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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Pernes British Cemetery, France |
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Pernes
British Cemetery - 1
Photo : Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
The cemetery was begun in April 1918 when the 1st and 4th Canadian Casualty Clearing Stations came to Pernes, driven back by the German advance. In May, the 6th and 22nd Clearing Stations arrived and in August, they were joined by the 13th. Almost all the burials were made by these units, but a few of the graves were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice. There are now 1,075 First World War burials in this cemetery and 18 graves from the Second World War.
Amongst the graves are those of 8 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
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Private William Atkinson, 243464.
2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Dorothy Atkinson, of 6, East Powlett St., Darlington. Killed 14 July 1918. Aged 23. Born Pickering, Enlisted Pickering. "AT REST" Photo by len of the Find a Grave website |
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Private George Fenwick, 26699. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Frances Hannah Fenwick, of Trimdon Station, Co. Durham. Killed 2 June 1918. Aged 27. Born Trimdon (Durham), Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees. "DEATH DIVIDES BUT MEMORY CLINGS" Photo by len of the Find a Grave website |
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Lance Corporal Joseph Francis, 18316. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 31 May 1918. Born New York (USA), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Errington. Photo by len of the Find a Grave website |
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Corporal Matthew Guthrie, 11646. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attd. 32nd Light Trench Mortar Bty. Son of Elizabeth and the late Patrick Guthrie, of 11 Chapel Row, Shiney Row, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Killed 28 May 1918. Aged 29. Born Penshaw (Durham), Enlisted Shiney Row. "ON HIS SOUL SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY DEEPLY MOURNED" Photo by len of the Find a Grave website |
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Private Robert Ireland. 45717. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jane Ireland, of Scarborough, Yorks. Killed 25 May 1918. Aged 20. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough. "AT REST"
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Private George Lockwood. 30389. 16th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to (13476) 23rd Bn Labour Corps. Husband of Mrs. Lockwood, of Rooker Hill, Pelmoor, York. Killed 7 May 1918. Aged 39. Born Thirsk (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks). |
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Private John W Paylor. 148607. 55th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, formerly 2477 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Paylor, of Stokesley, Yorks. Killed 6 September 1918. Aged 22. Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Stokelsey. "OF STOKESLEY
TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN" Photo by len of the Find a Grave website |
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Private William Wright. 34073. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of A. Wright, of 109, Low Fold, Lower Wortley, Leeds. Killed 12 April 1918. Aged 36. Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Lower Wortley (Leeds). SDGW states that Private Wright was in the 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 26852 Labour Corps. "GRANT HIM
ETERNAL REST O LORD" Photo by len of the Find a Grave website |
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Pernes
British Cemetery - 2
Photo : Commonwealth
War Graves Commission