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9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
9th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), was a Kitchener Battalion, raised at York on the 25th of August 1914, as part of 32nd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division. After initial training they moved to Grantham in Lincolnshire, then on the 4th of April 1915 they moved to Frensham for final training. On the 3rd of July 1915 they sailed from Liverpool to Mudros. Their first action was the landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on the 6th of August 1915. On the 19th of December 1915 they were withdrawn from Gallipoli and moved to Imbros and on to Egypt to take over defence of of a section of the Suez Canal. They were ordered to France to reinforce the British Army on the Somme, and on the 1st July 1916 they landed at Marseilles and travelled by train to the Western Front. They went into action on the Somme where they were to remain for the rest of the year. In 1917 they saw action on the Ancre, then moved to Flanders for the Battle of Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres. On the 13th of November 1917 they absorbed all 400 men remaining men of the 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars and became 9th (Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry) Battalion. In 1918 they were in action at the Second Battle of Arras and on the Hindenburg Line.
25th Aug 1914 9th Battalion West Yorks raised 9th (Service) Battalion is raised at York on the 25th of August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army, they join 32nd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division.
3rd Jul 1915 9th West Yorks sail for Gallipoli 9th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) sail from Liverpool for Gallipoli via Mudros.
6th Aug 1915 9th West Yorks at Sulva Bay 9th West Yorks land at Suvla Bay
12th Aug 1915 Reliefs
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
22nd Jun 1916 Reliefs
23rd Jun 1916 Outposts
1st Jul 1916 9th West Yorks arrive in France 9th West Yorks land at Marseilles from Alexandria and entrain for the Western Front.
1st Jul 1916 On the Move
2nd Jul 1916 On the Move
3rd Jul 1916 On the Move
4th Jul 1916 On the Move
5th Jul 1916 In Billets
6th Jul 1916 Route March
7th Jul 1916 Route March
8th Jul 1916 Advance Party
9th Jul 1916 On the March
10th Jul 1916 On the March
10th July 1916 Goodbye, from Major A.M Gollard
11th Jul 1916 Return
12th Jul 1916 Course
12th July 1916 Inspection
12th July 1916 On the March
13th July 1916 Course
13th July 1916 Party
14th July 1916 Courses
15th July 1916 On the March
17th July 1916 On the March
18th July 1916 Courses
20th July 1916 Shelling
25th July 1916 Shelling
27th July 1916 Course
29th July 1916 Posting
31st July 1916 Reliefs Complete
1st Aug 1916 In the Line
1st August 1916 2230 hours Germans started a very heavy Arty barrage on the village which continued till 0430 hours on the 2nd.
2nd Aug 1916 Enemy Active
3rd Aug 1916 Shelling
4th Aug 1916 Some Shelling
5th Aug 1916 Shelling
6th Aug 1916 Enemy
7th Aug 1916 Quiet
10th Aug 1916 Shelling
11th Aug 1916 Patrol
12th Aug 1916 Enemy Active
14th Aug 1916 Course
16th Aug 1916 Change of Command
31st August 1916 Diary B.O.O.13.
1st September 1916 Diary Table March and Billetting
3rd September 1916 Movement Table Troops by road
3rd September 1916 Table Movement 1st line transport by road.
3rd September 1916 Table Allotment of additional transport
3rd September 1916 Table
6th September 1916 Orders 
7th September 1916 Diary
7th September 1916 Diary
29th September 1916 Diary
8th October 1916 Marched from Bresle
7th of June 1917 An Offensive Operation
2nd Oct 1917 Orders Received
13th Nov 1917 9th West Yorks absorb 1st Yorks Hussars All 400 men of the 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars join the 9th West Yorks, the battalion being renamed, 9th (Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry) Btn.
3rd of January 1918 Location of Divisional Units
13th of January 1918 More Snow - More Training
21st of January 1918 Reliefs
24th of January 1918 Artillery Very Quiet
25th of January 1918 MG Fire All Night
28th of January 1918 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down
3rd of February 1918 Dugout Attacked
7th of February 1918 A Non-Existent Enemy Post
10th of February 1918 A Large Explosion
17th of February 1918 Shelling
18th of February 1918 Enemy Patrol
24th of February 1918 A Daylight Patrol
26th of February 1918 Enemy Heavies Active
28th of February 1918 Divisional Defence Scheme
1st Mar 1918 Reliefs
2nd of March 1918 Heavy Gas Shelling
5th of March 1918 Garrison Orders
6th of March 1918 Eight Patrols Out
10th of March 1918 5th Dorsets on Patrol
12th of March 1918 Enemy Fire "Above Normal"
14th of March 1918 More Heavy Fire
16th of March 1918 Artillery Activity Decreased
17th of March 1918 Seventeen Balloons Spotted
20th of March 1918 Batteries Harassed
24th of March 1918 Germans on Short Rations
29th of March 1918 Usual Trench Warfare
30th of March 1918 A Captured POW
31st of March 1918 Allied Gas Operations
1st of April 1918 Four Balloons Down
7th of April 1918 A Relief Ordered
9th of April 1918 Snipers vs. Snipers
13th of April 1918 A Gas Bombardment
14th of April 1918 Dumps Destroyed
21st of April 1918 Heavy Bombardment
25th of April 1918 In Case of Attack
28th of April 1918 Demolition Plans
17th Feb 1918 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with 9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Andrews Percy George. Pte.
- Bennett Charles. L/Cpl. (d.27th August 1917)
- Binns John. Pte. (d.2nd Oct 1916)
- Blakeborough MM. George Ivor. Cpl.
- Blakeborough MM. George Ivor. Cpl.
- Broadley James William. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1915)
- Buttenshaw Leonard Horace. Lt. (d.27th June 1918)
- Colledge Herbert. Pte. (d.29th Feb 1920)
- Door John Charles. Pte. (d.14th July 1916)
- Door John Charles. Pte (d.14th July 1916)
- Dowson MM. Harry. Pte.
- Fearnley Arthur. Pte.
- Fenwick George Jameson. Pte. (d.9th Aug 1915)
- Germain Joseph Henry. Pte. (d.9th August 1915)
- Haswell Robert. Pte. (d.5th Apr 1918)
- Haswell Robert. Pte. (d.5th Apr 1918)
- Horsman Thomas Albert. Pte. (d.27th Sep 1916)
- Hughes James. Pte.
- Hughes James. Pte.
- Huison Walter. Pte. (d.14th June 1917)
- Knowles Haley. Pte. (d.31st Aug 1918)
- Lumb Arthur. Pte.
- Malkin Lawrence. Pte.
- Mansfield Henry James. Sgt. (d.30th September 1916)
- Marshall MM. John William. Sgt.
- Massheder Arthur. Pte. (d.22th Aug 1915)
- Moon Clifford Abraham. 2nd Lt. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
- Mottram Herbert Arthur. Pte. (d.11th January 1917)
- Padgett DCM Herbert. CSM (d.30th September 1916)
- Padgett DCM. Herbert. CSM. (d.30th September 1916)
- Padgett DCM. Herbert. CSM. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Peterson Lawrence. Pte. (d.27th Aug 1917)
- Petherick Thomas Edwin. Pte. (d.14th Sep 1916)
- Pickering Gowan. L/Cpl. (d.9th August 1915)
- Pinkney Ralph. Pte.
- Preston Wallace. Pte. (d.12th June 1917)
- Remmer George Albert. L/Cpl. (d.27th Aug 1917)
- Round MM. Sidney. L/Cpl.
- Scott James Thomas. Sgt. (d.9th Aug 1915)
- Shortall Edward Patrick. Pte. (d.7th December 1915)
- Smith Frederick. Pte.
- Taylor Samuel Verity. L/Cpl.
- Terrey Alfred John. Pte. (d.15th Sep 1916)
- Watkinson Joseph. Pte. (d.13th Jan 1917)
- Wright Samuel. Pte. (d.14th July 1916)
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L/Cpl. George Albert Remmer 17th (N.E.R. Pioneers) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.27th Aug 1917) George Remmer served with the 17th (N.E.R. Pioneers) Northumberland Fusiliers and was serving with the 9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment at the time of his death.
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Pte. Robert Haswell 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th Apr 1918) On 8th of April 1915, Robert Haswell enlisted into the 7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. On 19th of April, his battalion left Newcastle railway station for France. On 21st of September 1916 and then again on 28th of September, he was wounded at Thiepval and Schwaben Redoubt, respectively. At some point, he transferred to the 9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
He died on 5th of April 1918 and is buried at Cambrin Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France.
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Pte. Arthur Massheder 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) (d.22th Aug 1915) My grandfather, Private Arthur Massheder, was a groomsman who worked at Harewood House, Harrogate and Kensington Palace, London for the Duke of Connaught. He served in 9th Btn West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales' Own) and was killed on 22 August 1915 in the battle for Gallipoli. He is commemorated at the Helles Memorial, Turkey. Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 47 to 51.
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Pte John Charles Door 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th July 1916) John Door served at Gallipoli landing near Lala Baba at Sulva Bay on 6th August 1915 - his unit was part of the 11th (Northern Division).
The unit was withdrawn from Gallipoli on 20th of December 1915.
After service in Alexandria the 11th Division was sent to France landing at Marseilles on 1st July 1916 travelling by train to the Western Front.
The Battle of the Somme commenced on the 1st of July 1916 but John died on 14th of July 1916.
He was presumed dead and has no know grave as his body was never recovered but he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Lest we Forget
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Pte. Arthur Lumb 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment My Great Grandad, Arthur Lumb served from October 1915. He joined up in York. He survived but was forever changed. In the photo he is second left on the second row.
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Pte. Joseph Watkinson 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.13th Jan 1917) Joseph Watkinson is buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery.
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Pte. Herbert Colledge 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.29th Feb 1920) Herbert Colledge suffered a gun shot wound to face and right eye in 1917. He died 29th of February 1920 at home in Leeds
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Sgt. John William Marshall MM. 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Volunteering at the commencement of hostilities, John Marshall crossed to France early in 1915, and was in action at Ypres and Ploegstreet Wood.
He was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Arras in May 1918, and in the course of his service was twice wounded. In addition to the decoration won in the Field he holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals, and in 1920 was serving in India.
He served in the Home Guard during WW2.
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L/Cpl. Sidney Round MM. 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment My grandfather Sidney Round served from 1914-1919. His first unit was 11th Battalion, West Yorkshires. He was transferred to 9th West Yorkshires in time for the landings at Suvla Bay. He served there 'till they were pulled out to Imbros.
Then Egypt till they were shipped to France in July 1916. He was then transfered to the 1st Battalion, East Yorkshires on the Somme. In Sept 1916 he won the MM.
He suffered trench foot and gassing a number of times. He was sent to Passendale.
He was sent back to England to the Beverly Training Battalion. He ended up in ASC till he was demobed in 1919. His records show he was not the perfect soldier he got into trouble now and again like a lot of the men, but he was a brave soldier to have fought where he did and made it home
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Pte. Lawrence Malkin 11th Company Machine Gun Corps On 26th of September 1914, Lawrence Malkin enlisted in the 9th West Yorkshire Regiment and after training at Whitley Camp in Surrey, he was sent to the Dardanelles in July 1915. He had a very rough time with only 72 of his group surviving. He was sent to Alexandria in Egypt to recuperate.
In 1916, he was transferred to the 11th Company, Machine Guns Corps as a driver, possibly with horses. He was never wounded but was gassed. His experiences affected him for many years afterwards.
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Lt. Leonard Horace Buttenshaw 4th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.27th June 1918) Lieutenant Leonard Buttenshaw served with 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment and was attached to 9th Battalion at the time of his death.
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Pte. Edward Patrick Shortall 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.7th December 1915) Edward Shortall died at Tash Kishla Hospital, Constantinople on the 7th of December 1915
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Pte. Lawrence Peterson 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.27th Aug 1917) Today I received a pin I purchased from the Royal British Legion commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Passchendaele. Each pin identifies the life of a soldier who was a casualty on the battlefield and mine belongs to Private Lawrence Peterson. So far, this is all I know of him. His name is included on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing.
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Cpl. George Ivor Blakeborough MM. 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Corporal George Blakeborough served with the 9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
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Pte. Walter Huison 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th June 1917) Walter Huison died during the Battle of Messines.
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Pte. Ralph Pinkney 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment My granddad, Ralph Pinkney, was wounded in September 1916 and evacuated back to UK. He was then transferred to the Liverpool Regiment for the remainder of the war.
He ended his days as a market gardener in Cambridgeshire as he was no longer fit for coal mining (his pre-war role) following his injury.
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Pte. James Hughes 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment James Hughes had five children, he signed up in 1915 thinking, as he was 35 and married, he would not be called up, but a few months later he was. He trained for the following summer and was sent to war. We are told he was near or at a large gun when his comrades were blown up and died and he sustained shrapnel down his spine. We do not know what hospital he was taken to but he was given a clerk's position with a quartermaster. The shrapnel was near his spine and he found it difficult to continue. He was discharged ten months later, from where we do not know. He spent the rest of his life in pain taking any work he could find to support his family without any pension from the army. He dragged his leg and young men laughed at him. He died at the age of 59 with shrapnel still growing out of his back and thigh.
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2nd Lt. Clifford Abraham Moon 19th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.23rd Mar 1918) Second Lieutenant Clifford Abraham Moon was
left on the Ypres battlefield with a shot to his leg.
No body was found.
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Sgt. James Thomas Scott 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.9th Aug 1915) James Thomas Scott was born in 1886 (coalminer) one of the sons of James Scott (landlord of the Trimdon Grange Inn, Trimdon Grange County Durham) and Mary Ann Scott.
Aged 28, James married Sarah (Sally) Orton (Trimdon Station) in 1914. Later that year he joined the 9th Battalion Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment with his younger brother Benjamin who was aged 24.
In April 1915 Sarah Scott gave birth to a son James Thomas Scott Junior. Sadly James Senior didn't get to see his only son.
The battalion left Liverpool and landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli on 6th August 1915.
James and his brother Benjamin were both killed in action on 9th August 1915.
His final resting place is unknown. His name is listed on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Canakkal, Turkey. Name listed on panel 47 - 51
During World War II on 11th November 1942 Lance-Corporal James Thomas Scott Junior aged 27 of the Durham Light Infantry was killed in action and is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery, Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.
Gone but not forgotten RIP.
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Pte. James William Broadley 9th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.10th Oct 1915) James William Broadley died of enteric fever on 10th October 1915, aged 18 and buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt.
He was the son of Charles Henry and Lucy Broadley of Reins Cottage, Honley, Huddersfield. Born at Cleckheaton.
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