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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Ration Farm Miliray Cemetery, La Chapelle d'Armentieres (France, Nord) |
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Ration Farm Military Cemetery (1)
Photo : Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
For much of the war, Ration Farm was just over 1 kilometre behind the front line at the end of a communication trench. The first cemetery, Ration Farm Old Military Cemetery, was begun in February 1915, close beside the farm buildings. It was used until October 1915 chiefly by units of the 6th Division and at the Armistice it contained 73 graves. In April 1923, these graves were moved into Plot VI of the present cemetery, at the request of the French authorities.
The present cemetery was begun (as Ration Farm New Military Cemetery) in October 1915 and remained in use until October 1918. It was very greatly increased after the Armistice when graves were brought in from isolated sites and small cemeteries on the battlefield.
There are now 1,313 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 677 of the burials are unidentified, but there are special memorials to six casualties known or believed to be buried among them.
Amongst the graves are those of nine soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>) who has generously provided the photographs on this page, with the exception of the above photograph.
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Private Albert Bailey. 25552.
13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 13 April 1918. Born Huddersfield, Enlisted Huddersfield. |
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Private John Berry. 14579. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Charlotte Berry, of 84, Dee St., Jarrow-on-Tyne. Killed 24 September 1915. Aged 19. Born Byker (Newcastle), Enlisted Jarrow. "EVER LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY HIS FATHER, MOTHER BROTHER AND SISTER" |
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Private Edward Chelton. 13200.
8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 25 September 1915. Born Barrow-in-Furness (Lancs), Enlisted Middlesbrough. In the 1911 Census he was shown as Edward Chilton, aged 26. His wife was Lily and they had a son, John Thomas. Their address was 1 Marlborough Street, Middlesbrough, and he worked as a Blast Furnace Slagger. In the Register of Personal Effects his wife re-married and was Lily Malone. |
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Private Charles Alfred George.
17175. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 27 September 1915. Born Monkwearmouth, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Monkwearmouth. |
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Private Thomas Hornby, 12540.
8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 January 1916. Born Eston, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Eston. |
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2nd Lieutenant Frederick Thomas McBain.
13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. McBain, of 105, Caledon Rd., East Ham, London. Gained his commission on the field. Killed 9 April 1918. Aged 25. "IN HEALTH & STRENGTH HE LEFT HIS HOME FOR ENGLAND'S HONOUR HIS LIFE HE GAVE." |
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Private Harry Ryder. 11976. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 12 December 1915. Born Drypool (Hull), Enlisted Hull. |
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Private Albert Joseph Shorland.
40782. 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly 27539 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Ruth Shorland, of 7, Beech Terrace, Bradford, Yorks. Born at Bath, Somerset. Killed 14 October 1916. Aged 24. Born Bath (Somerset), Enlisted Bradford. "UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS" |
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Private Stanley Jefferson Tate.
7259. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Michael and Elizabeth Tate, of Middlesbrough. Died 18 February 1915. Aged 23. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Richmond, Resided Middlesbrough. "TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND ......... DIE" |
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Ration
Farm Military Cemetery (2)
Photo : Chris Cosgrove
Ration
Farm Military Cemetery (3)
Photo : Chris Cosgrove