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8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
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
25th Sep 1915 8th East Yorks in action According to the Battalion War Diary 8th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment took part in the main attack at Loos on the 25th September 2015 and were not in reserve. They were fighting in the SE corner of Loos village and also had two companies on the slack heaps throughout the 25th and 26th September 1915
4th Jan 1916 Reliefs Complete
11th Jan 1916 Fatigues
11th Jan 1916 Funeral
29th Jun 1916 On 29th & 30th June 1916 the 8th East Yorks were training at Saint Martin Au Laert with the 8th Bde. Machine Gun Company.
23rd Apr 1916 In Reserve
7th Jul 1916 Reliefs Completed
12th July 1916 The attack has again been put off, but preparations continue.
13th Jul 1917 8th East Yorks in action The 8th East Yorks Regt. left Carnoy at 21.20hrs marching past Montauban at 22.10hrs reaching their place of deployment at 02.00hrs (exact location not recorded). Upon cessation of artillery bombardment of the enemy an assault was launched against the enemy. They encountered heavy rifle and machine gun fire from at least 7 machine guns. It was impossible to make ground because of the "very lights" sent up and those untouched by enemy fire took cover in shell holes. Colonel B.I.Way and 2nd Lt.R Longtaff retired for the place of assembly under a bank, the men dug themselves in. Colonel Way had been wounded in the arm and leg, he was subsequently relieved by Major Brewis. at 06.45hrs. By now our machine guns had been mounted and Stokes mortars were in use. At 07.00hrs men from the Royal Scots Fusiliers joined the unit. At 07.40 "Whizz banging" started and at 07.45hrs Lieutenant Hext, Royal Field Artillery, reported that Bezentin was in possession of the 9th Brigade and he was forming his men up in order to bomb inwards. At 07.50 Major Brewis ordered two guns of the machine gun company to take up position behind covering the right flank,and placed lieutenant Newbiggin of the Royal Scots of the extreme right. Intelligence was that Royal Scots Fusiliers were going to attack the right flank of their objective. A patrol was sent out by order of the 8th Bde, from the right flank up to the wire to see if any of our men were in the enemy's trenches, and holding their own.
At 08.40hrs. Colonel Forbes, commanding 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers arrived with reinforcements and took over command.09.00hrs. Instructions received from Brigade to send out patrol with the same orders as 08.00hrs. 09.30hrs. both patrols reported having been up to the wire and were certain that the enemy's front line was strongly held. They could hear none of our men in the trench. 09.45 hrs Stokes guns fired several rounds. At 10.15hrs Another patrol reported having been up to the wire and confirmed the previous report that the enemy front line was being strongly held (there is an alteration at this point where the phrase "But they heard no sounds of heavy fighting inside the trenches" to " (and they heard sounds of heavy fighting inside the trenches). This information was passed to Colonel Forbes who was in command.
At 10.20hrs Colonel Forbes sent for Major Brewis (E. Yorks. R) and it was decided to send all available bombers supported by two platoons of Royal Scots Fusiliers, guided by the patrol of E. Yorks. Regt., to try and join (the words "Heavy fighting" are crossed out here) on the right flank.
10.30hrs. Message from "Spring" stating "Bombing is to start from Bazentin"
14th July 1916 The Battalion left their trenches in front of Carnoy at about 2200 hours
21st July 1916 Reliefs 
1st September 1916 The trenches require considerable repairs and there is a great deal of wiring required in front of our line.
31st October 1916 Our Front Line trenches have been much damaged by the enemy Artillery today.
1st November 1916 Patrols
13th November 1916 Attack Made
21st November 1916 New billets
25th November 1916 Orders received
26th November 1916 Reliefs
8th December 1916 Reliefs
16th December 1916 Reliefs
18th December 1916 Reliefs
1st May 1917 Orders Received
1st May 1917 Operation Order No. 2.
14th May 1917 Report
1st July 1917 Relieved the 4th Gloucesters in the Louverval sector.
25th September 1917 Into Position
26th Sep 1917 8th East Yorks Attack
12th December 1917 Orders
30th January 1918 Orders
31st of January 1918 Training
31st January 1918 Relief complete
31st of March 1918 Relief Completed
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Those known to have served with8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bentley Herbert. Pte. (d.14th April 1916)
- Berry Daniel. Pte. (d.18th Aug 1916)
- Berry John. Pte. (d.24th Sep 1915)
- Buck Harold. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917)
- Buck Harold. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917)
- Cozens William Henry. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1917)
- Crooks William Phipson. Pte. (d.5th Mar 1916)
- Fenby William. Ac/Sgt (d.8th January 1917)
- Gibson Thomas William. Pte.
- Havelock Joseph. Pte. (d.5th Mar 1916)
- Hough Topham Becher Dabridgecourt. 2nd Lt. (d.18th Jan 1916)
- Knox John. Pte. (d.14th Jul 1916)
- Leighton Joseph. L/Cpl. (d.24th Jul 1916)
- Lewis Arthur Leslie Vernon. Pte.
- Mansell Thomas. Pte. (d.13th Nov 1916)
- Masterman George Bernard. L/Cpl. (d.26th Sep 1917)
- McEvoy Robert Wright. Pte.
- McGeary Arthur. Pte. (d.26th Sept 1915)
- Meadows Albert George. Pte. (d.26th Sep 1915)
- Mills Thomas Henry Lewis. Capt. (d.14th July 1916)
- Moore Francis Joseph. Cpl (d.20th July 1916)
- Noyland Ernest. Pte. (d.26th September 1917)
- Ogilwy William Eyre. Pte. (d.3rd May 1917)
- Roberts William. Pte. (d.13th Apr 1917)
- Sample Frederick. Pte. (d.9th Apr 1917)
- Sheldon Thomas. L/Sgt. (d.26th Sep 1915)
- Smith George. Pte. (d.18th Jun 1916)
- West Harold Frederick. Cpl. (d.10th October 1918)
- Wilkinson James. Pte. (d.14th July 1916)
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Pte. Harold Buck 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sep 1917) Harold Buck's death was mentioned, together with his photograph, in the Hull Daily Mail on 19th of August 1919.
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Pte. Robert Wright McEvoy Royal Irish Rifles Robert McEvoy was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1890 and died in Hamilton Ontario, Canada in 1957.
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Pte. Arthur McGeary 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sept 1915) My great grandfather, Arthur McGeary, served with the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 26th of September 1915 at Loos. He was 50 years old and is remembered on the Loos Memorial. From what I gather he was awarded the Victory British Star Medal.
Arthur worked at the Shipyard of Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, his name is also on their War Memorial. My dad was named after his grandfather.
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Pte. Thomas William Gibson 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Thomas Gibson was my grandfather, he was born at Moorside Farm on Kingsley Moor, Staffordshire in 1899.
We know that he lied about his age and joined up at the age of 15 and he was sent to France early in the War and carried out duties as a despatch rider, carrying information between command posts on his bicycle.
We believe he transferred to the 6th Dorsets some time in 1918. At some point, Tommy was wounded by flying shrapnel but appears it was not serious enough to be sent home.
After the War, Tommy took apprenticeship as a carpenter and wheelwright before inheriting the farm from his father. In later life Tommy was plagued by the experiences and injuries from his time in France.
Although he handed over the running of the farm to his youngest son, he continued his carpentry work up to the period just before his death in 1979.
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Cpl. Harold Frederick West 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.10th October 1918) Harold West was the son of Frederick West of 71 Newland Avenue. Hull.
He enlisted into 10th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment on 2nd of September 1914 aged 26 and was posted to the 8th East Yorks. He was then posted to the MEF embarking from Devonport on 8th of December 1915 for service in Egypt. He then moved to France arriving on 7th of March 1916, He was wounded by a shell fragment in the shoulder on 8th June 1916 and sent home to England to the Western General Hospital, Cardiff.
He was posted back to France and moved to 1/4th East Yorks on 19th of September 1917. He was wounded again with a bullet to the left leg on 16th of March 1918 he was evacuated to England to the Southern General Hospital. After his wound had healed he was again sent back to France and to the 7th East Yorks on 23rd of August 1918.
He was sadly killed with others on 10th of October 1918 just 32 days before the end of the war. He is buried in a cemetery at Neuvilly with 96 other service men. May they Rest in Peace their duty done.
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Pte. William Henry Cozens 8th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sep 1917) William Cozens was my uncle. My mother remembered him leaving home for the last time. He would never allow family to go to the railway station - always biding farewell at home. William Henry Cozens left a widow (Elizabeth) and a nineteen-month old son, William Albert.
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Pte. Arthur Leslie Vernon Lewis 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Arthur Lewis joined up in Scarborough in September 1914, whilst on holiday. Although he joined up at the local cavalry depot, he was assigned to the East Yorkshire Regiment. He fought at Loos in September 1915 and was wounded, being shot in the ankle. He was sent to Dublin to convalesce. Back in action, he fought on the Somme, and was captured on the first day of the final battle, in November 1916. He spent the rest of the war as a prisoner, and was sent to work on a farm in the village of Hornerkirchen, north of Hamburg. He died in 1984, aged 91.
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L/Sgt. Thomas Sheldon 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sep 1915) Thomas Sheldon served with 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment.
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L/Cpl. George Bernard Masterman 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sep 1917) George Masterman was born 17 March 1889 in Westgate (Westow), Old Malton to John and Elizabeth Masterman. He married Ann Moody on 14 September 1916 at the Parish Church, Huttons Ambo, Yorkshire. In 1911 George was 22 years old and a Waggoner on a farm in Mennethorpe. He was a Lance Corporal of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. His Service Number was 28476. George died on 26th of September 1917, in Flanders aged 28. There is a memorial reference to him at the Tyne Cot Memorial. There is also a memorial in Westow which includes George's name.
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Pte. Albert George Meadows 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sep 1915) My great uncle, Albert Meadows, was born at the end of 1897 to Charles & Elizabeth Meadows who lived at 44 Wolseley Street, Gateshead.
In September 1914 he enlisted into the East Yorkshire Regiment lying about his age. He was only 16. After his training he was shipped to France and killed a year later at the Battle of Loos just before his 18th birthday.
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Pte. Frederick Sample 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.9th Apr 1917) I only know that at least 3 brothers of the Sample family from Beverley, Yorkshire died during the First World War. Frederick Sample was killed on the 9th of April 1917. The family were originally from Norfolk.
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Pte. John Knox 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th Jul 1916) John Knox was serving with the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, when he
died on 14th July 1916, he was 22 years old. Born in Hebburn Colliery in 1894, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Knox (nee Clayton) of 14 Station Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census John Knox age 13 Newsboy at School is listsed as living with his widowed mother Elizabeth Knox and family at 94 Western Road, Jarrow. He lived in Newcastle and enlisted in Jarrow.
John is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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L/Cpl. Joseph Leighton 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.24th Jul 1916) Joseph Leighton was born in Jarrow and enlisted in South Shields. He served in France from the 3rd of October 1915. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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Pte. George Smith 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.18th Jun 1916) George Smith was born and livied in Jarrow. He first served in France on the 9th of September 1915. He is buried in Elzenwalle Brasserie Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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Pte. Joseph Havelock 8th Btn "C" Coy. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th Mar 1916) Joseph Havelock who died aged 35 was born in Morton Colliery Durham. He was the son of Sarah Jane Havelock of Hebburn Colliery and the late John Henry Havelock and the husband of Hannah Ruddick (late Havelock nee Smith) of 14 Derby Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census Joseph Havelock age 31 is listes as a General Labourer in Shipyard living with his wife Hannah Havelock and children at 17 Nancen Street, Jarrow
Joseph is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (west face) Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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Pte. William Roberts 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.13th Apr 1917) William Roberts, Private 16491, served in the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment and died between the 9th and 13th April 1917. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church, Jarrow and Beaurains Road Cemetery, Beaurains, Ronville Military Cemetery, Memorial 10. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medal.
He was born and lived in Jarrow.
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Pte. William Phipson Crooks 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th Mar 1916) William Crooks died age 33 whilst serving with the 8th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Hannah Benstead (formerly Crooks nee Baxter) of 42 Duke Street Jarrow and the late William Phipson Crooks he was the husband of Agnes Crooks (nee Carr) (Verified from his great grandson Peter McHugh from Canada) Born in Walker he lived and enlisted in Jarrow. On the 1911 census he is recorded as William Phipson Crooks age 28, Iron Founder in Shipyard living with his wife Agnes Crooks and children at 42 Buddle Street, Jarrow.
His younger brother Matthew Crooks was also one of the fallen.
William is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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Pte. John Berry 8th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.24th Sep 1915) John Berry, Private 14579, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. He died, age 19, on the 24th September 1915. John was born in Byker, son of Thomas and Charlotte Annie Berry (nee Davy) of 84 Dee Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census, John Berry age 14 Pawnbrokers assistant is living with his parents Thomas and Charlotte Annie Berry and family at 84 Dee Street, Jarrow.
He is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (north face) Jarrow and on the Triptych that was in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (It is no longer a Church).
John is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D'-Armentieres.
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Pte. Daniel Berry 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.18th Aug 1916) Daniel Berry died on 18th August 1916 aged 27 whilst serving with the
8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was born and lived Jarrow and had enlisted in South Shields. He was the
son of Clara Berry of 55 Nansen Street Jarrow and the late Daniel Berry. On the 1911 census he is listed as Daniel Berry age 21 Coal miner Putter below ground is with his widowed mother Clara Berry and family at 25 Walter Street, JarrowDaniel is buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery. Mametz and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.
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2nd Lt. Topham Becher Dabridgecourt "Toppy" Hough 8th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.18th Jan 1916) Letters written home by Second Lieutenant Hough had been donated to his old school, Bridlington School, and recently they were rediscovered during reorganisation. I volunteered to read and type up these letters and the book is now nearly complete. Hough was only 18 when he was killed. I am hoping to discover exactly where he was when he died. It is said he was near St Eloi, killed by a sniper. Hough mentions snipers in his letters home. He is buried in Dickebusch Military Cemetery. Last year I published "The Great War Heroes of Bridlington," which featured all 334 men named on Bridlington's Cenotaph, with minimal details of Hough's brief life.
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