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Photos of Individual Soldiers
Private Aubrey ADAMS Colonel Walter Lorenzo ALEXANDER Sergeant, later Major, Frank Leonard ALLEN Lance Corporal Fred APPLETON
Lieutenant William APPLEYARD      
Private Aubrey ADAMS, 24340
Select the photo above to be taken to a page with a larger sized portrait, together with a photo of Private Aubrey's medals and commemorative items.		   Private Aubrey ADAMS, 24340. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Adams, of Aislaby, Pickering, Yorks. Native of Lingcroft, York.
Killed 2 April 1918. Aged 24.
Born Lingcroft (Yorks), Enlisted Malton, Resided Wrelton (Pickering).
Buried NAMPS-AU-VAL BRITISH CEMETERY.

Photos supplied by Roger Dowson (<localmilhistory@aol.com>)
Colonel Alexander
Photo from that of 2nd Battalion Officers, 1914		   Colonel Walter Lorenzo ALEXANDER

Born at Rathmindon, Co. Carlow, 8th September, 1872. Youngest son of George and Susan Alexander, of Erindale, Co. Carlow; husband of Mrs. A. M. Alexander, of The Thatched Cottage, Northiam, Sussex.
2nd Lieut, 18th May, 1892; Lieut., 28th July, 1896; Capt 29th December, 1900 ; Major, 4th February, 1908 ; Lieut.-CoL, 29th September, 1914.
Served in the Tirah Expedition of 1897-98, and was present at the capture of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes, the capture of Bagh, the Dwatoi reconnaissance, the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar and engagements of 11th November, and at Shinkamar on 20th January, 1898. Also in the operations against the Khani Khel Chamkanis and in the Bazar Valley (medal and 2 clasps). Awarded King Edward's Delhi Coronation medal, 1903.
Proceeded to Zeebrugge in October, 1914, with 2nd Battn. and took part in the fighting at Ypres (wounded at Gheluvelt). Returned to the front in December and commanded the
battalion at the battle of Neuve Chapelle, 12th March, 1915.
Killed by a shell at Festubert, 14th May, 1915. Buried at Le Touret.
"The battalion has suffered an irreparable loss in the death of Lieut.-Col. W. L. Alexander, who was killed instantaneously by a shell while inspecting the trenches held by part of the battalion. It seems but yesterday that we were congratulating him and ourselves on his appointment to the command. No one could have wished to serve under a better commanding officer, whose first thought was for the Regiment and his last for himself. All ranks loved, respected and honoured him."—G.H.G.

Photo from that of Soldiers of the Second Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, photographed 1919.		   Sergeant, later Major, Frank Leonard ALLEN

Frank Allen's son, Bernard (<bernard.allen@lineone.net>) has identified his father in the group photo of soldiers of the 2nd Battalion who served throughout the First World War.

The following information on Frank Allen is taken from M L Ferrar's "Officers of the Green Howards";-

Born 29 July 1895.
In ranks 11 years, 60 days. WO Class 2, 8 years 270 days. WO Class 1, 2 years 38 days.
Lieutenant (QM) 15 August 1936. Captain, October 1942. Major, October 1944.
Retired June 1946.

First World War, France and Belgium 23 November to 29 November 1914; 29 March 1915 to 20 June 1915; 10 May 1917 to 21 November 1917 (wounded).
1914 Bronze Star; Silver and Bronze medals.
Palestine operations 1938-9 Medal and Clasp.
King George V Jubilee Medal. King George VI Coronation Medal.
Served Second World War. Western Desert, Italy, NW Europe, 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star (8th Army); Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; LS & GC Medal.
Served with Egyptian Army, 1920-1921.
Lance Corporal Fred APPLETON
Select the photo above to be taken to a page with full details of the service of Private Appleton in the Yorkshire Regiment		   Lance Corporal Fred APPLETON

Born on 25 May 1891 in Skelton-in-Cleveland.
Enlisted into the 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (Territorial Force) on 22 February 1913.
Served with the 4th Battalion throughout the First World War.
Promoted to Lance Corporal in April 1917.
When the War ended he was demobilised, but in 1920 rejoined the 4th Battalion as a Private and served with them until 1927.

For full details of Fred Appleton's biography and service with the Yorkshire Regiment, together with further photographs of Fred and groups of fellow soldiers in the 4th Battalion, please select the link below.


The page with biographical details of Fred Appleton also includes letters sent home from the trenches, and a poem written during the War.

We are extremely grateful to Fred Appleton's grandson, Peter Appleton (<peter.appleton3@ntlworld.com>) for providing us with all the photos and biographical details of his grandfather.
Peter's Family Tree website can be found at http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/pappleton3
2nd Lieutenant John Finlayson WHITE
Photo from that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915		   Lieutenant William APPLEYARD

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 22 August 1915.

Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.