and a soldier on the
right.
(Photo : Christopher Weekes, <weebex12@hotmail.com>)
London
Cemetery and Extension, Longueval (2)
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)