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Pte. Jules Carpentier 3rd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Although he joined up on 3rd of July 1915 as Jules Carpentier his name was actually Jules Le Carpentier. Married to Emily Thompson in Goole, Yorkshire. He died in 1918 and is buried in Goole Cemetery, along with his wife and 3 of his 4 children.
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Pte. Joseph Hinchliffe 3rd (Reserve) Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Joseph Hinchliffe was transferred to hospital on the 29th December 1917 with an inflamed middle ear. He was finally discharged on 14th May 1918.
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L/Cpl. Christopher Grieves 24th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. B Coy, 5 plt. Northumberlad Fusiliers Dad served in WW1 initially in the 1st Tyneside Irish, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was wounded in action on the Somme, France on 1st of July 1916.
It is likely that Dad was wounded more than once because I know he had been wounded in the leg, had shrapnel in his neck and had lost a finger. He told a story about being wounded, and said that on one occasion he was separated from his battalion and took shelter in a shell hole in `no-mans land'. He took three days to crawl to the safety of a first aid station and during this time he suffered severe frostbite to the arm with the lost finger. This obviously happened in winter, so it was a different occasion to him being wounded during the summer offensive in 1916 at La Boisselle. In 1916-17 he was with the 3rd Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
At the end of the war, Dad was a Second Corporal in the Royal Engineers Special Brigade P Company, 4th Battalion 74th Section. He was involved with gas cylinders and gas warfare.
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2nd Lt. Wilfred Alan Smith 3rd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry  From: 2nd Lieut. W A Smith, No 10 Platoon, C Company,2nd K.O.Y.L.I. 2nd July 1916
To Adjutant 2nd K.O.Y.L.I.
"I have the honour to bring before your notice the splendid and heroic work carried out by Corporal Dobson of my platoon in action on July 1 1916.
Corporal Dobson organised attacking by bombing the German strong points on our left and if it had not been for the splendid and heroic work done by this gallant N.C.O. we should probably have been surrounded.
He went forward in shirt sleeves and was throwing bombs from 8.30 a.m. until he was unfortunately hit in the back about 5.00 p.m. that evening by a German bomb. He died a few minutes after being hit.
His loss will be felt keenly by all the platoon. He was a capable N.C.O. always cheerful and fearless and always had a cheery word of encouragement for the recruits.
>This being my report, I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, W.A Smith 2/Lt. No 10 Platoon 2nd K.O.Y.L.I."
Wilfred Alan Smith was my grandfather. He survived the war, at the cost of his sight - he was war blinded before its end - and died peacefully in 1960.
Corporal Dobson was George Jones Dobson. He was twenty-eight years old when he died and is buried, on the Somme, at Blighty Valley Cemetery near where he fell.
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Pte. Ernest Hollings 3rd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Ernest Hollings is my paternal grandfather. He was born in Leeds in 1898 and died in Leeds in 1971. The National Roll of the Great War states the following: "He joined in October 1916 and in the following month proceeded to the Western Front, where he served in various sectors. He took part in the Battles of Arras, Bullecourt, and Passchendaele and many other important engagements, and was wounded in action at Ypres. He was in hospital in France and Wales before being invalided from the Army in March 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals."
Additionally Ernest was awarded the Silver War Badge. His badge number is B280254. I understand that he was shot through the hand though this has yet to be confirmed. My research at this point is very much a work in progress.
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Pte. Albert Oglesby 3rd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (d.12th Oct 1917)  Private Albert Oglesby (22213) 3rd Battalion K.O.Y.L.I. Died Friday 12th October 1917 aged 23 yrs (From war wounds). He lived at East Bank Stainforth. Born 1894, he is buried in Stainforth Cemetery in front of war memorial.
Doncaster Gazette Friday 19th October 1917
Much Sympathy is is felt for Mr & Mrs David Oglesby of Stainforth in the Bereavement of their son Private Albert Oglesby 3rd Brigade K.O.Y.L.I. which took place in Leeds Military Hospital on Friday last.
Private Albert Oglesby has seen severe fighting, being twice wounded having on the first occasion received a bullet to the shoulder, and on the second shrapnel wounds in the leg and foot.
He appeared to recover so far as to be almost fit to be drafted out again, but a relapse set in and after suffering for several months he died as stated above.
He joined the colours in March 1915.
Mr & Mrs David Oglesby have four other sons fighting with the forces.
Doncaster Chronicle Friday 19th October 1917
Mr & Mrs D. Oglesby have received news of the death of their son, Albert who has died in Hospital at Leeds, where he lay suffering for nine months, from wounds he received in the big push in France on July 1st 1916.
Private Albert Oglesby enlisted on the 23rd March 1915, and was previously wounded at Armentieres on October 20th 1915, and was invalided home. He was afterwards drafted to France again where he was wounded as stated above.
He was 23 years of age and has 3 brothers in the Army, and a brother and brother-in-law in the Navy.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr & Mrs Oglesby in their sad bereavement.
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Sgt Arthur Holding DCM. 3rd Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Arthur Holding was a Sergeant with the 3rd battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry he was awarded the The Distinguished Conduct medal and the Russian Cross of St George for conspicuous bravery in action near Thiepval on 1st July 1916
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Private Sam Ashton 5th & 3rd Btns Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry This is an enquiry as I have been trying to research my Great Grandfather’s War record (what he did, where he went, did he take part in any battles) for 2 years now and seem to be getting nowhere. I am getting old now and only me in my family seems to be interested in finding out. The following two addresses are the only details I have and I know for sure that my Great Grandfather was in Germany at the end of WW1. E. COY. 3rd K.O.Y.L.I. No 9 Hut HEDEN Racecourse. Nr. HULL and 5th K.O.Y.L.I. No.6 Con CAMP. N. Coy. B.E.F. FRANCE. Please could someone help and tell me some history? I have researched in the National Archive, read books etc, but I still cannot figure the history of these Battallions. There is a family rumour that Sam was a sniper but i am not sure at all about this.
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