Category Archives: Yorkshire

Pte. E.E. Holmes

Posted on June 28, 1918 by geconway

Private Ernest Edward HOLMES Regiment/Service: East Yorkshire Regiment (Formerly: Yorkshire Regiment) Unit: 10th (Hull Commercials) Battalion Service Number: 52800 (Formerly: 243823 Yorkshire Regiment “Green Howards”) Date of Death: 28 June 1918 – Killed in Action Age: 26 Memorial: PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL … Continue reading →

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Pte. M. Sweetmore

Posted on March 22, 1918 by geconway

Private Matthew SWEETMORE (Spelt: “SWEATMORE” on Buxton Memorial) Regiment/Service: Yorkshire Regiment [Green Howards] Unit: 4th Battalion Service Number: 243481 Date of Death: 22 March 1918 – Killed in Action Age: 36 Memorial: POZIÈRES MEMORIAL Memorial Reference Panel 31 and 32. … Continue reading →

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L/Cpl. J. Wilds

Posted on February 10, 1918 by geconway

Lance Corporal James WILDS Regiment/Service: Royal Defence Corps (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Regiments) [Formerly: King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment] [Formerly: The Black Watch] Unit: 4th Battalion [Formerly: 10th Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regt.] Service Number: 50620 [Formerly: Private 21497, Royal Lancaster Regt.] … Continue reading →

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