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10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
10th (Service) Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment was raised at Pontefract in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third Army and joined 63rd Brigade in 21st Division. After initial training close to home they moved to Halton Park, spending the winiter in billets in Leighton Buzzard from December. They moved to Tring in May 1915 then to Witley in August for final training. They proceeded to France on the 11th of September, landing at Boulogne. The Division embarked on lengthy marches and went into action in the British assault at Loos on 26 September, where the Division suffered over 3,800 casualties. In 1916 they were in action in The Battle of The Somme and on the 8th of July 1916 the battalion transferred with 63rd Brigade to 37th Division.
In 1917 the took part in the Arras Offensive and the Third Battle of Ypres. In early 1918 the army was reorganised and on the 4th of February the 10th Yorks and Lancs was disbanded in France, with the troops transferring to other units.
Sep 1914 21st Division was established in September 1914, as part of Kitchener's Third New Army, K3. The units of the Division initially concentrated in the Tring area
In May 1915 the infantry moved to huts at Halton Park, the artillery went to Aston Clinton (One brigade staying at Berkhamsted) and the RE to Wendover. Rifles were received in late June 1915 and after firing their first course the infantry moved from 9 August to Witley Camp. Lord Kitchener inspected the Division on the march on 12 August.
Advanced parties embarked for France began on 2 September and the main body began to cross the Channel five days later. Units moved to assemble near Tilques, completing concentration on 13 September. The Division's first experience was truly appalling. Having been in France for only a few days, lengthy forced marches brought it into the reserve for the British assault at Loos. GHQ planning left it too far behind to be a useful reinforcement on the first day, but it was sent into action on 26 September, whereupon it suffered over 3,800 casualties for very little gain.
mid Sep 1914 21st Division at Halton Park At the outbreak of war, Halton Park in Buckinghamshire was offered to the War Office by Alfred de Rothschild for use as a training camp. The first division to arrive was the 21st Yorkshire Division comprising; 8th East Yorkshire, 10th Green Howards, 14th Northumberland Fusiliers, 8th Lincolns, 12th West Yorkshire, 10th York & Lancaster and 9th and 10th KOYLI. They had their Divisional HQ at Aston Clinton House. Halton House was lent to the RFC who also trained in the grounds.
15th Nov 1914 21st Division move to billets for winter In November 1914, 21st Division left Halton Park and moved into billets for the winter. The 10th Green Howards departed for Aylesbury on the 15th of November.
22nd May 1915 21st Division return to Halton Park 21st Division returned to the huts at Halton Park in April and May 1915 having spent the winter in billets. 10th Battalion Green Howards returned to the camp on the 22nd of May.
19th Sep 1915 Exercise
28th October 1915 Training
10th November 1915 Reserve
10th November 1915 Orders
11th November 1915 Reliefs
1st Mar 1916 Shelling
2nd Mar 1916 Reliefs
3rd Mar 1916 Bombardment 
4th Mar 1916 Shelling
5th Mar 1916 Sleet
6th Mar 1916 Observation Balloons
7th Mar 1916 Snow
8th Mar 1916 Aeroplanes Active
4th Apr 1916 Reliefs
1st Jul 1916 Success and Failure
1st Sep 1916 Orders
3rd Sep 1916 Billets
13th Sep 1916 Orders
16th Sep 1916 Orders Received
17th Sep 1916 Reliefs
18th Sep 1916 Moves
13th Feb 1917 Reliefs
26th Jul 1917 Reliefs
29th Jul 1917 Reliefs
31st Jul 1917 Attack Made
31st Jul 1917 In Reserve
2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation
29th Oct 1917 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Barber Albert. L/Cpl. (d.12th Oct 1917)
- Barker Lionel. Pte.
- Bird John Henry. Pte. (d.30th Sep 1917)
- Bird John Henry. Pte. (d.30th September 1917)
- Bladen F. Charles H.. Pte. (d.23rd Mar 1916)
- Bown Thomas Harry. Pte (d.6th June 1917)
- Burton John Benjamin. Pte. (d.30th Sep 1917)
- Crofts Ernest. Pte. (d.9th October 1917)
- Dawtry Thomas. Pte. (d.29th April 1917)
- Dean John William. L/Cpl. (d.12th Apr 1917)
- Dickens John Lewis. L/Cpl. (d.17th Jul 1916)
- Dickinson Henry. Pte.
- Hutchinson Thomas. Pte. (d.28th Apr 1917)
- Jackson George William. L/Cpl. (d.7th August 1916)
- Kane John Vincent. Pte. (d.28th Feb 1916)
- Mattison Thomas. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1915)
- North MM. Herbert. L/Sgt.
- Robinson George Henry. L/Cpl. (d.19th Nov 1916)
- Smith George. Pte. (d.12th Aug 1917)
- Smith George. Pte. (d.12th Aug 1917)
- Smith George. Pte. (d.12th August 1917)
- Smith Thomas. Pte. (d.26th Sept 1915)
- Statters George. Pte. (d.16th November 1916)
- Swindells Joseph. Pte. (d.1st December 1915)
- Taylor Henry Irvine. Pte. (d.1st August 1917)
- Thornton MID. Walter. WO2
- Ward Arnold. Pte. (d.3rd Jul 1916)
- Wilson Henry Dodd. Pte. (d.5th July 1916)
- Wilson Walter Emerson. Pte.
- Wiseman Charles Richard. Pte. (d.21st Apr 1917)
- Worthy William. L/Cpl. (d.28th Sep 1917)
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Pte. Thomas Dawtry 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.29th April 1917) Thomas Dawtry was killed in action on the 29th of April 1917, aged 27 and was Buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France.
Thomas died leaving a wife, Sarah Ann nee Bywater and 2 children, my father Thomas b. 1911 and a daughter Sarah Ann, b. 1912, all living in Doncaster, Yorkshire.
The Additional information on the CWGC site is rather confusing and incorrect. Grandfather was actually born 19 Nov 1889 in Wigston, Leicestershire and his name registered as Edgar Dawtry HALL. He was the recognised but illegitimate son of Arthur Dawtry and Elizabeth HALL. Sadly his mother died just days after his birth and he was given to his father's sister Hannah to raise. Hannah was married to Thomas Bagshaw. Grandfather was known a Thomas Bagshaw until sometime shortly before his marriage when he reverted to his biological father's surname but kept his new forename. Hence the confusion over names which I'm sure originated with Sarah Ann not the CWGC.
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Pte. Thomas Mattison 10th Btn. Yorks and Lancaster Regiment (d.26th Sep 1915) Thomas Mattison from Ferrybridge, Leeds, died on the 26th of September 1915 and is remembered on the Loos Memorial in France.
Son of Thomas and Margaret Mattison, of Brotherton, husband of Harriet Mattison.
He is related to Henry Lowther 4th Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died on the 25th of May 1915 and is remembered on the Loos Memorial.
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Pte. George Statters 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.16th November 1916) George Statters served with the 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment in WWW1. He died 16th of November 1916 aged 38 years and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France. Son of George and Elizabeth Statters of Skipsea; husband of Jane E. Statters of Skipsea.
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Pte. Ernest Crofts 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment (d.9th October 1917) Ernest Croft was my wife's paternal grandfather.
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Pte Thomas Harry Bown 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment (d.6th June 1917) Private T.H.Brown died of wounds received in battle on the 6th June 1917 in Langensalza POW Camp and is buried in grave 904 in the camp cemetery.
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Pte. Walter Emerson Wilson 14th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Walter Wilson served with the 14th and 10th Battalions, York and Lancaster Regiment.
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Pte. Arnold Ward 10th Btn. York and Lancashire Regiment (d.3rd Jul 1916) Arnold Ward was at the Battle of the Somme and died on the 3rd of July 1916.
He was a private in the 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment.
Until around 2016 of this year his nephew, Ken Ward, was unaware that he had an Uncle Arnold.
Ken's father, Horace Ward, served with the West Yorkshire Regiment and also served in WW1 also and was attached to the Machine Gun Regiment.
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L/Cpl. George Henry Robinson 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment (d.19th Nov 1916) George Robinson, known as Harry, has no known grave and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Albert, France. He is also commemorated on the Stillington village Memorial and the on the lectern of the village church, near Stockton on Tees.
A small plaque to his memory has also been placed at the Lochnagar Crater.
His full story is on the North East War Memorial Project website.
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WO2 Walter Thornton MID. 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Walter Thornton was Mavis' grandfather, he served in a TA from 1909, but joined up in 1915 and was in France from late 1915 until early 1919. Although she never met him as he died in 1947, three years before her birth, we know that he possibly received a second MID and the MSM.
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Pte. Henry Dickinson 10th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment Henry Dickinson was my gran's dad. She never met him nor has seen a photo of him. I am trying to trace his life story.
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L/Cpl. George William Jackson 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.7th August 1916) George Jackson was a Lance Corporal with the 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action on 7th of August 1916 and is buried in the Zouave Valley War Cemetery, Souchez, France, he was 28 years old at the time of his death. He was my great uncle.
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Pte. Joseph Swindells 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment (d.1st December 1915) Joseph Swindells is buried in Chapelle-D'Armentieres New Military Cementery. He was the husband of Lilly Swindells of 70 Devonshire Lane, Sheffield and the son of Sam and Eliza Swindells.
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L/Sgt. Herbert North MM. 10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Herbert North served with the 10th Battalion and 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. He died on the 21st March 1919
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Pte. Henry Dodd Wilson 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.5th July 1916) Henry Wilson was wounded during the Somme offensive and died of his wounds on 5th July 1916. He served with the 10th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Henry, aged 24, was buried at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
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L/Cpl. William Worthy 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.28th Sep 1917) William Worthy was Nan's half brother.
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Pte. Lionel Barker 10th (Service) Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment My great great uncle, Lionel Barker, was wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. His records show that he suffered a gun-shot wound to the arm. This resulted in amputation.
I never knew the man, but proudly keep his service medals and Silver Wound Badge.
My grandmother knew him well and spoke about him. Sadly, he struggled to accept his injury and would take to walking the back-streets to avoid people, rather than walking proud as a man who selflessly served his country. I suspect that this story is echoed by many veterans of WW1.
I am proud of him and am honoured to be the custodian of his medals.
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Pte. George Smith 10th Btn. Yorks and Lancaster Regiment (d.12th Aug 1917) George Smith signed up on 6th October 1915 at Wath-upon-Dearne. He was 30 years and three months old and a miner. He needed some dental work to join the 11th (Reserve) Battalion in Pontefract. By 26th October 1915, he was at Cannock Chase. On 17th January 1916 he was transferred to the 7th (Pioneer) Battalion, as he was a miner in his civvy life. He went overseas on 16th March 1916 into the 17th Division. They worked on trenches in the front line and were billeted in Voormeezle in Belgium.
On 1st April they moved to Bailleul. While they were there, they dug bomb pits for training purposes. On 1st May, George was injured in training when a training officer threw a bomb and he was too slow to take cover. In an enquiry it was found that the fuse in the bomb was set short, so causing an early explosion. He was sent to a casualty clearing station and then home on 6th May. He suffered metal fragments in his right arm.
While he was at home, he moved between the Regimental Depot, the 11th reserves and the 3rd battalion. It appears he was transferred to the 21st Works Company (Durham Light Infantry) on 1st December 1916. He was again transferred to the 3rd (Reserve) battalion in February.
On 26th February 1917 he embarked for Folkestone with the 10th (Reserve), then to France after being reclassed as being fit for frontline duty. They arrived at the 34th Infantry Brigade depot at Etaples. He went through the infamous bull ring camp (I wonder if he was there when there was a mutiny?).
On 4th August 1917, he was sent to Wakefield Camp, at Olocre. The 10th were in a support line at Passchendaele. They were to supply fatigue parties for the front line and also ration parties consisting of up to 400 men. It was on one of these parties that George was mortally wounded. He was transferred to 53rd CCS in Bailleul and he died of his wounds on 12th August 1917. George is buried there in the communal cemetery. Such a sad story, not much luck. He left a wife and two children, one of them just an infant.
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Pte. Thomas Smith 10th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.26th Sept 1915) Thomas Smith was my great great great uncle. My grandad remembers being told as a child of his great uncle who went to war. Because most of the family worked in the mines, it was considered unusual that he had joined up. His name is listed on the memorial in front of Bulwell St Mary's church, he is simply listed as Smith, and it appears here because this was his home town. He is also listed on the Loos Memorial, France.
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L/Cpl. Albert Barber 10th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment (d.12th Oct 1917) My uncle, Albert Barber, served in the 10th Battalion Yorks & Lancs during the great war. He was serving in Ypres when he was killed on the 12th October 1917.
He was moved from his initial burial place and interned in the Hooge Crater War Cemetery in Ypres. I have the original letter from the War Office giving his location in that cemetery. I can't find out where he was killed or originally buried except that he was not in action at the time of his death. He was 21, married and had baby daughter. Can anyone help? My father Frederick Trueman also served in the Yorks & Lancs during the Great War but survived. They both came from Sheffield, Yorkshire.
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Pte. F. Charles H. Bladen 10th Btn. Yorks and Lancs Regt (d.23rd Mar 1916) Pte. F. Charles H. Bladen was executed for desertion 23/03/1916 age 26 and buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France.
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