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Remembrance
- The Yorkshire Regiment, First World War Photos, - Individuals, Surname "T" Close window to return to main page |
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| Private Robert Henry TAYLOR | Serjeant Edward Thirkell | Private James Henry THOMAS | Lieutenant Edward Medforth THOMPSON |
| Lieutenant Arthur Temple THORNE | Captain Geoffrey Arnold TUGWELL |
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Serjeant Edward THIRKELL,
1689. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late J. B. and May
Ann Thirkell, of 74, Redcar Rd., South Bank, Yorks. Killed 6 August 1915.
Aged 20. Born Normanby, Enlisted Normanby, Resided South Bank. Buried STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY. "Jim" of the North East War Memorials Project (<jampas@btopenworld.com>) has kindly forwarded the attached photo, which comes from a contemporary in-house magazine of the Smith's Dock Company. |
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Private James Henry THOMAS,
1631. 4th Battalion. Died at home 11 September 1915. Born Brotton (Yorks), Enlisted Skelton, Resided Brotton (Yorks). Buried BROTTON CHURCH CEMETERY. This photograph has been kindly provided by John Sheen (<john_sheen@hotmail.co.uk>). John Sheen is the author of several Pen & Sword books on the First World War. The photograph is on one side of a postcard, on the other side of which is written;- "Give this card to Melly, with kind regards from Pte J Thomas D Coy 4th Batt Yorks Regt, Hummersknott Camp, Darlington." James Thomas will have trained at Hummersknott Camp. He will have been wounded in action earlier in 1915, and would have died at home from the wounds recieved earlier. |
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Lieutenant Edward Medforth
THOMPSON 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of F. Edward and Adeline L. Thompson, of Kirk Ella, Hull. Killed 22 February 1916. Aged 28. Buried POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY. The following notes are provided in Bob Coulson's biographies of Yorkshire Regiment Officers killed in the First World War;- Edward Thompson sailed with the 5th Battalion from Southampton landing at Le Havre on April 17th 1915. Just one week later they were in action in the Ypres Salient suffering heavy casualties during the Battle of St Julien. Lt Thompson and the battalion remained around Ypres until November when they were finally afforded a rest in billets at Outtersteene. In February of 1916 the battalion were back in the salient in the line close to Hill 60 to the south east of Ypres. On February 26th 1916 Lt Edward Medforth Thompson was killed aged 28 as he supervised repair work to his company’s trench. His grave can be visited today in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery just outside the town on the Reninghelst road. Lt Thompson was the son of Edward and Adeline Thompson of Kirk Ella, a village just outside Hull in East Yorkshire. The photo has been taken from "Illustrated War DeLuxe" and has been provided by James Pasby (<jampas@btopenworld.com>) |
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Lieutenant Arthur Temple
THORNE Survived the War, but there are no details of him in the book "Officers of the Green Howards 1688 - 1931" by M L Ferrar. Shown in the Green Howards Gazette database as having been wounded in October 1914. John Sly (<sly211@btinternet.com>) has researched the career of Lieutenant Thorne in connection with his medals. John has written a short biography of Lieutenant Thorne, and this may be read by selecting the link below. |
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