Lieutenant Hugh Brooksbank
Remembrance - The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War
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Lieutenant Hugh Brooksbank
Private Vernon George DANIELS Private William Henry DARLOW Private James DAYNES Private George DOWNHAM
Private John William DOWSON Private Sydney Alfred DUCKETT    
Private Vernon George DANIELS
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   Private Vernon George DANIELS. 35730. 5th Battalion.

F ormerly 238858 12th Yeomanry Cyclist Battn.
Son of John and Emily Daniels, of Pentwyn Cottage, Malpas, Newport, Mon. Died 15 November 1918. Aged 19.
Born Newport (Mon.), Enlisted Newport, Resided Malpas.
Buried COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY.

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   Private William Henry DARLOW, 202233. 4th Battalion.

Formerly 5087 Northants Regt. Son of the late Alfred and Louisa Darlow.
Killed 23 April 1917. Aged 19.
Born Northants, Enlisted Northampton.
Commemorated on Bay 5, ARRAS MEMORIAL.

Michael Simpson (<mickjsimpson@hotmail.co.uk>) has kindly sent the photo of Lance Corporal Darlow from the Northampton Independent newspaper of 19/05/1917. Michael Simpson provided the following additional information;-
"At the time he was living with his Aunt (My GG grandfathers second wife.) referred to in the clipping. His cousin Frederick Simpson (my G Grandfathers brother) who also was formerly in the Northamptonshire Regiment, subsequently the Berkshire Regiment. He too was unfortunately Killed two weeks earlier.
Private James Daynes, 8654. 8th Battalion.
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   Private James DAYNES, 8654. 8th Battalion.

Killed 18 October 1917. Aged 29.
Born Guisborough, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Guisborough.
Buried HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY.

Steve Sinton (<Dogs4135@ntlworld.com>), a great nephew of James Daynes, has supplied further information and photographs relating to his great uncle. We are extremely grateful to Mr Sinton for providing this material.
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Private John William DOWSON
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   Private John William DOWSON, 203008. 4th Battalion.

Son of Mrs. S. J. Fawcett, of The Holme, Great Broughton, Stokesley, Yorks.
Killed 4 May 1917. Aged 20.
Born Rosedale (Yorks), Enlisted Stokesley, Resided Great Broughton
Buried MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT

Photo supplied by Roger Dowson (<localmilhistory@aol.com>)
Private George DOWNHAM
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   Private George DOWNHAM, 1443. 5th Battalion.

Born in 1894 in Pocklington.
Served with the 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (as No 1443) until being wounded in about July 1916.
After recovering from his wounds he was transferred temporarily to the Labour Corps (as No 496505) before returning to the 5th Battalion (No 4381388).
Discharged from the Army on 15 April 1919.

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Private Sydney Alfred DUCKETT
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Husband of Eva Duckett, of 24, Henrietta St., Thornaby-on-Tees. Died 7 August 1916. Aged 49.
Buried THORNABY CEMETERY.

Dave Shaw (<SHAWSAMOS@aol.com>) has been researching the names of those who fell in the First World War who came from Dawley in Shropshire. Amongst them was Sydney Alfred Duckett, who came to live and work in Thornaby. Dave Shaw provides the following biographical information on Sydney Duckett;-

Sydney was born in 1869 in Malinslee, Dawley, Shropshire. According to the 1881 census he was a 13 year old collier, and then in 1887 he enlisted into the Artillery at Liverpool. He served for 8 years, with nearly 5 years abroad including India & Aden.

At some time he moved to Thornaby on Tees with his wife Eva, probably to work in the local Iron and Steel industry. They had a large family of 10 children but this was not uncommon at the time. By his battalion number it can said that he was amongst the first to join up when war was declared and probably went to France with them in April 1915.

The exact circumstances of his death are unknown, but he was brought back to a hospital in England from France and there died from his illness. His body was brought back to Henrietta Street in a coffin which was too big to go through the front door and had to be brought into the house through a window. His wife was sent his outstanding regimental pay of £6 12 shillings and notification that she would receive his pay and overseas allowance for a further 26 weeks ( Standard army practice at the time). Sydney was the second eldest man to serve in the 1/4th Yorkshire regiment during the War.