Yorkshire Regiment War Graves
Yorkshire Regiment Memorials Overseas, -
The Ploegsteert Memorial,
Surnames "R"
Yorkshire Regiment War Graves

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The Ploegsteert Memorial The Ploegsteert Memorial
Photo : Chris Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>)

The names of those men of the Yorkshire Regiment with a surname beginning with "R" listed on the Ploegsteert memorial are;-


Private William Edward Readman. 28094. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Mary Readman, of 43, Hartington Rd., Middlesbrough; husband of Mary Hannah Woodmansey (formerly Readman), of 47, Outhwaite St., Middlesbrough. Died 11 April 1918. Aged 30.
Born Whitby, Enlisted Middlesbrough.

Private Michael Maughan Renwick. 48169. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 5/110079 T R Battalion. Son of S. E. Moule (formerly Renwick), of 75, Haig St., Dunston, Gateshead, and the late Richard William Renwick. Died 11 April 1918. Aged 18.
Born Annfield Plain, Enlisted Balydon (Blaydon?), Resided Dunston.

Private Charles Edgerton Reynolds. 235261. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert H. and Laura Reynolds, of Langthorne, Bedale, Yorks. Died 11 April 1918. Aged 20.
Born Crakehall (Bedale), Enlisted Bedale, Resided Langthorne (Bedale, Yorks).

Private John Reynolds. 35067. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 27083 Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Youngest son of Mary Ann Reynolds and the late Thomas Reynolds, of 31, Westmoreland Place, City Rd., London. Died 10 April 1918. Aged 33.
Born St. Luke's (Middx), Enlisted Shoreditch, Resided City Road (London).

Private Tom Rigg. 243370. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 13 April 1918.
Born Baldersby (S.O.), Enlisted Thirsk, Resided Baldersby (S.O.).

Captain Edward Moore Robson, MC. "A" Coy, 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Thomas and Eva Robson, of Pembroke Lodge, Pocklington, York. Died 11 April 1918. Aged 28.

Private Joseph Rowlands. 35435. 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 15568 R F A. Died 11 April 1918.
Born Eldon (Durham), Enlisted Bishop Auckland, Resided Coundon Grange (Co. Durham).

Serjeant William Royle, DCM. 200604. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Lydia Royle, of Rosedale Abbey, Pickering, Yorks; husband of Margaret Royle, of 10, Park St., Middlesbrough. Died 12 April 1918.
Enlisted Guisborough, Resided Kirbymoorside.

Serjeant Robert Rymer, MM. 23498. 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 1800 Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Alice Rymer, of 7, James St., North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, and the late William Rymer. Killed 10 April 1918. Aged 24.
Born West Hartlepool, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided North Ormesby.
Commemorated Panel 11, PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL.


One of the Lions Guearding the Ploegsteert Memorial
One of the Lions Guarding the Ploegsteert Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

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