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5th Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment
The 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment was a Territorial unit with its HQ at The Drill Hall in St Pauls Street, Huddersfield. A, B, C and D Companies were based in Huddersfield, E Company in Huddersfield and Meltham, F Coy in Holmfirth, G Coy in Kirkburton, and H Coy in Mirfield. When war broke out in August 1914, the units of the Division had just departed for their annual summer camp, they were at once recalled to their home base and mobilised for war service, taking up possition on the coastal defences near Hull and Grimsby. On the 5th of November they moved to billets in Doncaster for the winter. They trained in the South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in preparation for service overseeas. They proceeded to France on the 15th of April 1915, sailing from Folkestone to Boulogne. The Division concentrated in the area around Estaires. On the 15th of May the formation was renamed 147th Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Division. Their first action was in the The Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. In 1916 They were in action in the Battles of the Somme. In 1917 they were involved in the Operations on the Flanders Coast and the The Battle of Poelcapelle during the Third Battle of Ypres. On the 30th of January 1918 they transferred to 186th Brigade, 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division and absorbed the 2/5th Battalion, and was then renamed the 5th Battalion. They were in action during The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of the Tardenois, The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of the Selle, The capture of Solesmes and The Battle of the Sambre. At the Armistice the advanced units had crossed the Sambre and reached the Maubeuge-Avesnes road. The Division was the only Territorial formation to be selected to enter Germany and took over the area around Schleiden in December.
4th Aug 1914 2nd West Riding Brigade leave Marske The 2nd West Riding Brigade are at their annual camp near Marske on the North Yorkshire Coast, they broke camp this morning. 3000 territorials of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment marched to Saltburn station and entrained on specially commissioned rolling stock, for their home bases.11th DLI Martin Bashforth
26th Apr 1915 Enemy Shelling
5th Jun 1915 Quiet
7th Jun 1915 Working Parties 
8th Jun 1915 Working Parties
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10th Jun 1915 Working Parties
11th Jun 1915 Relief Complete
12th Jun 1915 Quiet
13th Jun 1915 Quiet
14th Jun 1915 Trench Mortars
15th Jun 1915 Working Party
16th Jun 1915 Casualties
17th Jun 1915 Enemy Aircraft
19th Jun 1915 Working Parties
20th Jun 1915 Working Parties
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22nd Jun 1915 Working Parties
23rd Jun 1915 Reliefs
24th Jun 1915 Working Parties
25th Jun 1915 Orders
26th Jun 1915 Relief
27th Jun 1915 On the March
28th Jun 1915 Equipment
29th Jun 1915 On the March
30th Jun 1915 On the March
24th Aug 1915 It Pays to be Alert
1st of June 1916 Lively Shelling
20th of August 1916 A Relief
26th of August 1916 New Billets
19th Mar 1917 Trench Raid
20th Mar 1917 Patrol
21st Mar 1917 Occasional Shells
4th June 1917 Entertainment
14th June 1917 Horse Show
1st Nov 1917 Inspection
2nd Nov 1917 Training
3rd Nov 1917 Orders
4th Nov 1917 Orders
5th Nov 1917 Demonstration
6th Nov 1917 Orders
7th Nov 1917 Orders
9th Nov 1917 Reliefs
11th Nov 1917 Reliefs
12th Nov 1917 Reliefs
19th Nov 1917 Prisoners
20th Nov 1917 Communications
21st Nov 1917 Orders
23rd Nov 1917 Quiet
24th Nov 1917 Shelling
25th Nov 1917 Shelling
27th Nov 1917 Reliefs
28th Nov 1917 Reliefs
29th Nov 1917 Reliefs
1st Mar 1918 Raid
2nd Mar 1918 Prisoners Taken
6th Mar 1918 Shelling
7th Mar 1918 Information
8th Mar 1918 Artillery Active
9th Mar 1918 Counter Attack
10th Mar 1918 Quiet
11th Mar 1918 Trench Raid
12th Mar 1918 Balloon
13th Mar 1918 Trench Raid
14th Mar 1918 Shellfire
15th Mar 1918 Artillery Active
16th Mar 1918 Artillery Active
17th Mar 1918 Raid
18th Mar 1918 Shelling
19th Mar 1918 Quieter
20th Mar 1918 Shelling
21st Mar 1918 Gas
22nd Mar 1918 Enemy Quieter
23rd Mar 1918 Enemy Quieter
24th Mar 1918 Prisoners
25th Mar 1918 Raids
26th Mar 1918 Orders
27th Mar 1918 Reliefs
28th Mar 1918 Quiet
29th Mar 1918 Quiet
30th Mar 1918 Reliefs
31st Mar 1918 Quiet
1st Apr 1918 Reliefs
2nd Apr 1918 Intermittent Shelling
3rd Apr 1918 Reliefs
4th Apr 1918 Quiet
5th Apr 1918 Reliefs
6th Apr 1918 Reliefs
7th Apr 1918 Reliefs
7th Apr 1918 Raid
8th Apr 1918 Prisoners
9th Apr 1918 Orders
10th Apr 1918 Attack Made
11th Apr 1918 Rearguard Action
12th Apr 1918 Line Holding
13th Apr 1918 Line Holding
16th Apr 1918 Attacks Made
17th Apr 1918 Attacks Made
18th Apr 1918 Attacks Made
19th Apr 1918 Snow
19th Apr 1918 Reliefs
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Pte. Robert Moses Nedderman MM 5th Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment (d.20th July 1918) Robert Nedderman was killed in action 20th July 1918, aged 24 and buried in the Marfaux British Cemetery in France. He was the husband of the late Sarah Ellen Nedderman (formerly Thorpe), and father of Annie and Robert Nedderman of Oldham, England.
Lance-Corporal Nedderman was awarded the Military Medal in March 1918. According to the official record, the medal was awarded, "for absolute fearlessness and devotion to duty as stretcher-bearer during an attack on March 28, when he attended to the wounded under the heaviest shell fire, and on one occasion when a man from one of the forward posts had been wounded before reaching our line, brought him in under heavy machine gun and rifle fire". He was also wounded 3 times between March 1915 and July 1918.
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Pte. John Boardman 5th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment John Boardman is my great grandfather whom I never met. He served at Arras in France.
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Pte. Edward Conway Stevens 5th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regt (d.22nd Jul 1918) Edward Stevens served with the 5th Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment.
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Sgt. Arthur Mallinson 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment Aaron Malinson was discharged on the 15th of May 1916
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Pte. Harry Brown 1st/5th Btn. West Riding Regiment (d.3rd Sep 1916) Harry Brown was my great grand Uncle and he, like so many others, lost his life on the Somme on 3rd of September 1916 at the age of 30. I am researching the family to see if he had time to get married and have a family, I hope he did. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France, near where he died in action.
We know a little about him as we found a Memorial Card in a suitcase of old photos with a photo of him in his uniform. We know he was born in Cardale St, London in 1886, and that by 1901 he was living with his parents and 6 siblings in West Yorkshire (near Holmfirth I think).
It's incredible to think that these men were prepared to lay down their lives for their fellow countryman, and for that we remember them.
Lest we forget.
Thanks Uncle Harry for all that you did.
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Pte. Lewis C. Calvert 1/5th Battalion Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regt. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Lewis Calvert was my grandmothers cousin, he was, I believe a Brass Founder by trade and lived in Huddersfield. He served with the Duke of Wellingtons, (West Riding) 1/5th Battalion.
He was killed on 3rd of September 1916 when his battalion along with others attacked an area known as the "Popes Nose", a part of the Schwaben Redoubt on the Somme.
He is listed as being killed in action and has no known grave.
He is commemorated on the memorial at Thiepval.
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Pte. Angus Booth 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington 1st (d.3 Sept 1916) Angus Booth was the second son to William Henry and Annie Booth of Halifax, West Yorkshire. He had been a carter in the local iron foundry before enlisting with The Duke Of Wellington's West Riding Regiment.
He was a private and was 26 when he fought in the Battle of the Somme.
He was killed in action, as were so many, leaving a widow Mabeth to moarn.
OK, so he wasn't anyone special, no bravery medals or vast military career to boast about. He is one of my family though and I think he was brave and gave his life so we may live free.
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