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21st Division    The 21st Division was established in September 1914, as part of Army Order 388 authorising Kitchener's Third New Army, K3. The units of the Division initially concentrated in the Tring area, spending some time in camp at Halton Park before winter necessitated a move into local billets in Tring, Aylesbury, Leighton Buzzard, High Wycombe and Maidenhead. The artillery was at High Wycombe and Berkhamsted, RE at Chesham, and ASC at Dunstable. 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 embarking 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. The Division served on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, taking part in many of the significant actions: 1915 The Battle of Loos 1916 The Battle of Albert - Somme The Battle of Bazentin Ridge - Somme The Battle of Flers-Courcelette - Somme The Battle of Morval in which the Division captured Geudecourt - Somme The Battle of Le Transloy - Somme 1917 The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line The First Battle of the Scarpe - Arras Offensive The Third Battle of the Scarpe - Arras Offensive The flanking operations around Bullecourt - Arras Offensive The Battle of Polygon Wood - Third Battles of Ypres The Battle of Broodseinde - Third Battles of Ypres The Second Battle of Passchendaele - Third Battles of Ypres The Cambrai Operations 1918 The Battle of St Quentin - Somme The First Battle of Bapaume - Somme The Battle of Messines - Lys The Second Battle of Kemmel - Lys The Battle of the Aisne The Battle of Albert - Somme The Second Battle of Bapaume - Somme The Battle of Epehy - Hindenburg Line The Battle of the St Quentin Canal - Hindenburg Line The Battle of Cambrai 1918 - Hindenburg Line The Battle of the Selle - Final Advance in Picardy When the Armistice came into effect at 1100 on 11th of November 1918 the units of the Division were halted around Berlaimont. Next day they moved to Beaufort, going between 12-20 December to west of Amiens. Demobilisation began and by 19 May 1919 the Division ceased to exist. In all the 21st Division had suffered the loss of 55581 killed, wounded and missing. Order of Battle of the 21st Division 62nd Brigade 12th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers merged into 12th Bn in August 1917, renamed 12/13th Btn 8th Btn, East Yorkshire Regiment left November 1915 10th Btn, Yorkshire Regiment disbanded February 1918 1st Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment joined November 1915 62nd Machine Gun Company joined 4 March 1916, left to move into 21st MG Battalion 24 February 1918 62nd Trench Mortar Battery joined by 16 June 1916 3/4th Btn, Queen's joined 9 August 1917, disbanded by 11 February 1918, with large number of men going to 7th Queen's 2nd Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment joined February 1918 63rd Brigade On 8 July 1916 63rd Brigade was transferred to the 37th Division 8th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Btn, Somerset Light Infantry 12th Btn, West Yorkshire Regiment left November 1915 10th Btn, York & Lancaster Regiment 4th Btn, Middlesex Regiment joined November 1915 63rd Machine Gun Company joined 4 March 1916 63rd Trench Mortar Battery joined by 16 June 1916 64th Brigade 9th Btn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Btn, King's Own Yorkshire LI disbanded February 1918 14th Btn, Durham Light Infantry left November 1915 15th Btn, Durham Light Infantry 1st Btn, East Yorkshire Regiment joined November 1915 64th Machine Gun Company joined 4 March 1916, left to move into 21st MG Battalion 24 February 1918 64th Trench Mortar Battery joined by 16 June 1916 2nd Btn, South Lancashire Regiment joined 21 June 1918, left 30 June 1918 110th Brigade (Leicester Tigers Brigade) On 7 July 1916 110th brigade was transferred from the 37th Division in exchange for 63rd Brigade 6th Btn, Leicestershire Regiment 7th Btn, Leicestershire Regiment 8th Btn, Leicestershire Regiment left June 1918 9th Btn, Leicestershire Regiment disbanded February 1918 110th Machine Gun Company left to move into 21st MG Battalion 24 February 1918 110th Trench Mortar Battery 1st Btn, Wiltshire Regiment joined June 1918 Divisional Troops 14th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers became Divisional Pioneer Battalion in February 1915 13th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps left April 1915 13th Btn, Rifle Brigade left April 1915 237th Machine Gun Company joined 17 July 1917, left to move into 21st MG Battalion 24 February 1918 21st Battalion Machine Gun Corps formed 24 February 1918 Divisional Mounted Troops A Sqn, South Irish Horse joined January 1915, left May 1916 21st Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps formed February 1915, left 10 May 1916 Divisional Artillery XCIV Brigade, RFA XCV Brigade, RFA XCVI Brigade, RFA broken up 13 January 1917 XCVII (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA broken up 28-31 August 1916 21st Divisional Ammunition Column RFA 21st Heavy Battery, RGA raised with the Division but moved to France as part of XXIII Heavy Artillery Brigade on 21 August 1915 V.21 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery RFA joined 1 June 1916, left February 1918 W.21 Medium Mortar Battery RFA joined May 1916, left August 1916 X.21, Y.21 and Z.21 Medium Mortar Batteries RFA joined 1-13 March 1916; in February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each Royal Engineers 85th Field Company left January 1915 86th Field Company left February 1915 97th Field Company 98th Field Company 126th Field Company joined March 1915 21st Divisional Signals Company Royal Army Medical Corps 63rd Field Ambulance 64th Field Ambulance 65th Field Ambulance 38th Sanitary Section left 1 April 1917 Other Divisional Troops 21st Divisional Train ASC 182, 183, 184 and 185 Companies 33rd Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 222nd Divisional Employment Company joined 30 June 1917 21st Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop absorbed into Divisional Supply Column April 1916 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. 9th Aug 1915 10th Green Howards leave Halton Park  10th Green Howards leave Halton Park Camp for Witley Camp 13th Aug 1915 10th Green Howards leave Halton Park  10th Green Howards leave Halton Park Camp for Witley Camp 11th Sep 1915 On the Move 12th Sep 1915 On the Move 13th Sep 1915 On the Move 13th September Instruction 14th Sep 1915 Training 14th Sep 1915 Training 15th Sep 1915 Orders 16th Sep 1915 Training 17th Sep 1915 Training 18th Sep 1915 Visit 19th Sep 1915 Exercise 20th Sep 1915 On the March 21st Sep 1915 On the March 22nd Sep 1915 On the March 23rd Sep 1915 At Rest 24th Sep 1915 Night March 25th Sep 1915 Attack Continues 25th Sep 1915 Bivouac 25th Sep 1915 Assault Made   26th Sep 1915 Attack Made 26th Sep 1915 Attack Made   27th Sep 1915 Relief Completed   28th Sep 1915 Lull in Fighting 28th Sep 1915 On the Move   29th Sep 1915 In Billets 30th Sep 1915 In Billets 5th of October 1915 Orders 6th of October 1915 Orders 7th of October Shelling 9th October 1915 Orders 10th Oct 1915 Instruction 20th October 1915 Orders 20th of October 1915 Orders 4th November 1915 Reliefs 4th November 1915 Orders 6th November 1915 Allotment 7th November 1915 Orders 7th November 1915 Orders Issued 12th November 1915 On the Move 26th November 1915 Trench Mortars 18th January 1916 Information 23rd Feb 1916 On the March 24th Feb 1916 On the Move 25th Feb 1916 Poor Conditions 28th Feb 1916 Bad Weather 1st Mar 1916 On the Move 1st Mar 1916 Shelling 2nd Mar 1916 On the Move 2nd Mar 1916 Reliefs 3rd Mar 1916 On the Move   3rd Mar 1916 Bombardment   4th Mar 1916 Into Billets   4th Mar 1916 Shelling   5th Mar 1916 In the Line 5th Mar 1916 Sleet   6th Mar 1916 In the Line 6th Mar 1916 Observation Balloons   7th Mar 1916 Reliefs 7th Mar 1916 Snow   8th Mar 1916 Inspection 8th Mar 1916 Aeroplanes Active   13th Mar 1916 Reliefs 21st Mar 1916 Indirect Fire 22nd Mar 1916 Reliefs 23rd Mar 1916 On the March 25th Mar 1916 Inspection 28th Mar 1916 Inspection 31st Mar 1916 On the Move   1st Jul 1916 Success and Failure 1st Jul 1916 Carrying Parties 1st Jul 1916 In Reserve   2nd Jul 1916 Communication Lost 2nd Jul 1916 In Touch 2nd Jul 1916 Reliefs   3rd Jul 1916 In Action   3rd Jul 1916 Bombardment   4th Jul 1916 Reliefs   5th Jul 1916 Reinforcements 6th Jul 1916 On the March 11th Jul 1916 On the Move 31st July 1916 Inspections  236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery at Aubrometz. Batteries at disposal of Battery Commanders. OC. Brigade and Adjutant with representatives of each battery, inspected the guns of the 21st Division which have just withdrawn from action at the S. War Diaries 5th September 1916 Squadron training and movement orders 23rd of February 1917 Relief Ordered   5th of March 1917 Relief Arranged   13th of April 1917  3rd May 1917 Assault Made 29th of May 1917  31st of May 1917  2nd Jul 1917 Reliefs   11th of July 1917    17th of July 1917    17th Jul 1917 On the Move   18th Jul 1917 Recce   19th Jul 1917 Relief   20th Jul 1917 Reliefs   21st of July 1917  21st Jul 1917 Instruction   24th Jul 1917 Instruction   25th Jul 1917 Instruction   26th Jul 1917 Reliefs   27th of July 1917    27th Jul 1917 Instruction   31st of July 1917    1st of August 1917    1st Aug 1917 Sections Return   3rd of August 1917  5th Aug 1917 Reliefs   6th Aug 1917 Reliefs   7th of August 1917  10th Aug 1917 Reliefs   12th Aug 1917 Shelling   13th Aug 1917 Reliefs   14th Aug 1917 Casualty   17th Aug 1917 Reliefs   21st Aug 1917 Reliefs   25th of August 1917  26th Aug 1917 Reliefs   27th of August 1917  28th Aug 1917 Reliefs 29th Aug 1917 Training 30th Aug 1917 Training 31st Aug 1917 Training 1st Sep 1917 Training 6th Sep 1917 Training 7th Sep 1917 New CO 8th Sep 1917 Advance Party 9th Sep 1917 Training 12th Sep 1917 Training 15th Sep 1917 Training 16th Sep 1917 On the March 17th Sep 1917 On the Move 18th Sep 1917 Training 22nd Sep 1917 Training 23rd Sep 1917 On the March 28th Sep 1917 On the March 30th Sep 1917 On the March 1st of October 1917 Orders to Attack   1st Oct 1917 Preparations   2nd Oct 1917 Preparations   3rd of October 1917 More Heavy Shelling    3rd Oct 1917 Preparations   4th of October 1917 Attack Launched   4th Oct 1917 Attack Made   4th Oct 1917 Report   7th of October 1917 Enemy Driven Off   21st of October 1917 Offensive to be Resumed   3rd of November 1917 Enemy Fire   5th of November 1917 An Attempted Raid   8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet   11th of November 1917 Quiet Time   15th of November 1917 13th Brigade Entrain   1st Dec 1917 Counter Attack   24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1918 Course 25th Jan 1918 Fog   27th Jan 1918 Orders Received 28th Jan 1918 Shelling   5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 22nd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal   3rd Apr 1918 In the Line 5th Apr 1918 Divison to be withdrawn 6th of April 1918 Line Adjustments   10th Apr 1918 Enemy Attack 10th Apr 1918 Attack Made   10th of April 1918 Into Battle   11th Apr 1918 Attacks Repulsed   11th Apr 1918 Rearguard Action   12th Apr 1918 Line Holding   13th Apr 1918 Line Holding   24th of April 1918 Rest and Reorganisation   28th of April 1918 Admirable Behaviour   29th Apr 1918 Terrific Bombardment  At 3am., the enemy opened a terrific bombardment on the front line and back areas. The bombardment on the front line was continued until 7am., when the enemy attacked in great force along the whole front of the 25th., 49th. and 21st. Divisions. Everywhere he was completely repulsed and enormous casualties inflicted on him. The bombardment of the back areas continued until almost 10am. and was of great intensity, many gas shells being used. Captain B. G. Buxton MC, 6th D of W West Riding Regt was wounded, but battalion casualties altogether were exceptionally light. The remainder of the day was comparatively quiet. Casualties on this day for 6th D of W West Riding Regt were: Captain B. G. Buxton (Wounded), 265413 Company Sergeant Major T. W. Limmer (Wounded), 527782 Corporal C. H. Brown R. A. M. C. (Killed in Action), 266239 Corporal C. Horner (Killed in Action), 268056 Corporal E. Joynes (Killed in Action), 267889 Lance Corporal J. Smith (Wounded), 268398 Private S. Archer (Killed in Action), 205267 Private R. H. Armitage (Wounded), 267484 Private N. Birkenshaw (Wounded), 267485 Private A. Brannan (Wounded), 201878 Private H. Briggs (Wounded(, 266160 Private C. Brown (Wounded), 266840 Private J. T. Butterworth (Killed in Action), 267460 Private A. E. Cartwright (Wounded), 13713 Private J. Dinsdale (Wounded), 267981 Private H. French (Wounded), 300129 Private L. Gallon (Killed in Action), 242719 Private S. Garland (Wounded), 267864 Private W. Haigh (Wounded), 26144 Private R. A. Hallett (Wounded), 267516 Private W. R. Hirst (Wounded), 29958 Private M. Hodgson (Wounded), 24039 Private E. W. Hollis (Wounded), 26570 Private H. Jackson (Killed in Action), 267779 Private A. Lancaster (Wounded), 29444 Private J. H. Lunt (Wounded), 201488 Private W. Mitchell (Wounded), 10851 Private W. Pickersgill (Wounded), 265145 Private F. A. Pickles (Wounded), 265528 Private G. Proctor (Killed in Action), 41197 Private R. Riddell (Killed in Action), 242206 Private H. Robinson (Wounded), 29807 Private J. W. Stringer (Wounded), 41143 Private J. Teaster (Wounded), 24356 Private A. Walters (Wounded), 265114 Private W. Watson (Wounded). 29th of April 1918 Under Fire Again   30th of April 1918 Reliefs and Attacks   8th of May 1918 Reliefs Complete 27th of May 1918 In Action 28th May 1918 Hard Fighting 3rd of June 1918  8th of June 1918  12th of June 1918  20th of June 1918  26th of September 1918 Preparing to Attack   30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief   22nd of October 1918 Advance to Resume   23rd of October 1918 Heavy Bombardment 2nd of November 1918   Warning of Advance   4th of November 1918 Attack Continued    11th of November 1918 Armistice and a Report   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 21st Division? There are:196 items tagged 21st Division available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 21st Division during the Great War 1914-1918. Aldous George Albert. Pte. 14th and 2/7th Btn. Boddy Joseph. 15th Btn. Bond George. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.4th Jul 1916) Cleverton Robert. Pte. 9th Btn. Dix Stephen Hamilton . Lt.Col. 12th/13th Btn. (d.4th October 1917) Fardoe Henry. Sgt. 15th Battalion (d.1st Nov 1917) Farries Henry. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.14th Mar 1917) Fathers Hugh Walton. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.31st Mar 1918) Green George. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Herbert Frederick Charles. Pte. 12/13th Btn. (d.18th Apr 1918) McKeown John James. Pte. 14th Btn (d.27th Oct 1918) McMullen John. L/Cpl. 15th Btn. (d.5th Sep 1918) Moffett William. Pte. 13th Btn. (d.29th Sep 1916) Murray Robert Edgar. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.29th Nov 1914) Musgrove George Ernest. Pte. 14th Btn (d.4th Jul 1916) Patterson Robert. Pte. 1st Battalion (d.28th May 1918) Reick Walter. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.27th Sep 1915) Robinson Joseph. CSM. 15th Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1918) Strain William. CSM. 1st Btn. (d.25th Sep 1916) Usher Thomas. Pte. 15th Btn. (d.10th Sep 1918) White Thomas. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.13th July 1916) Wills John George. Pte. 14th Btn (d.14th Jul 1916) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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South Lancashire Regiment (d.3rd Sep 1916) George Green was a private who had previously fought in the Boer war. He was still on the reserve list and received call up papers on the day war was declared. He fought with the BEF and was injured in his right arm during an assault in the Richbourg area. He was admitted to the hospital on 15th October 1914. It is not know when he rejoined his company. He died on the 3rd September 1916 on the Somme near Thiepval where his company were trying to take the Liepsig Redoubt. The picture of him was taken on a ward at the hospital and his wife Sarah wore it around her neck in a locket all her life. She never re married. Paul Green Add to this record. 1206242 Pte. George Albert Aldous 14th and 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry My Grandfather was George Albert Aldous, he served as a private No26729 in the Durham Light Infantry from 1915 to 1919. Initially he was in the 14th Battalion and served in France but later in the 2/7th. He went to Russia in operation ELOPE and it was there that a photograph was taken of his unit of 60 men. They are shown in conventional DLI uniform and in the same formation in Arctic wear. The photos are of good quality and almost all faces are recognisable. His British War and Victory Medals wrongly spell his name as Aldons but have his correct service number on. I still have the medals in their original registered packet that they came to him in. He was so disgusted with the miss- spelling of his name he never took them out of their wrapping. I also have his dog tags and 11 other photos of Archangel but none show identifiable personnel. Ian Aldous Add to this record. 1205766 Pte. Robert Cleverton 9th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry This is a copy of the contents of the diary written by Robert Cleverton written between 1 April 1918 and 21 July 1918. It covers Robert’s second tour in the Trenches of Western France and Belgium, where he saw active service at Ypres and near Reims. Robert’s first active tour was fighting on the Somme where he received shrapnel wounds and contracted Trench Fever before being evacuated to the UK for convalescence in November 1917. Robert was born on 1 April 1898. He enlisted in the KOYLI on 16 March 1915 at the age of 16, two weeks before his 17th birthday, but falsified his year of birth as 1897 to make him nearly 18. He was demobilised from the Army on 14 March 1919. He joined the RAF on 14 August 1919. His service record again gives his birth year as 1897. He served in the RAF for less than a year and was released as “no longer physically fit for War Service” on 30 July 1920. After his service careers Robert married twice, had 7 children in his first marriage and 4 in his second. He lived mainly in Weymouth, Dorset, where he worked as a Master Butcher. During the Second World War he served as a sergeant in the Home Guard. He died on 1 May 1969. The diary itself is actually a small pocket “Agenda Française” (French Diary). In the front of the diary it states that it originally belonged to Paul Moingeon from Gigny near Beaune. It is not known how it came to be in Robert’s possession or if there is any connection between this and the entries from 31 May 1918. The only entries in the diary are those made by Robert between 1 April 1918 and 21 July 1918. The original diary is held by the children of Robert’s second marriage. 1 April 1918 Left Folkestone for France for the second time and landed in Boulogne. Left Boulogne for base at Etaples. Own Birthday 20 years old today. 2 April 1918 Etaples nothing doing 3 April 1918 Etaples 4 April 1918 Left Etaples for the 9th Battalion KOYLI. Got off train at a place called Caëstre and marched to Reinforcement Camp at Steenvoorde. 5 April 1918 Still at Reinforcement Camp at Steenvoorde. 6 April 1918 Left the Reinforcement Camp for Locre (Loker) and found the 9th KOYLI there. 7 April 1918 Left Loker and went in Reserve to the 49th Division at Ypres. We were in the Ritz Dugouts and expected Fritz attacking any moment. 8 April 1918 Still in Ritz Dugouts. Heavy Bombardment by German Artillery. 9 April 1918 Same as previous page. 10 April 1918 Left Ritz Dugouts for Maida Camp 2 km from Ypres. 11 April 1918 Left Maida Camp for front line trenches at Kemmel Hill. Heavy shelling all the way up. Relieved D.L.I. (Durham Light Infantry). 12 April 1918 Front Line trench. L/Cpl Tolson killed by sniper after killing 4 Germans. German Pillbox 50 yds away. Machine Gun inside. 13 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. 14 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. 15 April 1918 Front Line. Heavy shelling both sides at stand-to. 16 April 1918 Front Line. Trench mortar bombardment by Fritz. 2 killed 6 wounded quite close to me. 1st letter from Mother. 17 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. Heavy shelling in the rear of us by Fritz. 18 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. 19 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. Wiring most of the night. 20 April 1918 Front Line 2 killed close to me. 21 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. 22 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. Patrol 2 hrs tonight. 23 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. 24 April 1918 Front Line all quiet. Wiring most of the night. 25 April 1918 Relieved at 10pm by 1st East Yorks and marched about 6 km to Jager Camp. Heavy shelling of camp during the night several wounded and killed. Fritz also sent Gas over for 4 hours. 26 April 1918 Left camp for Front Line as Germans had broke through our line and Fritz advancing in hundreds but we stopped him by rifle and machine gun fire. Next morning we made a counter attack. 27 April 1918 Page missing 28 April 1918 Page missing 29 April 1918 Division relieved from Ypres Front. Marched to Cassel and stopped 1 night in open field. 30 April 1918 Left Cassel for Lederzeele 19km, 10 miles. Arrived Lederzeele 5pm. 1 May 1918 Reorganisation of companies and platoons. 2 May 1918 Still at Lederzeele. Received letter from Mother. 3 May 1918 Still at Lederzeele. 4 May 1918 Still at Lederzeele. 5 May 1918 Still at Lederzeele. 6 May 1918 Still at Lederzeele. 7 May 1918 Still at Lederzeele. 8 May 1918 Left Lederzeele for Saint Omer by road. Entrained at Saint Omer for unknown destination. 9 May 1918 Train all day. 10 May 1918 Train all day. 11 May 1918 Arrived at some station and marched to Romigny. 25 km from Reims. 12 May 1918 Left Romigny for Jonchery. Arrived Jonchery. Left Jonchery for support line trenches. Relieved the French at Berry-au-Bac between Reims and Soissons. 13 May 1918 All quiet in support not 1 shell. 14 May 1918 Lotties birthday. Support Line not 1 shell 15 May 1918 All quiet support line. 16 May 1918 All quiet support line. Received letter from Mother. 17 May 1918 All quiet support line. Received letter from the old man Mr R Cleverton and cigarettes also letter from Mrs Rixon. 18 May 1918 Support Line quiet. Received letter from Ethel. 19 May 1918 Support Line quiet. Received letter from Lottie and one from home to say parcel is coming. 20 May 1918 Support all quiet. No parcel. 21 May 1918 Relieved by East Yorks and went to Front Line and relieved the D.L.I. all quiet front line. No parcel. 22 May 1918 Front Line all quiet. No parcel. 23 May 1918 Front Line all quiet. No parcel. 24 May 1918 Front Line all quiet. Letter from Evelyn and photos of Mary but no parcel. Parcel must have got lost. 25 May 1918 Front Line all quiet. 26 May 1918 Front Line slight shelling in the afternoon. Heavy shelling by Fritz about 12 midnight still continuing. 27 May 1918 Front Line 4 a.m. Barrage of shells also Gas by Fritz. Hundreds of Germans following barrage. Our Lewis Guns playing hell with them. Piece of shrapnel in the face and gassed. 28 May 1918 L/Cpl Brown a pal of mine killed. Lt Greenshields hand blown off. Arrived at Field Ambulance. Germans still advancing as they broke through on the left and got round us and we had to retire. 29 May 1918 Arrived 37 C.C.S. and were told to get out of it as quick as possible and Fritz was close on. All walking cases went to Ville-en-Tardenois 10 km away and the Germans hold that now. 300 stretcher cases left. Fritz may have got them! 30 May 1918 Entrained for unknown hospital. Fritz bombing railway by aeroplane. French, English and Americans all mixed up on this Red Cross train. 31 May 1918 Arrive at Buanne and put in a French Hospital only 2 meals a day here mostly French in the hospital. (There is no place called Buanne in France and Robert spells it differently in following diary entries. For consideration this could be Beaune in Burgundy. The Americans completed the building of a military hospital there in January 1918. The town has a similar name to Robert’s entries. It contains some beautiful buildings and there is a “mountain” near by. All of which Robert refers to in the following entries). Buanne a very nice place something like Oxford and most students speak good English. 1 June 1918 I am still at the French hospital at Buanne expecting move tomorrow to Rouen. No church parade since I left Rugeley. 2 June 1918 I went for a walk this afternoon (Sunday) and the country around here is the prettiest I have ever seen and I am writing this at the foot of some French Mountain. This place would just suit Mother but I think I would sooner be in England even if I had to live in Narrow Marsh. 3 June 1918 Still at Buenne and this afternoon we went for a walk round and found a place where cherries were growing wild. We picked about 14lb. Should like to send some to Mother but of course that’s impossible. 4 June 1918 Left Buene today at 12 noon. Arrived in Paris at 3 a.m. the next morning. 5 June 1918 We were given a good feed at the Red Cross at Gare du Nord and then had a look round Paris. Left Paris at 11 a.m. for Rouen. Arrived Rouen at 5 p.m. and went to 10th General Hospital. 6 June 1918 Left 10th General Hospital for Convalescent Camp and promised a staff job there. Shall know for certain in the morning. 7 June 1918 Have been before the doctor and marked for employment as Bugler in the camp. Got paid 20 Francs today. Wrote to Ma, Evelyn, Lottie, Ethel, Mary, Mrs Rixon but they will not get away until tomorrow Saturday. 8 June 1918 Still at Convalescent Camp. 9 June 1918 Still at Convalescent Camp feeling pretty bad. 10 June 1918 Sent back to hospital No. 6 General. 11 June 1918 17 Ward 6 Gen feeling bad. 12 June 1918 Marked for Blighty. 13 June 1918 Left No. 6 General for England. Left Le Havre for England 10 p.m. on the HMHS Grantully Castle. 14 June 1918 Arrived Southampton 10 A.M. and left there on Ambulance Train for Whalley Lancashire. 15 June 1918 R1 Ward Queen Mary’s Hospital Whalley Lancashire. 16 June 1918 Whalley. 17 June 1918 Whalley 18 June 1918 Whalley. 19 June 1918 Whalley. 20 June 1918 Whalley. 21 June 1918 Whalley. 22 June 1918 Whalley. 23 June 1918 Transferred to Pike Law Military Hospital Rawtenstall Lancs. 24 June 1918 Pike Law. 25 June 1918 Pike Law. 26 June 1918 Pike Law. 27 June 1918 Pike Law. 28 June 1918 Pike Law. 29 June 1918 Pike Law. Went to Manchester with Ethel. 30 June 1918 Pike Law. 1 -21 July 1918 Pike Law. Joanna Malley Add to this record. 252463 Pte. Robert Patterson 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.28th May 1918) Robert Patterson was the son of Robert and Mary Patterson of Middlefield Row, Washington. He was married to Ruth Hope Fitzpatrick and they had two daughters Agnes Louvain (named after a Belgian town) and Mary. Robert was listed as missing in action on 28th of May 1918. His father, Robert Patterson, served in the British Army and made it home at the end of the war only to find his son was missing. He spent a lot of time trying to find out what happened to his son but it was presumed he was killed in action and there was no trace of him at all. He died aged 23 years old. Remembered by his Great Niece Lisa Cousins Add to this record. 246324 Lt.Col. Stephen Hamilton Dix MC. 12th/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.4th October 1917) Stephen Dix was born on the 20th August 1879, son of Stephen and Annie Marina Dix, he was the husband of Ida Mary Dix and father of Michael Lewes Dix-Hamilton. He lived in Chudleigh, Devon. Initially he enlisted with the 2nd Battalion Leinster Fusiliers. He rose through the ranks, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 14th February 1900 and by 1914 he was a Captain. On 25th June 1917 he was attached on commission to the 12th/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. On 4th October 1917 they took part in the Battle of Broodseinde (part of the third Ypres, Passchendaele Battle) as part of the 62nd Brigade of the 21st Division. He was killed in action age 39 years and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1889-92, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com. Caroline Hunt Add to this record. 216485 Pte. John James McKeown 14th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers (d.27th Oct 1918) John James McKeown enlisted at Newcastle and served in the 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died from wounds age 25 on the 27th October 1918 and is buried in Berlin South-Western Cemetery. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory Medals. A memorial in Berlin may indicate a death as a POW. John was born in East Jarrow 1893, son of Patrick and Mary Jane McKeown nee Grinley of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 14 Cuthbert Street, Hebburn with Patrick(54) a furnace man in a chemical works and his wife of 36 years Mary Jane(51) who had 11 children, 9 of whom survived. 5 are single and living at home, Minnie(30),at home, Lizzie(21)hand-drill machinist in electrical works, Joseph(19) an apprentice bricklayer, John James(18) a boiler maker in alkali works and Thomas(15) is a shop boy. Mary(20), a niece is living here as well and works as a domestic servant. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216459 L/Cpl. John McMullen 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.5th Sep 1918) John McMullen enlisted at South Shields and served in the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He died age 28 on the 5th September 1918 and buried in Abbeville Communal cemetery Extension. He is remembered at Jarrow Library. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. John was born in Jarrow 1890, son of John and Rose Ann McMullen (formerly Fawcett nee McConnell of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 5 Team Lane, Tyne Dock. John is 21 and a dock labourer in shipbuilders. John McMullen was the half brother of Catherine Fawcett (mother of Catherine Cookson the novelist) William Thomas Fawcett and Rose Ann McConnell married 19.05.1877 in St. Bede’s RC Church in Jarrow Their children were: Elizabeth Fawcett born Jarrow 1878 (died 1894 in Jarrow aged 16). Sarah Ann Fawcett born Jarrow 1879 (married Michael Lavelle 1909 in Chester le Street). Catherine (Kate) Fawcett born Jarrow 1883 (Catherine Fawcett married David McDermott 30/06/1923 Jarrow). Mary Ellen Fawcett born Jarrow 1886 (Mary E Fawcett married Alexander Charlton 30/05/1914 Jarrow). Margaret Fawcett born Jarrow 1888 (died 1891 in Jarrow). (Sarah Ann and Catherine were in Service in Gateshead according to 1901 census). William Thomas Fawcett died 1889 in Jarrow. Rose Ann Fawcett (nee McConnell) married John McMullen 10.04.1890 in St. Bede’s Jarrow. John and Rose Ann McMullen had a son John McMullen in 1890 in Jarrow. (John McMullen was killed in WW1 on 5.9.1918 a Lance Corporal in the DLI). Rose McMullen (late Fawcett) (nee McConnell) died 1917 in Jarrow. John McMullen died 18.04.1930 in Jarrow. Catherine (Kate) Fawcett had a daughter named Catherine Ann Davies born 27.06.1906 in Tyne Dock, fathers name was listed as Alexander Davies. Catherine Ann Davies was brought up as Catherine McMullen by her grandmother Rose McMullen (late Fawcett - nee McConnell) and step Grandfather John McMullen, Catherine Ann Davies alias Catherine McMullen was later to become Catherine Cookson. Alexander Davies was not her fathers real name he was born Alexander Pate 1879 in Lesmahagow Scotland. He married Henrietta Waggott in his real name as Alexander Pate 17.12.1901 in Newcastle and they had 3 children: Alexander Pate born 1902 in Newcastle, Henrietta Pate born 1904 in Newcastle, Isabella Pate born 1908 in Newcastle. Alexander Pate bigamously married Jane Williamson (Foster) as Alexander Davies 1909 in Darlington (the name he used when with Catherine (Kate) Fawcett in Gateshead in 1905). They adopted a child Jane Smith (Davies) Alexander Pate died as Alexander Davies aged 72 in Scarborough in 1948 Catherine McMullen (Davies) left school in 1919 In 1924 she became laundry checker in the workhouse in South Shields After 5 years in 1929 she had saved enough money to leave for Hastings to establish an Apartment Hotel? Catherine Ann Davies (formerly McMullen?) married Thomas Henry Cookson 1st June1940 in Hastings She started work in a workhouse near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex in 1929 In December 1929 she accepted the post of Laundry Manageress at Hastings workhouse. Catherine lived in lodgings in Clifton Road, Ore and West Hill House, Exmouth Place before buying The Hurst, Hoads Wood Road in 1933. (She married using her birth name so obviously she knew who her father was) Catherine Cookson died age 91 on 11th June 1998 in Newcastle Her husband Tom died on 28 June 1998 in Newcastle On the 1891 census for 54 Albion Street Jarrow John McMullen age 35 born Ireland Ironworker, Rose Ann McMullen wife age 33 born Gateshead, John McMullen son age 9 months born Jarrow, Elizabeth Fawcett step daughter age 13 born Jarrow Scholar (died 1894 in Jarrow), Sarah Ann Fawcett step daughter age 11 born Jarrow Scholar, Catherine Fawcett step daughter age 7 born Jarrow Scholar, Mary Elizabeth Fawcett step daughter age 5 born Jarrow, Margaret Fawcett step daughter age 2 born Jarrow (died 1891 in Jarrow), In the 1901 census Hebburn John Mullen age 31 born Ireland Labourer Ship Yard, Rose Ann Mullen age 46 born Felling, John Mullen age 13 born Hebburn Grocers Message Boy, In the 1901 census in GatesheadL Sarah A. Fawcett age 21 born Jarrow Domestic, Kate Fawcett age 17 born Jarrow Domestic, in the 1911 Census living at 5 Leam Lane Jarrow: John McMullen born 1852 Ireland age 59, Rose Ann McMullen born 1858 Gateshead age 53, John McMullen born 1890 Jarrow age 21, Mary E. Fawcett born 1886 Jarrow age 25, Catherine Davies born 1906 Tyne Dock age 5, On the 1911 Census in Chester le Street: Michael Lavelle born 1872 Durham age 39, Sarah Ann Lavelle born 1880 Jarrow age 31, Mary Lavelle born 1910 Durham age 1, In the 1911 Census in Chester le Street Katherine Fawcett born 1884 Jarrow age 27 In the 1911 Census in Morpeth: Alexander Davies born 1875 Scotland age 36, Jane Davies born 1873 Durham age 38. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216410 Pte. William Moffett 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.29th Sep 1916) William Moffett served in A Company, 13th Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers and was killed in action age 33 on the 29th September 1916. He is remembered on the Palmer Cenitaph, St. Paul's Church and is buried in Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals also that he was killed in action. William was born in Jarrow 1882, son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Moffett of Jarrow. In the 1911 census William is living as a lodger at 25 Bridge Street, Jarrow with the Harrison family. He is 27 and a general labourer in a galvanising factory. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216307 Pte. Robert Edgar Murray 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.29th Nov 1914) Robert Edgar Murray, Private 9602, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died age 28 on the 29th November 1914 and is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St Paul's Church also on the Ypres(Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1914 Star, War and Victory Medals. Robert was born in Cardiff 1886, son of Wilhelmina Murray of Jarrow. He was married to Gwenllian Tulloch (formerly Murray). In the 1911 census the family is living at 43 South Street, Jarrow. Wilhelmina(52) widow, is a paper hanger and had been married for 9 years with 4 children but only two survived. William Irving(28)single, a shipsplate rivetter, Robert Edgar(25) married, a shipyard labourer and his wife of 3 years Gwenllian(24), no children. There is also a married daughter Janet Temple Porteous(21) so the census totals do not agree. Janet has two children Henrietta(8) and William is 6 years old. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216303 Pte. George Ernest Musgrove 14th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers (d.4th Jul 1916) George Ernest Musgrove enlisted at Newcastle and served with the 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died of wounds aged 19 on the 4th July 1916 and is buried at Daors Communal Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals and that he died from wounds. George was born in Jarrow 1897, son of Lumley and Hannah Musgrove of 64 King John Terrace, Newcastle. In the 1911 census the family is living at that address with Lumley(39) a drapers assistant and Hannah(42) his wife of 20 years. They had 6 children with 4 surviving. James Lumley (20) an apprentice plumber, Ernest George(13)and Sarah Edith (10) at school, Lumley is age 4. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216239 Pte. Thomas White 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.13th July 1916) Thomas White served in the 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and died on the 13th July 1916. He is remembered at St Paul's Church and Thiepval Memorial. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. Thomas was born in Wallsend 1891, son of James and Margaret White of 5 Tweed Street, Hebburn. In the 1911 census the family is living at 8 Bladen Street, Jarrow with James(56) a stationary engineer in iron works, his wife of 32 years Margaret(51) has had 9 children of whom 5 survive and 2 are living at home. Robert(30) is a labourer and Thomas(20) is a boiler fireman in the iron works. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216137 Pte. John George Wills 14th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers (d.14th Jul 1916) John George Wills enlisted at Wallsend and served in D Company, 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died age 20 on the 14th July 1916 and is remembered at Monkton Memorial, Palmer Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church, Jarrow Cemetery and Thiepval Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. John's sister Mary Elizabeth Wills is also one of the fallen. John was born at Byker 1896, son of Jabez and Mary Isabella Wills of 62 Wansbeck Road, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at that address with Jabez(56) a restaurant waiter and Mary(56) his wife of 30 years who bore 10 children of whom 5 survived. Meggy(24)single, baker in Co-operative store, Lily(16) at home and John(15) apprentice boiler maker. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 215907 Pte. Thomas Usher 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.10th Sep 1918) Thomas Usher enlisted at Newcastle and served in the 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. He died age 31 on the 10th September 1918 and is buried at Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. Thomas was born in Jarrow 1887, son of William Usher and Mary Usher nee Chapple. In the 1911 census, the family was living at 24 Wright Street, Blyth, his widowed father William(45)is a Tailor maker in a Stores, Thomas(23) single, is a self employed Coal Hawker, Isaac Chapple Usher(21) is a Putter and Hewer in Crofton Pit, William Stobbs Usher(13) is a Trapper in Crofton Pit and Robert Chapple Usher is 11 years old. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 215778 CSM. Joseph Robinson MM. 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.23rd Oct 1918) Joseph Robinson, CSM 20375, enlisted at Jarrow, served with the 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry and died age 29 on the 23rd October 1918. He is remembered at Jarrow Cemetery and Vis-en-Artois Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory medals, it also records his promotion to Acting Warrant Officer and his death. Joseph was born in Jarrow 1889, son of Joseph and Annie Robinson nee Poots. In the 1911 census the family is living at 79 ----- Street, Jarrow with Joseph(49) a Plate Layer in Palmers Steel Works and his wife of 27 years Annie. They have had 5 children with 3 surviving. All 3 sons are single and work at the Co-Operative Society, David(25) and Joseph(21) as Grocery Assistants and John Thomas(19) as a Bakery Assistant. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 215448 Pte. Walter Reick 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.27th Sep 1915) Walter Reick, Private 14391, served in the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and died age 20 on the 27th September 1915. He is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph and St. Paul's Church also at Loos Memorial. Panel 106 and 107. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. Walter was the son of Isabella and the late John Reick of 5 North View, Jarrow. I Cannot locate any 1911 census details, but Walter's Service record confirms his mother Isabella as next of kin living at 15 Victor Street, Jarrow. It also confirms his brother John and sister Christina as declared relatives at that address. The 1901 census shows the family living at 88 Albert Road, Jarrow with Isabella Reick (31) widow and 4 children, John (10), Christina (7), Walter (5) and Amelio 4. Margaret Amelia Reick (78) is also living here as are two working boarders. His service record also shows that he served in the UK from 7th Sep 1914 to 10th Sep 1915,arriving in France on the 11th Sep 1915 and was killed in action 16 days later during the Battle of Loos. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 214707 Pte. George Bond 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.4th Jul 1916) George Bond, Private 14388, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He died age 21 on the 4th July 1916. He is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow and is buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe. George was born in Jarrow, son of John and Elizabeth Bond (nee Ranson). George Bond age 17 Apprentice Ship Painter in Shipyard is living with his parents John and Elizabeth Bond and family at 48 York Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 213989 Pte. Hugh Walton Fathers 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.31st Mar 1918) Hugh Walton Fathers, Private 21/243, enlisted at South Shield and served in the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He was age 20 when he died on 31st March 1918. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory Medals. He is remembered at the Jarrow Library and his Grave/Memorial Referenceis at Pozieres Memorial. Panel 68 to 72. Hugh was the son of Richard and Jane Fathers (nee Walton) of 3 Lake Terrace, East Jarrow. He was born at Wheatley, Durham. In the 1911 Census, the family lived at 3 Lake Terrace, East Jarrow, with head of family Richard Fathers age 39 Electrical Engineer at Chemical Manufacturers born Trimdon Grange, Durham. Jane Fathers his wife age 36 born Shildon, Durham. They have three children, Hugh Walton Fathers son age 13. George Wilfred Fathers son age 11 born Wylam, Northumberland. David Fathers son age 9 born Sunderland. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 213978 Pte. Henry Farries 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.14th Mar 1917) Henry Farries, Private 30326, served in the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and died age 23 on the 14th March 1917.His name is on the Palmer Cenotaph in Jarrow and his grave is Hebburn Cemetery. E. "C." 98. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals and also records his name as Ferries. His death is recorded in BMD Index: Deaths Qtr Jan - Mar 1917. Henry Ferries age 23 Newcastle T. 10b 191 (Name also spelt with an e) Henry was born in Hebburn, son of the late Henry and Annie Farries. In the 1911 Census the family is living at 83 Williams Lane, Hebburn with Henry Farries age 65 Boiler Fireman in Shipyard born County Down, Ireland and Annie Farries wife age 59 born Edinburgh (married 38 years, children born 12, children still living 8, children died 4). Jennie Farries daughter age 20 born Hebburn, Henry Farries son age 16 Ship Platers Marker in Shipyard born Hebburn and Wilhelmina granddaughter age 6 months born Hebburn. VM Add to this record. 213759 Pte. Frederick Charles Herbert 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.18th Apr 1918) Private Frederick Charles Herbert's home address is given as Barwell, Leicestershire and his date of death as the 18th April 1918. From my search he appears to be: 66853 Pte Herbert, 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers. He was probably killed during the Battle of Bethune, part of the Battle of Lys during the Last German Offensive in April 1918. Charles Hambi Add to this record.

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