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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier (France, Nord) |
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Farm Military Cemetery (1)
Photo : Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>)
The cemetery was named after a nearby farm, called by the Army "Y" (or Wye) Farm. It was begun in March 1915 and used by units holding this sector until February 1918. At the Armistice it contained 335 burials, but it was then increased when graves were brought in from the battlefields south of Armentieres and from smaller cemeteries.
Y Farm Military Cemetery now contains 835 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 288 of the burials are unidentified and a special memorial commemorates one New Zealand casualty believed to be buried among them. Another special memorial commemorates an Indian soldier known to have been buried in Marquillies Communal Cemetery German Extension whose grave could not be found.
3 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery.
We are extremely grateful to Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>) who has generously provided the photographs of the headstones and of the cemetery.
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Private Horace Fields. 10366.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Mary Fields, of 56, Bloor St., Walkley, Sheffield. Killed 28 February 1915. Aged 19. Born Sheffield, Enlisted Sheffield. |
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Private John Barnes Jones.
8103. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 18 November 1914. Born Islington (London), Enlisted Richmond (Surrey), Resided Islington. (Curiously, Private Jones is not shown on the Roll of Honour for soldiers of the 2nd Battalion who embarked with the 2nd Battalion for France in October 1914. After the 2nd Battalion got severely mauled at the 1st Battle of Ypres in October 1914, reinforcements didn't arrive until 16 November 1914. It seems possible, therefore, that Private Jones was in the original draft of men who took part in the 1st Battle of Ypres, and was wounded at some point, - dying of his wounds.) |
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Captain Gordon Keith Smith, MC.
27th Sqdn. and General List Royal Flyng Corps. Son of George and Anna Maria Smith, of 131, Harrow Rd., Paddington, London. Killed 21 August 1917. Aged 26. Notes: 1. His name is shown as "Gordon Keigh" in the Graves Registration Register, and in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database. But his name is shown as "Gordon Keith" on his headstone. 2. He was previously a Corporal in the Honourable Artilery Company before serving next in the Yorkshire Regiment. He first served overseas in 1914. Gordon Keith Smith was previously a Corporal in the Honourable Artilery Company before serving next in the Yorkshire Regiment. He had served in 1914. The following information is taken from the London War Memorial website;- Gordon Smith was killed on 21st August, 1917, while serving with the 27th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. While returning from a bombing raid over Seclin his aircraft collided with another from the squadron and although both aircraft survived the collision they were damaged and unable to put up a fight when attacked by enemy planes and both were shot down. |
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Farm Military Cemetery (2)
Photo : Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>)