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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery (Pas de Calais) |
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Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery
Photo : Chris Cosgrove.
The Communal Cemetery is at the south-west end of the village of Bailleulmont, on the road to La Cauchie (D1); and in the east corner of it, to the right of the entrance, is a plot containing the graves of soldiers from the United Kingdom.
The graves in the British plot were made by Field Ambulances and fighting units in 1916-18.
There are now over 30, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.
The cemetery is unusual in that the graves are marked by stones made Locharbriggs
sandstone, rather than the more usual Portland stone.
Amongst the graves are those for four soldiers who were executed, and seven
graves for soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Chris Cosgrove (<trainscpc@aol.com>) who has generously provided the photographs on this page.
Click on thumbnail image of a headstone for a larger version of the photo which open in a new window.
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Private Harry Bradley, 30459. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mary Jane Bradley, of Pottergate, Helmsley, Yorks. Killed 19 November 1916. Aged 29. Born Nunnington (Yorks), Enlisted Helmsley. "REST IN PEACE" |
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Private Harold Brown. 36283.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 22456 East Yorks Regt. Killed 19 November 1916. Born Hull, Enlisted Hammersmith, Resided Hull. |
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Private George Henry Hanson,
36286. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 22478 E Yorks Regt. Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Hanson, of 5, Marr Terrace, Bean St., Hull. Killed 19 November 1916. Aged 24. Born Hull, Enlisted Hull. "ONE OF THE BEST" |
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Private John Heron, 30661. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Mary Ann Heron, of 34, Sturges St., Bradford, Yorks. Killed 10 November 1916. Aged 42. Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford. In the photo the tag attached to the flowers at the bottom of the gravestone says that he is one of 'The Pardoned'. However, the adjacent grave is that of Private William Hunt, who WAS executed for desertion. It is therefore very likely that the flowers, and the tag, have been moved from the adjacent grave. |
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Private Frank Tripp. 36279. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 12/943 East Yorks Regt. Son of John F. and Elizabeth Tripp, of "Mill House", Glasshouse Row, Hull. Killed 19 November 1916. Aged 25. Born Hull, Enlisted Hull. (SDGW shows as "F Trigg") "THE GREATEST SACRIFICE YOU COULD MAKE DEAR SON. YOU ARE MISSED." |
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Private Oswald Walker. 20551.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mark and Mary Jane Walker, of 14, Hope Terrace, Norton, Malton, Yorks. Born at Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 19 November 1916. Aged 19. Born Stockton-on-Tees, Enlisted Beverley (Yorks), Resided Norton (Malton). "A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME WHICH CAN NEVER BE FILLED" |
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Corporal George Edward Westerman.
10287. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Albert Westerman, of 14, Pasture Crescent, Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Killed 19 November 1916. Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Chapel Allerton. "DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" |
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The Entrance Gates to Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery
Photo : Chris Cosgrove.