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The Fricourt Memorial
The Fricourt Memorial
(photo : Andy Morris <andymorris99@wanadoo.co.uk>)

We are grateful to Andy Morris, <andymorris99@wanadoo.co.uk>, for sending us this photo of the memorial to the men of the 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. The memorial commemorates the men of the 7th Battalion who were killed on 1 July 1916, or who subsequently died of their wounds, in the opening of the Battle of the Somme. The memorial is located inside the Fricourt British Cemetery, in which 92 men of the 7th Battalion are buried.

The Yorkshire Regiment Badge on the Memorial Cross
The Yorkshire Regiment Badge on the Memorial Cross.
Photograph by Andrea Waldron (<andreawaldron2@hotmail.com>)

The base of the memorial is a square. On the face of the base is inscribed;-
"TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN UNDYING MEMORY OFTHE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 7TH BATTALION ALEXANDRA PRINCESS OF WALES' OWN YORKSHIRE REGIMENT GREEN HOWARDS WHO FELL NEAR THIS PLACE 1st JULY 1916."

117 names of the above men of the 7th Battalion are recorded on the other three faces of the square. 89 of the names refer to men buried in the cemetery, and the other names refer to me who are buried elsewhere or who have no known grave and are commemorated elsewhere. Note that the recording of the names has been VERY inaccurate. There are very many errors in the names as listed on the Memorial, and the errors have been listed below.
The names of those on the Memorial are;-

Lieutenant H A M Hillman
2nd Lieutenant J H F Clark
2nd Lieutenant H G Hornsby
2nd Lieutenant H B Coates
2nd Lieutenant L A D David
Corporal A Walker
L/Cpl F Grinnell (1)
Corporal J Sharper
Corporal J Waters
Private I Forrest
Private T Irving
Private F McConnon
Private T Watson
Sergeant J Barker
Private H Hanson
Private J W Lax
Sergeant A E Fisher
Sergeant R H White
Sergeant J Collins
L/Cpl G B Smith (2)
L/Cpl S J Norman (3)
L/Cpl R A Grix
Private J Thomas
Private J Green (31)
Private H Atkinson
Private W Todd
Corporal G Weston
Private M Mount
Private J Jefferson
Private M McCabe
Private J Riley
Private J Newton
Private P Phipps
L/Cpl R Thompson
Private T Brummell
Private J Grant
Private J Kelly
Private T Middlemiss
Private R M Simpson
Private J Donkin		 Private J Hutchinson (4)
Private J McNulty (5)
Corporal W Vickers
Corporal H R Hendrickson (6)
Corporal T Blackett
Private W Parkin
Private W Dowson (7)
Private M Storey
Private J Cole
Private T McCrerey (8)
Private J R Neal
Private C Waistell
Private J Hamill (9)
Private S Stannard
Private J H Watson
L/Cpl F Wilkinson
Private A Locock (10)
Private N Robson
Private P Thorn
Private E Barker (11)
Private C W Forster (12)
Private R Hill
Private E Myers
Private T Orgill
Private T P Briggs
Private J W Freeston
Private F Jackson (13)
Private W Noble
Corporal H Henderson (14)
Private H C Lake (15)
Private J W Carling (16)
Private W Gatenby
Private W Jones
Private J H Burns
Private S W Brown
Private R N Raper (17)
Private W J Perkins
L/Cpl A C Todd (18)
Private J H Hill
Private P Kennedy (19) 		Private D Mackin (20)
Private J V Morgan
Private C Taylor
Private W Moriarty
Private J T Robinson
L/Cpl W Hutchinson
L/Cpl W Farnaby
Private W T Shepherd
Private T Hovington
Private W A Muller
L/Cpl J H Sawyer (21)
L/Cpl D Briggs (22)
Sergeant E Gray
Private J W Watson
Corporal W K Roper (23)
L/Cpl D Iceton (24)
Corporal J H Slee
Private M Strong (25)
Private H S Hall
Private F Gaskin
Private P C Bryan
Private R Murton (26)
Private A C Anderson
Private W Auckland
Private W B Batey (27)
Private H Crossley (28)
Private T Brannan (29)
Private S Bishop
Private J Chadwick
Private E Exley (30)
Private P Higgins
Private E Jobson
Private J Green (31)
Private C Bell (32)
Private J W Sutcliffe
Private J Sefton (33)
Private J Green (31)

(1) Shown as Corporal F W Grennell on the Memorial
(2) Shown as Lance Corporal J B Smith on the Memorial
(3) Shown as Lance Corporal A Normn on the Memorial
(4) Shown as Private J McNutty on the Memorial
(5) TWO J Hutchinson soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment were killed on 1 July 1916. There was a Private J Hutchinson of the 2nd Battalion, and a Private J C Hutchinson of the 7th Battalion. The latter is name son the Fricourt Memorial.
(6) There is NO "H R Hendrickson" in either the CWG register or SDGW. But there IS a Corporal H Henderson of the 7th Battalion wo fits the bill.
(7) Shown as Private W Dawson on the Memorial
(8) Shown as Private T McCreery on the Memorial
(9) Shown as Private J Hamenill on the Memorial
(10) NO record anywhere of a soldier with this name.
(11) Shown as Private E Baker on the Memorial
(12) Shown as Private C W Foster on the Memorial
(13) There were TWO Private Frederick Jackson soldiers, BOTH of the 7th Battalion, and BOTH killed on 7 July 1916. F Jackson (3/8777) is shown in the CWG register as being on this memorial, but details of the F Jackson 19483 will also be included.
(14) Shown as Corporal H D Henderson on the Memorial, - but see (6).
(15) As on the Middlesbrough War Memorial, on "H Lake" is shown in the CWG register and SDGW, - not "H C Lake".
(16) Shown as Private C Carling on the Memorial. There is no record of a "C Carling" in the Yorkshire Regiment.
(17) Shown as Private N Roper on the Memorial. SDGW has him listed as "N Raper" as opposed to "R N Raper" in the CWG register.
(18) Shown as L/Cpl A E Todd on the Memorial.
(19) Shown as Private R Kennedy on the Memorial.
(20) Shown as Private D Mackie on the Memorial
(21) Shown as Private J H Sawyer on the Memorial.
(22) Shown as Private D Briggs on the Memorial.
(23) Shown as Corporal W R Roper on the Memorial.
(24) Shown as Private D Iceton on the Memorial.
(25) There is no "M Strong" of the yorkshire Regiment in either the CWG register or SDGW.
(26) Shown as Private R Merton on the Memorial.
(27) Shown as Private R Batey on the Memorial.
(28) The only "Private H Crossley" of the Yorkshire Regiment in the records is one reported as WOUNDED at the time, but no record of this individual having died.
(29) Shown as Private T Brannon on the Memorial.
(30) Shown as Private E Esley on the Memorial.
(31) Private J Green appears THREE times on the Memorial. There was a Private John Green 16307 of the 7th Battalion, - shown on the first panel. There was also a Private J W Green 20511. But there does not appear to have been a third "Private JGreen".
(32) There is no Private C Bell of the 7th Battalion in either the CWG register or SDGW. The nearest "fit" is a Private J Bell who is shown in SDGW but not in the CWG register.
(33) Shown as Private J Sephton on the Memorial.

Private Andrew Anderson. 12893. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private Henry Atkinson. 26455. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Lythe (Yorks), Enlisted Saltburn, Resided Moorsholm.

Private William Auckland. 26479. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Margaret Fryer (formerly Auckland), of 109, Waterloo Rd., Middlesbrough, and the late William Auckland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Edward Barker. 14120. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Seaham (Sunderland), Enlisted Seaham Harbour.

Sergeant Joseph Barker. 21141. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Ponteland, Enlisted Seaham Harbour, Resided Hazelrigg.

Private William Barker Batey. 16295. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Millfield, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Deptford (Sunderland).

Private John Bell. 39202. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 24 July 1916.
Not shown in the CWG register.
Born Durham, Enlisted South Shields.

Private Stephen Bishop. 24442. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Maria Bishop, of 5 1/2, John St., Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 21.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Perran Park (Cornwall), Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees

Corporal Thomas Blackett. 14111. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Grangetown (Yorks), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Grangetown.

Private Thomas Brannan. 24180. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Violetta Brannan, of 10, Alboni St., Warrender St., Meanwood Rd., Leeds. Died 4 July 1916. Aged 33.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.

Private Daniel Briggs. 4524. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Swire and Frances Briggs, of Pudsey, Leeds. Died 4 July 1916. Aged 31.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Thomas Peacock Briggs. 11233. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas Foster Briggs and Mary Elizabeth Briggs, of Middlesbrough. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 37.
Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN.
Born Edinburgh, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Stanley William Brown, 14591. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Brown, of 8, Oswald Terrace, Grangetown. Sunderland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 24.
Buried VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Monkwearmouth, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Grangetown.

Private Thomas Brumell. 17263. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Blyth (Northumberland), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided Hetton-le-Hole.

Private Percy Clayton Bryan. 27073. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Cleckheaton (Yorks), Enlisted Cleckheaton.

Private John Henry Burns. 3/8824. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Philip and Ellen Kate Burns, of 6, Geranium Terrace, Bolton Rd., Bradford, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 33.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private John William Carling. 19809. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Isaac and Margaret Carling, of 3, Stephenson St., North Ormesby, Middlesbrough. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born North Ormesby, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private John Chadwick. 27140. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

2nd Lieutenant James Henry Fisher Clark. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.

2nd Lieutenant Harold Brearley Coates. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Julia Coates, of 15, Sutherland Avenue, Johannesburg, South Africa. Killed 1 July 1916.Aged 20.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.

Private James Cole. 12824. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Croydon (Surrey), Enlisted Masham, Resided Croydon.

Serjeant James Collins. 14806. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Sarah Ann Collins, of Grangetown; husband of Lily Bareham (formerly Collins), of 97, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Grangetown.

2nd Lieutenant Lionel Adolf David. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Alexander and Beatrice Marian David, of "Claremont," Monk Bridge Rd., Headingley, Leeds. Native of London. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.

Private John William Donkin. 16309. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Hendon (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Hendon.

Private William Dowson. 13453. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Westfield (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland.

Private Ernest Exley. 14086. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Bradford.

L/Corporal William Farnaby. 16439. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 3 July 1916.
Buried HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE.
Born Darlington (Durham), Enlisted Darlington.

Sergeant Albert Edward Fisher. 14419. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Maria Fisher, of "Homeville," Devonshire Rd., Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Redcar, Resided Middlesbrough.

Lance Corporal Isaac Forrest. 15050. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born New Durham, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Hendon (Sunderland).

Private Charlton Waggett Forster. 14486. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late John and Elizabeth Forster, husband of Agnes Forster, of 39, Peel St., South Shields. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 39.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bensham, Enlisted South Shields.

Private John William Freeston. 18431. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 19509 Yorks Light Infantry. Son of John and Susan Freeston, of 33, Elmfield Rd., Hyde Park, Doncaster.Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Lofthouse (Wakefield), Enlisted Doncaster.

Private Fred Gaskin. 19771. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Etherley, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Bishop Auckland.

Private William Gatenby. 13640. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Sunderland (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.

Private John Grant. 12372. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Newry (Ireland), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Co. Down (Ireland).

Sergeant Edward Gray. 13696. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 3 July 1916.
Buried DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Born Dipton (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Hendon (Sunderland).

Private John Green. 16307. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Ryhope (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Ryhope.

Private John William Green. 20511. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Green, of Maine St., Beeford, Driffield, Yorks. Died 8 July 1916. Aged 26.
Buried GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE.
Born Skirlaugh (Yorks), Enlisted Beverley, Resided Cassfoss (Sigglesthorne, Hull).

Lance Corporal Fred W Grinnell. 11588. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Chesterfield, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Guisborough.

Lance Corporal Robert Augustus Grix. 3/8265. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William and Mary Grix, of Station Rd., Burnham; husband of Winifred E. Grix, of 50, Cambrian Rd., Holbeck, Leeds. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 41.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born King's Lynn (Norfolk), Enlisted Leeds.

Private Herbert Spencer Hall. 26398. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Joseph and Emma Hall, of 13, Westbury St., Thornaby-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 25.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Thornaby (Durham), Enlisted Thornaby-on-Tees.

Private Johnson Hamill. 25961. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Durham, Enlisted Wareham, Resided Sunderland.

Private Harry Hanson. 27129. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Corporal Herbert Henderson. 15810. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Newdeer (Aberdeen), Enlisted South Shields.

Private Peter Higgins. 3/8372. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary Higgins, of Grangetown; husband Or Harriet Mary Higgins, of 67, Bessemer St., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Grangetown.

Private John H Hill. 13604. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born South Shields (Durham), Enlisted South Shields.

Private Richard Hill. 3/8331. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of W. J. and Mary Hill, of 3, Henry St., Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Portrack (Stockton).

Lieutenant Harold Alexander Moore Hillman. 11th Bn. attd. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Arthur Stock Hillman and Annie Marie Hillman. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 30.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.

2nd Lieutenant Harold Gibson Hornsby. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Only son of Jane Hornsby, of 7, Fladgate Rd., Leytonstone, London, and younger son of the late Michael Hornsby, of Saltburn-by-the-Sea. On the Solicitor's Staff of His Majesty's Customs and Excise. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 28.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.

Private Tom Hovington. 24404. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary Hovington, of Cloughton, Scarborough. Died 2 July 1916. Aged 20.
Buried HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough, Resided Cloughton.

Private Jonathan Chalder Hutchinson. 117868. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 29.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Amble (Northumberland), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Middridge (New Shildon).

Lance Corporal William Wallace Hutchinson. 11464. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Annie and the late William Wallace Hutchinson, of Middlesbrough. Died 12 July 1916.
Buried MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Lance Corporal David Iceton. 20709. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. J. Iceton, of 10, Pearson St., Newport, Middlesbrough. Died 3 July 1916.
Buried MERICOURT-L'ABBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington.

Private Thomas Irving. 12828. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Houghton-le-Spring, Enlisted Jarrow, Resided Hebburn Colliery.

Private Frederick Jackson. 3/8777. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Frederick Jackson. 19483. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Winston (Durham), Enlisted Richmond (Yorks).

Private John Alfred Jefferson. 23517. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Leeds.

Private Edward Jobson. 17462. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Christopher and Elizabeth Jane Jobson, of Morpeth, Northumberland; husband of Mary Ann Jobson, of 178, Waggonman Row, Forest Hall, Northumberland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 34.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Morpeth, Enlisted Newcastle, Resided Westmoor.

Private William Jones. 25967. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 16105 Manchester Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Leigh (Lancs), Enlisted Leigh.

Private John Patrick Kelly. 14006. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late S.M. James Kelly (Depot Northumberland Fusiliers), and Mary Kelly. Died 1 July 1917. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Peter Kennedy. 13079. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 1 July 1917.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Wilton Park (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Hedley Hill.

Private Herbert Lake. 11326. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 1 July 1916.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Thornaby, Resided Middlesbrough.

Private John William Lax. 16259. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Eldon, Enlisted Darlington, Resided Windleston (Ferryhill).

Private Daniel Mackin. 12476. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Stephen and Mary Mackin, of 7, Wellington Street, South Bank, Yorks. Died 1 July 1916. Aged 26.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted South Bank.

Private Michael McCabe. 15071. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Phillip and Hannah McCabe, of Sunderland; husband of Elizabeth McCabe, of 13, Covent Garden St., Sunderland. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 32.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
(Not shown in SDGW).

Private Francis McConnon. 14421. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Alice McConnon. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Redcar, Resided South Bank.

Private Thomas McCrerey. 13901. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Hetton, Enlisted Washington.

Private John McNulty. 3/8823. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Thomas Middlemiss. 8475. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted West Hartlepool.

Private James Vincent Morgan. 11230. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Rotherham, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank (Yorks).

Private William Moriarty. 11350. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private Michael Mount. 11482. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Robert Murton. 21094. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 18762 Durham L I. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Eye (Suffolk), Enlisted Durham, Resided New Shildon (Durham).

Private Edward Myers. 8612. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private William Arthur Muller. 16045. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mary Jane Muller, of 33, Wear St., Hendon, Sunderland, and the late Rudolph Muller. Died 9 July 1916. Aged 18.
Buried ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private James Neal. 27869. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bruisyard (Suffolk), Enlisted Easingwold, Resided Raskelf (Yorks).

Private John Newton. 21115. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private William Noble. 14150. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Silksworth (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Silksworth.

Lance Corporal Sydney John Norman. 14597. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Gloucester, Enlisted Gloucester, Resided Battersea.

Private Tom Orgill. 23600. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.

Private William Parkin. 17256. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Burnmoor (Durham), Enlisted Houghton-le-Spring, Resided Fencehouses.

Private William James Perkins. 19029. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 19538 Yorks L I. Son of James John Perkins, of 20, Fowler St., Draycott, Derby. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Nottingham, Enlisted Nottingham, Resided Draycott (Derby).

Private Philip Phipps. 13006. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Monkwearmouth.

Private Norman Raper. 24449. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert and Mary Ann Raper, of 6, Stranton St., Thornaby-on-Tees. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 21.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Thornaby, Enlisted Stockton, Resided Ingleby Barwick (Yorks).

Private John Riley. 16177. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 8 July 1916.
Buried DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private John Telford Robinson. 14514. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.

Private Norman Robson. 14585. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Stationtown, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Horden.

Corporal William Knox Roper. 14001. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Frederick Arthur Knox Roper and Maggie Knox Roper; husband of C. K. Roper, of 24, Pump Row, Waterloo, Usworth Colliery, Co. Durham. Died 5 July 1916. Aged 23.
Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Sedgfield (Durham), Enlisted Washington, Resided Ulsworth (Durham).

Lance Corporal James Herbert Sawyer. 18409. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 5 July 1916.
Buried DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Born Howden-le-Wear (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Ferryhill.

Private William Sefton. 12840. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 46.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Millfield.

Corporal John Sharper. 11964. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Knaresborough (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Kippax (Leeds).

Private William Thomas Shepherd. 3/7596. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 4 July 1916.
Buried HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE.
Born North Ormesby, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided North Ormesby.

Private Robert Melvin Simpson. 14357. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Simpson, of Aberdeen. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 44.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Aberdeen, Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided Aberdeen.

Corporal John Henry Slee. 19459. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Mary Slee; husband of Mary Jane Slee, of 59, High St., Howden-le-Wear, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 34.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Howden-le-Wear, Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Howden-le-Wear.

Lance Corporal George Brotton Smith, D C M. 13979. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Harraton, Enlisted Washington.

Private Stephen Stannard. 3/8323. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Born in London. Brother-in-Law of Harry Atkins, of 17, Crownfield Rd., Stratford, London. Served on the North-West Frontier of India. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 43.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bermondsey (London), Enlisted Battersea.

Private Mark Storey. 17733. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born South Shields, Enlisted South Shields.

Private James William Sutcliffe. 26166. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Stockton-on-Tees.

Private Charles Taylor. 3/8822. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.

Private James Thomas. 20273. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Benjamin and Mary Thomas, of Spennymoor, Co. Durham; husband of Dinah Blythe (formerly Thomas), of 4, Coxhoe Square, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Spennymoor, Enlisted Spennymoor.

Lance Corporal Richard Thompson. 16334. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Thompson, of 12, First Street East, Easington Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 22.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Coundon (Durham), Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided Easington Colliery.

Private Percy William Thorne. 21119. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Hern Hill (London), Enlisted Caxton Hall, Resided Belgrave Square.

Lance Corporal Andrew Carswell Todd, MM. 17244. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of William Todd of 1130 Argyle Street, Glasgow. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 33.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Auchtermuchty (Fifeshire), Enlisted Sunderland.
(The latter information from SDGW is listed under L/Cpl J McCullock, 17244, of the 7th Battalion. It would appear that L/Cpl John McCullock was an alias used by L/Cpl Todd).

Private William Todd. 16188. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of George and Sarah Todd, of 2, Bells St., West Cornforth, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 32.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Ferryhill, Enlisted Durham, Resided West Cornforth.

Corporal William Vickers. 15073. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Nephew of George and Agnes Roweth, of 74, Victoria Rd., Grangetown, Yorks. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 27.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Witton Gilbert (Durham), Enlisted Durham, Resided Langley Park.

Private Charles Waistell. 19568. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Grace Waistell, of 4, First Street East, Easington Colliery, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 19.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Middleston Moor (Durham), Enlisted Darlington, Resided Easington Colliery.
(NOTE : Charles' twin brother, James, also in the 7th Battalion was killed 4 months later and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial).

Corporal Arthur Walker. 11290. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Harry Walker, of 3, Sunfield, Stanningley, Leeds. Born at Pudsey, Leeds. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 20.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Pudsey (Leeds), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Little Moor (Pudsey).

Corporal John Waters. 12679. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Southwick (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Southwick.

Private Jackson Haswell Watson. 16293. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Hasledon, Enlisted Deafhill, Resided Wingate.

Private John William Watson. 14225. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Jane Anne Watson, of The School House, Ryhope, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 30.
Buried MERICOURT-L'ABBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Born Seaham Harbour, Enlisted Durham, Resided Ryhope.

Private Thomas Watson. 18866. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Joseph and Jane Watson, of 16, Toad Pool, West Auckland, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 28.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born Cockfield (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided West Auckland.

Lance Corporal George John Weston. 3/8830. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Buried FRICOURT NEW MILITARY CEMETERY.
Born Southwick (Sunderland), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Southwick.

Serjeant Robert Henry White. 21484. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry Ernest and Mary Ellen White, of 173, Burbank St., West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Killed 1 July 1916. Aged 21.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted West Hartlepool, Resided Hartlepool.

Corporal Frank Wilkinson. 11713. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of A. A. Wilkinson, of 91, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, Essex. Killed 9 July 1916. Aged 24.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.
Born Walthamstow (Essex), Enlisted Kensington, Resided Walthamstow.
(Note : SDGW puts Corporal Wilkinson in the 8th Battalion with a number 21139. The Green Howards database has his number as 11713.)

A very full website describes Fricourt and the various memorials, providing photographs of the town in the First World War and as at present. A fuller description of the above cross is also given.
See http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/fricourt_mametz.html

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