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Yorkshire
Regiment, - Memorials Overseas Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Surnames "E" |
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The Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
Photo : Edward Nicholl
| The names of those men of the Yorkshire Regiment with a surname beginning with "E" listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial are;- |
Private William Earls. 1568. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Anne J. Earls, of 5, Vulcan St., Albert Hill, Darlington, and the late William
Earls; husband of Florence Ida Earls, of 47, Mills St., Newport, Middlesbrough.
Killed 24 May 1915. Aged 24.
Born Thornaby-on-Tees, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private Walter Earl. 41637. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly
160562 R F A. Killed 14 August 1917.
Born Liverpool, Enlisted Liverpool.
Private John Easom. 1915. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of John William and Harriet Easom, of 31, Wood St., Grange Town, Yorks. Killed
1 May 1915. Aged 27.
Born Eston (Yorks), Enlisted Eston, Resided Grangetown.
(Name spelt "Esom" in SDGW).
Private Walter John Eato.
58235. 75th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly
28579 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
8 June 1917.
Born KInton-in-Lindsay (Lincs), Enlisted York.
Commemorated Panel 56, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
Private Isaac Ebbs. 1648. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband
of Sarah Mogridge (formerly Ebbs), of 137, Zetland Row, Skinningrove, Carlin
How, Yorks. Killed 25 April 1915.
Born Scapalling (Norfolk), Enlisted Skelton, Resided Skinningrove.
Private Frederick Charles Edwards. 10317. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Frederick Edward, of 9, Linden Buildings, Brick Lane, Bethnal
Green, London. Killed 26 October 1914. Aged 19.
Born Islington (London), Enlisted London, Resided Bethnal Green.
Private Arthur Henry Ellacott. 1140. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of William Joseph and Louisa Ann Ellacott, of 279, Wellington Rd. South,
Stockport. Killed 20 May 1915. Aged 21.
Born Driffield, Enlisted Driffield.
Lance Corporal John Elliott. 1319. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 19 June 1915.
Born Workington, Enlisted Workington, Resided Carlin How.
Private Joseph Thomas Elliott. 1207. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of John Henry and Hekna Elliott, of 38, Baker St., Sparkhill, Birmingham.
Killed 25 April 1915. Aged 30.
Born Market Weighton, Enlisted Market Weighton, Resided Bridlington.
Lance Corporal George Henry Ellis. 6579. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 29 October 1914.
Born Hackney (London), Enlisted London, Resided Hackney.
Private Wilfred Elwell. 2294. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son
of Thomas and Elizabeth Elwell, of 129, Essex St., Middlesbrough. Died 3 May
1915. Aged 22.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private John England. 20215. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
31 July 1917.
Born Newton-on-Ouse (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Gilling East (Yorks).
Captain Gilbert Davidson Pitt Eykyn. Royal Scots Regt.
Attached (Adjutant) 4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late
Rev. Pitt Eykyn; husband of Constance Eykyn. Served in the South African War.
Killed 25 April 1915. Aged 33.
Commemorated on Panel 11, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.
A biograohy of Captain Eykyn is shown on the
Haileybury College Roll of Honour website;-
" Born on 22 Aug 1881 in France Lynch Parsonage, Gloucestershire only
son of Rev Pitt and Charlotte Elizabeth (Davidson) Eykyn. Educated at Haileybury
College 1895 and Clayesmore School. He married Emily Constance Norton on 28
Nov 1902 in Bombay Cathedral and had one son.
Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1899, promoted
Lieutenant 24 Dec 1901, transferred to the Indian Army for one year and then
joined the Royal Scots on 4 Feb 1905 and was promoted Captain on 26 June 1914.
He had served 11 years in India and in the South African War. Attached to
the 4th Yorks, of which he had been Adjutant, he fell in their first engagement
while leading the regiment in the storming of St Julien during the second
battle of Ypres."
A biography of Captain Eykyn by Robert Coulson is also provided on this website.
One of the Lions at the top of the Menin Gate Memorial, with the Memorial
Dedication
Photo : Edward Nicholl
The Memorial Dedication inside the Gate
Photo : Edward Nicholl