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Remembrance
- The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War Photos, - Individuals, Surname "S" Close window to return to main page |
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| Private Samuel SARGEANT | Private Albert Edward SEABORN | Serjeant Alick SHORTRIDGE | Major Kenneth William Lee SIMONET |
| Corporal Alexander SPINK | Major Thomas Wolryche STANSFELD | Private James STANSFIELD | Lt Colonel Sir Mark SYKES |
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Private Samuel SARGEANT.
11008. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 3 July 1916. Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough. Buried CORBIE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. Private Sargeant's name is on the Middlesbrough War Memorial. (Photo from a g-g-nephew Jack Sargeant <jacksargeant@googlemail.com>, who also states that Samuel Sargeant was 22 when he lost his life.) |
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| Major Kenneth William Lee
SIMONET. 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 21 January 1916. Commemorated Panel 14, Basra Memorial. Barrie Bertram (<bhbertram@tiscali.co.uk>) has provided the following information on Major Kenneth Simonet, who was an Old Boy of Queen Victoria College, Jersey (Channel Islands);- "Kenneth William Lee Simonet, third son of William Simonet, of Radier, Grouville, Jersey, entered (Queen Victoria College) in September 1892, at the age of eleven, and remained for seven years. He was in the Football XV for two years, 1897 and 1898. In 1899 he obtained a commission in the 2nd (East) Battalion, RMIJ and in the following year headed the list of Militia candidates for the Army. He was gazetted to the Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment, and became Captain in 1909 and Major in 1916, most of his service being in India. At the beginning of the War he was appointed instructing officer to a Territorial battalion in India, but in December 1915 was attached to the Black Watch and went to Mesopotamia. He was only once in action. Badly wounded early in an attack on the Turkish lines, he refused to be sent back, and again led his men during a further attack, when he was mortally wounded, 21st - 22nd January, 1916." The following information is given in M L Ferrar's "Officers of the Green Howards 1688 - 1931";- Born in jersey 14 March 1881, son of William Simonet od Radiez (sic), Jersey. 2nd Lieutenant 5 January 1901, Lieutenant 16 January 1904, Captain 1 April 1909. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 21 January 1916 when attached to the Black Watch. "In him the Regiment has lost not only an excellent officer but one of the most sympathetic of men, and he will be deeply mourned by his comrades. He was a nephew opf the late Lieut-Colonel J F Simonet who served for 14 years in the 19th." (Green Howards Gazette). Memorial in Gorey Church, Jersey. |
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Corporal Alexander SPINK.
1377. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 15 September 1916. Born Nawton (Helmsley, Yorks), Enlisted Pickering (Yorks) Buried ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT. Son of Mr W Spink of Pickering. A Pre-War Territorial he went to the front in May 1915 and was wounded 2 weeks later. Returned to the front in January 1916, and just prior to being killed had taken the place of Sgt. L Harker who was wounded. (Photo from the Beck Isle Museum Archives/Collection. Ref: Roger Dowson, <localmilhistory@aol.com>) |
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 Photo from that of 2nd Battalion Officers, 1914 |
Major Thomas Wolryche STANSFELD Born at Leeds, 30th June, 1877, son of Thomas Wolryche Stansfeld, J.P., of Weetwood Grove. Leeds. 2nd Lieut, 24th March, 1897; Lieut, 15th December 1898; Capt., 6th Foot, 19th February, 1902 ; Adjt., Mounted Infantry, South Africa, 22nd June, 1906—21st June, 1909 ; re-appointed to 19th Foot 8th Jan, 1908; Major 29th Sept 1914 ; Bt. Lt.-Col. 3rd June, 1916; Brevet-Col., 3rd June, 1919 ; half-pay, 1st August, 1923—1st October, 1925 ; retired with rank of Brigadier-General, 1st March, 1929. Served in the Boer War, 1899-1902, and took part in the operations near Colesberg in January, 1900. In the march along the Modder River, including the Relief of Kimberley and actions at Paardeberg, Kitchener's Kop, Poplar Grove and Driefontein. Occupation of Bloemfontein. Was with the advance on Dewetsdorp. and action at Leuukop. In the advance to Pretoria and engagements at Brandfort, Kroonstadt, Vet and Zand Rivers. With the 4th M.I. in the fighting at Johannesburg and occupation of Pretoria, also in the advance to Komati Poort, including actions at Diamond Hill and Belfast (mentioned in despatches, D.S.O., promoted Captain, Queen's medal and 6 clasps, King's medal and 2 clasps). Landed with the 2nd Battn. at Zeebrugge in the war of 1914-18, and took part in the battle of Ypres, October, 1914 (wounded, bronze star and clasp) Present at the battles of Festubert, 16th May, 1915 ; Givenchy, 15th June, 1915 and Hulloch, September — October, 1915 (mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Lieut.-Col). Appointed to command a brigade, 6th April, 1917, and was present at the fighting at Hargincourt Quarries, April, 1917, the third battle of Ypres, 26th September, 1917, Cambrai, November to December, 1917 (twice mentioned in despatches and Legion of Honour. Croix d' Officer). Was engaged at Bullecourt, 21st—24th March, 1918 ; Mount Kemmell, 12th —19th April; Mercatel, 23rd August, and advance from Lestrem to Toumai and Lille, September and October, 1918 (mentioned in despatches, C.M.G., Brevet of Colonel, silver and bronze medals and Croix de Guerre.). |
