Lieutenant Hugh Brooksbank
Remembrance - The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War
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Private G Milburn RADGE Captain Robert RANDERSON Private Albert RISPIN Major Archibald ROBERTS
Corporal James Fredrick ROBERTS Lance Corporal John RODDAM Private E J RUDD Private Patrick Edward RUDDY
2nd Lieutenant Thomas Wood RUTHERFORD      
Private G Milburn RADGE
For a full story, with illustrations, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private G Milburn RADGE. 3694.

5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of George M. and I. H. Radge, of Normanby, Eston, Yorks. Killed 26 November 1918. Aged 26.
Buried BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

The "Evening Gazette" newspaper in Middlesbrough, reported in an article on 26 September 2009 on the finding of Private Radge's "Dead Man's Penny" many years after his death and the return of this commemorative plaque to relatives of Private Radge.

Select the thumbnail on the left to read this story.
   
Major Archibald ROBERTS
Photo from that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915		   Captain Robert RANDERSON

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Robert and Annie Randerson, of 114, Haxby Rd., York.
Died 7 August 1915.
Aged 24.

Buried LALA BABA CEMETERY.
   
Private Albert RISPIN
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private Albert RISPIN. 202854

3rd Reserve Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, - transferred to 1/4 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) 147th Brigade, 49th Division.
Son of John and Ellen Rispin, of Aiskew Crossing, Bedale, Yorks.
Killed 3 September 1916. Aged 23.
Born Aiskew, Enlisted Northallerton, Resided Bedale.
Buried BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

(Photo supplied by Roger Newsome of Bedale, North Yorkshire. <Newsorog@aol.com>)
Major Archibald ROBERTS
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A photo of Major Roberts can also be seen in that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915		   Major Archibald ROBERTS

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 95th Russell's Infantry.
Son of Maj. A. H. Roberts (Madras Artillery); husband of M. Ferguson (formerly Roberts), of The Beeches, Cirencester, Glos. Educated at Cheltenham College and Sandhurst.
Died 22 August 1915.
Aged 47.

Buried PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY.

A biography of Major Roberts can be obtained by clicking on the image on the left. This has been provided by Jimmy James, <jimmy@remembering.org.uk>, to whom we are extremely grateful.
   
Corporal James Fredrick ROBERTS
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Lance Corporal James Fredrick ROBERTS, 16325

Corporal Roberts' grandson, John Forrest (<forrest738@yahoo.co.uk>) has provided a photo of his grandfather, with the information that he served in the 6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment from 17 November 1914 until being discharged due to a wound in the arm on 27 September 1916. James Fredrick Roberts had a brother, Francis Samuel, who also served for a time in the Battalion before being transferred to the Royal Engineers.

John Forrest has provided another photo which shows two men of the Yorkshire Regiment with boxing gloves on. It is said that these two men are the Roberts brothers. Select the thumbnail image below for a larger sized image. Click anywhere on the new window to close it.
   
Lance Corporal John Roddam
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The following biographical notes are supplied by his grandson, John Roddam (<john.roddam@btinternet.com>).

Born 1893, died 1960. He lived all his life in Edmondsley Co. Durham.
John Roddam joined the 4th Battalion in December 1915, and was discharged in December 1918.
Although shown as being a Lance Corporal only a couple of weeks before being discharged, his discharge papers show him as being a Private.
He served in Ireland during the first world war.
He used to say jokingly that "being in Ireland was worse than being in France because at least in France you knew the Germans were coming from in front of you".
The dates of his service in Ireland are not known at this stage, though he talked of “shooting in the streets” whilst in Ireland.

He was a coal miner and although not tall was incredibly strong. This made him a great favourite among the officers who used to play “piggy back fights” riding on the backs of their men. He would never allow himself and “rider” to be pulled or pushed over and wouldn’t let his officer be unseated.
Private E J Rudd
For a larger sized image, click on this thumbnail. Click anywhere in the new window to close it. 		  Private E J RUDD. 7843. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.

The following biographical notes are supplied by his grandson, Peter Rudd (<peter.rudd7@ntlworld.com>).

E J Rudd enlisted In the Yorkshire Regiment on the 16 September 1904 at Stockton on tees.
Service record : India Bombay 1904-1906, Mounted Infantry at Longmoor Hampshire England,1906. South Africa, 1906-1908. Alexandria 1908-1909. England, Fulford Barracks York, 1909-1913. Guernsey Channel Islands,1913-1914.
Sailed for England with the 2nd Battalion 28th August 1914 landing at Southampton.
Sailed for France on the 5th October 1914 on the S S California to Zeebrugge.
British Expeditionary Force 5 October - 7 November 1914.
In 1915 he was badly wounded in the leg which was later amputated. He was discharged due to wounds on 20 September 1916.
Private Patrick Edward Ruddy
For further details on Private Patrick Edward Ruddy, please select the above thumbnail image to open a new browser window.		   Private Patrick Edward RUDDY. 7150. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.

Killed 12 March 1915.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated Panel 12, Le Touret Memorial.

Behind these bare facts is the story of a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment who, for reasons unknown at this point in time, became known by the name of another soldier in the same regiment who had died at home the previous year. Because of this mix-up in identities, the descendants of Patrick Edward Ruddy had been unable to discover any Memorial to him.
Fortunately, with information available from the Green Howards Museum, it was possible to discover that Patrick Edward Ruddy had been recorded under the wrong identity. Knowing this, it was then possible to help his descendants discover where he is commemorated.
The details of the story of the discovery of Patrick Edward Ruddy's wrongly assumed identity can be seen by selecting the thumbnail image on the left.
2nd Lieutenant Thomas Wood RUTHERFORD
Photo from that of 6th Battalion Officers, 1915		   2nd Lieutenant Thomas Wood RUTHERFORD

6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Sir Robert Rutherford and Lady Rutherford, of "Fairholme," The Millway, Reigate, Surrey.
Died 22 August 1915.
Aged 31.

Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.