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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt ( France, Somme) |
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Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt (1)
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
Etricourt was occupied by Commonwealth troops at the beginning of April 1917 during the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. It was lost on the 23 March 1918 when the Germans advanced, but regained at the beginning of September. The cemetery was begun in 1917 and used until March 1918, mainly by the 21st and 48th Casualty Clearing Stations posted at Ytres, and to a small extent by the Germans, who knew it as "Etricourt Old English Cemetery".
Burials were resumed by Commonwealth troops in September 1918 and the 3rd Canadian and 18th Casualty Clearing Stations buried in it in October and November 1918. The cemetery contains 1,838 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War. 21 of the burials are unidentified and nine Commonwealth graves made by the Germans which cannot now be found are represented by special memorials. The cemetery also contains 198 German war burials and the graves of ten French civilians.
The cemetery contains the graves of 19 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>), Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) and Robert O'Connor of the Find a Grave website who have generously provided the photographs on this page.
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Lance Corporal William
Roxby Anderson, 10956. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 19 January 1918. Born Seaham Harbour (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private William Blackburn,
203833. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Florence Emmeline Blackbum, of The Bungalow, Sycamore Place, New Earswick, York. Killed 30 December 1917. Aged 34. Born Wiggington (York), Enlisted York, New Earswick (York). "FOR THE CHILDREN'S SAKE"
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Private William Booth.
308456. 14th Battalion Tank Corps, formerly 23315 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 3 November 1918. Born Sheffield, Enlisted Sheffield. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
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Private George Brammer,
17830. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Harriet Brammer, of 8, Slavordale St., Dawdon, Seaham Harbour, Co. Durham. Killed 19 January 1918. Aged 25. Born Seaham Harbour, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Dawdon Colliery (Durham). "YE SHALL BE MINE
WHEN I COME TO MAKE UP MY JEWELS SAITH THE LORD" Photo : Robert O'Connor of the Find
a Grave website.
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Private John William
Denton, 41746. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 174631 RFA. Of Staincross, nr Barnsley. Killed 25 November 1917. Aged 31. Born Staincross (Yorks), Enlisted Barnsley, New Staincross (Nr Barnsley). Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private Robert Kirtley,
18364. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. D. Kirtley, of 42, Longnewton St., Dawdon, Seaham Harbour, Co. Durham. Killed 23 December 1917. Aged 37. Born Corsey (Durham), Enlisted Seaham Harbour, Resided Dawdon. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private George Adamson
Lambert. 24450. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 25 July 1917. Born Stockton, Enlisted Stockton, Resided Stockton-on-Tees. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Lance Corporal Joseph
Marshall. 23323. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 25 November 1917. Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Corporal Horace William
Matthews. 29744. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 31664 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 5 October 1917. Born Walton (Leicester), Enlisted Market Harborough, Resided Husbands Bosworth (Nr Rugby). Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private Harry Newton.
42412. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 183731 RFA. Died 22 June 1917. Born Weymouth, Enlisted Dorchester, Resided Weymouth. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private Arthur Henry
Patterson. 26473. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and the late Annie Patterson, of 103, Parliament St., Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 23 December 1917. Aged 25. Born Stockton, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Stockton. "PEACE PERFECT PEACE"
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Private James PInkerton.
34485. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 16445 York & Lancs Regt. Killed 23 December 1917. Born Newcastle, Enlisted South Shields, Resided Newcastle-on-Tyne. Photo : Robert O'Connor of the Find a Grave website. |
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Private John George Poskett.
3/9044. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. J. Wood, of 37, Garden St., Middlesbrough. Killed 22 December 1917. Aged 31. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private Walter Rowley.
33810. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly M/2/187944 ASC. Son of the late W. Rowley; husband of Violet O'Hara (formerly Rowley), of 5, Hengrove Cottage, Hengrove, Margate, Kent. Killed 15 January 1918. Aged 29. Born Gumshall (Surrey), Enlisted Sutton. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private David Sanders.
29689. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 30152 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 12 July 1917. Born Walsall (Staffs), Enlisted Darlaston, Resided Birchills (Walsall). Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private Arthur Sargent.
235587. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 2726 Yorks Dragoons. Killed 28 November 1917. Born York, Enlisted Doncaster. Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Lieutenant Harold William
Walton. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William Thomas and Isabel Walton, of "Etricourt," 21, Granville Avenue, West Hartlepool. Killed 24 November 1917. Aged 21. (Resided 91 Grange Road West Hartlepool) Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) |
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Private Richard Waugh.
34610. 2nd/5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 15632 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 28 November 1917. Born Chester-le-Street (Durham), Enlisted Durham. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
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Private Thomas Widdowfield.
137642.
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 22508 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 9 October 1918. Born Middlesbrough (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough. Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) |
Rocquigny-Equancourt
Road British Cemetery, Manancourt (2)
Rocquigny-Equancourt
Road British Cemetery, Manancourt (3)
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)