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Remembrance - The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War
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Information and photos for the following are to be found on this page;-

Lieutenant Percival Victor Alban RADCLIFFE.
Private G Milburn RADGE
Captain Robert RANDERSON
Private Robert RICHARDSON
Lieutenant Stewart Gordon RIDLEY
Private Albert RISPIN
Major Archibald ROBERTS
Corporal James Fredrick ROBERTS
Lance Corporal John RODDAM
Private Charles Lawson ROOTES
CQMS James ROY
Private E J RUDD
Private Patrick Edward RUDDY
2nd Lieutenant Thomas Wood RUTHERFORD
Lieutenant Percival Victor Alban RADCLIFFE.
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Close the window that opens to return to this page.		   Lieutenant Percival Victor Alban RADCLIFFE.

5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached to Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry). Son of Bernard and Georgina Radcliffe, of Royton, Malvern Wells, Worcs. Killed 25 November 1917. Aged 20.
Buried ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY.

The following notes are provided in Bob Coulson's biographies of Yorkshire Regiment Officers killed in the First World War;-
Percival Radcliffe was born at Beech Hill, County Cork on June 22nd 1897.
He was educated at Stonyhurst College at Clitheroe in Lancashire and was gazetted on September 28th 1914. He was promoted to Lieutenant on June 1st 1915 and was appointed Musketry Instructor and later Transport Officer to the 5th Battalion.
As the Battle of the Somme opened in July 1916 Lt Radcliffe transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and in April of 1917 was attached to the Cavalry Section of the corps. Serving during the Cambrai offensive in November of 1917 Lt Radcliffe was wounded in action at Bourlon Wood and died of his wounds on November 25th 1917 at the age of 20.
Percival Radcliffe was the son of Bernard and Georgina Radcliffe of Royton, Malvern Wells in Worcestershire.

The photo has been taken from "Stonyhurst War Record" . We are very grateful for Stonyhurst College for allowing us to use this photo.
The entry in the "Stonyhurst War Record" for 2nd Lieutenant Binns may be seen by selecting the link to the PDF file below.
   
Private G Milburn RADGE
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5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of George M. and I. H. Radge, of Normanby, Eston, Yorks. Killed 26 November 1918. Aged 26.
Buried BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

The "Evening Gazette" newspaper in Middlesbrough, reported in an article on 26 September 2009 on the finding of Private Radge's "Dead Man's Penny" many years after his death and the return of this commemorative plaque to relatives of Private Radge.

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Major Archibald ROBERTS
Photo from that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915		   Captain Robert RANDERSON

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Robert and Annie Randerson, of 114, Haxby Rd., York.
Died 7 August 1915.
Aged 24.

Buried LALA BABA CEMETERY.
   
Private Robert RICHARDSON. 16984
Biographical details of Private Robert Richardson were given in an Exhibition by the Wessington War Memorials Project. Select the above image for a larger, readable, image which opens in a new window.		   Private Robert RICHARDSON. 16984

6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Dorothy Richardson, of 15, Beatrie Terrace, Penshaw, Co. Durham. Killed 27 September 1916. Aged 22.
Born Fatfield (Durham), Enlisted Shiney Row, Resided Fatfield.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

The exhibition by the U3A Wessington War Memorials Project at the Arts Centre Washington, 3 - 17 November 2012, provided a biography of Private Robert Richardson which indicated that he had transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment, as a Lance Corporal number 11066. There is no evidence for this having happened. There WAS a Robert Richardson, 11060, of the Yorkshire Regiment who transferred to the Labour Corps and who survived the War.
This biography can be read by selecting the thumbnail image on the left.
Lieutenant Stewart Gordon RIDLEY.
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  Lieutenant Stewart Gordon RIDLEY.

17th Squadron Royal Flying Corps, formerly 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas William and Emily Gordon Ridley, of Willimoteswick, Redcar. Killed 18 June 1916. Aged 19.
Buried CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY.
See The Ridley Memorial, Redcar

We are very grateful to Avalon Eastman of the Oundle School Roll of Honour website for permission to use the photo of Lieutenant Ridley. She also provides the following biographical information;-
Stewart Gordon Ridley was the second son of Mr T.W,. Ridley and the late Mrs Ridley of Willimoteswick, Redcar where he was born on 6th July 1896.
He came to Oundle (Grafton House) from Mr Roscoe’s School of Harrogate in May 1910. Ridley played several times for the XV in 1913. Leaving in April 1914 he was preparing for a business career when war came. With his brother he enlisted (September 1914) in the 4th Yorkshire Regiment. In July he transferred to the Flying Corps and went to France in August 1915 as an observer. Returning to England in December he took his Pilot’s Certificate.
He died in the Libyan Desert. Ridley and another officer, with a mechanic, lost their way in the desert and Ridley’s machine being damaged the other officer flew back in an effort to find H.Q. Ridley and the mechanic were not found until it was too late and it seems clear that in order to give his companion a chance of surviving (their water supply failing), he shot himself.
   
Private Albert RISPIN
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3rd Reserve Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, - transferred to 1/4 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) 147th Brigade, 49th Division.
Son of John and Ellen Rispin, of Aiskew Crossing, Bedale, Yorks.
Killed 3 September 1916. Aged 23.
Born Aiskew, Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Bedale.
Buried BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

(Photo supplied by Roger Newsome of Bedale, North Yorkshire. <Newsorog@aol.com>)
Major Archibald ROBERTS
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Major Archibald ROBERTS
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  Major Archibald ROBERTS

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 95th Russell's Infantry.
Son of Maj. A. H. Roberts (Madras Artillery); husband of M. Ferguson (formerly Roberts), of The Beeches, Cirencester, Glos. Educated at Cheltenham College and Sandhurst.
Died 22 August 1915. Aged 47.
Buried PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY.

A biography of Major Roberts can be obtained by clicking on the image on the left. This has been provided by Jimmy James, <jimmy@remembering.org.uk>, to whom we are extremely grateful.

The lower photo has been taken from "Illustrated War DeLuxe" and has been provided by James Pasby (<jampas@btopenworld.com>)

A photo of Major Roberts can also be seen in that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915
   
Corporal James Fredrick ROBERTS
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Lance Corporal James Fredrick ROBERTS, 16325

Corporal Roberts' grandson, John Forrest (<forrest738@yahoo.co.uk>) has provided a photo of his grandfather, with the information that he served in the 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment from 17 November 1914 until being discharged due to a wound in the arm on 27 September 1916. James Fredrick Roberts had a brother, Francis Samuel, who also served for a time in the Battalion before being transferred to the Royal Engineers.

John Forrest has provided another photo which shows two men of the Yorkshire Regiment with boxing gloves on. It is said that these two men are the Roberts brothers. Select the thumbnail image below for a larger sized image. Click anywhere on the new window to close it.
   
Lance Corporal John Roddam
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The following biographical notes are supplied by his grandson, John Roddam (<john.roddam@btinternet.com>).

Born 1893, died 1960. He lived all his life in Edmondsley Co. Durham.
John Roddam joined the 4th Battalion in December 1915, and was discharged in December 1918.
Although shown as being a Lance Corporal only a couple of weeks before being discharged, his discharge papers show him as being a Private.
He served in Ireland during the First World War.
He used to say jokingly that "being in Ireland was worse than being in France because at least in France you knew the Germans were coming from in front of you".
The dates of his service in Ireland are not known at this stage, though he talked of “shooting in the streets” whilst in Ireland.

He was a coal miner and although not tall was incredibly strong. This made him a great favourite among the officers who used to play “piggy back fights” riding on the backs of their men. He would never allow himself and “rider” to be pulled or pushed over and wouldn’t let his officer be unseated.
Private Charles Lawson ROOTES
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Private Charles Lawson ROOTES, 366058.

18th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Eliza Rootes; husband of Nellie Rootes, of 865, Glenthorne Rd., Hammersmith, London. Died at home 14 November 1919. Aged 41.
Enlisted Chiswick, Resided Chiswick.

Karen Rootes, wife of a great-grandson of the Yorkshire Regiment soldier, has posted details of this soldier and his grave in Chiswick Old Cemetery on Ancestry.co.uk. We are very grateful for permission to use photographs provided by Karen that also appear on Ancestry.co.uk.
   
CQMS James ROY, 3/9408.
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CQMS James ROY, 3/9408.

A g-grandson of James Roy, Christopher Roy-Toole has provided information on CQMS Roy, in addition to a photo of his g-grandfather refereeing a boxing tournament of men of the 6th Battalion, - which can be viewed by selecting the thumbnail image on the left. Additionally, James Roy's Pension Record exists in the National Archives, and data from this is included.

James Roy was born ca 1879 in Middlesbrough.
He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards on 26 October 1898 (Service No 2108) and served in South Africa. His campaign medal from the Boer War includes the clasps denoting service in the Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Cape Colony.
He was discharged from the Coldstream Guards on 25 October 1910.

On 12 August 1914 he enlisted in the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
He fought with the Battalion at Gallipoli, and survived unscathed.
In July 1916 he was posted with the Battalion to France and fought with them until 22 January 1917 when he was wounded (bullet in the ankle).
He was posted back home and served with the Yorkshire Regiment until discharged in November 1917 due to his wounds.

He died "sometime in the 1960s". (Q1 1960, in Christchurch, Hants?)
   
Private E J Rudd
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private E J RUDD. 7843. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.

The following biographical notes are supplied by his grandson, Peter Rudd (<peter.rudd7@ntlworld.com>).

E J Rudd enlisted In the Yorkshire Regiment on the 16 September 1904 at Stockton on tees.
Service record : India Bombay 1904-1906, Mounted Infantry at Longmoor Hampshire England,1906. South Africa, 1906-1908. Alexandria 1908-1909. England, Fulford Barracks York, 1909-1913. Guernsey Channel Islands,1913-1914.
Sailed for England with the 2nd Battalion 28th August 1914 landing at Southampton.
Sailed for France on the 5th October 1914 on the S S California to Zeebrugge.
British Expeditionary Force 5 October - 7 November 1914.
In 1915 he was badly wounded in the leg which was later amputated. He was discharged due to wounds on 20 September 1916.
Private Patrick Edward Ruddy
For further details on Private Patrick Edward Ruddy, please select the above thumbnail image to open a new browser window.		   Private Patrick Edward RUDDY. 7150. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.

Killed 12 March 1915.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.

Behind these bare facts is the story of a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment who, for reasons unknown at this point in time, became known by the name of another soldier in the same regiment who had died at home the previous year. Because of this mix-up in identities, the descendants of Patrick Edward Ruddy had been unable to discover any Memorial to him.
Fortunately, with information available from the Green Howards Museum, it was possible to discover that Patrick Edward Ruddy had been recorded under the wrong identity. Knowing this, it was then possible to help his descendants discover where he is commemorated.
The details of the story of the discovery of Patrick Edward Ruddy's wrongly assumed identity can be seen by selecting the thumbnail image on the left.
2nd Lieutenant Thomas Wood RUTHERFORD
Photo from that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915		   2nd Lieutenant Thomas Wood RUTHERFORD

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Sir Robert Rutherford and Lady Rutherford, of "Fairholme," The Millway, Reigate, Surrey.
Died 22 August 1915.
Aged 31.

Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.