North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Yorkshire Regiment Names on the South Bank WW1 Memorial (P)

The following names of men of the Yorkshire Regiment are to be found on the South Bank War Memorial. The data associated with each name is taken from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register, together with data from Soldiers Died in the Great War as appropriate.

Private George Palmer. 15155. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 21August 1915.
Born Ormesby, Enlisted South Bank (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 55 to 58, Helles Memorial.

Private James Palmer. 11240. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Mrs. E. McSorbey (formerly Palmer), of 57, Mid Napier St., South Bank, Yorks. Died at home 22 December 1914. Aged 28.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank.
Buried WAREHAM CEMETERY.

Private Frederick Lippert Poole. 3/7856. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Edwin and Annie Eliza Poole, of 71, Pym St., South Bank, Yorks. Killed 17 July 1916. Aged 21.
Born South Bank (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided South Bank.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, Thiepval Memorial.

Lance Corporal Edmund George Prentice, MM. 38516. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Ernest Edmund Robert and Margaret Robinson Prentice, of 92, Redcar Rd., South Bank, Yorks. Killed 6 May 1918. Aged 20.
Born Hartlepool, Enlisted South Bank.
Commemorated Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, Tyne Cot Memorial.

Private Albert Pumford. 10780. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 23 June 1916.
Born Wolverhampton, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Newport (Mon).
Buried NEWPORT (ST. WOOLOS) CEMETERY.

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