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Remembrance - The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War
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Private George HAITHWAITE Lieutenant Arthur Ernest HALL Private William HARPER Corporal James Thomas HARRISON
Captain William Alexander HARRISON Private Rowland Garfield HAYES Private William HEARNE Private Fred HODGSON
Private George Haithwaite
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   Private George Haithwaite.7097.

2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Samuel and Margaret Haithwaite. Killed 11 March 1915. Aged 40.
Born Otley (Keighley), Enlisted Keighley
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.

John Sly (<sly211@btinternet.com>) has researched the career of Private Haithwaite in connection with Private Haithwaite's medals. John has written a short biography of Private Haithwaite, and this may be read by selecting the link below.
   
Lieutenant Arthur Ernest HALL
Photo from that of
6th Battalion Officers
   Lieutenant Arthur Ernest HALL. 6th Battalion.

Son of Arthur Malthouse Hall and Edith Ada Hall, of 20, Albert Rd., Middlesbrough. Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 21.
   
William Harper
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private William HARPER. 1472

5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 15 September 1916. Aged 23.
Born Pickering, Enlisted Pickering (Yorks)
Buried ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT.

(Photo from the Beck Isle Museum Archives/Collection. Ref: Roger Dowson, <localmilhistory@aol.com>)
   
Corporal James Thomas HARRISON. 12552.
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Corporal James Thomas HARRISON. 12552.

7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Rachel Harrison, of 47, Princes Rd., Middlesbrough.
Killed 13 May 1917. Aged 19.
Born Staithes (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough

Commemorated Bay 5, Arras Memorial.

Corporal Harrison is seated in the photo provided. The other soldier (also in the Yorkshire Regiment) is unknown

(Photo provided by Andrew Blair, <blaia001@rbwm.org>)
   
Captain William Alexander HARRISON
For photos of Captain Harrison and the story of being thanked by German Prisoners of War, select the above thumbnail photo.
   Captain William Alexander HARRISON.

Captain Harrison originally joined the Army Service Corps as a Private and by 9 March 1916 was in France.

He joined the 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment on 3 July 1918, having been promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 26 June. In December 1918 he was sent to supervise German prisoners at Fort Macdonald near Lille in France.

The Green Howards Museum were presented with a collection of items belonging to Captain William Alexander Harrison. They include two illustrated letters from German prisoners written at the end of the First World War and a a series of photographs of a POW camp and of Harrison himself.
By selecting the thumbnail image on the left, a page is obtained with photos of Captain Harrison, the two illustrated letters, and the story behind them.

We are extremely grateful to the Green Howards Museum for permission to present these photos and the story.
   
Private Rowland Garfield HAYES
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Close the window that opens to return to this page.		   Private Rowland Garfield HAYES. 26275.

2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John and Mary Hayes, of Farlington, Stillington, York.
Killed 22 March 1918. Aged 26.
Born Farlington (Yorks), Enlisted Stillington, Resided Farlington (Easingwold)

Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, Pozieres Memorial.

(Photo provided by Edward W Thomas, <edwardwilfrid@comcast.net>)
   
Private William HEARNE
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private William HEARNE. 204146

8th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 43909 Northumberland Fusiliers.
Son of William and Sarah Hearne, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Killed 29 October 1918. Aged 32.
Born Lambeth (Middx), Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Buried TEZZE BRITISH CEMETERY.

(Photo provided by his grandson, Warren Matthews <ws.ma.s12m@xtra.co.nz>)
   
Private Frederick HODGSON.
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private Frederick HODGSON. 3277

5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Commemorated on family grave in St Andrews Churchyard, Middleton. Son of William Hodgson of Manor House, Middleton, Pickering.
Killed 24 December 1915. Aged 23.
Enlisted Malton, Resided Pickering (Yorks)
Commemorated Panel 33, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
A contemporary photo of Fred Hodgson's home, - Manor House, Middleton.
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it.

(Photos from the Beck Isle Museum Archives/Collection. Ref: Roger Dowson, <localmilhistory@aol.com>)		 Fred Hodgson's home