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6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)
6th (Service) Battalion, Yorkshire egiment (Green Howards) was a Kitchener Battalion, raised at Richmond on 25 August 1914. They joined 32nd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division and underwent training at Belton Park near Grantham. In April 1915 the moved to Witley Camp near Godalming in Surrey. They embarked from Liverpool on the 3rd of July 1915 to Mudros. They saw action in the landings at Suvla bay, Gallipoli on the 6th and 7th of August 1915. In December 1915 the Division was evacuated from Gallipoli and sailed to Egypt via Imbros. They took over the Suez Defences in February. In June 1916 they received orders to move to France to reinforce the Divisions on The Somme. By the 7th of July Divisional HQ had been set up at Flesselles, and by the 27th the troops were in action on the front line.
In 1917 they saw action on the Ancre then moved to Flanders for the Battle of Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres. In 1918 they were in action in the Battles of Arras and on the 15th of May 1918 were reduced to cadre strength and attached to 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division for ten days between the 19th and 29th June, before returning to England. They landed at Folkestone on the 30th of June and transferred to 75th Brigade, 25th Division, moving to Mytchett near Aldershot, then in July they moved to Margate. The Battalion absorbed 19th Bn during August and on the 9th of September 1918 the 75th Brigade was redesignated the 236th Brigade, for service in North Russia. They sailed from Dundee on the 17th of October and arrived at Murmansk on the 27th November 1918.
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12th Sep 1915 Reliefs
18th Sep 1915 Reliefs
Autumn 1915 In Dim Twight
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
12th Dec 1915 6th Green Howards in Action
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
13th Aug 1916 Reliefs Complete
19th Aug 1916 Trench Recce
20th Aug 1916 Reliefs
26th August 1916 Reliefs 
31st August 1916 Diary B.O.O.13.
1st September 1916 Diary Table March and Billetting
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3rd September 1916 Table Movement 1st line transport by road.
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2nd January 1918 Awards
3rd of January 1918 Location of Divisional Units
3rd Jan 1918 Football match
4th Jan 1918 Firing practice
5th Jan 1918 Parades
6th Jan 1918 Football
7th Jan 1918 Parades
8th Jan 1918 Snow storm
12th Jan 1918 Company drills
13th of January 1918 More Snow - More Training
13th Jan 1918 Musketry drill
14th Jan 1918 Sunday routine
15th Jan 1918 Preparations
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18th Jan 1918 Orders received
20th Jan 1918 Reliefs
21st of January 1918 Reliefs
24th of January 1918 Artillery Very Quiet
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28th of January 1918 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down
28th Jan 1918 Working Parties
3rd of February 1918 Dugout Attacked
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10th of February 1918 A Large Explosion
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22nd of February 1918 Unusual Enemy Movements
24th of February 1918 A Daylight Patrol
26th of February 1918 Enemy Heavies Active
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1st Mar 1918 Reliefs
2nd of March 1918 Heavy Gas Shelling
5th of March 1918 Garrison Orders
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6th of March 1918 Eight Patrols Out
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7th of March 1918 Active Enemy Aircraft
10th of March 1918 5th Dorsets on Patrol
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11th Mar 1918 Reliefs
12th of March 1918 Enemy Fire "Above Normal"
17th of March 1918 Seventeen Balloons Spotted
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20th Apr 1918 Quiet
21st of April 1918 Heavy Bombardment
25th of April 1918 In Case of Attack
28th of April 1918 Demolition Plans
29th of April 1918 In a German Tunnel
17th Feb 1918 Reliefs
30th Sept 1918 Working Parties
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Those known to have served with6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) during the Great War 1914-1918. - Appleyard William. Lt (d.22nd Aug 1915)
- Barugh Thomas Anthony. Pte.
- Bell Christopher Brown. Pte
- Brown William Scott. L/Cpl. (d.14th Aug 1917)
- Callaghan Martin. Pte. (d.26th Sept 1917)
- Clamp VC William. Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917)
- Clark Thomas. Sgt. (d.14th September 1916)
- Corr Michael. Pte. (d.27th Sept 1916)
- Crabtree George. Pte. (d.17th Jan 1917)
- Crabtree William Nelson. Cpl. (d.28th Aug 1915)
- Ebdy Frederick. Pte. (d.15th Sep 1916)
- Elliott David. Pte. (d.15th Sept 1916)
- Hedley Chales Price. Pte. (d.24th Nov 1915)
- Johnson James. Pte. (d.1st Dec 1915)
- Lancaster William. L/Cpl. (d.20th April 1916)
- Lang Charles William. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1916)
- Marwood Harold. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917)
- McRoy James. Pte. (d.27th Aug 1917)
- Mordue Michael. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1915)
- Morley Ernest. L/Cpl. (d.9th Oct 1917)
- O'Brien Thomas. Pe (d.22nd Aug 1915)
- Richardson James. Pte. (d.22nd Aug 1915)
- Roberts John. Pte. (d.14th September 1916 )
- Roberts Robert. Pte. (d.8th Oct 1916)
- Sample Frederick William. L/Cpl. (d.14th Sep 1916)
- Smith Thomas. Pte. (d.22nd August 1915)
- Smith William. Pte.
- Uren Richard. Pte. (d.21st Aug 1915)
- Walker Charles Henry . Pte.
- Walker Joseph. Pte. (d.22nd Sep 1915)
- Walsh James. Pte. (d.17th March 1918)
- Wilson Todd. Pte. (d.10th Oct 1917)
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L/Cpl. Ernest Morley 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.9th Oct 1917) My Grandfather, Ernest Morley was killed serving with the Green Howards when my dad was nine months old.
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Pte. Charles William Lang 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.22nd Aug 1916) Charles Lang was killed in action on 22nd of August 1916 at 0300hrs whilst out on patrol behind enemy lines at Le Touquet. He has no known grave, however he is named on the Ploegsteert memorial.
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L/Cpl. William Lancaster 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.20th April 1916) I was unaware of William Lancaster's death in WW1 until my 6 year twin grandchildren began asking questions for a project around Remembrance Day and my family history search brought him to light.
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Pte. Thomas Smith 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (d.22nd August 1915) Thomas Smith was my grandfather. He was 40 years old at the time of his death. He was married with seven children, the youngest of which was my father, born in May 1914. Thomas lived in Sunderland and worked as a shipyard labourer. His name, apparently, is written on the Helles Memorial. No photograph of him exists.
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Sgt. Thomas Clark 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th September 1916) Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire at 4 Wray's Yard, William Street on the 27th of December 1889, Tom Clark was the second son of Elizabeth (nee Trotter) and George Clark.
A member of the original 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, he served with the unit throughout the war and landed with the battalion at Suvla Bay on 7th of August 1915 to take part in the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign before finally been evacuated on 21st of December 1915.
Eventually posted to the Western Front, Thomas and the remaining 6th Battalion landed at Marseilles in July 1916, arriving on the Somme on 15th July and losing his life on 14th of September 1916. His body was never recovered and Thomas is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Pte. James Walsh 6th Service Btn Yorkshire Regiment (d.17th March 1918) Jimmy Walsh was my Great Grandfather, he joined up in August 1914 at Middlesbrough and was based at Richmond, North Yorkshire.
He served at Suvla Bay August to December 1915 during the Gallipoli Campaign, then in defence of the Suez Canal, Egypt, February to June 1916 and finally on the Western Front from July 1918, seeing action near Flesselles, France July-August 1916 on the Ancre, France 1917 at the Battle of Messines and Third Battle of Ypres 1917.
He was killed on the 17th of March 1918 and is buried in the Philosophe CWGC near Marzingarbe, near Lille. Me, my son and niece visited the grave on the Centenary of his death on the 17th March 2018.
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Pte. John Roberts 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th September 1916 ) John Roberts was 26 years old.
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Pte. Richard Uren 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.21st Aug 1915) Richard Uren was born in October 1884 at Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, the only son of Thomas Henry and Lemenia Uren. He died on 21st of August 1915 in the Dardanelles. Richard is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
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Pte. Todd Wilson 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (d.10th Oct 1917) Todd Wilson is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. He served with the 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment.
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Pte. David Elliott 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.15th Sept 1916) My great uncle, David Elliott, was born in 1897 at Charlaw, Sacriston, County Durham. He was the son of Mary Jane Elliott of 1 High Pottery Yard, Newbottle and the late Robert Elliott. David's normal occupation was a coal miner.
He enlisted at Houghton-Le-Spring on 28th of November 1914. David transferred to 6th Yorkshire Regiment from the 11th Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed in action at Authuille, France on 15th September 1916. David is buried in Lonsdale Cemetery Authuille France.
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L/Cpl. Frederick William Sample 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th Sep 1916) My uncle Fred Sample was killed on 14th of September 1916 during the night attack on the Wonderworks strongpoint above Authuille. He was a machine gunner and had spent time guarding the Suez Canal in Egypt and on the front line near Arras in July and August. The Battalion moved to the Somme on the 3rd of September. Letters from his comrades say that he was buried "at a point East of Authuille" but the grave was lost during the subsequent fighting. His name appears on the Thiepval memorial.
He was born in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire in September 1895 and worked with his father as a boot, shoe and clog maker from the age of 13 until joining the army in 1914.
His mother opened a cafe, used during the war by soldiers recuperating at Welburn Hall near to Kirkbymoorside.
All his letters and other material are in the North Yorkshire County Record Office at Northallerton.
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Pte. Frederick Ebdy 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.15th Sep 1916) They say that they gave their lives so that we could have ours. In this case, it is true. Fred Ebdy was married to my grandmother, Mary Annie. If Fred had not lost his life on the Somme, then she would not have remarried and my mother would not have been born. Then, of course, I would not be here now writing this.
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Pte Christopher Brown "Yorkie" Bell 6th Btn Yorkshire Rgt (Green Howards) My great-grandfather Christopher Bell served in the 6th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), in both the Dardanelles and on the Western Front where he was badly wounded and lost an arm.
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Pte. Martin Callaghan 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.26th Sept 1917) Martin Callaghan is remembered at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
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Pte. Thomas Anthony Barugh 6th Btn. Green Howards Thomas Anthony Barugh was a printer prior to enlisting. He enlisted on 19th of July 1915, aged 37 & 9 months, height 5ft 4ins. He gave his wife was his next of kin Amelia Barugh nee Heywood, they ad 4 children 1 girl and 3 boys.
He served in Gallipoli from the 27th of Oct 1915 to Dec 1915, the was in Egypt until June 1916 then moved to Arras in France. Thomas was posted to the 9th Service Battalion on the 20th of July 1916, on the 27th he was in Albert and went into the from line on the 5th of August.
He was in action on the 7th of August at Scots Redoubt and on the 11th his battalion were withdrawn to St Omer. Thomas was detained on the 21st of August 1916 having being absent without leave from 8th of August.
He was tried in a Field Court Martial on the 14th of September 1916 and sentenced to 42 days field punishment no 1.
On the 12th of September 1916 he was in action at Henencourt Wood, on the 15th at Millencourt, on the 1st of October at Martinpuich. On the 7th at
Le Sars he suffered gunshot wounds to his lower extremities.
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Cpl. William Clamp VC 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.9th Oct 1917)  William Clamp served with the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment during WW1 and was killed in action on the 9th October 1917, Age: 26. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. He was the son of Charles and Christina Dundas Clamp, of 13C, Reid Terrace, Flemington, Motherwell.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 30433, dated 18th Dec., 1917, records the following:-
For most conspicuous bravery when an advance was being checked by intense machine-gun fire from concrete blockhouses and by snipers in ruined buildings. Corporal Clamp dashed forward with two men and attempted to rush the largest blockhouse. His first attempt failed owing to the two men with him being knocked out, but he at once collected some bombs, and calling upon two men to follow him, again dashed forward. He was first to reach the blockhouse and hurled in bombs, killing many of the occupants. He then entered and brought out a machine-gun and about twenty prisoners, whom he brought back under heavy fire from neighbouring snipers. This non-commissioned officer then again went forward encouraging and cheering the men, and succeeded in rushing several snipers' posts. He continued to display the greatest heroism until he was killed by a sniper. His magnificent courage and self-sacrifice was of the greatest value and relieved what was undoubtedly a very critical situation.
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Pte. James Johnson 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (d.1st Dec 1915) James Johnson served with the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, he was aged 38 when he died on 1st December 1915. He was born in Jarrow in 1877, Son of James and Mary Johnson of Jarrow. On the 1911 census he is listed as James Johnson age 23 Locomotive Crane Driver in Steel Rolling Mill living with his widowed mother Mary Johnson and family at 85 Wansbeck Road, Jarrow.
He enlisted in South Shields.
James is buried in Hill 10 Cemetery.
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Pte. Robert Roberts 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.8th Oct 1916) Robert Roberts served in the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment and died on the 8th October 1916. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and at
His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
Robert was born in Jarrow 1890, son of Hugh and Alice Roberts. In the
1911 census, Robert(21) is single and an assistant Pork Butcher living at 31 Staple Road, Jarrow, home of Henry and Charlotte Abel (Germany Residents). His sister Alice(23) single, is also resident as a Domestic Servant.
In the 1901 census the family is living at 68 Stead Street, Jarrow with his mother Alice(52) widow, 5 children and 2 boarders. The 3 sons are Henry(25), John(23) both labourers in the shipyard and Robert(11) at school. The two daughters are Jessica(17) a domestic servant and Alice (13) at school. The boarders both work as labourers in the shipyard.
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Pte. Michael Corr 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.27th Sept 1916) Michael Corr died age 21 whilst serving with the 6th Btn Yorkshire Regiment. he was born and lived Jarrow, Son of Michael Corr and Catherine Corr (nee McMahon). On the 1911 census he is listed as Michael Corr age 22 Brass Moulder in Palmer Engine Works is with his widowed father Michael Corr and family at 58 Cambrian Street, Jarrow. He enlisted in South Bank Middlesbrough.
Michael is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
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L/Cpl. William Scott Brown 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (d.14th Aug 1917) William Scott Brown was aged 23 when he died on 14th August 1917 whilst serving with the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
He was born, lived and enlisted in Jarrow.
Son of Thomas and Mary Alice Brown (nee Scott) of 11 Cobden Street Jarrow, where he is recorded as living with his parents on the 1911 census, at that time he was ages 16 and working as a Boilermaker in the Shipyard.
William is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
He is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (west face) Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
He was commemorated on the Triptych (right panel) in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (it is no longer a Church) and on the memorial in St. Peter's Church, Chaytor Street, Jarrow which it was demolished in the mid 1960s.
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