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2/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
2/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), was raised at Bradford on 12 September 1914.
On the 1st of March 1915 they moved to Matlock to join 185th Brigade, 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division. In May they moved to Thoresby Park, and in October 1915 to Retford, November to Newcastle, January 1916 they moved to Salisbury Plain and in June 1916 to Somerleyton near Lowestoft then in October 1916 to Bedford. On the 5th of January 1917 they proceeded to France, sailing from Southampton to Le Havre. They saw their first action on the Ancre in February, and went on to take part in many major actions, including, the Arras Offensive, the Hindenburgh Line, and at Cambrai in 1917. On the Somme, Arras, the Hidenburgh Line and the final advance in Picardy in 1918.
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
13th January 1917 Leaving Havre
20th of January 1917 Attack Practised
13th Feb 1917 17th HLI attack Ten Tree Alley 17th Battalion Highland Light Infantry attack a strong point in Ten Tree alley. B Coy, 16th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers suffers casualties and A coy send reinforcements forward, whilst C coy reinforce A coy in Hub post. the 16th Northumberland Battalion are relieved in the line by the 2/6 Btn West Yorkshire Regt who have just arrived from England. The Northumberlands return to billets at Mailly-Maillet and Bertrancourt.
8th Aug 1917 Relief 
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Pte. Frederick James Pole 2nd/6th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (d.20th Nov 1917) Frederick Pole was killed in action on the 20th of November 1917, aged 31. Buried in the Hermies Hill British Cemetery in France, he was the son of James and Harriett Pole, of Belgrave, Leicester; husband of Susan Pole, of 11 Belgrave Avenue, Leicester.
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L/Cpl. Joseph Mason 2nd/6th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.16th Mar 1917) Joseph Mason was my Great Grandfather. He left behind a pregnant wife and baby daughter
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Pte. Frank Crowther 2/6th Btn., D Coy. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.11th April 1917) Frank Crowther was born on 24th July 1897 in Bradford. He was from a mill family and after school he became a worsted spinner.
He joined D Company of the 2/6th West Yorkshire Regiment and arrived in France in January 1917. Frank was killed in action during the First Battle of the Scarpe, near Arras, on 11th April 1917. He was 19 years old. In his Will, dated January 1917, he left the sum of £10 to be divided equally between his father and stepmother. He has no known grave, but is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
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Pte. Frederick Robinson 2/6 Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Fred Robinson traveled to Bradford from Leeds, Woodhouse district in 1915 to volunteer, though he was not called up until January 1916. He went to France with the battalion in January 1917 and saw active service.
He was rated as a sniper with a crossed rifle badge on his forearm. At some time he was wounded, probably from the 8 inch scar, by shrapnel and evacuated to England for treatment.
One day, as we passed through Milton on Sea, he informed us that he had spent time recovering there.
He transferred to the York and Lancaster Regiment when the 2/6th was disbanded.
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Pte. William Durham 2nd/6th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment (d.20th Nov 1917) William Durham who died aged 21 was born in, lived in and enlisted at Jarrow. He was the son of John and Mary Jane Durham (nee Abbott) of 18 Percy Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census, William Durham, age 14, Office Boy in Steel Works Rolling Mills is listed as living with his parents John and Mary Jane Durham and family at 18 Percy Street, Jarrow.
William is buried in Grand Ravine British Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
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Pte. Edward Alexander Newton 18th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment Edward Newton Enlisted 9-12-15 and went to France on 24-9-16, he received gun shot wound to the chest on 1-3-17. He was treated in Croydon hospital from 24-3-17 to 21 -5-17 and remained in the UK until 27-7-17 when he returned to France. On 25-4-18 he was blinded by shell burst and 26-4-18 is recorded as being gas poisoning blind for 5 weeks, he was discharged 6-3-19.
He had wife and 4 daughters when he enlisted and had a further 3 daughters after the war.
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Pte. Percy Smallpage 2/6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (d.8th May 1917) Does anybody have any information on Percy Smallpage who was killed in action? I have conflicting dates for his death (depending on which website I look at) so I am looking if anyone has any more information.
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