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14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
York and Lancaster Regiment, 14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion, known The 2nd Barnsley Pals was raised on 30 November 1914 by the Mayor and Town. After training locally they moved to Silkstone in December 1914. In May 1915 The Battalion joined the 94th Brigade, 31st Division moving to Penkridge Bank Camp near Rugeley, the later to Ripon and Hurdcott Camp near Salisbury.
In December 1915 they set sail for Alexandria in Egypt to defend the Suez Canal. In March 1916 The 31st Division left Port Said aboard HMT Briton bound for Marseilles in France, a journey which took 5 days. They travelled by train to Pont Remy, a few miles south east of Abbeville and marched to Bertrancourt arriving on 29 March 1916.
18 days after arriving in France The Barnsley Pals took over a stretch of the front line opposite the village of Serre at the northern most end of The Somme suffering very heavy casualties as the battle was launched. In 1
11th May 1915 Advance party leave Redmires An advance party of 100 men of the Sheffield City Battalion under Capt. Hoette left Redmires Camp and marched to Sheffield Middle station to entrain for Penkridge Bank Camp on Cannock Chase. They were joined at the station by parties from the 13th and 14th (Barnsley) Battalions and seen off by Brigadier Gen. Bowles. Sheffield City Battalion - Ralph Gibson & Paul Oldfield
Jul 1915 15th BTn Yorks & Lancs Formed 15th (Reserve) Battalion is formed at Silkstone Camp in July 1915 from depot companies of 12th, 13th and 14th Battalions.
9th Mar 1916 Orders to Embark
10th Mar 1916 Embarkation
15th Mar 1916 Arrival in France
16th Mar 1916 Battalions Entrain
18th Mar 1916 On the Move
3rd Apr 1916 Into the Trenches 
1st Jul 1916 Attack Made
1st Jul 1916 In Action
1st Jul 1916 Attack Made
1st Jul 1916 In Action
2nd Jul 1916 Machine Guns Active
27th Jul 1916 Reliefs 0800. 18th DLI vacated billets at Fosse and proceeded to front line relieving 14th Btn York and Lancaster Regiment.18th DLI War Diary WO95/2361/1
4th Aug 1916 Reliefs At 1330. 18th Durhams are relieved by 14th York & Lancs and moved into billets at La Fosse. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1
19th July 1917 Diary
26th July 1917 Diary
26th July 1917 Diary
13th. August 1917 Orders
22nd. August 1917 Diary
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Those known to have served with14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Allemby Harold. L/Cpl. (d.1st July 1916 )
- Colbourne Thomas William. WO2
- Gregory Charles. Sgt. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Hirst William. 2nd Lt. (d.1st July 1916)
- Holt James William . Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Sharpe Cyril. Pte. (d.15th July 1916)
- Slater John W.. Pte.
- Straw Richard. Pte. (d.12th April 1918)
- Walker Charles. L/Cpl. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Walker Fred. Pte. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Wiggins John William. Pte.
- Wilson Walter Emerson. Pte.
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Sgt. Charles Gregory 14th (2nd Barnsley) Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.1st Jul 1916) The eldest son of Ralph and Parthenia Gregory of Aspull, Wigan, in the 1911 census Charles Gregory was 17 years old, living at home with his family and working underground in the mines as a drawer.
For reasons unknown, Charles moved to Barnsley some time between 1911 and 1915. He enlisted in the York and Lancaster Regiment, 14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion on 22nd March 1915, age 21. At the time he was working as a miner at Barrow Colliery and gave his address as 1 Arthur St, Worsborough Bridge.
At the time of his death, Charles was a Sergeant and a machine gunner. He died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, age 22. As he was reported missing and his body was never found, Charles has no grave. His name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
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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. Cyril Sharpe 14th (2nd Barnsley) Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment (d.15th July 1916) I discovered by surprise that Cyril Sharpe was the first husband of my great grandma. No one in our family had known of him, apart from my great aunt who had a medal with the name Sharpe on. She never knew her Mother had been married before and my grandad had died before I could ask if he had any idea.
I discovered Cyril had died in Flanders in 1916, only two years after he and Rose married. They also had a son called Joseph who I was hoping to find some descendants of but he died age 3 in 1918.
Cyril's name is on a memorial at St Thomas' Church in Worsbrough Dale but I have struggled to find out more about him and his life.
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L/Cpl. Harold Allemby 14th (Barnsley Pals) Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment (d.1st July 1916 ) Harold Allemby was one of the first over the top on the tragic day of 1st July 1916. His body was never found. He was the only son of Walter and Mary Allemby who owned the Manx Arms on Sheffield Road. Walter had only died just a few weeks before his son. Mary must never have got over her losses so close together, but lived on until 1934.
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Pte. James William Holt 14th Btn. B Coy York and Lancaster Regiment (d.1st July 1916) James William Holt was my Great Uncle.
He was born in 1892, Old Town, Barnsley Lancaster. He joined the 14th York and Lancaster Regiment, B Coy.
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WO2 Thomas William Colbourne 14th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment Thomas William Colbourne enlisted in the army in January 1915, joining the newly formed 14th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, the 2nd Barnsley Pals. Information on the medal rolls shows he served with the 14th Battalion, the 6th Battalion, the 2nd Battalion and again with the 6th Battalion. Dates for periods of service are not known. Thomas attained the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2, his rank on transfer to Z Reserve in February 1919.
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2nd Lt. William Hirst 14th Btn York and Lancaster Regiment (d.1st July 1916) After helping to defend the Suez Canal in February and early March the 13th and 14th Yorks and Lancs sailed on the White Star Liner Megantic with the 1st Kings Own Scottish Borderers to Marseille before entraining for Flanders. William Hirst kept the menu card with signatures which came back to his widow (my childless grandmother Bertha who remarried later) with his diary covering the entire time of his overseas service from departure from Devonport an the Andania to death vainly attacking the German Lines at Serre on 1st July 1916. We have three testimonials from his fellow officers reassuring Bertha that his death was instant and that he experienced no pain. Is that what all the letters said? His death is described by the soldier next to him in Jon Cooksey's excellent book. So in his case it might have been true.
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Pte. John W. Slater 14th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment My Grandmother's Father, John W Slater of D Company 14th Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment, Barnsley Pals (according to local press of the time) was at Northern Command Depot, Alnwick, Northhumberland. The local press article refers to him as Private 875 T W Slater (but it should be J W not T W).
He was apparently shot in the left arm whilst carrying another injured man (Jim Foster). My Grandmother told me that he also spent time in a hospital on Salisbury Plain.
The extract from the old local press after writing of the death of his Brother, Lce Cpl Edward Slater (Machine Gun Corps), goes on to say, his Brother Private 875 T W Slater (should be J.W Slater)D Co of the same Battalion was severely wounded in France in July and was forwarded to hospital (Birmingham) from Bologne on the 8th August and after being at various hospitals in England (of which he speaks in the highest praise) he is now at the Northern Command Depot, Alnwick, Northumberland pending medical examination, his left arm being useless.
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Pte. John William "Jerry" Wiggins 14th Battalion York & Lancs Regiment Jerry Wiggins a miner enlisted on the 5th January 1915, he served in the Middle East from December 1915 to March 1916 before being transferred to France. He went over the top on the 1st July 1916, the first day of the Somme, he was carried out of no mans land by an unknown colleague, he received gunshot wounds to arm, scalp, chest and thigh shrapnel to shoulder, ring and little finger on right hand gone. After 10 months in Fulham military hospital he was discharged from the Army, no longer physically fit for service. He went back to the mines in Cudworth Barnsley, he raised 10 children but died aged 61 in 1951.
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Recomended Reading.Available at discounted prices.
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Barnsley Pals John Cooksey
A history of the two battalions raised by Barnsley and the story of the men who enlisted in them, culminating in their virtual destruction at Serre on 1st July 1916. A superbly researched work with many personal experiences of survivors, fascinating, contemporary photos and exceptionally fine maps.
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