Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen (France, Seine-Maritime)

St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen (1)
Photo: Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>)

During the First World War, Commonwealth camps and hospitals were stationed on the southern outskirts of Rouen. A base supply depot and the 3rd Echelon of General Headquarters were also established in the city.

Almost all of the hospitals at Rouen remained there for practically the whole of the war. They included eight general, five stationary, one British Red Cross and one labour hospital, and No. 2 Convalescent Depot. A number of the dead from these hospitals were buried in other cemeteries, but the great majority were taken to the city cemetery of St. Sever. In September 1916, it was found necessary to begin an extension, where the last burial took place in April 1920.

During the Second World War, Rouen was again a hospital centre and the extension was used once more for the burial of Commonwealth servicemen, many of whom died as prisoners of war during the German occupation.

The cemetery extension contains 8,348 Commonwealth burials of the First World War (ten of them unidentified) and in Block "S" there are 328 from the Second World War (18 of them unidentified). There are also 8 Foreign National burials here.

Amongst the graves are those of 80 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.

We are extremely grateful to Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>) who has generously provided the photographs of the cemetery and the headstones of those who served in the Yorkshire Regiment.

Click on thumbnail image, below, of a headstone for a larger version of the photo which open in a new window.

		Private Charles Henry Allen. 241776. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3150 RFA. Husband of Jessie Allen, of 2, Lilac Avenue, Hardy St., Hull. Killed 16 May 1917. Aged 29. Enlisted Hull. "TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE"

		Private Gordon Edward Ashman. 42253. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 164202 RFA. Son of Albert Edward and Amy Louisa Ashman, of 24, Co-operative Terrace, Haydon, Radstock, Bath. Killed 8 October 1917. Aged 19. Born Radstock (Bath), Enlisted Midsomernorton, Reisded Bath. "PEACE PERFECT PEACE"

		Private Edward George Leonard Baker. 202969. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3003 Cambridge Regt. Killed 7 May 1917. Born Grantchester (Cambs), Enlisted Cambridge, Resided Grantchester.

		Lance Corporal Charles Robert Ball. 15686. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Ball, of 5, Ash St., Washington, Co. Durham. Killed 18 February 1917. Aged 26. Born North Shields, Enlisted Washington. (Although records only show him as "Charles Ball", the Wessington U3A War Memorials Project show him as Charles Robert Ball. His brother William John Ball served in the RNVR and was killed on 15 May 1917.) "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

		Lance Corporal Thomas Bannister. 240093. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 April 1917. Born Rudstone (Bridlington), Enlisted Bridlington, Resided Rudstone.

		Private George Barnard. 240877. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 13 June 1918. Born Driffield, Enlisted Hunmanby.

		Private Thomas Barraclough. 202070. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of Mr. A. H. Barraclough, of 4, Belle Vue, Hunwick, Willington, Co. Durham. Killed 30 March 1918. Aged 34. Born Roughlea Colliery (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Hunwick. "STILL TO MEMORY DEAR"

		Rifleman George Henry Bayles. 40601. 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, formerly 28395 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 8 May 1917. Born Bowes (Yorks), Enlisted Stratford (Essex), Resided Bowes (Yorks).

		Private Norman Stanley Bennett. 58442. 21st Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly 60970 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Bennett, of 9, Derwent St., West Stanley, Co. Durham. Killed 11 December 1918. Aged 20. Born West Stanley (Durham), Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, Resided Stanley.

		Private Henry Blundell. 235156. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 30 April 1917. Born Crosby (Lancs), Enlisted Seaforth, Resided Great Crosby.

		Private William Bray. 2473. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Grandson of Harry and Louisa Bray, of The Street, Pakenham, Bury St. Edmund's. Killed 17 November 1916. Aged 24. Enlisted Malton, Resided Whenby Terrington (Yorks).

		Private Harry Brown. 5535. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Anna Brown; husband of Mary Elizabeth Brown, of Whinney Nab, Saltersgate, Lockton, Pickering, Yorks. Killed 16 November 1916. Aged 35. Born Duggleby (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Amotherby (Yorks)

		Private George William Caley. 33136. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3593 Norfolk Regt. Killed 1 April 1918. Born Thursford (Walsingham - Norfolk), Enlisted Norwich, Resided Walsingham.

		Private Harold Carrick. 241214. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Hannah Maria Carrick, of Roos, Hull, and the late William Carrick. Killed 6 April 1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Beverley, Resided Roos (Hull).

		Private John Alfred Cooke. 88333. 2nd/8th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly 202627 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Agnes Ann Cooke, of 54, Laburnum Rd., Reddish Lane, Gorton, Manchester, and the late Samuel Cooke. Killed 5 June 1918. Aged 19. Born Haslingden (Lancs), Enlisted Manchester, Resided Manchester. "SWEETEST MEMORIES OF LOVE FROM ALL AT HOME"

		Private Ernest Cordingley, 21433. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Martha Cordingley, of Orchard House, Egglescliffe Village, Co. Durham. Died 4 June 1918. Aged 22. Born Yarm, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Englescliffe (sic) "IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DEAR LOVED ONE IN GOD'S KEEPING REST IN PEACE"

		Private John Thomas Curran. 26171. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 1 July 1917. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

		Lance Corporal Peter Davidson. 17400. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 6 March 1917. Born Whittingham, Enlisted Alnwick, Resided Whittingham.

		Private Alfred James Dellar. 242249. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4011 Cambs Regt. Killed 18 November 1916. Enlisted Cambridge.

		Private Frederick Dunnett. 33342. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4279 Suffolk Regt. Son of Elizabeth Aldous, of 77, Great Whip St., Ipswich. Killed 1 January 1917. Aged 37. Born Billingford (Nr. Diss - Norfolk), Enlisted Ipswich.

		Private Herbert Fowler, 33162. 4 th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 12669, Royal West Kent Regt. Died 29 March 1918. Born Tunbridge Wells (Kent), Enlisted Paris, Resided Eastbourne. (This is a replacement headstone, and, as can be seen, is very new.)

		Lance Corporal Richard Henry Gains. 2497. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 29 November 1916. Born Borrowby (Yorks), Enlisted Thirsk, Resided Borrowby.

		Private Thomas Gallagher. 3/8012. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John Gallagher, of South Bank, Yorks. Killed 26 May 1917. Aged 21. Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank.

		Private Charles Arthur Garbutt. 235165. 2nd/4th Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, formerly 202814 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garbutt, of Hull; husband of Elizabeth Garbutt, of 4, Beech Avenue, Garden Village, Hull. Killed 21 April 1918. Aged 33. Born Hull, Enlisted Hull.

		Private Leonard Garton. 78970. 1st/7th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 243489 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Elizabeth Garton, of 40, Radford Boulevard, Nottingham. Killed 30 March 1918. Aged 30. Born Nottingham, Enlisted Nottingham. "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN" Photo by Trevor Johnson (<trevor-johnson2@sky.com>)

		Private John William Goodway. 243468. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 45210 Leics Regt. Son of Robert and Sarah Goodway (nee Simons), late of Greville Place, Kilburn; husband of Mrs. M. B. Goodway, of 137, Fortunegate Rd., Harlesden, London. Killed 21 April 1918. Aged 33. Born Hampstead (London), Enlisted Leicester. "(HIS OWN TEXT) FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN (GOD IS LOVE)"

		Lieutenant Horace Jocelyn Graves, MC. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached to the 8th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Horace and Lucy Elizabeth Graves of 28 Friar Gate, Derby. Killed 14 October 1918. Aged 31. "FATHFUL UNTO DEATH"

		Private Albert Edward Hawkins, 143187. 17th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 5692 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 April 1918. Born Barton, Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Barton.

		Private Enoch Horsley, 29179. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Dan and Sally Horsley. Killed 7 February 1917. Aged 33. Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford, Resided Wibsey (Bradford). "EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS"

		Private James William Horton, 13404. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Elizabeth Horton. Killed 26 September 1917. Aged 26. Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank. "REST IN PEACE"

		Private Harold Hudson. 3883. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, 150th Brigade, 50th Division. Son of Charles and Alice Hudson, of Leeming Bar, Bedale, Yorks. Killed 4 December 1916. Age 19. Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Leeming Bar.

		Private John Charles Hughes, 38430. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5/36355 68th T R Battn. Son of Mrs. E. Hughes, of 98, Lockwood Rd., Huddersfield. Killed 31 January 1917. Born Mexborough, Enlisted Huddersfield. "HALLOWED MEMORIES FROM MOTHER"

		Private James Humble, 44901. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 17 October 1918. Born South Shields, Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, Resided South Shields.

		Private James Ernest Jackson. 46504. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Florence Robson (formerly Jackson) of 27 Southend, High Pittington, Co Durham. Killed 4 April 1918. Aged 26. Born Beamish, Enlisted Houghton.

		Corporal David William King, 3882. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 12 February 1917. Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Bedale.

		Private Horace Dodsworth Robinson Kirby. 60367. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Rose Kirby, of 13, Lightfoot Grove, Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 13 October 1918. Aged 21. Born Norton (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Redcar.

		Private Reginald Kitchener, 6126. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Mary Kitchener, of 77, Holly Rd., Northampton. Killed 16 November 1916. Aged 22. Born Northampton, Enlisted Northampton.

		Corporal Geoffrey Lawn, MM. 202953. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawn, of 358, Tong Rd., Wortley, Leeds. Killed 30 March 1918. Aged 23. Born Capetown (South Africa), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Wortley. "UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY"

		Private Richard MacDonald. 6/5679. 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 28644 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 14 November 1916. Born Birmingham, Enlisted Bedale, Resided Thornton Watlass.

		Serjeant Thomas W Mallett. 13464. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Mallett, of 19, Stone Buildings, Boldon Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 10 November 1916. Aged 28. Born Washington, Enlisted Boldon Colliery.

		Private Mark Martin, MM. 28175 (CWG) / 78175 (SDGW). 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 17 October 1918. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

		Lance Corporal John Robert McBean, MM. 28228. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 14 January 1918. Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough.

		Private William Harold Mewse. 51319. 9th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, formerly 24015 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Florence Mewse, of 24, Disraeli St., Newport Rd., Middlesbrough. Killed 19 May 1918. Aged 19. Born Great Yarmouth (Norfolk), Enlisted Middlesbrough (Yorks). "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR LAD HIS SORROWING MOTHER AND FATHER"

		Private George Henry Mills. 64392. 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), formerly 203932 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 2 November 1918. Born Kidderminster, Enlisted Kidderminster.

		Private Owen Osmond Morgan. 114306. 63rd Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 45726 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. M. Morgan, of "Breconcroft" Old Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. Died 16 March 1918. Aged 20. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. "FATHER REMEMBERS" (Interestingly, the headstone of Private Morgan places him in the "Machine Gun Battalion, R.N.D., and a Naval Anchor is shown. Chris Weekes has commented on this;- "Morgan in the 63rd Machine Gun Corps. This was attached to the 63Rd Royal Naval Division, - the so called "Khaki Jacks" made up of sailors who did not have a ship to serve in. If Morgan had been transferred to this after the reorganisation of the MGC in February 1918 then he would have been considered to be a sailor and a member of the 63rd RND which by 1918 had become one of the top ranked infantry units in the BEF .")

		Private John Morris, MM. 17991. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Annie S. Morris, of 14, Glebe St., Westhoughton, Bolton. Killed 1 April 1918. Aged 34. Born Haswell Moor (Lancs), Enlisted Durham, Resided Kimblesworth (Durham). "FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY FROM WIFE AND FAMILY WESTHOUGHTON"

		Private Frederick Mothersill. 6/5683. 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 28593 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 14 November 1916. Born Thornaby (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Cargo Fleet.

		Private Henry Peacock, 241634. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed on 28 April 1917. Enlisted Middleham.

		Private Samuel Pickering. 33641. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 13th Prisoner of War Coy. Formerly 5901 38th Welsh Div. R F A. Killed 27 April 1918. Enlisted Hooley (Lancs).

		Private John Reay Pittilla. 243282. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 2 April 1918. Born Sunderland, Enlisted Washington, Resided Washington Station (Co. Durham).

		Private George William Pollard. 265673. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 3 April 1918. Enlisted Northallerton.

		Regimental Serjeant Major William Radley, MM. A/4004. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 3 April 1918. Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided North Driffield.

		Private Albert Edward Richmond. 201426. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 10 May 1917. Enlisted Middlesbrough.

		Private Thomas A Robson. 39089. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Sarah Jane Robson, of 28, William Black St., Jarrow-on-Tyne, and the late William Robson. Native of Sunderland. Killed 5 May 1917. Aged 19. Born Sunderland, Enlisted South Shields, Resided East Jarrow. "IN LOVING MEMORY OF A HERO BRAVE FOR HOME, KING & COUNTRY HIS LIFE HE GAVE. AT REST"

		Lance Serjeant Thomas Sharp. 201413. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 28 April 1918. Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.

		Private Albert Shaw. 29524. 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, formerly 25454 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Shaw, of 103, Heeley Green, Heeley, Sheffield. Killed 29 April 1917. Aged 21. Born Sheffield (Yorks), Enlisted Sheffield. "FROM HIS LOVING MOTHER SISTERS AND BROTHER"

		Private Sydney Smith. 53595. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 40711 West Riding Regt. Son of Robert and Emily Kate Smith, of 2, Firth Rd., West Melton, Rotherham. Born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Killed 16 November 1918. Aged 27. Born Ilkeston (Derbyshire), Enlisted Barnsley (Yorks), Resided Bolton. "GRETER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"

		Private Walter Charles Smith. 33975. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 23840 Army Vet Corps. Killed 18 October 1918. Enlisted Mountsorrel (Leicester).

		Private Peter Speak. 29093. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Sarah Jane Speak, of Todmorden. Killed 10 February 1917. Aged 23. Born Todmorden (Yorks), Enlisted Halifax, Resided Walsden (Todmorden).

		Private James William Thompson. 47887. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 2171 Yorks LI. Died 14 January 1918. Enlisted Lancaster.

		Private William Henry Thornburn. 11463. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 31 December 1917. Born Driffield (Malton, Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough. (CWGC records his name as "Thorburn" in the register. The CWGC have been contacted re. the correct name.)

		Sapper George Henry Trotter. WR/509905. Royal Engineers (Inland Waterways and Docks), formerly 84996 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 21 June 1918. Born Alfreton (Derbyshire), Enlisted Nottingham, Resided Sherwood (Notts).

		Private John Robert Waller. G/14651. 7th Battalion Buffs (East Kent Regiment), formerly 8356 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Annie Waller, of 26, Westonville Terrace, Winter St., Sheffield, late of Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, and the late Vickerman Waller. Killed 3 October 1918. Aged 33. Born Thornton-le-Dale (Yorks), Enlisted Pickering (Yorks), Resided Thornton-le-Dale (Yorks). "HAPPY SOUL THAT IS FREE FROM HARMS RESTS WITHIN HIS SHEPHERD'S ARMS"

		Private John Richard Walker. 243323. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Frances Steel Walker, of 17, Croft Terrace, Hartlepool. Killed 11 March 1917. Aged 22. Born Whitby, Enlisted West Hartlepool.

		Private William Walsh. 13171. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 19 February 1917. Born Dublin, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Dublin.

		Lance Corporal John Reginald Watson. 240384. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 14 April 1918. Born Norton (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Norton.

		Private Robert Watson, 22834. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died on 22 February 1917. Born Gilling West (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks).

		Private Harry William Webb. 41770. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 174442 R F A. Son of Mr. E. J. Webb, of 2, Dines Row, Bournes Green, Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea. Killed 15 July 1917. Born Hifford, Enlisted Huddersfield, Resided Rastcliffe.

		Private Walter Joseph Webb. 6150. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Only son of Frank and Annie Webb, of Main Rd., New Duston, Northampton. Killed 21 November 1916. Aged 20. Born Oldham, Enlisted Northampton, Resided New Duston. "GOD GIVETH HIS BELOVED ONES SLEEP"

		Private William West, 32728. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late William and Mary West, of Stockton-on-Tees. Killed on 29 April 1917. Aged 30. Born Elmvale (Mons), Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees, Resided Thornaby.

		Private Harry Whitaker. 2968. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transf. to (207741) 847th Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps. Son of William and Fannie Taylor Whitaker, of 233, Grovehill Rd., Beverley. Killed 12 July 1918. Aged 26. Enlisted Beverley (Yorks).

		Private Richard Albert Whiteley. 27646. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, transf. to (425193) 876th Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps. Son of Albert Whiteley, of 3, Alder Hill St., Earby, Colne. Killed 4 November 1918. Aged 21. Born Kelbrook (Yorks), Enlisted Earby (Yorks). "LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM"

		Private Charles Wilderspin. 5274. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4292 Cambs Regt. Husband of Agnes Wilderspin, of 23, London Rd., Chelmsford, Essex. Killed 25 November 1916. Aged 29. Enlisted Cambridge, Resided St. Ives. "THERE IS A LINK DEATH CANNOT SEVER LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE LIVE FOR EVER"

		Private Amos Wilson. 6999. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Sarah Jane Wilson, of 8, Florence St., Middlesbrough. Died 6 February 1918. Aged 30. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

		Private Herbert Wilson. 5502. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 23 January 1917. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Darlington.

		Private James Ernest Worthy. 241596. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 7 April 1918. Enlisted Middlesbrough.

St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen (2)
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St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen (3)
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St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen (4)
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