Entrance to the Pozieres Memorial.
Situated 6k to the North East of Albert, the Memorial which
enclosed Pozieres British Cemetery commemorates over 14,000 men who died between 21 March and 7 August 1918
and have no known grave.
32 Men of the 4th Yorks Battalion are remembered here.
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23rd MARCH. Seventeen 4th Yorks men were killed in action. The following 13 are
commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
202929 Pte Abdale Charles. Home at - 72 Beaconsfield St, Darlington, town of Birth.
Age 30.
19974 Pte Brown John, Samuel. Home at S Bank N Yorks and enlisted at Middlesbrough.
202992 Pte Brown Sidney, F. Home at 22 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambs and enlisted at
Cambridge. Age 25.
36350 Pte Charnock Harrison. Home at Thornton W Yorks. Born Denholme Yorks and
enlisted at Bradford. Ex 5242 Yorks and Lancs Regt.
33063 Pte Dickenson George. Home at Plungar Leics. Born Lawdham Notts. Enlisted at Melton
Mowbray. Ex Northumberland Fus.
205323 Pte Doyle John, James. Home at Jarrow Durham, place of birth. Enlisted at Sunderland.
19100 Pte Freeman Cecil, Ephraim. Home at - 9 Forcett St, Cockerton, Darlington, Co Durham, town
of enlistment. Born at Denham, Suffolk. Age 20.
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Recce Party. Names and place unknown.
A Northumberland Fusiliers Officer on the right and three 4th Yorks Officers.
[Photograph kindly contributed by John Sheen, author of Tyneside Irish, Durham Pals, & Wearside Battalion.
As John points out, the two men on the Left are unusually wearing other ranks' webbing.]
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27083 Cpl Gomersall Fred. Born and enlisted at Cleckheaton.
21018 Pte Hook Stephen, Henry. Born Shirehill, Wolverhampton. Enlisted at Middlesbrough,
N Yorks.
47328 Pte Mapes Joseph, William. Home at - Mexborough Yorks. Born at Wath, Yorks and enlisted
at Rotherham, Yorks. Ex Yorks and Lancs Regt.
200372 Pte Robinson Octavius. Home at Easingwold N Yorks. Enlisted at Northallerton,
N Yorks.
204207 Pte Scott Robert. Home at Ovingham on Tyne Northumberland. Born at Haydon Bridge and
enlisted at Hexham. Age 30.
Capt Douglas Spurway. Killed in action. Age 22. Son of Dr. John Spurway and Mrs Spurway, of 74, Brondesbury Rd,
Kilburn, London.
Major Harold Brown. Aged 39. Died. He had been awarded the Distinguished Serviced Order, Military cross and
Croix de Guerre with Palm. Home at Kingston Lodge, Leigh Woods, Bristol.
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German Attack.
[Picture From - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".].
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36189 Pte Brook George, Henry. Home at Thurscoe East, Yorks. Born Low Valley, Yorks and
enlisted at Barnsley. Killed in action. Buried at Pargny British Cemetery
25152 Pte Hacon Albert. Born at Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
Buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension.
243423 Pte Walker William. Home at Old Hartlepool, Co Durham. Born at Bridgegate, Barnard Castle,
Enlisted at Richmond, N Yorks. Buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension.
205344 Pte Moore Thomas. Home at 14 Abbey St, Gateshead upon Tyne, town of birth. Enlisted at
Newcastle upon Tyne. Died of wounds. Age 27. Buried at Roye New British Cemetery
16717 Pte Morgan John. Home at Anderson Row, Freehold, Leamside, Co Durham. Born and enlisted
at Fencehouses, Co Durham. Killed in action.
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Overrun British position at Roisel.
[Picture from - "Das Archiv zum 1. Weltkrieg ".].
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Age 34. Buried at Bouvincourt Communal Cemetery.
24th MARCH. On the evening of the 22nd the 50th Division had been relieved by the 8th and saw little
fighting on this day. The 150th Brigade, however, were placed at the disposal of the GOC 8th Div.
The Btn Diary briefly reported - "In the afternoon the Btn was ordered to report to the 24th Brigade for duty and
marched to Marchelpot where they spent the night."
The Btn had bivouacked at Belloy, but were in an exhausted condition. Nevertheless the Brigadier gave orders that they
should march back to reinforce 24th Infantry Brigade of 8 Div, on whose Front the enemy had already crossed the River
Somme.
With Lewis Gun limbers and water carts they marched via Estrees Deniecourt and Genermont to Marchelpot.
243624 Pte Beaver John, William. Born at Melton Mowbray. Killed in action. Commemorated on the
Pozieres Memorial.
21030 Pte Clay James. Home at - 6 Chester St, Cargofleet, Middlesbrough, N Yorks, place of
birth and enlistment. Died of wounds. Age 19. Buried at Rosieres British Cemetery.
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240840 Cpl Fish Thomas. Home at - Holme on Spalding Moor, York. Enlisted at Market Weighton.
Killed in action. Age 24. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. Enlisted 1914.
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