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7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
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Those known to have served with7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Alger Joseph. Sgt. (d.2nd October 1915)
- Anderson George. L/Cpl. (d.20th Jul 1916)
- Barry Patrick. Sgt. (d.1st Oct 1915)
- Bater John. Pte. (d.25th March 1918)
- Beal Edgar Joseph. Pte.
- Beaumont Harry. Pte.
- Bland Herbert. Pte.
- Bradley Joseph. (d.5th Nov 1916)
- Brown Joseph Stuart. Cpl. (d.23rd Dec 1917)
- Christelow Matthew. Pte. (d.4th November 1917)
- Coxon George Ernest. Pte. (d.19th September 1915)
- Dean John. L Cpl (d.10th Jul 1916)
- Dearing Richard. L/Cpl (d.24th Aug 1918)
- Douglas Richard Jackson. Pvt. (d.18th September 1918)
- Drewery Joseph. L/Cpl. (d.10th Jul 1916)
- Edson James. Pte. (d.5th Nov 1916)
- Exon John. L/Cpl. (d.16th Nov 1917)
- Field Francis Morgan. Capt. (d.31st Mar 1918)
- Flynn Daniel. Pte. (d.18th Sep 1918)
- Frary Charles. Pte. (d.5th Nov 1916)
- Gale George H.. Pte. (d.23rd March 1918)
- Gee Sydney Webster. (d.12th November 1916)
- Gerrard B.. Pte. (d.7th August 1917)
- Hague Alfred. Pte. (d.10th Jul 1916)
- Hinch George Edmund. Cpl. (d.9th Feb 1917)
- Hirst MC. Joesph. Capt.
- Hodgson Amos. L/Cpl. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Howes Joseph Alfred. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1918)
- Jackson Edward. Pte. (d.4th November 1918)
- Jackson VC. Harold. Sgt. (d.24th Aug 1918)
- Jameson William. Pte. (d.25th August 1917)
- Keable MM. James William. Cpl. (d.5th November 1918)
- lanham George. Pte (d.12th May 1917)
- Lanham George. Pte. (d.12th May 1917)
- Leak George. Pte. (d.24th Sept 1915)
- Mallon Frederick. Pte. (d.17th October 1918)
- O'Neill John Robert. Bdm.
- Pick Arthur Edwin. Pte. (d.20th Jun 1916)
- Pinder MM George. Sgt.
- Scullion William. Pte. (d.10th Jul 1916)
- Simpson William. Pte. (d.29th July 1917)
- Slimmer Louis. Pte. (d.23rd March 1918)
- Smith MM. Joseph. Sgt. (d.12th May 1917)
- Swallow Frederick. Pte. (d.6th Sep 1915)
- Taylor George William. Pte. (d.24th April 1917)
- Taylor George William. Pte. (d.24th April 1917)
- Thirsk MC Kenneth Alfred. Lt.
- Turner Richard. Pte. (d.8th Jul 1918)
- Wall Ernest. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
- Watts Thomas W.. Pte. (d.30th Aug 1917)
- West Harold Frederick. Cpl. (d.10th October 1918)
- White William. Pte. (d.17th November 1915)
- Whitworth Benjamin. Pte. (d.1st Jul 1916)
- Wood George Arnold. Pte,
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Sgt. Harold Jackson VC. 7th Btn. C Company East Yorkshire Regiment (d.24th Aug 1918)  Harold Jackson was killed in action on 24th of August 1918, aged 26 and is buried in the A.I.F. Burial Ground, Somme, France.
He was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Jackson, of Allandales, Kirton, Boston.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 7th May, 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. Sjt. Jackson volunteered and went out through the hostile barrage and brought back valuable information regarding the enemy's movements. Later, when the enemy had established themselves in our line, this N.C.O. rushed at them, and single-handed, bombed them out into the open. Shortly afterwards, again single-handed, he stalked an enemy machine-gun, threw Mills bombs at the detachment, and put the gun out of action. On a subsequent occasion when all his officers had become casualties, this very gallant N.C.O. led his company in the attack, and, when ordered to retire, he withdrew the company successfully under heavy fire. He then went out repeatedly under heavy fire and carried in wounded."
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Capt. Joesph Hirst MC. 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment My grandfather Joseph Hirst was captured on the 28th or 29th day of March 1918 after being shot through the left knee. He eventually went to Langensalza prisoner of war camp. Whist there he was in the escape committee and was the illustrator of the camp magazine which I have a copy of.
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Pte. William Simpson 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.29th July 1917) Relatives of William Simpson who are now deceased, told me that he was wounded I think sometime in 1916 and was returned to England and treated in a military hospital before being sent home for a period of convalescence. When he was recalled, he went round and visited his family members and told them goodbye as he wouldn't be home again. He was killed at Brown's Copse on 29th of July 1917 and is buried in France.
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Pte. Frederick Mallon 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.17th October 1918) Frederick Mallon was killed in action on 17th of October 1918 in the Battle of Cambrai. He had recieved a fatal injury, Mr. Grant (of the Grocery shop in Thornaby) and a Southerner stayed with him till he passed.
He is buried near Montay, France in Selridge British Cemetery. 2 miles from Le Cateau.
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Joseph Bradley 7th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th Nov 1916) Died on 1916-11-05 age 18 years. His body was not found. Joseph was killed in the Orion Trench.
Remembered with Honour Thiepval Memorial
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Pte, George Arnold Wood 1st,7th and 10th Btns. East Yorkshire Regiment George Wood, my grandfather, was born on 4th July 1891. He joined the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment in August 1914 at Hull, which we know because his original wedding certificate is stamped on the reverse with this information and his Service Number.
He survived the war and was awarded the Victory Medal, British War Medal and the 1914 Star.
According to the Victory Medal Roll he served with the 1st, 7th and 10th Battalions, East Yorkshire Regiment.
He died in December 1972.
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Cpl. Joseph Stuart Brown 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.23rd Dec 1917) Joseph Brown served with the 7th East Yorkshire Regiment and died on the 23rd of December 1917. That's all I know so far.
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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. Edgar Joseph Beal 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Edgar J. Beal had his WW1 medals forfeited for desertion. These were restored to him when he admitted desertion in front of the assembled Battalion.
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Pte. John Bater 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.25th March 1918) John Bater was one of three brothers killed in WW1.
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Pte. George H. Gale 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.23rd March 1918) I found out that the Gale family lived in our cottage from the 1939 census. I was then led to the war grave (via a web search) for George Gale, two days before the 100th anniversary of his death. The address given was our cottage. I went to the local village church and found the war memorial cross bore his name in recognition of his sacrifice and was able to place some flowers there on the 100th anniversary of his death.
We should never forget.
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Pvt. Richard Jackson Douglas 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.18th September 1918) Richard Douglas was my great granddad. He was a lay preacher. He had four daughters but every time a son was born he died so he threw away his cross and his Bible and stopped preaching.
A neighbouring family died and left a young boy orphaned so grandad took him in and brought him up as his own son.
War broke out and the boy was called up for war grandad asked his wife what should I do, she said you best go with him and make sure he comes home. Well, they landed in France together as part of Kitchener's 2nd Army in France 1915 and grandad was killed on the 18th of September 1918 and the boy returned home safe.
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Pte. George Ernest Coxon 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.19th September 1915) George Coxon was killed by a sniper (family information). His brothers, Thomas and Robert, survived the war.
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Bdm. John Robert O'Neill 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment We only know John O'Neill was admitted to St George's Mental Hospital in January 1933. He died there in December 1940
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Sgt. Joseph Smith MM. 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.12th May 1917) Joseph Smith was my wife's great uncle. He died on 12th of May 1917 and is remembered on the Arras memorial, having no known grave. We believe he was killed during the battle for the chemical works at Roeux. He had been awarded the Military Medal earlier in the war. We do not know where or why he was awarded this medal
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Pte. Alfred Hague 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.10th Jul 1916) Alfred Hague enlisted on 13th July 1915, leaving at home his wife Lily and their children Nellie aged 4 and George who was 2. Sadly George died in 1919.
Alfred died of his wounds in the field on 10th July 1916. He is buried in Dartmoor Cemetery at Bercordel-Becourt.
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L/Cpl Richard Dearing 7th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment (d.24th Aug 1918) Richard Dearing served with 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
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Pte. Louis Slimmer 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.23rd March 1918) Louis Slimmer was my uncle. His father was Victor Slimmer of 245 St Georges Road Hull.
Louis joined the 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment in 1916 following his brother Harry who joined in 1914.
He served at Ypres and on the Somme before transferring to the Machine Gun Corps in 1918.
He died in the German offensive around Arras on 23rd of March 1918 and has no known grave but his name is on the Arras Memorial.
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Pte. Ernest Wall 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.1st July 1916) All we really know about Ernest Wall is the day he died and that his two brothers also died in the war. The only thing we have is the picture postcard of the memorial cross for him and eight others.
- Pte T Macaulay - 11119
- Lce Cpl A Hodgson - 15123
- Pte B Whitworth - 17334
- Pte E A Stewart - 3/6356
- Cpl J B Parker - 11459
- Pte T Ferrell - 111621
- Pte E Wall - 11880
- Pte W Hicken - 16952
- Pte A J Brett - 3/6738
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L/Cpl. John Exon 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.16th Nov 1917) My great uncle John Exon died when the East Yorkshires were fighting at Passchaendale. He was just 18 years old.
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