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Yorkshire
Regiment , Memorials Overseas Thiepval Memorial, Surnames "L" |
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The Thiepval Memorial
Photograph : "The Green Howard", Issue 10 April 2011
| The names of those men of the Yorkshire Regiment with a surname beginning with "L" listed on the Thiepval Memorial are;- |
Private George William Laidler. 15965. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 10 July 1916.
Born Brandon (Durham), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided East Rainton (Fencehouses).
Private Ernest Laing. 3/8284. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
28 September 1916.
Born Newcastle-on-Tyne, Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Sunderland.
2nd Lieutenant Harry Needham Laing. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry George Needham Laing and Sarah Laing, of The Lindens, Grove Park, Denmark Hill, London. A member of the London University O.T.C. Killed 17 September 1916. Aged 20.
2nd Lieutenant Hugh Blackhall Laird. 3rd Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Rev. David M. W. Laird, of 26, Napier Rd., Edinburgh. Killed 8 July 1916. Aged 20.
Private Thomas Laister. 3/8804. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 8 February 1917.
Born Wombwell, Enlisted Wakefield.
Serjeant Jude Henry Lamb. 21092. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Joseph Lamb, of "Heather View," Garden Terrace, Thornley, Co.
Durham. Killed 8 February 1917. Aged 20.
Born Thornley (Durham), Enlisted Wareham, Resided Thornley Colliery.
Private William Lamb, 20308. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
12 July 1916.
Born Whitby, Enlisted Whitby.
Rifleman Fred Lambert. 40618. 1st Battalion
the Royal Irish Rifles, formerly 27254 the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Lambert, of 5, Queen's St., Durham.
Killed 14 November 1916. Aged 19.
Born Shorncliffe, Enlisted Durham.
Commemorated Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(FredLambert was born in Shincliffe, Durham - not Shorncliffe).
Private George Lambert. 17314. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Lambert; husband of Georgina Simpson (formerly Lambert),
of 8, Ramseys Cottages, Swalwell, Co. Durham. Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 28.
Born Whickham, Enlisted Newcastle, Resided Swalwell (Durham).
Private Robert Hobson Lambert.
43563. 17th Battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's
Own), formerly 19062 15th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 17 April 1917.
Born Yeadon (Yorks), Enlisted York, Resided Selby (York).
Commemorated Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Richard Roberts, (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) states that Robert
Hobson Lambert's father was James Robert and his mother was named Ann. In
the Pension Ledger his mother is Ann and her address is Selby. In the 1911
Census records the Lambert family are resident in Selby.)
Private George Henry Lancaster, 3/7867. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 23 July 1916.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Darlington.
Private Thomas Henry Lancaster. 3/7952. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Thomas Lancaster, of 20, Northumberland St., Middlesbrough. Killed 8
July 1916. Aged 21.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private James Laverick, 13806. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Private William Laverick. 12749. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 8 February 1917.
Born Staithes, Enlisted Whitby, Resided Staithes.
Private Joseph Lawery. This seems to be an erroneous entry on the Memorial. NO "J Lawery" is listed in the CWGC register. However, there IS a Joseph Lowery whose name is on the Memorial and who is listed in the CWGC register. See below.
2nd Lieutenant Henry Lawrence. 5th Battalion attached to 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late James and Adeline Lawrence, of 71, Manor Rd., Scarborough. Killed 17 January 1917. Aged 26.
Private David Slater Lawson. 16699. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Mary Louisa Lawson, of II, Fir St., Hebburn Colliery, Co. Durham.
Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 33.
Born Hebburn, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Hebburn Colliery.
Rifleman William Herbert Lawson.
40653. 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Rifles, formerly
16519 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Annie Lawson, of 111,
Bilton St., Layerthorpe, York. Killed 14 November 1916. Aged 19.
Born York, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Layerthorpe (York).
Commemorated Pier and Face 15 A and 15 B, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Lance Corporal Leonard Lawton. 10361. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Thomas Lawton, of Alma Place, Stakenbridge, Kidderminster. Killed 18
October 1916. Aged 20.
Born Stakenbridge (Kidderminster), Enlisted Pickering, Resided Stakenbridge.
Lance Corporal Fred Lax, 36178. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Wombwell (Yorks), Enlisted Barnsley, Resided Wombwell.
Private Walter Lazenby.
34931. 9th Battalion the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly
5163 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Sarah Lazenby, of Moortown,
Leeds; husband of Ada Fawcett (formerly Lazenby), of 52, Bolckow St., Guisborough,
Yorks. Killed 16 September 1916. Aged 41.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Guisborough.
Commemorated Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Tom Lee, 24395. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5
November 1916.
Born Stokesley, Enlisted Stokesley.
Private Alexander George Lees. 10466. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Florence Lees, of 15, Holliday St., Berkhamsted, Herts, and the late
Alexander Lees. Killed 23 July 1916. Aged 22.
Born Berkhamsted, Enlisted London, Resided Berkhamsted.
Private Charles Leighton. 2025. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 15 September 1916.
Born Beverley (Yorks), Enlisted Beverley.
Private Henry Edgar Lester. 13166. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 15 October 1916.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private John Leyburn. 11637. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
30 September 1916.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Lance Corporal Joseph Lightburn. 14993. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 5 October 1916.
Born Maryport, Enlisted Shiney Row, Resided Usworth.
Private Nathan Henry Lightfoot. 26600. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Lightfoot, of 26, Halliley St., Dewsbury,
Yorks. Killed 7 October 1916. Aged 24.
Born Binnington Wold (Yorks), Enlisted Dewsbury (Yorks).
Private Irvine Lightowlers, 27594. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mark Lightowlers, of 3, Salthorn St., Oakenshaw, Bradford, Yorks. Killed
12 July 1916. Aged 25.
Born Oakinshaw (Yorks), Enlisted Wike, Resided Oakinshaw.
Private Percy Lilley, 6181. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
15 November 1916.
Born Finedon (Wellingborough), Enlisted Finedon.
Lance Serjeant John Thomas Limmer, 11491. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Robert and Mary Limmer, of Grassington, Skipton, Yorks; husband
of Rose Webster (formerly Limmer), of 24, Pearson St., Newport, Middlesbrough,
Yorks. Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 33.
Born Normanby (Eston, Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Guisborough.
Private John Linsley. 24381. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Mrs. Mary Jane Linsley, of 8, Crescent Rd., Middlesbrough, Yorks. A shop
assistant. Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 19.
Born Spennymoor (Durham), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private Albert Lister. 27393. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Elizabeth Lister, of 8, Canary St., Moorend, Cleckheaton, Yorks., and the
late George Lister. Killed 17 September 1916. Aged 24.
Born Cleckheaton, Enlisted Cleckheaton.
Private William Charles Littlefair.
49900. 1st/8th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly
44748 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 20 November 1917.
Born Gateshead (Durham), Enlisted Gateshead, Resided Gateshead.
Commemorated Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Corporal Herbert Littlewood, 16423. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John and Margaret E. Littlewood, of 84, High St., Willington, Co. Durham.
Killed 23 July 1916. Aged 24.
Born Tow Law (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Brancepeth Colliery.
Serjeant Tom Lockwood, MM. 36186. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Formerly 21388 York & Lancaster Regt. Killed 6 November 1916.
Born Ecclesfield (Yorks), Enlisted Chapeltown, Resided High Green (Sheffield).
Lance Corporal Frederick Long. 19497. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 8 July 1916.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Farnley.
Private Leonard Longfield. 5434. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 3 January 1917.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Darlington.
Private Robert Longstaff.4813. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Mrs. R. Longstaff, of 25, Stanley St., Middlesbrough, Yorks. Killed 15 September
1916. Aged 21.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private William Rippon Lorains. 3439. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Chapman and Mary Ellen Lorains, of 8, St. Hildas Cottages, Church St.,
Whitby; husband of Alice Ann Haxby (formerly Lorains), of 38, Rutland St., Middlesbrough.
Killed 15 September 1916. Aged 36.
Enlisted Guisborough.
Private James Lowe. 13972. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
5 July 1916.
Born South Shields, Enlisted Deafhill (Durham Trimdon Colliery).
Private Joseph Lowery. 18288. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
27 September 1916.
Born Hetton-le-Hole (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Hetton-le-Hole.
(Shown in SDGW as Private James Lowery)
Private Fred Lynam. 3895. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of
Timothy and Sarah Ann Lynam, of Dalton Holme, Beverley, Yorks. A joiner. Killed
17 September 1916. Aged 25.
Enlisted Hull, Resided Beverley.
Private Thomas Lyon.
34636. 10th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly
2591 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 25 September 1916.
Enlisted Bridlington.
Commemorated Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Corporal Arthur Lyth. 2743. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Annie Eliza Lyth, of 9, Windsor Crescent, Bridlington, and the late John
Lyth. Killed 25 October 1916. Aged 23.
Enlisted Bridlington.
The top of the Thiepval Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)