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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension, Italy |
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Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension
Photo : Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919.
Between April 1918 and February 1919 those who died from wounds or disease in the 9th, 24th and 39th Casualty Clearing Stations were buried either here or at Dueville. Certain graves were brought in after the Armistice from other burial grounds in the area.
Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension contains 439 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
10 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery.
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Private William Bennett. 44928.
8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Elizabeth Bennett, of 8, Brompton Terrace, Philadelphia, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed 7 June 1918. Aged 20. Born Newbottle, Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided New Errington. "MY THOUGHTS ARE FAR AWAY IN ITALY WHERE MY DEAR SON LIES HE ANSWERED HIS DUTY CALL " Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Corporal Percy William Cartmell,
201686. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Mary Cartmell, late of Yarm-on-Tees. Died 7 December 1918. Aged 23. Born Yarm (Yorks), Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Yarm. "ETERNAL HONOUR GIVE TO HIM
WHO DIED IN THAT FULL SPLENDOUR OF HEROIC PRIDE " Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Corporal Joseph Hayes, 34183.
8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 12330 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Caroline Hayes, of London. Killed 16 June 1918. Aged 27. Born Lambeth (Surrey), Enlisted Wareham (Dorset), Resided Vauxhall (London). Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Alfred James Martin,
34271. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Alfred James Martin, of St. Andrew's Parish, Bromley-by-Bow. Died 2 December 1918. Aged 34. "PEACE PERFECT PEACE"
Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Herbert Robinson. 34226.
8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 19204 the Yorkshire Regiment. Of Wath-on-Dearne, Yorkshire. Enlisted 9th Nov., 1914. Killed 11 June 1918. Aged 32. Born Wath-on-Dearne (Yorks), Enlisted Wath-on-Dearne. "HE DIED
THAT WE MIGHT LIVE MAY HIS REWARD BE AS GREAT AS HIS SACRIFICE" Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Peter Sayers. 241529.
8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Of Filey, Yorks. Killed 19 January 1919. Aged 21. Enlisted Bridlington, Resided Filey. Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Bernard Tideswell Smith.
28253. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Louis and Selina Smith, of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester. An old Boy of the Manchester Municipal Secondary School. Horticulturist. Killed 28 July 1918. Aged 28. Born Manchester, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Stockton. "IN REMEMBRANCE
OF OUR DEAR SON WHOSE MEMORY WE SHALL EVER CHERISH. " Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Joseph Edward Summers.
34525. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly TR/5/65676 86th T R Battn. Son of William Edward and Edith Mary Summers, of 9, Pemberton Road, Coseley, nr. Bilston, Staffs. Killed 13 September 1918. Born Moxley (Staffs), Enlisted Tipton, Resided Coseley. "NOT LOST BUT GONE FOREVER" Photo : bbmir of the Find a Grave website |
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Private William Taylor. 14108.
8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 18 May 1918. Born Herrington (Sunderland), Enlisted Boldon Colliery, Resided Shiney Row. Photo : Marta Bonato of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Robert Urwin. 15731.
8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 27 December 1918. Aged 34. Born Burneston, Enlisted Washington. "GONE FROM OUR HOME
BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS. " Photo : Camillo CONIGLIARO of the Find a Grave website |