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West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) 5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) 9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) 10th May 1940 News 17th May 1940 Orders 18th May 1940 On the Move 20th May 1940 Reorganisation 21st May 1940 In Defence 21st May 1940 On the Move 21st May 1940 Defensive Positions 22nd May 1940 Defences 22nd May 1940 Attacks 22nd May 1940 German Advance 22nd May 1940 Bridge Blown 22nd May 1940 Recce 23rd May 1940 Attack 23rd May 1940 Advance 23rd May 1940 Attacks 24th May 1940 In Defence 24th May 1940 Hard Fighting 24th May 1940 In Defence 25th May 1940 Situation Unclear 25th May 1940 Line Held 25th May 1940 Reliefs 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 On the Move 29th May 1940 Evacuation 5th June 1940 Reorganisation 9th pf June 1940 Reinforcements 4th Nov 1940 Reliefs 10th Jan 1941 Orders 5th Mar 1941 Reliefs 8th Mar 1941 Thaw 13th Mar 1941 Reorganisation 18th Mar 1941 Exercise 19th Mar 1941 Exercise 5th Jun 1942 In Action 6th Aug 1942 Exercise 9th Aug 1942 Exercise 9th February 1944 In Action 11th February 1944 Tanks Lost 8th March 1944 On the March 16th Jun 1944 In Action 26th Jul 1944 Advance If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) during the Second World War 1939-1945. Abbott Fred. Pte. Arkley John Edward. Pte. Atkinson A. Austwick Harold. Pte. (d.15th Jan 1944) Avison H. Barnett John Ronald. Pte. Barnett John Ronald. Pte. Brock D. Brownsey Donald. Coleman Keven. Pte. (d.13th September 1944) Cracknell Dennis. Cpl. Craig J G. Crowther Cyril. Lt. Culkin B. Dalby C H. Dawson J A. Denbigh L. Dickinson A. Dixon A F. Dobson G. Dobson W. Doyle T. Dransfield Thomas. Pte (d.20th May 1940) Dyson M. Earl R S. Edwards Edwin George. Pte. (d.24th Mar 1945) Ellis C. Evenson E. Forrest M. Fox F. Foxcroft H. Francis A. Garbutt A. Gaskin W. Gee R J. Gent Leonard. Pte (d.17th Mar 1941) Gibson G R. Goff A R. Goodall J. Gray N . Greening Hector. Cpl Grigg Reginald Trevor. Pte. (d.15th June 1944) Hallam T H. Handley J. Hardcastle E R. Harwood A. Havard Maldwyn Douglas. Pte Hendry T E. Higginbottom T. Hirst Stanley. Sgt. Hodgson F. Hodgson F W. Hodgson Frank. Cpl. (d.18th Mar 1941) Hodgson Herbert. Pte. (d.7th Mar 1942) Hodgson James Syred. Pte. Hodgson W F. Holdsworth W W. Holmes J. Hopson Thomas. Pte. Houghton F C. Humphries G. Hutchinson N . Illingworth H. Jenkinson K H. Jones Ernest. Jordan R C. Jubb J W. Kelly L M. Latham W L. Leatham C D. Lee A. Leech F. Leng H. Lewin Sidney Arthur. Pte. (d.17th Jan 1944) Lisle F. Lister J. Littlewood J. Lockwood J. Maloney DCM, MID. Jim. RSM. Marshall J. Mather Alban. Sgt. Mathers S. Millward G R. Morton John. Sgt. Mycroft G. Paver W. Payne Walter. Pte. Prince John . Pte. (d.15th Feb 1944) Pryor G A. Renton George Edward. Sgt. (d.11th May 1944) Richardson Norman. Pte (d.23rd April 1944) Richardson Norman. Pte. (d.23rd Apr 1944) Riley James. Pte. Robinson James Henry. Cpl Rose W. Rowe E. Rowles Ronald George. Pte. (d.5th Jun 1942) Sadler E. Sanders F. Seddon MM. Peter. L/Cpl. Sellars Frederick Sydney. Cpl. Skinner S. Tpr. Southall S. Spence A. Spence Arthur. Stannard H L. Stephens R. Stott T P. Sunderland MC. James. Sgt. (d.18th Sep 1943) Talford Herbert. Pte. (d.13th Feb 1944) Taylor George Frederick. Pte. Taylor Horace Richard. Cpl. (d.18th Aug 1944) Tosney R. Wadman F. Walker G A. Tpr. Walsh R P. Ward Norman. Pte. (d.11th May 1945) Watson Eric Thornton. Lt. Welbourne C D. Wheatley H D. Wray Leonard. Cpl. (d.29th March 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own)? There are:1407 items tagged West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. H D Wheatley West Yorkshire Regiment H Wheatley served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. C D Welbourne West Yorkshire Regiment C Welbourne served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. R P Walsh West Yorkshire Regiment R Walsh served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. G A Walker East Riding Yeomanry Tpr.G Walker served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. F Wadman West Yorkshire Regiment F Wadman served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. R Tosney West Yorkshire Regiment R Tosney served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. T P Stott West Yorkshire Regiment T Stott served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. R Stephens West Yorkshire Regiment R Stephens served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. H L Stannard 13/18th Hussars H Stannard served with the 13/18th Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. A Spence West Yorkshire Regiment A Spence served with the West Yorkshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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