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The
North Eastern Railway War Memorial, York (1)
Photo © Copyright Steven
Craven and licensed for reuse under this Creative
Commons Licence.
The North Eastern Railway War Memorial in York was designed
to commemorate employees of the North Eastern Railway (NER) who left to fight
in the First World War and were killed while serving. The memorial consists
of a 54-foot (16-metre) high obelisk which rises from the rear portion of
a three-sided screen wall.
The memorial commemorates the 2,236 North Eastern Railway employees who left
to fight in the war and who were killed while serving.
The 2,236 names were inscribed on panels which were originally affixed to
the rear wall. The inscribed names suffered from exposure to the elements
and in lieu of re-carving them, the names were recorded in a book which is
held by the National Railway Museum (NRM).
The National Railway Museum has a website
which records the names of over 20,000 railwaymen who lost their lives
in the First World war.
The names of the men of the North
Eastern Railway (NER) who lost their lives in the First World war are
recorded in this
section.
Plaques have subsequently been added close by to replace the eroded inscriptions, and have been photographed by Bolckow. Photographs of these plaques are shown below.
Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) has examined the list of names in the NRM document, above, and has identified 123 names of men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment and who are commemorated on the memorial.
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Private Percy William Allenby, 4481.
4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Elizabeth May Allenby of 98 Lumley
Street, Middlesbrough. Died at Home on 6 October 1916. Aged 21.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried in MIDDLESBROUGH (LINTHORPE) CEMETERY.
Private William Arrowsmith. 26697. 12th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 24 March 1918.
Born North Ormesby (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided South Bank.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private John Henry Atkinson, 13064. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed on 10 July 1916.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Name not shown on the plaques)
Private Alfred Addison Bainbridge.
265928. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert Bainbridge, of 3,
Fleet St., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, and the late Elizabeth Bainbridge.
Died 27 May 1918. Aged 36.
Born Wear Valley Junction - Durham, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
Private Thomas Edward Banks, 1562. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of William and M. S. Banks, of Brafferton, Helperby, Yorks.
Killed 2 May 1915. Aged 21.
Born York, Enlisted Brafferton (Helperby).
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Lance Corporal James Edward Barker. 36050. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Albert and Barbara Barker, of Northallerton,
Yorks. Killed 28 March 1918. Aged 21.
Born Northallerton, Enlisted Northallerton.
Buried ST. SOUPLET BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private John William Barker, 17972. 10th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 25 February 1916.
Born South Kilvington, Enlisted Thirsk
Buried CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ.
Private William Barnes. 46548. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 26 March 1918.
Born Scotby (Cumberland), Enlisted Gateshead, Resided Bansham.
Buried ENNEMAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Frank Barnett. 203995. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 9 September 1917.
Born Grangetown, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Richard Edward Bates. 200538. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Eleanor Ann Bates, of 21, Coral St., Saltburn-by-the-Sea,
Yorks, and the late William Bates. Died 22 March 1918. Aged 24.
Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Saltburn.
Buried GRAND-SERAUCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
(SDGW Gives Regimental Number as 200518. Medal Rolls index Card shows 4th
Yorks 2392 / Yorks 200538).
Private James Patrick Benbow. 8867. 10th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Benbow, of 7, The Green, Richmond,
Yorks. Killed 9 February 1916.
Born Richmond (Yorks), EnlistedRichmond.
Buried CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES.
Private Harry Bilham. 20263. Depot, Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Charles and Elizabeth Bilham; husband of F. E. Murphy (formerly Bilham),
of 20, Hoxton Rd., Scarborough. Died at home 8 August 1915. Aged 34.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Hull, Resided Scarborough.
Buried SCARBOROUGH (MANOR ROAD) CEMETERY.
Private William Cluer Blythe. 15939. 6th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 7 August 1915.
Born Brockley Wilts (South Shields), Enlisted South Shields.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Name spelled as "Blyth" on the panel).
Private Charles William Bosomworth. 27301. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Frances Bosomworth, of 10, Thomas St.,
North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorks. Died 24 April 1917. Aged 21.
Born Skelton, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided North Ormesby.
Commemorated Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private James William Brough, 1499. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Thomas William and Susan Brough; husband of Rhoda A. Benson
(formerly Brough), of Middleton, Pickering, Yorks. Native of Pickering, Yorks.
Killed 26 July 1915. Aged 28.
Born Pickering, Enlisted Malton, Resided Pickering.
Buried STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Charles Cobbold Brown. 34534. 8th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 72838 D L I. Killed 27 March 1918. Aged 32.
Born South Shields, Enlisted Gateshead.
Buried GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE.
Private Robert Middleton Brown. 204159.
6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 43924 Northumberland Fus. Son
of Joseph and Elizabeth Brown, of "Tynvale House," Acomb, Hexham,
Northumberland. Killed 2 January 1918. Aged 34.
Born Hexham (Northumberland), Enlisted Hexham, Resided Acomb (Hexham).
Buried CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Norman Brunskill. 45343. 2nd Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5/41801 80th T R Battn. Son of John and Margaret
Brunskill, of 33, Lewis Rd., Darlington. Killed 24 April 1918. Aged 23.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington.
Buried LA CAPELLE-EN-THIERACHE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Private Thomas Watson Bryan. 201315. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 12 June 1918.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried COURMAS BRITISH CEMETERY.
Lance Corporal John Thomas Burns. 16932. 6th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 22 August 1915.
Born Gateshead, Enlisted Newcastle, Resided Gateshead.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private George Carter. 46714.
5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 28 October 1918.
Enlisted Hull.
Buried COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY.
Private Harry Clark. 6505.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 19 May 1915.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Pickering, Resided Coatham (Redcar).
Buried LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Arthur James Clark. 1854. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas G. Clark, of Eastbound Field, Haxey, Doncaster.
Killed 11 April 1916. Aged 19.
Born Haxby (Lincs), Enlisted Malton, Resided Doncaster.
Buried in LINDENHOEK CHALET MILITARY CEMETERY.
(Name spelt "Clarke" in SDGW; Name not shown on the plaques.)
Private Joseph Colbeck. 24394. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Thomas and the late Margaret A. Colbeck, of Middlesbrough.
Died 11 July 1916. Aged 19.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried WARLOY-BAILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(SDGW = "9th Battalion", CWG = "11th Battalion". Name
shown as "J R Colbeck" on plaque.)
Private Robinson Collin. 42007. 9th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Joseph and Frances Collin. Killed 2 June 1917. Aged 41.
Born Gateshead, Enlisted Gateshead.
Buried PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL).
The 1881 Census confirms that Robinson Collin was the son of Joseph and Frances
Collin, living in Gateshead and born in Gateshead. He was born in 1876.
In the 1891 Census he is shown as Robinson Collins (sic), a Blacksmith's Apprentice,
living in Gateshead. Born 1876. The wife of Joseph Collin is now shown as
Margaret Collin, though.
Private John Richard Cooper. 3763. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 26 September 1916.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Serjeant Albert Victor Craven. 10625. 6th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William Craven, of 60, Greengate, Malton, Yorks.;
husband of Mary Newcombe (formerly Craven), of 3, Alne Terrace, Heslington
Rd., York. Killed 7 August 1915. Aged 27.
Born Malton, Enlisted York.
Commemorated on Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private Henry Alderson Cummings. 18042. 10th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 2 June 1917.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Buried H A C CEMETERY, ECOUST ST-MEIN.
Private John Curry. 20318. 5th Battalion Dorset Regiment,
formerly 46683 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary Curry, of "Greenoak,"
Eastrington, Brough, Yorks; husband of Selma Curry, of 51, Council St., West
Stanley, Co. Durham. Killed 10 August 1918. Aged 27.
Born Cottingham (Yorks), Enlisted Stanley (Durham).
Buried PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE.
(Biographical details of John Curry, with a photo, can be found on the North
East War Memorials Project website.)
Sergeant John Robert Dixon. 3/7788.
2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Clara Dixon, of 65, Frances
St., Middlesbrough. Died 29 April 1917. Aged 21.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried in MIDDLESBROUGH (LINTHORPE) CEMETERY.
Lance Corporal Joseph Henry Dove. 6324. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 13 May 1915.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
Private Arthur Banks Downes. 1151. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 8 June 1915.
Born Saltburn, Enlisted Redcar, Resided Saltburn.
Buried SALTBURN AND MARSKE-BY-THE-SEA (SALTBURN) CEMETERY.
Private William Thomas Earnshaw. 203132.
4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 April 1917.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private George Thomas Edmond. 1958. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Georgina and the late Thomas Edmond, of Bridlington,
Yorks. Native of Driffield. Killed 25 April 1915. Aged
18.
Born Driffield, Enlisted Bridlington.
Buried WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Serjeant John Robinson Ellis. 200028. 4th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. E. Wood (formerly Ellis), of "Morningside,"
Quaker Lane, Northallerton, Yorks. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 26.
Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Northallerton.
Commemorated Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private Edward Elvidge. 8867. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 15 June 1915. Aged 28.
Born Stranton (West Hartlepool), Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided 8 Warwick
Place, West Hartlepool.
Commemorated Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
Private Arthur Fawley,
42012. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Margaret Fawley,
of 60, Salisbury Terrace, Darlington. Killed 5 October 1918. Aged 20.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington.
Commemorated Panel 5, VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL.
Private George Forster. 34567. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 72858 D L I. Son of Robert H. and Margaret Forster, of
15, Lily St., Trimdon St., Sunderland. Killed 16 April 1918. Aged 20.
Born South Hylton (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried BARENTHAL MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Phillip Fuller. 19515. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Husband of Mary Ann Bartley (formerly Fuller), of 22, Garbutt St.,
Middlesbrough. Died 1 July 1916. Aged 34.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Edgar Fussey. 240419. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 12 July 1917.
Born Swanland (Hull), Enlisted Bridlington.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Frank Gill, 1800. 5th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Frank Gill, of Huttons Ambo, York. Died at
home 14 March 1915. Aged 17.
Born Huttons Ambo (Malton), Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Huttons Ambo.
Buried HUTTONS AMBO (ST. MARGARET) CHURCHYARD.
Serjeant Herbert Gill. 2148. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 17 September 1916.
Born York, Enlisted Scarborough.
Buried ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT.
Private Thomas William Goldsborough. 48190.
12th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5/11060 87th T R Battn. Son
of George and Elizabeth Goldsborough, of Heighington, Darlington. Killed 11
April 1918. Aged 18.
Born Heighington (Nr. Darlington), Enlisted Darlington.
Buried CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK.
Private Thomas Edward Gray. 1258. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 12 September 1916. Aged 20.
Born Bridlington, Enlisted Bridlington.
Buried FLATIRON COPSE CEMETERY.
(Shown as "T Gray" in both CWGC and SDGW, and as "Edward Thomas
Gray" in "The Great War Heroes of Bridlington" by Bonnett &
Wilson. However, he was baptised "Thomas Edward Gray" in Q1 1896.)
Serjeant William Grayley, DCM. 8899. 6th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 30 September 1916. Aged 26.
Born Stranton (West Hartlepool), Enlisted Richmond, Resided 15 Carr Street,
West Hartlepool.
Buried REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT.
Private Ernest Gutherless. 1926. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Fred and Maria Gutherless, of 29, St. John's Walk, Bridlington,
Yorks. Died of wounds 2 November 1916. Aged 20.
Born Bridlington, Enlisted Bridlington.
Buried BAZENTIN-LE-PETIT MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private James Haddaway. 15587. 9th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 27 January 1916.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried BREWERY ORCHARD CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER.
Private Thomas Gladstone Hall,
17222. 11th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Ann
Hall, of Waskerley. Died at home 14 February 1915. Aged 23.
Born Waskerley (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Waskerley.
Buried MUGGLESWICK CHURCHYARD.
Private Wilfred Hammond. 33515. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Jane Ellen and the late Henry Hammond, of 3, Upper Church
St., West Hartlepool. Killed 14 August 1917. Aged 19.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted Darlington.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private James Ryder Harris. 200608. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Jane Harris, of 13, Colville St., Middlesbrough.
Died 14 February 1917. Aged 24.
Born Ryder (*), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried ASSEVILLERS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY.
(*) Can't find any such place name. Is this a typo in SDGW?
Private John William Harrison. 3/8455. 2nd Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 June 1915.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Thornaby-on-Tees.
Commemorated Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
Private George Harston, 20337. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Richard and Mary Harston, of Hutton, Rudby, Yorks. Killed
3 January 1916. Aged 20.
Born Hutton Rudby (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Hutton Rudby
Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD).
Private Patrick Hearty. 7194. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 23 January 1915.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried RUE-DAVID MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX.
Corporal Mark Summersgill Hildreth, MM, 240183. 5th
Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George Ramsden Hildreth and Jane
Ann Hildreth, of 90, Parliament St., Norton, Malton, Yorks. Killed 3 August
1918. Aged 20.
Born Norton (Malton), Enlisted Malton, Resided Norton.
Buried COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY.
Private Joseph Humble, 13942. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of James and Elizabeth Humble, of 22, The Parade, Washington,
Co. Durham. Killed 10 July 1916. Aged 26.
Born Fatfield (Durham), Enlisted Washington.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Matthew Ireland. 2504. 5th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jane Ireland, of
27, William St., Scarborough, Yorks. Killed 12 November 1916. Aged 21.
Enlisted Scarborough.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private William Ives, 9354. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Frank Ives. Killed 30 October 1914. Aged 29.
Born Ealing (Middx), Enlsited Hounslow.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private George William Jefferson, 38469.
9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 20 September 1917.
Born Whitby, Enlisted Whitby.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Walter Johnson. 18277. "C" Coy. 6th
Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Michael and Hannah Johnson; husband of
Nellie Johnson, of 23, Cecilia Place, Holgate Rd., York. Killed 15 August
1917. Aged 40.
Born Malton (Yorks), Enlisted York.
Buried ESSEX FARM CEMETERY.
Private James Keaney, 15828. 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 October 1918.
Born Tyne Dock (South Shields), Enlisted North Shields, Resided South Shields.
Buried CROSS ROADS CEMETERY.
Private Charles Henry Kell. 17471. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 28 September 1915.
Born Gateshead, Enlisted Newcastle.
Commemorated on Panel 44 & 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private John Edwin Knaggs, 235112. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Richard and Annie Knaggs, of II, Downe St., Driffield, Yorks. Killed
23 April 1917. Aged 21.
Born Driffield, Enlisted Driffield.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Private Robert Langstaff. 45355. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 29 April 1918.
Born Grangetown, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Serjeant Alfred Smith Lockham. 12011. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lockham, of Barnsley St., Hull. Killed 29 April
1916. Aged 21
Born Sculcoates (Hull), Enlisted Hull.
Buried CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Private George Machen. 33468. 2nd Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 23897 East Yorks Regt. Killed 9 November 1916.
Born Bridlington, Enlisted Hull.
Buried HUMBERCAMPS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private James Maghie. 12353. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 22 December 1917.
Born Gateshead (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.
Buried LEBUCQUIERE CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(Incorrectly shown on NE Railway Memorial as "H Mcghie". Shown as
"McGhie" in GH Gazette d/b)
Private Albert Edgar Major. 19106. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Major, of 14, Commercial Rd., Scarborough.
Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Scarborough.
Buried GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE.
Private Walter Marley. 224861. Labour Corps, formerly 4072 the Yorkshire
Regiment . Died 17 November 1918. Aged 43.
Buried MIDDLESBROUGH (LINTHORPE) CEMETERY,
Private Thomas Henry Marshall. 17490. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 4 April 1917.
Born Blyth, Enlisted Blyth.
Buried DOUCHY-LES-AYETTE BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private James Martin. 6505. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died
26 September 1915.
Born Droitwich (Worcester), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private Harold Marwood, 45718. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Ann Marwood, Goods Yard, Thirsk, Yorks. Died 9 October
1917. Aged 18.
Born Northallerton, Enlisted Northallerton.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Norman Douglas A F Marwood. 200280. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 31 October 1917.
Born Kirby Whiske, Enlisted Thirsk.
Buried CANADA FARM CEMETERY.
(Shown only as "N Marwood" in CWGC Register)
Private John Matthews. 8637. 8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Robert and Harriett Matthews, of Oxford St., South Bank, Yorks; husband
of M. A. Matthews, of 18, Lowe St., Middlesbrough, Yorks. Died 15 June 1915.
Aged 35.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Ralph McCord. 14267. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died
8 July 1916.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private William McGhan. 8559. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of the late John and Annie McGhann. Died 11 August 1915. Aged 49.
Born Spennymoor (Co. Durham), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
(Name spelled as McGan on the memorial, and McGhann in the NRM book).
Private John Manners McGowan. 12927. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 28 September 1915.
Born Sculcoates (Hull), Enlisted Hull.
Commemorated on Panels 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
(Note from the National Railway Museum website;-
Prior to joining the Army, he had been employed at the N.E.R. docks, Hull,
about three years, first as a crane boy and latterly as a casual labourer.
)
Private Mark Meggitt. 27309. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of the late James Meggitt, of Baldersby, Ripon, Yorks. Killed 17 August 1916.
Aged 19.
Born Baldersby (Yorks), Enlisted Wath, Resided Baldersby.
Commemorated on Panels 44 & 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private Albert Jay Miller. 19910. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 11 April 1918.
Born South Shields, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 4, PLOEGSTEERT MEMORAL.
Private Frederick Mills. 34108. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment,
formerly 29333 Lincolnshire Regt. Killed 16 October 1917.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Shildon.
Buried DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Thomas Moore. 205344. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Frank and Anne Moore, of 14, Abbey St., Gateshead. Killed 23 March
1918. Aged 27.
Born Gateshead, Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, Resided Gateshead.
Buried ROYE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private William Mountain. 36380. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Joseph Mountain, of 29, Moss St., York. Killed 4 October 1918. Aged
35.
Born York, Enlisted Acomb, Resided York.
Buried SUCRERIE CEMETERY, EPINOY.
Private Robert Major Murton. 21094. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Formerly 18762 Durham L I. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Eye (Suffolk), Enlisted Durham, Resided New Shildon (Durham).
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
(It appears that the full name of Private Murton is "Robert Major Murton"
as shown on the Eye (Suffolk) War Memorial, although as "Robert Murton"
in the CWGC and SDGW data. See Peter Clarke's notes.)
CSM Ernest Cecil Norton, 240037. 4th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 1 January 1918.
Born Kirkbymoorside, Enlisted Kirkbymoorside.
Buried TYNE COT CEMETERY.
Corporal George Gregory Pearson. 38717. 9th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Lily Pearson, of 16, Elm Rd., Shildon,
Co. Durham. Killed 17 July 1917. Aged 24.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided New Shildon.
Buried LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERY.
(Incorrectly shown as "George Geoffrey Pearson" in the NRM list.
Shown in SDGW as "John Gregory Pearson"; in GH Gazette database
as "G G Pearson")
Serjeant Taylor Peirson,
21426. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and the late Mrs. Peirson,
of Darlington; husband of Margaret Peirson, of Great Burdon, Darlington. Killed
10 April 1918. Aged 28.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Great Burdon (Darlington).
Buried HAVERSKERQUE BRITISH CEMETERY.
( Described in 1911 Census as a railway clerk.)
Private John Penn. 204748. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband
of Mabel Penn, of 20, Albert St., Bank Top, Darlington. Killed 4 October 1917.
Aged 32.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Thomas Harold Pennock. 12406. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 10 July 1916.
Born Saltburn, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Saltburn.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
(Shown as "H T Pennock" on the NE Railway memorial.)
Private Harold Phillips. 10665. 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Charles and Harriet Phillips, of 19, Hick's Terrace, Warrenby, Redcar,
Yorks. Killed 6 September 1915. Aged 20.
Born Meadow Banks (Notts), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Redcar.
Buried ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY.
2nd Lieutenant Herbert Phillips. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Husband of Kathleen Phillips, O.B.E., of 15, Bourne Rd., Aston, Birmingham.
Killed 13 October 1916. Aged 30.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private John Darlow Pindard,
3/7329. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 June 1915.
Born Spalding (Lincs), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Darlington.
Commemorated Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
(Shown as "John Pindard" in the CWGC Register)
Private Harry Pybus, 14351. 10th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John Thirlwell Pybus and Mary Pybus, of Clematis Cottage, East Row,
Sandsend, Whitby. Killed 27 September 1915.
Born Whitby (Yorks), Enlisted Whitby.
Buried PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE.
Corporal Thomas William Rigg. 10933. 6th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Mary Rigg, of 16, Lowther Village, Hackthorpe,
Penrith, Cumberland; husband of Nellie Rigg, of Derry Cottage, Sedbergh, Yorks.
Killed 22 August 1915. (Gallipoli). Aged 25.
Born Ousby (Westmoreland), Enlisted Whitby, Resided Sedbergh.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private George Thomas Robinson. 16892. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Joseph and Mary Jane Robinson, of Station Yard, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland.
Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 18.
Born Guisborough, Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Kirkby Stephen.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private Horace Edward Robinson, 205482. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. R. W. and Mrs. M. J. Robinson, of Primrose Hill, Castleton,
Yorks. Killed 28 March 1918. Aged 20.
Born Danby (Yorks), Enlisted Saltburn, Resided Castleton / Grosmont.
Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Private Ben Robson. 39140. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Mrs. Lottie Storey, of Fairburn's Yard, South End, Northallerton, Yorks.
Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 19.
Born Thirsk, Enlisted Northallerton.
Commemorated Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Corporal Robert Herdman Robson. 46129. 12th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 143324 Royal Engineers. Son of Thomas Chapman Robson and
Jane his wife, of Northallerton; husband of Fanny Maud Robson, of South Parade,
Northallerton. Killed 11 April 1918. Aged 33.
Born Northallerton, Enlisted Northallerton.
Buried CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK.
Private Thomas William Robson. 38716. 9th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Stainthorpe, of 10, Regent St., New Shildon,
Co. Durham. Killed 25 June 1917. Aged 28.
Born Shildon (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided New Shildon.
Buried DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private Sidney Herbert Rutherford. 36213. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 21743 E Yorks Regt. Son of James William and Fanny Rutherford.
Killed 2 April 1917. Aged 26.
Born Selby (Yorks), Enlisted York.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
(in the 1911 Census, Sidney Herbert Rutherford is living with his married
brother and his wife at 23, Manuel Street, Goole. He os described as an "Assistant
Railway Signalman.)
Private Joseph Henry Sails. 23967. 12th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Died 20 January 1917. Aged 35.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Buried RANCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private George Frederick Sanderson,
3261. 2/5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John George Sanderson, of
38, Dodds St., Darlington. Died at home 21 June 1915. Aged
15. (!!)
Enlisted Darlington.
Buried NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (BYKER AND HEATON) CEMETERY.
Private Herbert Sergeant. 43601. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Formerly 110363 87th T R Battalion. Son of Robert and Emma Sergeant, of West
Field Cottages, Cliffe, Selby, Yorks. Born at Melton, Brough, Yorks. Died
12 April 1918. Aged 18.
Born Melton (Yorks), Enlisted Selby.
Buried CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK.
(The name is spelled "Sargeant" in SDGW).
Private Archibald Simpson, 2223. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Adopted son of John and Ellen Bedale, of 46, Greengate, Malton. Killed 25
April 1915. Aged 19.
Born Malton, Enlisted Malton.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
2nd Lieutenant Eric Arthur Stephenson. Yorkshire Regiment, attached
to the King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed 7 February 1919.
Commemorated ARCHANGEL MEMORIAL.
Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) has researched the family
background of Eric Arthur Stephenson and provides the following information;-
"Eric Arthur Stephenson was born in 1896 at Pocklington Yorkshire, the
son of Arthur Wilson and Frances Sarah Stephenson. He married Leonora Violet
Robinson in December Qtr 1917 at Leeds. In 1911, he was living at Welbury
near Northallerton where his father was the stationmaster working for the
N E Railway Co. He is the only Eric Stephenson listed in Welbury at that time.
He was commissioned into the Yorkshire Regiment in August 1917 (as recorded
in the London Gazette)."
Private Thomas William Sunley. 4137. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Alfred and Catherine Sunley, of Malpas Villa, Malpas Rd., Northallerton.
Killed 14 September 1916. Aged 19.
Enlisted Northallerton.
Buried CONTALMAISON CHATEAU CEMETERY.
2nd Lieutenant George Henry Riley Tatham.
5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 1st/7th Battalion West Yorks
Regt. Husband of Charlotte Tatham, of 2, Foster Rd., Thorne, Doncaster. Killed
13 October 1918. Aged 33.
Buried NAVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Lance Serjeant Joseph Taylor. 202. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, of Quaker Lane, Northallerton, Yorks. Killed
25 April 1915. Aged 28.
Born Northallerton, Enlisted Northallerton.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private Albert Thompson. 29021. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 20 September 1916.
Born York, Enlisted York.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Cecil Henry Thompson. 24911. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Jane and the late Robert Thompson, of 27, Stamford St., Leeman
Rd., York. Killed 8 August 1916. Aged 27.
Born Selby (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds, Resided York.
Buried LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY.
Private Harry Thompson. 205477. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
28 March 1918.
Born Northallerton, Enlisted Northallerton.
Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Private Frederick Hart Topham, 1533. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Thomas and Margaret Topham, of 19, Vernon Gardens, Harrowgate
Hill, Darlington. Died 14 February 1916. Aged 20.
Born Richmond (Yorks), Enlisted Catterick, Resided Richmond.
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.
Lance Corporal Tom Herbert Waines. 21033. 13th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Florence Waines, of 9, The Green, Darmanstown,
Redcar, Yorks. Died 25 January 1918. Aged 34.
Born Staxtonwold (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided North Ormesby.
Buried MORY ABBEY MILITARY CEMETERY, MORY.
Private Charles Walker. 1479. 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Michael and Emma J. Walker, of Brompton, Northallerton, Yorks. Killed
20 March 1916. Aged 20.
Born Brompton (Northallerton), Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Brompton.
Buried RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND.
Private Herbert Walters, 1938. 5th Battalion. Killed 2 March 1916.
Born Beverley (Yorks), Enlisted Beverley.
Buried MAPLE COPSE CEMETERY.
Private William Oliver Watson. 10885. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of George and Margaret Watson, of Albert Row, Bedale, Yorks. Killed 21
August 1915. Age 19.
Born Bedale (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond, Resided Bedale.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Corporal Frederick Ernest Webber. 8468. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of George and Annie Webber; husband of Amy Beatrice Rodley (formerly
Webber), of I, Brown's Court, Swan St., York. Killed 30 October 1914. Aged
26.
Born Newington (London), Enlisted Stratford, Resided York.
Commemorated Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private James Robert Webster. 10882. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 12 August 1915.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Thornaby, Resided North Ormesby.
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private Arthur Widd. 38229. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
9 October 1917.
Born Eberstone (Yorks), Enlisted York, Resided Haxby.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Solomon George Wilkinson. 8081. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 4/8378 West Yorks Regt. Son of James Ancock Wilkinson and
Jane Wilkinson, of York. Served in the South African Campaign. Killed 5 March
1916. Aged 35.
Born York, Enlisted York.
Buried CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY.
Private John Willis, 10559. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
7 August 1915.
Born North Kensington (London), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.
Buried LALA BABA CEMETERY.
(Shown as "J D Willis" on the NE Railway Memorial.)
Private Ernest Windress, 30461. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William and Isabell Windress, of High End, Brompton, Northallerton,
Yorks. Killed 22 March 1918. Aged 31.
Born Brompton, Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Brompton.
Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Lance Corporal Alfred Thomas Woodhams. 15629. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of William and Eliza Woodhams, of 12, Skeeby Terrace, Richmond,
Yorks. Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 20.
Born Kilkenny, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks).
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Corporal Edwin Wright, MM. 240962. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of M. and T. Wright, of Hull; husband of Susannah Wright, of 9, Lily Grove,
Regent St., Hull. An employee of N.E.R. Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 39.
Born Hull, Enlisted Hull.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.
Lance Serjeant George William Wynne, MM. 240375. 5th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 28 October 1917.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
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