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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Hebuterne Military Cemetery (France, Pas de Calais) |
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Hebuterne
Military Cemetery - 1
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
The village gave its name to a severe action fought by the French on the 10th-13th June 1915, in the "Second Battle of Artois". It was taken over by British troops from the French in the same summer, and it remained subject to shell fire during the Battles of the Somme. It was again the scene of fighting in March 1918, when the New Zealand Division held up the advancing enemy; and during the following summer it was partly in German hands. It was later "adopted" by the Borough of Evesham.
Hebuterne Military Cemetery was begun by the 48th (South Midland) Division in August 1915, and used by fighting units and Field Ambulances (particularly those of the 56th (London) Division) until the spring of 1917; and it was reopened in 1918. The conditions of burial explain the irregularity of the rows. There are now over 750, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly 50 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 17 soldiers from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them. The graves of two American soldiers have been removed from the South-West corner. The cemetery covers an area of 6,502 square metres and is enclosed by a red brick wall.
Amongst the graves in this cemetery are those of 3 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
We are extremely grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) who has generously provided the photographs of the cemetery and one of the headstones on this page.
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Private Frederick Beniston.
26709. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of Mrs. Pauline Hunter, of 7, Oak St., Middlesbrough. Died 18 October 1916. Aged 31. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. |
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Private Charles Henry Hirst,
6044.
1st/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 5507 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 November 1916. Born Hull, Enlisted Northallerton (Yorks), Resided Hull. "KNOWN TO BE BURIED
IN THIS CEMETERY" "WHO FOUGHT AND WON AND NOW LAID TO REST" |
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Private Henry
Smith, 18401. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Ethel Smith, of 25, Model Place, Darlington. Killed 12 September 1916. Aged 29. Born Darlington, Enlisted Darlington. "THY WILL BE DONE"
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Hebuterne
Military Cemetery - 2
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
Hebuterne
Military Cemetery - 3
Photo : Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)