JULY. On the 15th the Germans made one last effort and started the Second Battle of the Marne.
On the 18th the Allies counter attacked and for the first time in the year the Germans were forced to retreat.
39159 Pte Smith John. Died aged 38. Buried at Eston Cemetery, N Yorks.
238014 Pte Dowding Ernest, Edward. Home at 9 Walker St, Cardiff town of birth and enlistment.
Died of wounds on the 14th. Age 26. Buried at St Erme Communal Cemetery Extension. Ex Welsh Regt Cyclists Bn.
3/8327 Pte Ford Frank. Home at N Ormesby, Middlesbrough N Yorks, place of birth and enlistment.
Died of wounds on the 24th. Buried at Sissonne British Cemetery.
19986 Pte Harbottle George. Born at Thornaby on Tees and enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
Died of wounds on the 24th. Age 38. Buried at St Erme Communal Cemetery Extension.
21057 Pte Evison Henry. Born at Bishop Burton, Yorks and enlisted at Stockton on Tees, Co
Durham. Died on the 27th. Buried at Valenciennes St Roch Communal Cemetery.
Badge of the Yorkshire Regiment As it appears on the headstones of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
[Contributed by Christopher Weekes of Horley, Surrey.]
201374 Pte Jukes Richard. Home at - 3 Customs Row, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough, N Yorks, place of
enlistment. Died of wounds on the 27th. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial.
2Lt William Thomas Cole. Killed in action. Died. Age 23.Home at 2, Blossomgate, Ripon, Yorks.
Buried in Chambrecy British Cemetery.
203276 Pte Haines Henry, Herbert. Home at Hindringham, Walsingham, Norfolk, place of birth.
Enlisted at Cromer, Norfolk. Died on the 30th. Age 35. Buried at Hautmont Communal Cemetery.
AUGUST. The Battle of Amiens commences and the Germans are forced back to the Hindenburg line.
26620 Pte Watson Alfred, Edmund. Born and enlisted atMiddlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds
on the 1st. Age 32. Buried at Sissonne British Cemetery.
17503 Pte Mather John. Home at Low Trewhitt, Thropton, Morpeth, Northumberland.Born at Alwinton
Rothbury. Enlisted at Alnwick. Died on the 9th. Age 27. Buried at St Souplet British Cemetery
25142 Pte Middleton George, Stockburn. Home at Newton Bewley Durham, place of birth.
Enlisted at Stockton on Tees. Killed in action on the 15th. Buried at Anzac Cemetery Sailly Sur La Lys
2Lt Henry Banks. Killed in action. on the 27th. Commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.
22766 Pte Markham Edgar. Home at South Bank, Middlesbrough, N Yorks place of birth and
enlistment. Died on the 28th. Buried at Sissonne British Cemetery.
201141 L/Cpl Bricklebank James. Home at - 133 Glebe Rd, Middlesbrough, place of enlistment.
Died of wounds on the 31st Age 20. Buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension.
35604 Pte Upton Thomas, Edward, Harold. Home at 297 Fishponds Rd, Eastville, Bristol,
place of birth and enlistment. Killed in action on the 31st. Age 19. Buried at Sissonne British Cemetery.
SEPTEMBER. British offensive against the Hindenburg Line on the 27th starts a breakthrough, while the
French/Americans attack on the Meuse-Argonne and the Belgians at Ypres.
35608 Pte Musgrave Thomas, Robert. Home at 100 Oxford St, Totterdown, Bristol, place of
birth and enlistment. Died on the 7th. Age 19. Buried at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension.
202883 Pte Side Sidney, James. Home at Maltby N Yorks. Born Castleton, N Yorks and enlisted
at Stockton on Tees. Died on the 10th. Age 20. Buried at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension.
30728 Pte Darling Charles. Home at 20 Commercial St, Scarborough, Yorks, place of birth and
enlistment. Died on the 14th. Age 38. Buried at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension.
Lt Aust Henry Ernest. Killed in action age 22 and commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Haucourt SE of Arras. His home was in
Reading, Berks and he had been commissioned into the Battalion from the London University Officer Training Corps. He had fought with the
Battalion through the 1916 action in the Somme area, during which he was wounded. After the Battalion was reduced to cadre strength in
July 1918 those few remaining were transferred. Lt Aust was sent to the 7th Battalion, the East Yorkshire Regiment and was with them
at the Battle of Epehy at this time when he met his death.
35181 Pte Jarman Jacob, Charles. Born and enlisted at Grimsby Lincs. Died on the 14th.
Buried at Clermont Les Fermes Churchyard. Ex 9th T R Battn.
35058 Pte Morris Harold, Home at Pontypool Mon, place of enlistment. Born at Varleg, Mon.
Died on the 23rd Buried at Grand Seraucourt British Cemetery. Ex 64th R Welsh Fus.
2Lt John Edwin Cram. Killed in action on the 30th. Age 27. He had been awarded the Military Cross and was
attached to the 2nd/4th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Home at 61, Wood St., Norton, Malton, Yorks.
Buried in Grand Ravine British Cemetery, Havrincourt. OCTOBER. Ludendorff, German director of the War, resigned. German Navy mutinied. Turkey agreed an Armistice.
38132 Pte Moorhouse James, Willie. Born at Eccleshill, Bradford, Yorks, place of enlistment.
Died on the 2nd. Buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille.
200040 Pte Hurn George William. Died on the 14th. Buried at Guisborough Cemetery, N Yorks.
37989 Pte Ayre William. Home in Middlesbrough, N Yorks. Died of wounds on the 14th. Age 35.
Buried at Middlesbrough Linthorpe Cemetery.
200184 Herron Fredrick. Died on the 29th aged 23. Buried at Etaples [Hospital] Military Cemetery.
200946 Pte Laurie Harry. Home at Wilton, nr Redcar, N Yorks. Enlisted at Middlesbrough, N Yorks.
Died on the 31st. Age 22. Buried at Wilton in Cleveland (St Cuthbert) Churchyard. NOVEMBER. The German Kaiser abdicated on the 9th and the Armistice was signed on the 11th.
48036 Pte Ferguson F. Had been transferred to 29th Coy, Labour Corps. Died on the 4th. Buried at Lille Southern Cemetery.
34640 Pte Cadman Ernest. Home at - 345 Ashton Old Rd, Openshaw, Manchester, town of birth and
enlistment Died on the 10th. Age 33. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial. Ex 018241 RASC.
1129 Cpl Johnson J R. Died in the UK on the 11th November 1918. Age 24. Buried in the Church Burial Ground at
Stokesley, N Yorks.
1612 Pte Hodgson John Thomas Wilse. Of "G" Company. Home at 6 Holden St, Grangetown, N Yorks. Husband of
Annie Hodgson. Died on the 14th, age 25. Buried at Boosbeck [St Aidan] Churchyard.
201687 Pte Morris Robert Joseph Home at Brompton N Yorks. Born at Kidderminster, Worcs. Enlisted
at
Northallerton. Killed in action. CWGC site gives date of death as 15th. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial.
203062 Pte Ferguson James. Home at Tantoble, Co Durham. Born at Medomsley Consett and
enlisted at Boldon Colliery, Durham. Died on the 19th. Buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension.
200235 Pte Watson R. Died on the 29th. Buried at Guisborough Cemetery, N Yorks.
205512 Pte Nicholson Richard, Foster. Home at Winton Northallerton, N Yorks, place
of birth and enlistment. Died on the 27th. Buried at Nunburnholme St James Churchyard.DECEMBER
200702 Sgt Wilson Alfred, Percy. Home at Great Ayton, N Yorks. Born at Kirbymoorside, Enlisted
at Stokesley Died on the 2nd. Age 34. Buried at Bransdale St Nicholas Churchyard.
In the years that followed many others, often unremembered on the War Graves site, suffered and
died early deaths as a result of wounds, disease, deprivation and mental shock. If their families were too poor to erect a family
memorial headstone, some have probably vanished from the record forever.
War casualties. Shell Shock.
200238 L/Cpl O'Hern J died 1st February 1919. Buried at Richmond Cemetery, N Yorks.
35577 Pte Cox James, J. Born and enlisted at Reading, Berks. Died 16 February 1919.
Buried at Reading Cemetery. Ex R Berks Regt.
200708 Pte Ruecroft John, Henry. Died on the 26th February 1919. Born Redmire, Yorks. Cemetery unknown.
Commemorated on Redmire Memorial.
34940 Pte Jenkins Walter. Home at - Brynhyfrydd, Radyr. Cardiff Died 1st March 1919. Age 25.
Buried at Radyr (St John the Baptist) Old Churchyard. Ex Welsh Regiment.
2425 Pte Spence Thomas. Died on the 18th April 1919. Age 23. Born Haw Farm, Burton-cum-Walden, N Yorks.
Buried at Aysgarth [St Andrew] Cemetery.
Company Serjeant Major Radford Ernest. Died of wounds on the 10th July 1919. Buried at Brotton Church Cemetery, N Yorks.
200300 Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant Evans D C. Died on the 10th May 1920. Buried at Redcar Cemetery, N Yorks.
Cpl Berryman J E. Home at 39 Bedford St, Middlesbrough. Died, aged 35, on the 19th July
1920. Buried at Middlesbrough Linthorpe Cemetery.
1380 L/Cpl Hall Matthew J R. Home at 6 Westbourne Grove, Redcar. Died aged 25 on the 5th August 1920. Buried at
Redcar Coatham Christ Churchyard.
4381414 Pte Marshall P. Died aged 25 on the 10th March 1921. Buried at Brotton Church Cemetery, N Yorks.
4171 A/Sjt Milburn Thomas. Died on the 13th January 1922. Buried in Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesbrough.
201773 L/Cpl Thomas Metcalfe Coates. Born Marsett Yorks. Died age 32
on the 21st January 1925. Awarded the Military
Medal. Commemorated on the Marsett and Stalling Busk Memorials.
