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10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
10th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) was raised at York on the 3rd of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 50th Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division. After initial training close to home, the Division moved to Dorset to continue training and then in late May 1915 moved to the Winchester area. The division had been selected for Home Defence duties, but this was reversed and they proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne the 14th of July 1915, concentrating near St Omer. They moved into the Southern Ypres salient for trench familiarisation and then took over the the front lines in that area. In the spring of 1916 they were in action at the Bluff, south east of Ypres on the Comines canal then moved south to The Somme seeing action during The Battle of Albert in which the Division captured Fricourt and The Battle of Delville Wood. In 1917 they moved to Arras and saw action in The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and The Capture of Roeux. In late summer they moved to Flanders and fought in The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were in action in The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy and The Battle of Cambrai followed by The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of the Sambre. At the Armistice the Division was south east of Maubeuge and was quickly withdrawn to the area west of Le Cateau. On the 6th of December they moved back behind Amiens and went to billets around Hallencourt. Demobilisation of the Division began in January 1919.
3rd Sep 1914 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment raised 10th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment is raised at York on the 3rd of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army, they join 50th Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division.
14th Jul 1915 10th West Yorks proceed to France 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment proceed to France, they land at Boulogne on the 14th of July 1915.
29th Sep 1915 10th West Yorks on the Attack The 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment carried out an unsuccessful attack at Loos on the 29th of September 1915.
4th October 1915 New Orders Received 
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
1st Jul 1916 Success and Failure
26th July 1917 Diary
26th July 1917 Diary
14th Oct 1917 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Armitage Charles William. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Barton H.. Cpl. (d.1st July 1916)
- Bellwood Thomas. Pte. (d.12th May 1917)
- Bennett William. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Binns Albert. L/Cpl.
- Clemmet Robert Henry. Pte. (d.28th June 1918)
- Cockram Tom. Pte.
- Collins Edwin. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Devine Francis. Pte (d.14th July 1916)
- Dickison Joseph. Pte. (d.27th May 1918)
- Earnshaw Lewis. L/Cpl. (d.1st July 1916)
- Edge Leonard Evan. Pte. (d.18th September 1918)
- Field Charles Edmund. L/Cpl
- Glover William. Pte.
- Hall George. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Harmson Ernest. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Harris Louis. Pte. (d.7th Nov 1918)
- Hawkins William. Pte. (d.2nd August 1917)
- Heald William Bagshaw. Pte. (d.15th Sep 1918)
- Henderson Fred. Pte. (d.24th Mar 1918)
- Hewitt Charles Richard. Pte.
- Hirst William Henry. 2nd Lt. (d.1st August 1918)
- Hopton John. Pte.
- Jackson Albert. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Jackson Fred. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Jackson Tom. Pte. (d.5th Sep 1918)
- Kidger Cornelius. Pte. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Kidger Cornelius. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Kirkbride John W.. Pte. (d.2nd April 1916)
- Kirkbride John William. Pte. (d.10th Apr 1916)
- Knott DSO. James Leadbitter. Mjr. (d.1st July 1916)
- Lawrence Leonard. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Long Charles. L/Cpl. (d.15th Mar 1916)
- Marsden John William. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Marshall Herbert. 2nd Lt. (d.13th April 1917)
- Mennell Roy Walter. Pte. (d.2nd Nov 1916)
- Metcalf Albert. Pte. (d.18th Sep 1918)
- Mitchell William. Sgt. (d.1st July 1916)
- Morgan Fred. Pte. (d.15th July 1916)
- Neave Walter. Pte. (d.30th Aug 1917)
- Patterson John. Pte. (d.23rd Apr 1917)
- Pearson Walter. Pte. (d.23rd April 1917)
- Purvis Thomas. Pte.
- Ramsey John Wilfred. Pte. (d.21st Sept 1918)
- Ratcliffe A. Victor. Lt. (d.1st July 1916)
- Ratcliffe Victor. Lt. (d.1st July 1916)
- Richmond Joseph William . Pte. (d.1st Jul 1916 )
- Robson DCM. Joseph Myers. CSM. (d.20th October 1918)
- Sharp Albert Edward . Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Sharp William Arthur. Pte. (d.24th Apr 1917)
- Sharr William. Pte. (d.5th Sept 1918)
- Shaw George Herbert. L/Cpl (d.6th May 1916)
- Shaw Sydney Thomas. 2nd Lt. (d.11th May 1916)
- Smith James Arthur. Pte. (d.23rd July 1916)
- Toner Bertie. Pte. (d.18th September 1918)
- Trainer Charles Hedley. Pte. (d.28th September 1918)
- Vine Richard J..
- Warrington Arthur. L/Cpl. (d.30th October 1916)
- Warriss William M.. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Watkinson James. Pte. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Watson Leonard. Pte. (d.1st Nov 1916)
- White George Robert. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- White George Robert. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Wicks George. Pte. (d.13th April 1917)
- Winfield Albert Edgar. Pte. (d.20th September 1918)
- Wise George Frederick. Pte.
- Wolfenden DCM. G.. Pte.
- Wolford James Haliday. Pte. (d.12th April 1917)
- Wright Christopher William. Pte.
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L/Cpl. Albert Binns 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Albert Binns volunteered for the cavalry and was sent for training at Aldershot but was discharged for poor eyesight.
He then volunteered for the West Yorkshire Regiment and after training was sent to the front. It has taken me many years to trace his history but I have learnt that he fought at the Somme was bayoneted (seen the wound) but military hospital detail missing. He went back to the front to be shot in the right wrist and returned a third time only to fall foul of mustard gas in 1918.
He passed away in 1963 as Sgt. Albert Binns.
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Pte. G. Wolfenden DCM. 10th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment My Uncle Peter found an image of my Grandfather from WW1 in which the text read that he received a medal of Distinguished Conduct.
I found him mentioned in a London Gazette from 1919 and Edinburgh Gazette of 1920. I'm not even sure of his full name.
I wanted to do a bit of research into this and found that he was from Skipton where my family came from. I grew up in Australia as my parents moved out here in 1978 so to learn a bit more about my family's involvement in this historical battle was really interesting to me as I've always had a fascination with the histories and stories of war.
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Pte. John William Kirkbride 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.10th Apr 1916) My beloved great-uncle John Kirkbride, who died 10th April 1916, aged 23.
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Pte. Leonard Evan Edge 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.18th September 1918) Leonard Edge served with the 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment in WW1. He died 18th of September 1918 and is buried Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery in France.
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Pte. Tom Jackson 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th Sep 1918) Tom Jackson served with the 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
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Pte. William Bagshaw Heald 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.15th Sep 1918) William Heald served with the 10th West Yorkshire Regiment.
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Pte. Joseph William Richmond 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.1st Jul 1916 ) Joe Richmond 1894-1916 was my Great Uncle, brother to my Grandmother Dorothy Richmond, later Prowse. He sent these cards to her from France. He likely died at the Battle of Albert, Fricourt on the 1st of July 1916 and is buried at Fricourt Cemetery, Somme.
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Pte. John W. Kirkbride 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.2nd April 1916) John Kirkbride was my Great Uncle. I believe he received a gunshot wound in 1915, and was repatriated back to the UK, where he sadly died in 1916. His grave is in Grove Road Cemetery, Harrogate.
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CSM. Joseph Myers Robson DCM. 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.20th October 1918) Joseph Robson was my great grandmother's brother.
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L/Cpl Charles Edmund Field 10th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment I hold two brown paper hand written receipts for secret papers, together with a typed note: "on 1918-03-21 the about was commissioned by H.A G. Neville MC to carry the Battalion's secret papers under murderous bombardment to Brigade HQ.
The Battalion were defending the Front Line near Lock 7 Canal du Nord. Brigade HG was at Backworth Spoil Heap. Left soon after dawn and reached HQ at noon and was presented by Brigade Major Ruthven to Brigadier General Yatman.
In further retreat at midnight was entrusted all the Brigade's secret papers; East Yorks, West Yorks and Dorsets and took same to Viller au Flos. Above are receipts on being handed over."
This is my grandfather. My mother said that he was to be recommended by his officer for an award but the officer was killed.
My grandfather was very proud of the receipts and he was under heavy fire all the way - he had to cross a road where there was a sniper.
He laid down and counted how long the sniper waited during his burst of fire and then he made a dash across.
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Pte. Fred Morgan 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.15th July 1916) Fred Morgan was wounded on the 1st of July 1916 on the Somme at the Battle of Fricourt and died from wounds on the 15th. He is buried in Forceville Cemetery. His Battalion suffered very heavy losses.
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Pte. William Arthur Sharp 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.24th Apr 1917) My uncle, William Sharpe died serving his country. He is still remembered 101 years on.
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Pte. George Frederick Wise 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment My Grandad George Frederick Wise, served in the 17th Division of the 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment between 1915 and 1918.
He was shot through the chin but returned to the front after hospitalisation.
He did not talk about his exploits but my father told me that his dad had been at Ypres, the Somme and Paschendale.
He lived until he was 86 and owned a bayonet believed to be of German origin which has unfortunately been lost over the years.
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Pte. William Sharr 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th Sept 1918) William Sharr was the son of William and Martha Sharr of Melton Constable, Norfolk and the husband of Elsie Sharr of 194 Brickgarth, Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole, Durham.
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Pte. Tom Cockram 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Tom Cockram was my maternal grandfather, born on 12th of February 1887 in Garforth, near Leeds. He became a minor and he married Ada Riley in St. Peter's church in Bramley, Leeds, on 1st of May 1909.
They had a total of nine children, but the first three (Ethel, Elsie and James William) had died before Tom enlisted in the 10th West Yorkshire Regiment on 6th of February 1915. A fourth child, Hilda, was born a few weeks before Tom landed in Boulogne with the 10th Battalion on 13th of July 1915, she died in 2004 at the age of 89.
Tom served in France until 16th of March 1916 and was discharged from the army on 9th of January 1918 "being no longer physically fit for War Service".
Tom and Ada had a further five children (Jim, Margaret, Nancy, May and Ken) between 1920 and 1930, but Margaret died at the age of 20 months.
Tom died at the age of 44 in 1932 and Ada died in 1937 aged 48.
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Pte. Leonard Watson 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.1st Nov 1916) Leonard Watson was aged 21 when he was killed. He came from a family of five, four brothers and one sister. Leonard was married in Jan 1916, his daughter was born in September 16. Leonard died in trenches on the Transloy Ridges.
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Cpl. H. Barton 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.1st July 1916) Cpl. H Barton is buried in Fricourt New Military Cemetery
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Pte. William Hawkins 10th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.2nd August 1917) My Great Grandfather William Hawkins enlisted in March 1915 with the 10th battalion West Yorkshire Regiment as Private 19944.
In March 1916, he suffered a superficial gunshot wound to the head. On return from 3 days in hospital, he joined 10th Cheshire as Private 52341. William was wounded on 31st of July 1917 at Pilkem Ridge. He died on 2nd of August 1917 of wounds and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
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L/Cpl. Arthur Warrington 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.30th October 1916) Arthur Warrington served with the 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
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L/Cpl. Lewis Earnshaw 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.1st July 1916) This photograph was found in my parents' papers. I identified Lewis Earnshaw by comparing it to a photograph of him printed in the Huddersfield Weekly Examiner on 5th August 1916. I believe he was a neighbour of my great grandparents. In 1911 he was a warehouseman for a cotton spinner.
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