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1st Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment
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Sgt. John Henry Martin 1st Battalion West Riding Regiment (d.6th Nov 1918) John Martin served with the 1st Battalion, West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellingtons) and also served with 1st Garrison Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
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Pte. Walter Bolton 1st Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (d.23rd November 1918) Private Bolton was the son of William and Mary Bolton.
He was 36 when he died and is buried in the Jhajha Cemetery in India, Grave 42.
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L/Cpl. James Edwards 1st Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Rgt. I have a number of postcards from USA, Russia and France sent during 1910/11 to Pte/Lcpl Edwards when he was stationed in Ambala, India with the regiment. Whilst I understand that the regiment remained in India for the duration of the war I also have a copy of his medal record card which shows he was a full corporal and received the Victory and Star medal and was also a prisoner of war.
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History of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions 1881-1923 C.D. Bruce
The first two chapters in the book provide an historical outline of the raising of the 1st Battalion in 1702 and take its story through to 1923. The book recounts story of the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front, mainly by use of quotations from eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries and official documents supported by good maps. A good feature of this history is the recording by name of officers joining the battalion or leaving or becoming casualties, and the arrival of drafts with strengths.
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