701:. A Company of 14th Y&L on the extreme left also suffered heavy casualties trying to get out of their battered assembly trenches into No man's land. When others of the battalion reached the head of their Russian sap they found themselves isolated beyond the German wire that held up the 12th Y&L. On the right some of the leading two waves of the 11th East Lancs, followed by two platoons of 13th Y&L as 'moppers-up', got into the German positions, and some of the Accrington men and perhaps of the 12th Y&L may have reached Serre: if this was the case nothing was ever heard from them again, but later in the war bodies of men from the battalions were recovered from this area. The survivors from the leading waves took what shelter they could in shellholes in No man's land and exchanged fire with the Germans. Shortly after 08.00, B Company of 13th Y&L crossed the front line but were also badly mauled in trying to reach the 11th East Lancs in the German trenches. C and D Companies of 13th Y&L also left their assembly trenches at 09.00 to support the 11th East Lancs, but most of them did not even reach the front British trench.
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behind, their machine guns forcing the 13th Y&L and 18th DLI to halt and dig in 1,000 yards (910 m) short of the village. Although the 15th/17th West Yorks carried out a successful counter-attack, forcing the enemy off the ridge and out of
Moyenneville, the Germans attacked the village again at 12.30 in greater strength and with artillery support. 15th/17th West Yorks fell back to the village edge. The battalion together with 13th Y&L was ordered to launch a counter-attack at 20.30, but the exhausted West Yorks requested a delay. Fresh orders were given for 13th Y&L and 18th DLI to advance under cover of darkness and dig in as close to the village as possible. These orders arrived so late that dawn was breaking as the two battalions approached the village, and they fell back to their position of the previous morning, while 15th/17th West Yorks reinforced by a company of 2nd
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line and during the night the battalion borrowed some men from 14th Y&L to go out on patrol from Mark Copse. They got as far as the German wire, but found no fighting going on ahead, while the wounded and unwounded survivors assured them that anyone still in the German trenches was a casualty. During the night those men in No man's land who were able slipped back to their own line; for a time next day, the
Germans allowed stretcher-bearers to remove casualties from No man's land. The Sheffield City Battalion and Accrington Pals in the lead had suffered most severely, but of the 1442 men of the two Barnsley battalions that had gone over the top in their support, 175 officers and men had been killed outright and 392 wounded, of whom 35 later died of their wounds. (The 1st Barnsley Pals suffered 275 casualties on 1 July 1916 while the 2nd Barnsley Pals suffered 270.)
1056:) and 31st Division was ordered to watch for opportunities and take advantage of enemy weakening. 92nd Brigade attacked at 15.00. Although there was no surprise and considerable enemy shelling of the back areas, the operation went well. 93rd Brigade was then ordered to cross the Douve stream accompanied by artillery and engineers. With the onset of darkness and the congestion. of the roads, the advanced guard only reached the starting point at 21.00, and the main body at 10.30. As it came over Hill 63 the brigade came under heavy and accurate shellfire and had to open out. After a halt of about an hour, it resumed its advance and met no opposition for 2 miles (3.2 km). It then met Germans rearguards at Ash Crater and its advance was slowed by machine gun fire, but after a little resistance in some
986:, but patrols brought back word that the enemy had penetrated 40th Division's thin line and were at La Becque. 93rd Brigade's orders were cancelled, and it was instead ordered to counter-attack La Becque. Although the brigade was supported by one and a half companies of 31st Machine Gun Bn there was virtually no artillery available, so it was decided to dispense with any artillery preparation and deliver a surprise attack. Delivered by 13th Y&L and 18th DLI at dusk (19.00) this was entirely successful, not only recapturing La Becque but regaining 40th Division's line and re-establishing touch with the formations on either flank. Next day the adjacent formations were able to pivot back on the firmly established 31st Division, while the Germans threw in all their reserves to try to take
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casualties they had suffered, the two brigades waited until the
British barrage came down suddenly at Zero (19.10) then advanced so quickly across No man's land that the German defensive barrage fell behind them. The British covering artillery was so powerful that the assaulting troops met little resistance, taking Gavrelle Mill and Oppy Wood with very few casualties. The leading waves of 13th Y&L were into the German front line within 5 minutes of going 'over the top'. The troops then dug in. and consolidated through the night, 14th Y&L being well established in 'Cairo Alley' by 01.00. There was no counter-attack: in fact the Germans fell back almost 1 mile (1.6 km), expecting a deeper penetration. For their part in the
958:. The remnant of 15th/17th West Yorks was taken out of action while the 13th Y&L and part of 18th DLI went into the line alongside 4th Gds Bde, which was now well-entrenched. Three final attacks by the Germans next day (28 March) were repelled from these trenches with heavy casualties. The Germans advanced in full marching order with little artillery support and were simply shot down: later they were seen fleeing in all directions. Although fighting continued, the main weight of the German offensive had switched to the Arras sector, and 31st Division could be relieved during the nights of 30/31 March and 31 March/1 April. By then 13th Y&L's casualties amounted to some 400 men.
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681:. The 14th Y&L were to advance behind the left of the 12th Y&L, opening up the Russian saps to establish a trench line up the rising ground to join the captured German trenches with their own jumping-off trenches, thus forming the division's flank. Having been working so much for the REs, the 13th Y&L had had less time for rehearsal and were assigned the role of support behind the 11th East Lancs, A and B Companies to 'mop up' and consolidate the gains, C and D as reserves. Both battalions suffered under the enemy counter-bombardment of the copses and assembly trenches.
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organised composite companies from the battalions out of the line to reinforce the one holding the line up to adequate strength. The 11th East Lancs and 12th Y&L combined with a company of the 13th Y&L formed a single battalion for one spell of trench duty, until a reinforcement draft arrived for the East Lancs and the
Barnsley company could be withdrawn. The Barnsley battalions were each still about 300 men understrength at the end of August. Nevertheless, they took their turns to carry out trench raids. On 16 September the division moved into the
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1073:, but 93rd Bde was judged to be too tired after its night march and the advance was carried out next day as the Germans retired over the Lys near Warneton. This was the Barnsley Pals' last engagement and cost the battalion 12 killed, 49 wounded (including the CO, Lt-Col Wauchope) and 2 missing. Afterwards the battalion went into divisional reserve, where it remained while 31st Division forced a crossing of the Lys on the night of 14/15 October and fought the action of
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about 13.00 was broken up by artillery and no
Germans got near the line. However, the German breakthrough to the south forced VI Corps to wheel 31st Division back to a new switch line that night. At daybreak on 26 March it was discovered that a 1,500 yards (1,400 m) gap had opened up between 31st and Guards Divisions: 13th Y&L and 18th DLI of 93rd Bde, which should have occupied the space, had been ordered to fall further back by the acting
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332:. By 3 October the Barnsley Battalion had enrolled 1043 men of all ranks, and with recruits still coming in on 27 November the Borough Council offered to raise a second battalion. This was accepted by the WO on 30 November with the proviso that a reserve company should first be raised for the 1st Barnsley Battalion. After that was completed, the 2nd Barnsley Pals were officially launched on 9 December with Alderman Raley as CO.
742:, which was to be the last big operation of the year, 31st Division made another attempt to capture Serre on 13 November, but 94th Bde was still not fit for active operations and although standing by it was not employed except to rescue the wounded. The battalions continued to hold the trenches in front of Serre during the winter, carrying out occasional raids, and having many men evacuated to hospital suffering from
437:) in place of the Grimsby Chums. On 13 May the 13th Y&L marched into Barnsley from Silkstone and then both battalions entrained for Cannock Chase. Training was stepped up at Penkridge. While there Lt-Col Raley's health broke down, and after a spell under Maj T. Carter Clough of the Sheffield City Battalion, 14th Y&R came under the command of Lt-Col Walter Hulke, a former Regular officer of the Lincolns.
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barrages each morning to mislead the enemy. Two companies of 13th Y&L were taken out of the line on 22 June to practise for the attack, then they used the cover of the forest to seize Ankle Farm on the night of 26/27 June. On 28 June the 13th Y&L and 18th DLI held the line while 15th/17th West Yorks carried out a surprise attack that took the German positions with only light casualties.
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uniforms could be obtained. These were described as a 'blue serge uniform with grass buttons and a little cocked hat', and were worn until khaki uniforms arrived at Easter 1915. A number of retired
Regular Army non-commissioned officers (NCOs) were taken on to drill the men. Men from the building and construction trades were sent to work building a hutted camp at New Hall at
677:. 94th Brigade moved into its assembly trenches in a line of copses (named 'Matthew', 'Mark', 'Luke' and 'John') in front of Colincamps on 30 June. Positioned on the division's left, 94th Bde was to attack on a two-battalion front with the 12th Y&L (left) and 11th East Lancs (right) leading, followed by a company of the divisional pioneer battalion, the 12th
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Silkstone. On 9 June Northern Command ordered the depot companies of the regiments to be concentrated, so E and F Companies of the 12th Y&L (Sheffield) moved into the camp at Silkstone, to join those of the 1st and 2nd Barnsley. In July 1915 the depot companies of all three battalions were formed into
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Division 94th Bde was broken up entirely. Between 11 and 17 February the two Barnsley
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Barnsley battalions at El Ferdan. Here the men underwent training as well as providing working parties for the defences. On 26 February orders arrived to reverse the process and the division began re-embarking at Port Said, two companies of 14th Y&L with 12th Y&L aboard HMT
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December 1914 to provide reinforcements for the 1st Battalion; this continued to share the crowded Public Hall with the men gathering for the 2nd Bn. The 2nd Bn also formed a depot company, and after the battalions moved to Cannock Chase in
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and its units broken up to provide reinforcements to others, but in the end this was not done and it remained in reserve. Over the following weeks it received reinforcements (though many were under 19), and it began to take its turn holding the line, in front of the Forêt de Nieppe, facing La Becque
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to the north and were unable to make any progress. Another fierce attack came in at 15.00, but this also broke down, although the rest of 31st Division further south was broken up into groups trying to form a defensive flank. Pressure continued in the south during 25 March, but an attack on 93rd Bde
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was left undefended. While the Guards and 15th/17th West Yorks extended their lines to cover part of the gap, the two battalions were recalled. Preceded by a reconnaissance party they tried to advance into the gap in daylight. However, the Germans had pushed into Moyenneville and occupied the ridge
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on the British line and their machine gun teams came out of their dugouts. When the two leading waves set off at 07.30, followed by the third and fourth emerging from the trenches, they were almost annihilated by German fire. The 12th Y&L was hit in its left flank from German trenches that were
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was opened in 1936. It comprises the woodland of the 'Mark', 'Luke' and 'John' copses from which the 94th Bde 'jumped off' on 1 July 1916, and retains outlines of trenches and shellholes. As well as the memorial to the Sheffield City Battalion, others have been added, including one to the Barnsley
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clung on round the west of Moyenneville. From 11.00 on 27 March the Germans 'dribbled' infantry forward to maintain a continuous attack against 31st Division. Fighting with grenade and bayonet went on for over 5 hours until 92nd Bde withdrew in the evening mist. 93rd Brigade conformed, and though
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sector for rest and refit. Both Barnsley battalions went back into the line on 15 July, but were short of men: the 13th Y&L mustered 15 officers and 469 other ranks (ORs) when it arrived at Neuve-Chappelle, and suffered another 48 casualties during a 12-day spell in the trenches. 94th Brigade
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on 28 June was in the nature of a carefully-planned large-scale raid, though with the intention of retaining the limited objectives set for it. As a feint it was important that the enemy should be expecting the attack, and they bombarded the packed jumping-off trenches at 17.30. Despite the 200
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at the Public and Arcade Halls and Harvey Institute in town or in their own homes, and food was supplied by the Barnsley British Co-operative Society. Each day the men paraded in the square in Regent Street, then marched to the Queen's Ground for drill, still in civilian dress until temporary
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issued his famous call to arms: 'Your King and Country Need You', urging the first 100,000 volunteers to come forward to form the 1st New Army ('K1'). A flood of volunteers poured into the recruiting offices across the country and were formed into 'Service' battalions of the county regiments.
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by 9 March, engaging the enemy in patrol actions until 12 March, when 31st Division was squeezed out as British units converged on the shorter Hindenburg Line. It was then held in readiness for an operation but was not called upon, and on 19 March the division began a six-day march to join
927:. 34th Division had been forced back to the rear of its Battle Zone, but there was little activity on 23 March. Only two minor attacks were made on the extreme left in the morning and afternoon, and both were repulsed by 13th Y&L. Heavier fighting had been going on further south round
738:– 169 to the 13th, 249 to the 14th. Although these men strengthened the units numerically, they diluted the Barnsley character of the battalions. From 18 October the battalions took their places in the line in front of Colincamps and in John Copse, now thick with mud. For the
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Windmill, and began digging a communication trench up the Windmill Spur to the chain of shellholes that constituted the new front line. Shelling was continuous and casualties mounted. Lieutenant-Col Wilford of 13th Y&L was wounded when a shell hit the Battalion HQ
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990:. However, between 07.00 and 08.00, the Germans penetrated between 92nd and 93rd Bdes and inflicted heavy casualties with enfilade fire. About 12.00 the brigades began a slow withdrawal from one hedge to the next. As they fell back towards
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the enemy withdrew methodically. In the darkness the leading battalion found itself advancing with German units about 500 yards (460 m) away on both flanks, marching in the same direction. The brigade was halted on the
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Pals battalions were combined as the 13th Y&L, and also absorbed 15 officers and 300 ORs from the disbanded Sheffield City Battalion. Remaining men from the 14th Y&L went to the 4th Entrenching Battalion or the
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developed. However it was not brought into the line until 1 May, and next day the 13th Y&L moved into the reserve trenches and provided working parties. On 3 May, 31st Division attacked towards
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about 100 yards (91 m) in front of the trenches while the final intensive bombardment of the enemy positions was fired. Thus alerted, the enemy put down their own artillery
1125:. Some 900 former members of the Barnsley Pals, many disabled by wounds, paraded on the Queen's Ground and were inspected by Lt-Col Sir Joseph Hewitt and Col William Raley.
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bombardments, and in raids. In December the division was under orders to move to join the
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on 13 August 1918 and pushed forward until running into serious opposition south of
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for final demobilisation. On 29 May the cadre travelled to Barnsley to deposit the
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of 15th/17th West Yorkshire Regiment and the 1st Durham County battalion, the 18th
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2706:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1947/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1993,
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2515:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
2500:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1938/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
891:(1/5th Y&L). The reconstituted 13th Y&L joined 93rd Bde, alongside the
669:(1 July) was a disaster for 31st Division. Its task was to take the village of
573:, the advance parties were recalled, and on 26 December the troops embarked at
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2904:, Sheffield: J.W. Northend, 1920/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2009,
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Second Army carried out a formal attack on the morning of 28 September (the
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406:, fired on 17 April in the first major British mining operation of the war.
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296:, a local solicitor, made a half-time speech at the football match between
2186:, Vol II, pp. 146, 196, 227–35, 267–8, 270–2, 287–91, 307, Sketches 19–21.
561:(BEF) in France, and advance parties set out for the embarkation ports of
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and second-in command. Battalion Headquarters (HQ) was established at the
2842:, London: Macmillan, 1938/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1992,
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2679:, London: Macmillan, 1939/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1994,
2652:, London: Macmillan, 1937/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1995,
2625:, London: Macmillan, 1935/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1995,
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916
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Barnsley Pals: The 13th and 14th Battalions York and Lancaster Regiment
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1002:. Although weak, these troops covered the detrainment at Hazebrouck of
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sector, before being withdrawn for rest and training in early October.
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On 29 November 1915, 31st Division received warning orders to join the
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1916
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1917
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1917
2142:, Vol I, pp. 253, 319, 324, 389, 443–5, 487–92, 528–9, Sketches 15–19.
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Pals. It comprises a black stone monument that was unveiled in 1998.
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Lt-Col Edmund Wilford (Indian Army), November 1915, wounded May 1917
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a 3 miles (4.8 km) gap opened up on their left flank. Luckily,
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13th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (1st Barnsley)
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2902:
History of the 12th Service Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment
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next day, arriving at Southampton on 22 May. The cadre was sent to
649:, suffering their first battle casualties from enemy shellfire and
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Lt-Col Walter Hulke (Lincolnshire Regiment), July 1915–disbandment
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The following served as commanding officers of the Barnsley Pals:
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52nd (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battle of Arras
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The shattered 31st Division was pulled out and sent to the quiet
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on 15–17 March and then joined the division concentrating in the
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878:, but the fighting there died down and the order was cancelled.
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Afterwards, 31st Division went to rest behind Vimy Ridge. When
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Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
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War Office Instructions No 32 (6 August) and No 37 (7 August).
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Military units and formations in the West Riding of Yorkshire
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Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 59–60, 71–2, 82–3, 85, 278.
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was exploded, 10 minutes before Zero. They then laid down in
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Camp where it carried out final intensive battle training on
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War Office Instruction No 56 of September 1915, Appendix IX.
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Maj F.J. Courtenay-Hood (14th Y&L), acting May–June 1917
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on 10 March, the rest of the Barnsley battalions aboard HMT
512:(KOYLI) as 52nd (Graduated) Bn. In January 1918 it moved to
320:. The other officers were nominated by the mayor, including
2922:
Instructions Issued by The War Office During September 1915
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Lewis Gun team of 31st Division near Merris, 12 April 1918.
923:, south of Arras, where it carried out a partial relief of
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In late February 1917 the Germans began withdrawing to the
508:, on 9 July. On 1 November 1917 it was transferred to the
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Lt-Col G.B. Wauhope, June 1917, wounded 30 September 1918
316:, was appointed commanding officer (CO) with the rank of
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Instructions Issued by The War Office During August 1914
362:. On 10 December the two battalions were designated the
2579:, Vol I, London: Macmillan,1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986,
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on 21 August, where fighting continued into September.
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sanctioned an increase of 500,000 men for the Regular
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on 31 October. The battalion was still in reserve at
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3009:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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2nd July 1916 to the End of the Battles of the Somme
2704:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
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of 69th Division, and about August 1918 it moved to
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Middlebrook, pp. 195, 216–19, 236, 248, Appendix 5.
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2650:March–April: Continuation of the German Offensives
1332:York & Lancaster Regiment at Long, Long Trail.
3004:Military units and formations established in 1914
482:15th (Reserve) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
2623:The German March Offensive and its Preliminaries
665:Despite all the preparation and high hopes, the
577:, the 13th and 14th Y&L aboard HM Transport
1217:Sheffield Memorial Park outside the village of
2752:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
471:15th (Reserve) Bn, York and Lancaster Regiment
440:The 31st Division concentrated at South Camp,
417:. The new 94th Bde was concentrated in May at
49:Cap badge of the York & Lancaster Regiment
2850:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2005,
2805:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
2750:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2714:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2021,
2687:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2009,
2660:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2009,
2633:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2009,
2587:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2021,
2431:Sheffield Memorial Park at ww1cemeteries.com.
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2123:
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1502:. United Kingdom: Holts Tours. Archived from
1195:Lt-Col William Raley, December 1914–July 1915
970:second phase of the he German offensive (the
288:(WO). After a series of public meetings, the
8:
2889:, 2nd Edn, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2016,
2865:, 2nd Edn, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2015,
2560:, 6th Edn, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2016,
2454:"Conservation of the Barnsley Pals' Colours"
915:. On the night of 22/23 March it reinforced
208:. Raised by local initiative in the town of
2948:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
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1251:The colours of both battalions are held at
855:the 12th, 13th and 14th battalions won the
825:) of 93rd Bde in the support trenches near
673:and form a defensive flank for the rest of
388:Tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers
368:14th (S) Bn Y&L Regiment (2nd Barnsley)
259:'s recruitment poster for Kitchener's Army.
2419:Sheffield Memorial Park at greatwar.co.uk/
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1227:York & Lancaster Regiment War Memorial
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2999:Military units and formations in Barnsley
2823:, London: Allen Lane 1971/Fontana, 1975,
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1190:14th York & Lancasters (2nd Barnsley)
1167:13th York & Lancasters (1st Barnsley)
524:in West Yorkshire. By May 1918 it was at
2604:Messines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele)
1279:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 2 & 8; Appendix I.
1203:15th (Reserve) Bn, York & Lancasters
2821:The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916
1859:"Battle of the Somme - Serre July 1916"
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2879:The Original British Army of the Rhine
1085:came into effect on 11 November 1918.
34:13th & 14th (Service) Battalions,
28:
2918:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
1588:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
978:through which retreating British and
494:270th (Infantry) Bn, Training Reserve
7:
859:'Oppy' for the York and Lancasters.
2782:, Barnsley, Pen & Sword, 2013,
2530:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2014,
1714:Horsfall & Cave, pp. 53–60, 70.
679:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
510:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
2958:Webmatters Site on Pals Battalions
1630:73rd Division at Long, Long Trail.
1619:69th Division at Long, Long Trail.
1443:31st Division at Long, Long Trail.
25:
2780:Accrington's Pals: The Full Story
2765:Battleground Europe: Somme: Serre
1772:Middlebrook, pp. 122–9, 143, 191.
228:. They continued to serve on the
2763:Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave,
2400:Horsfall & Cave, pp. 105–12.
1861:. webmatters.net. Archived from
1551:Cooksey, pp. 56, 61–9, 75, 93–5.
84:
67:
2924:, London: HM Stationery Office.
2671:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
2644:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
2617:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
2598:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
2292:, Vol III, pp. 195–7, Sketch 8.
1208:Lt-Col William Raley, July 1915
490:91st Training Reserve Battalion
2877:BAOR.pdf Richard A. Rinaldi,
2797:, London: Samson Books, 1978,
2748:J. B. M. Frederick,
2545:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1998,
2155:, Vol II, pp. 37–8, 59–60, 97.
1821:Horsfall & Cave, pp. 70–1.
1763:Horsfall & Cave, pp. 60–8.
1754:, Vol I, pp. 441–4, Sketch 23.
1609:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 91–8, 111–6.
1176:, September 1914–November 1915
606:on 11 March. They unloaded at
1:
643:48th (South Midland) Division
454:30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)
429:, where it was joined by the
58:17 September 1914–29 May 1919
2767:, London: Leo Cooper, 1996,
2543:Battleground Europe: Hill 60
2409:Middlebrook, pp. 306, 333–6.
1705:Cooksey, pp. 190–1, 195–206.
1651:Cooksey, pp. 105–41, 149–50.
1097:and engaged in road repair.
496:, on 1 July 1917 and joined
2979:York and Lancaster Regiment
1919:Horsfall & Cave, p. 77.
614:area. They remained on the
559:British Expeditionary Force
218:York and Lancaster Regiment
36:York and Lancaster Regiment
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1812:Cooksey, pp. 221–8, 242–3.
1599:KOYLI at Long, Long Trail.
1500:"Holts Battle field Tours"
815:Third Battle of the Scarpe
396:173rd Tunnelling Companies
277:Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
273:Secretary of State for War
271:, and the newly-appointed
166:Third Battle of the Scarpe
2795:British Regiments 1914–18
1342:Cooksey, pp. 29–42, 50–1.
1041:). The division captured
618:for the rest of the war.
542:British Army of the Rhine
42:
2012:, Vol I, pp. 349, 446–7.
1972:, Vol I, pp. 100–2, 104.
1696:Jackson, pp. 87–8, 91–4.
1660:Jackson, pp. 73–8, 86–7.
1569:Frederick, pp. 141, 182.
919:and 93rd Bde went up to
792:Oppy Wood, from the air.
778:Oppy Wood, 1917. Evening
464:15th (Reserve) Battalion
435:East Lancashire Regiment
380:Sheffield City Battalion
324:William Raley as acting
224:on the first day of the
214:West Riding of Yorkshire
2793:Brig E. A. James,
1533:Jackson, pp. 41, 62–71.
1404:Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 11–9.
1123:St Mary's Parish Church
1004:1st Australian Division
909:German spring offensive
823:West Yorkshire Regiment
306:Oakwell football ground
238:German spring offensive
174:German spring offensive
2511:Maj A. F. Becke,
2496:Maj A. F. Becke,
2481:Maj A. F. Becke,
1471:Cave, pp. 19–22, 81–6.
1231:Weston Park, Sheffield
1083:Armistice with Germany
1039:Hundred Days Offensive
1032:Hundred Days Offensive
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801:On 9 April First Army
793:
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667:First day on the Somme
661:First day of the Somme
260:
242:Hundred Days Offensive
234:Battle of Arras (1917)
182:Hundred Days Offensive
2900:Richard A. Sparling,
2252:, Vol III, pp. 5, 25.
2021:Sparling, pp. 99–107.
1781:Jackson, pp. 105–112.
1295:Frederick, pp. 324–5.
1054:Fifth Battle of Ypres
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897:Durham Light Infantry
889:Hallamshire Battalion
791:
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376:Lincolnshire Regiment
374:(10th (S) Battalion,
255:
200:' formed as part of '
2937:The Long, Long Trail
2834:Capt Wilfred Miles,
2391:Bilton, Appendix 22.
2079:Sparling, pp. 111–4.
2061:Sparling, pp. 108–9.
2052:Jackson, pp. 149–52.
2043:, Vol II, pp. 113–4.
1959:Cooksey, pp. 259–62.
1910:Cooksey, pp. 254–60.
1901:Sparling, pp. 75–80.
1892:Jackson, pp. 127–31.
1839:Sparling, pp. 65–72.
1803:, Vol I, pp. 448–51.
1790:Sparling, pp. 59–64.
1741:Cooksey, pp. 206–20.
1723:Jackson, pp. 99–105.
1687:Sparling, pp. 30–50.
1678:Cooksey, pp. 150–89.
1669:Sparling, pp. 18–30.
1524:Cooksey, pp. 96–107.
853:Capture of Oppy Wood
475:21st Reserve Brigade
170:Capture of Oppy Wood
2382:Cooksey, pp. 270–4.
2346:Bilton, pp. 257–62.
2319:Bilton, pp. 245–56.
2279:Bilton, pp. 240–44.
2226:Bilton, pp. 235–40.
2164:Milner, pp. 269–80.
2129:Cooksey, pp. 267–8.
2088:Jackson, pp. 166–8.
2030:Cooksey, pp. 264–5.
1999:Cooksey, pp. 262–4.
1990:Jackson, pp. 135–7.
1981:Sparling, pp. 93–7.
1950:Sparling, pp. 80–9.
1928:Jackson, pp. 131–4.
1883:Cooksey, pp. 250–4.
1848:Jackson, pp. 113–4.
1732:Sparling, pp. 51–6.
1560:Sparling, pp. 13–5.
1542:Sparling, pp. 11–7.
1480:Cooksey, pp. 82–93.
1360:Cooksey, pp. 43–57.
803:captured Vimy Ridge
740:Battle of the Ancre
686:Hawthorn Ridge mine
637:for instruction in
623:Battle of the Somme
226:Battle of the Somme
162:Battle of the Somme
2817:Martin Middlebrook
2442:IWM WMR Ref 27515.
2364:Milner, pp. 292–3.
2337:Sheen, pp. 245–51.
2328:Milner, pp. 291–2.
2261:Milner, pp. 286–8.
2195:Milner, pp. 284–6.
1578:James, pp. 59, 92.
1462:Cooksey, pp. 61–9.
1453:Cooksey, pp. 71–9.
1239:regimental colonel
972:Battles of the Lys
967:
921:Boiry-Saint-Martin
794:
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755:Operation Alberich
484:, (reserve to the
473:. It was part of
318:Lieutenant-Colonel
261:
2953:WW1cemeteries.com
2910:978-1-84734-978-1
2895:978-1-47389-199-9
2871:978-1-47384-181-9
2856:978-1-84574-721-3
2811:978-1-84342-197-9
2743:978-1-84574-722-0
2720:978-1-78331-624-3
2693:978-1-84574-727-5
2666:978-1-84574-726-8
2639:978-1-84574-725-1
2612:978-1-845747-23-7
2593:978-1-78331-615-1
2566:978-1-47389-198-2
2536:978-1-78346-185-1
2373:Sheen, pp. 251–2.
2310:Sheen, pp. 214–6.
2270:Sheen, pp. 213–4.
2239:, Vol II, p. 364.
2217:, Vol II, p. 327.
2204:Sheen, pp. 210–3.
2173:Sheen, pp. 204–9.
1941:, Vol II, p. 500.
1865:on 5 October 2007
1641:BAOR.pdf Rinaldi.
1506:on 13 August 2007
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1154:
1144:14th Y&L: 324
1137:13th Y&L: 475
876:Battle of Cambrai
398:,. These dug the
356:Long Lee–Enfields
314:Territorial Force
302:Grimsby Town F.C.
290:Mayor of Barnsley
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178:Battle of the Lys
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2788:9781-84884-469-8
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903:Spring offensive
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124:Part of
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2727:Cyril Falls
2675:, Vol III,
1089:Disbandment
1047:Ploegsteert
872:Mustard gas
744:Trench foot
699:barbed wire
675:Fourth Army
655:Gézaincourt
567:Southampton
458:Indian Army
360:Ross rifles
248:Recruitment
206:World War I
196:were two '
158:Engagements
134:Garrison/HQ
2973:Categories
2838:, Vol II,
2648:, Vol II,
2602:, Vol II,
2475:References
1869:30 October
1510:30 October
1159:Commanders
988:Hazebrouck
980:Portuguese
913:Third Army
893:Leeds Pals
868:XIII Corps
764:First Army
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593:Suez Canal
563:Folkestone
488:) to form
378:) and the
286:War Office
265:Parliament
63:Allegiance
38:(Barnsley)
2963:Pals site
2733:, Vol I,
2702:, Vol V,
2621:, Vol I,
2463:5 January
2288:Edmonds,
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766:north of
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608:Marseille
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522:Doncaster
514:208th Bde
498:219th Bde
486:Hull Pals
419:Penkridge
348:Silkstone
204:' during
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