was carried out on the left by the 187th, and on the right by the
186th Infantry Brigade, with the 9th Durham Light Infantry (Pioneers)
attached to the latter as an assault Battalion. One company of the 62nd
Machine-Gun Battalion was allotted to each attacking Brigade, and eight
Brigades of Field Artillery and three Groups Heavy Artillery were in
position to support. The plan of attack entailed a change of direction
from north to east, in order to obviate the difficulties of the terrain,
and the consequent complication of the Artillery barrage had to be
very carefully worked out. In contrast to the attacks in November, no
Tanks were employed in this action, but it bore in another respect a
superficial resemblance to the First Battle of Havrincourt, insomuch as
the first day’s work ‘could not have been bettered, but again there was
to be a second chapter, a chapter of hard fighting, in very difficult
circumstances, fought to the end, and crowned with success.’ We shall not
follow it in detail, save to note that, an hour after Zero (5-30 a.m.) on
September 12th, ‘large batches of prisoners were coming back,’ and that
four Officers and eighty men of these had been captured at a strong point
which ‘offered little resistance, owing to the great gallantry of Sergt.
Laurence Calvert,[133] of the 5th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.’
His great gallantry won the Victoria Cross, in circumstances officially
described as follows:
‘For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack,
when the success of the operation was rendered doubtful owing
to severe enfilade machine-gun fire. Alone and single-handed,
Sergt. Calvert, rushing forward against the machine-gun team,
bayoneted three and shot four. His valour and determination in
capturing single-handed two machine-guns and killing the crews
therefore enabled the ultimate object to be won. His personal
gallantry inspired all ranks.’
All ranks were inspired to good purpose; or, more precisely, the
inspiration of all ranks found its typical expression in the brave act
of this gallant N.C.O. The Division’s team-work, now as always, was
exemplary; and, whether judged by casualties or captures,[134] the result
of the Second Battle of Havrincourt was a great triumph for General
Whigham in his new Command.
For Havrincourt looked to the east. It looked through the intricate
defences, in which the German people still believed, to Cambrai and St.
Quentin, and beyond. Thus it formed one of those ‘formidable positions,’
which, as Sir Douglas Haig wrote, ‘had to be taken before a final attack
on the Hindenburg Line could be undertaken.’ By its capture, and that of
others, ‘our line advanced to within assaulting distance of the enemy’s
main line of resistance.’[135] And General Whigham, in a letter of
October 9th, addressed to the Secretary of the Association at York, said,
in almost identic terms: ‘On September 12th, the Division was called upon
to repeat its former feat of capturing the village of Havrincourt. This
village stands on very commanding ground, and formed a most formidable
position in the Hindenburg front line. Its capture was essential to the
development of the great offensive south of Cambrai, in which we have
latterly been engaged.... Without the possession of Havrincourt, the
grand attack of September 27th could not have been successfully launched.’
So, we come to that ‘grand attack,’ in which, as the General went on to
say, ‘the Division has once more added fresh lustre to its fame.’ On this
occasion they were engaged to the south of the scenes of their exploit in
November. Graincourt now fell to the 63rd Division, Anneux to the 57th,
Bourlon and Bourlon Wood to the 4th and 3rd Canadian Divisions. The 3rd
Division moved forward with the Guards, forcing the crossings of the
Canal, by capturing Ribécourt and Flesquières (the objective of the 51st
in the previous November). To the 62nd was allotted the task of following
up the attack, and of securing the crossings of the Canal at Marcoing.
Once more, we have the high privilege of illustrating the nature of the
operations by a single typical example of the spirit which animated all
ranks. The _London Gazette_ of December 14th, 1918, announced the award
of the Victoria Cross to Private Henry Tandey, D.C.M., M.M., of the 5th
Duke of Wellington’s, in the following circumstances:
‘For most conspicuous bravery and initiative during the
capture of the village and the crossings at Marcoing, and the
subsequent counter-attack on September 28th, 1918.
‘When, during the advance on Marcoing, his platoon was held up
by machine-gun fire, he at once crawled forward, located the
machine-gun, and, with a Lewis gun team, knocked it out.
‘On arrival at the crossings he restored the plank bridge under
a hail of bullets, thus enabling the first crossing to be made
at this vital spot.
‘Later in the evening, during an attack, he, with eight
comrades, was surrounded by an overwhelming number of Germans,
and, though the position was apparently hopeless, he led
a bayonet charge through them, fighting so fiercely that
thirty-seven of the enemy were driven into the hands of the
remainder of his company.
‘Although twice wounded, he refused to leave till the fight was
won.’
No defences made by man, certainly none made by German, could withstand
courage of this kind.
In a Special Order of the Day, issued on October 1st, by Major-General
Sir R. Whigham, Commanding the 62nd Division, he addressed his gallant
Troops as follows:
‘The capture of Havrincourt on 12th September was essential to
the success of the operations south of Cambrai, in which the
62nd Division has been engaged during the last four days.
‘As a sequel to that brilliant achievement, the Division has
now captured Marcoing, Masnières, and the high ground north
of Crèvecoeur, thus establishing a bridgehead over the Canal
de St. Quentin, which is vital to the further successful
prosecution of the campaign.
‘The Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief visited Divisional
Headquarters to-day, and desired me to convey to all ranks of
the Division his congratulations and high appreciation of their
splendid courage and endurance.
‘For myself, I give you all my warmest thanks for the unfailing
cheerfulness with which you have carried out the most arduous
tasks, often in conditions of great hardship and discomfort.
‘It will ever be to me a pride to have commanded so magnificent
a Division.’
Yet one more word about Marcoing. On an earlier page we remarked that
we should have occasion to come back to the 8th Battalion of the West
Yorkshire Regiment, the _Bataillon d’élite_ of a French Army Order. This
occasion occurred on September 27th, when two companies of that Battalion
earned from the VIth Corps Commander (Lieut.-General Sir A. Haldane)
the following striking encomium, dispatched through the 62nd Divisional
Commander:
‘Please convey to the survivors of the two companies 8th
West Yorkshire Regiment my high appreciation and admiration
of their initiative, dash and gallantry in pushing up to the
outskirts of Marcoing yesterday [September 27th], in spite
of all obstacles. It is by resolution and bravery such as
they displayed that great victories have been won in the past
history of the British Army.
‘I heartily congratulate the whole Battalion, yourself, and
your splendid Division on the inspiring incident in front of
Marcoing.’
Major-General Whigham, in publishing this letter, for the information
of all ranks of the Division, showed how well the action of the two
Companies illustrated the principle of pressing an advantage, whenever
gained.
‘The great and critical assaults, in which, during these nine
days of battle [September 27th to October 5th], the First,
Third and Fourth Armies stormed the line of the Canal du Nord
and broke through the Hindenburg Line, mark the close of the
first phase of the British offensive. The enemy’s defence in
the last and strongest of his prepared positions had been
shattered. The whole of the main Hindenburg defences has passed
into our possession, and a wide gap had been driven through
such rear trench systems as had existed behind them. The effect
of the victory upon the subsequent course of the campaign was
decisive.’[136]
So far, Sir Douglas Haig, with his usual modesty and brevity. In
Flanders now, King Albert of the Belgians, leading his nation at last
in victory, as he had led it so gallantly in defeat, entered Ostend
on October 16th. The Second Battle of Le Cateau in the previous week
had driven the last German out of Cambrai; and about this date, as Sir
Frederick Maurice writes, ‘The revulsion of feeling and the collapse of
confidence were such that no enthusiasm could be aroused for a war of
endurance in defence of the Fatherland. Even in an autocratic country it
is not possible to deceive all the people all the time, and the German
people knew in October, 1918, that the victory which had been promised to
them could never be obtained.’[137]
[Illustration: RHONELLE RIVER CROSSING (Nov. 1st. 1918).]
In these circumstances, the battles still ahead, in which the Divisions
from the West Riding were to take part, need not detain us long. The
49th were engaged in October (11th to 17th) at Villers-en-Cauchie and
Saulzoir, on the road running eastward out of Cambrai between Douai and
Le Cateau. They fought with all their accustomed gallantry, especially
in the capture of Saulzoir, which was defended by Machine-Guns and
Tanks. When the obstinate resistance had been overcome, an Officer of
the 1/6th Duke of Wellington’s found the houses full of civilians, who
had taken refuge in their cellars, and who welcomed the arrival of the
British Troops with offerings of cognac and coffee. The Division fought
again below Valenciennes on November 1st and 2nd, and, with the 5th and
61st Divisions, crossed the Rhonelle River and captured the villages
of Préseau and Maresches. Lieut.-General Sir A. Godley, Commanding the
XXIInd Corps, conveyed to Major-General Cameron the expression of his
appreciation of these exploits in the following complimentary terms:
‘I wish to heartily congratulate you and your Division on the
successful capture of all your objectives and the heavy losses
inflicted on the enemy as the result of your two days’ hard and
gallant fighting.
‘All three Infantry Brigades, your Artillery, and Engineers,
have added another page to the distinguished record of the
Division.’
The 62nd Division, on October 19th and 20th, had the task of capturing
Solesmes, and of driving the enemy from the line east of the River
Selle, to which he had retired a few days before, partly as a result
of the operations in which the 49th had borne themselves so gallantly.
This further assault on the German positions, directed ultimately at Le
Quesnoy, was to be a surprise, without preliminary bombardment. It was
carried out ‘according to plan,’ with very conspicuous success. Twelve
Officers and six hundred and eighty-seven other ranks, seventy-one
machine-guns, thirteen trench mortars and five guns were captured at the
cost of a casualty list of fifty-seven other ranks killed, ten Officers
and three hundred and seventy other ranks wounded. The River Selle was
crossed by wading, the water being in many places waist-high. The ground
to be traversed proved difficult, with dense hedges and barbed-wire
fencing, and in Solesmes itself the street-fighting was serious and
severe. But the fine leadership of Platoon Commanders and the excellent
spirit of the men carried all obstacles before them; and, once more,
and now for the last time, we have the advantage of illustrating these
qualities by an extract from the _London Gazette_ (January 6th, 1919),
announcing the award of the supreme decoration of the Victoria Cross to
Corpl. (A/Sergt.) John Brunton Daykins, of the 2/4th York and Lancaster
Regiment, 187th Infantry Brigade, 62nd Division, in the following
circumstances:
‘For conspicuous bravery and initiative at Solesmes on October
20th, 1918, when, with twelve remaining men of his Platoon, he
worked his way most skilfully, in face of heavy opposition,
towards the Church. By prompt action, he enabled his party to
rush a machine-gun, and during subsequent severe hand-to-hand
fighting he himself disposed of many of the enemy,[138]
and secured his objective; his party, in addition to heavy
casualties inflicted, taking thirty prisoners.
‘He then located another machine-gun, which was holding up
a portion of his Company. Under heavy fire he worked his
way alone to the post, and shortly afterwards returned with
twenty-five prisoners, and an enemy machine-gun, which he
mounted at his post.
‘His magnificent fighting spirit and example inspired his men,
saved many casualties, and contributed very largely to the
success of the attack.’
[Illustration: Douai. The Belfry]
The war’s end on November 11th at 11 o’clock in the morning found the
bulk of the 49th Division resting on its well-earned laurels in the
neighbourhood of Douai. The Gunners, the Royal Engineers and the Pioneer
Battalion went forward in the final stages of the advance, and the
Artillery had the distinction of finishing at a point further east than
any other Divisional Artillery engaged. The 62nd Division ended in the
Valley of the Sambre. If we draw an irregular quadrilateral, dipping a
bit on the southern side, with its north-west angle at Valenciennes, its
south-west at Le Quesnoy, and its north-east and south-east angles at
Mons and Maubeuge respectively, we shall be able to prick in the places
of the Division’s stout advance between November 4th and 11th (Orsinval,
Frasnoy, Obies, Hautmont, Louvroil: it is at this end that the line dips
towards Avesnes), by the help of which, as Sir Douglas Haig wrote: ‘On
the 9th November the enemy was in general retreat on the whole front of
the British Armies. The fortress of Maubeuge was entered by the Guards
Division, and the 62nd Division (Major-General Sir R. D. Whigham), while
the Canadians were approaching Mons.’[139]
[Illustration]
And Mons, as we know, is the last word of the war on the Western front.
On November 18th, 1918, the 62nd Division started to march to Germany,
where it formed part of the British Army of Occupation in the Rhine
Province of the Kingdom of Prussia. As a Division of the IXth Corps of
the Second Army, it had the luck to come under the command of its former
Divisional Commander, Lieut.-General Sir W. P. Braithwaite, K.C.B., then
commanding that Corps, who, accordingly, saw the Pelican at last put down
his foot on German soil.
[Illustration]
FOOTNOTES
[1] This includes the 2nd and 3rd Lines. The last had recently
been authorized for formation at, approximately, two-thirds of War
Establishment. The Peace Establishment of the West Riding T.F. had been
fixed for one Line only.
[2] Introduction to _The Territorial Force_, by Harold Baker, M.A.:
London, Murray, 1909.
[3] See Appendix I.
[4] The first Meeting of its Executive Committee was held on October
12th, 1908.
[5] This letter was published in the Press on February 28th, 1913.
[6] It is worth noting that the cost of the recommendations (including
extra allowances to officers, efficiency bounties to other ranks,
separation allowances during annual camp, insurance concessions,
employers’ income-tax abatement, grant for boots, shirts and socks, but
excluding the proposed grant for amenities) was estimated at £2,300,000
per annum.
[7] Lieut.-Gen. Sir E. C. Bethune, K.C.B., of ‘Bethune’s Horse’; General
Cowan’s successor as Director-General of the Territorial Force at the War
Office, 1912-17, when he was succeeded by Lord Scarbrough.
[8] See page 3.
[9] _Ibid._
[10] Later, Colonel, and first Hon. Colonel of the Battalion.
[11] These Colours were deposited in All Souls’ Church, Halifax, on April
3rd, 1910.
[12] Brig.-General Archibald John Arnold Wright, C.B., appointed April,
1908. This officer had served in Bengal, 1883-88, as D.A.A.G. (Musketry),
and in the Chitral Relief Force, 1895. He was awarded the C.B. after the
South African Campaign (Queen’s Medal, 3 clasps; King’s Medal, 2 clasps),
and subsequent to his retirement in 1910, was recalled to service,
November, 1914, as Brig.-General Commanding the 90th Infantry Brigade.
[13] Circular Memorandum, No. 131 of 14-1-1910; 9/Gen. No. 1700 (C. 3).
[14] Lieut.-General Sir George Mackworth Bullock, K.C.B., of the
Devonshire Regiment. After distinguished service in India, he commanded
the 2nd Devons in the South African Campaign, and was Major-General
Commanding in Egypt, 1905-8. He was created C.B. in 1900, and K.C.B. in
1911, in the September of which year he relinquished the West Riding
Command.
[15] Major Symonds was only able to hold the appointment for a few
months. Thereafter, General Mends resumed it again, and carried on with
conspicuous success till August, 1914.
[16] Major-General Thomas Stanford Baldock, C.B. The General had served
in South Africa, where he was awarded the King’s Medal with two clasps,
and when he was created C.B. His honourable record in France, 1914-15,
will appear in a later chapter of this book.
[17] See page 14, note 1. The official Memorandum quoted in the text is
dated October 31st, 1916.
[18] See page 18.
[19] To whom I am immensely indebted for the continuous archives of the
Unit from 1859 to 1914. They were kept till 1910 by the late Major J. B.
Howard, from whom Major Chambers took over the labour of love.
[20] Invalided home in November, 1916. About 47,000 patients passed
through the C.C. Station during Col. Wear’s two years’ command. The
C.M.G. was awarded to this Officer in June, 1915, when the Military Cross
was conferred on his Quartermaster.
[21] Constable and Co., 1918.
[22] ‘We must grasp the trident in our fist’ said Kaiser Wilhelm II. at
Cologne in 1897. The British Army occupied Cologne in 1918.
[23] Col. Sir T. Pilkington was given Command of a Regular Battalion at
the end of 1914, since when Col. Husband took sole charge of this branch.
[24] The Administrative Centres were independent of the Establishments of
the three Lines. They were commanded by an Officer not below Captain’s
rank, and were charged with the duty of recruiting and of clothing all
recruits prior to passing them to their units, and had charge of the
Headquarters and Stores.
[25] By authority of a War Office Letter from the Adjutant-General’s
branch (No. 40/W.O./2481) of May 7th, 1915, published in IV. Army
Corps Routine Order, No. 609, on May 16th. No change was made in the
designation of the Artillery, Engineers and Medical units, but the number
of the Division instead of the Territorial designation was attached
to the Divisional Cyclist Company, Ammunition Column and Park, Signal
Company, Supply Column, Train, and Sanitary Section.
[26] The General Officer Commanding the 62nd Division from February,
1915, to May, 1916, was Major-General Sir James Trotter, K.C.B. He had
served in Bechuanaland and South Africa (Queen’s Medal with two clasps,
and C.B.), and was appointed C.M.G. in 1897, and K.C.B. in 1912.
[27] Field-Marshal Viscount French of Ypres (created 1915), O.M., K.P.,
etc., Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in France, 1914-15.
[28] See page 3.
[29] On one occasion a scouring of latrines with a solution of chloride
of lime caused a rumour of the arrival of poison-gas.
[30] By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
[31] John Buchan, _Nelson’s History of the War_, Vol. vii., p. 93.
[32] Its numerical designation was not published in Corps Orders till the
following week (see page 40), but it is more convenient for use.
[33] The 146th Brigade was between the 7th and 8th Divisions, on the
right of the rest of the 49th. ‘We were holding the line pretty thin. My
own Company,’ writes an Officer of the Brigade, ‘had 650 yards of front
line trench.... Thus, you will see we did take part in the battle of May
9th, although we did not go over the top.’
[34] By John Masefield. Heinemann, 1916.
[35] General Edward Maxwell Perceval, of the R.F.A., served in India,
Burmah, and South Africa, where he was awarded the Queen’s and King’s
Medals (with 5 clasps) and won his D.S.O. He went to France, 1914,
Commanding R.A., 2nd Division, and was promoted Major-General and
appointed C.B. in the following year. He was acting as Sub-Chief of the
Staff at General Headquarters when the accident to Maj.-Gen. Baldock
gave him his appointment to the 49th Division, which he commanded till
October, 1917.
[36] One word about the field telephone will be in place. The whole
countryside behind the British line was a network of telephone wires at
this time; ‘one keeps tripping over them everywhere,’ it was said, and
there were probably 30 to 50 miles of wire to a single Artillery Brigade.
[37] So called, because they were on you and exploded before you heard
the report. As to ‘heavies,’ a visitor to the lines in September, 1915,
wrote: ‘Guns, particularly big Guns and Howitzers, are going to win this
war, not rifles.... I was shown a most interesting map giving all the
German gun positions discovered by our aeroplanes.... Ours were shown,
too, and they outnumber us by about three to one.’
[38] Including Colonel E. O. Wright, A.D.M.S., killed while organizing
Ambulance traffic under heavy fire with his habitual gallantry.
[39] Sixteen men at a time were stripped, and given three minutes each
under a hot shower-bath, their underclothing changed, and their uniform
cleaned and fumigated.
[40] Wooden grids laid down like duck-boards to obviate the wet and
slipperiness of the trenches.
[41] See page 14, above.
[42] _The Territorial Force_, by Harold Baker (John Murray), page 246.
[43] Professor Spenser Wilkinson wrote in _The Sunday Times_, June 1st,
1919: ‘Lord Kitchener does not seem to have been aware of the existence
of an organization—the County Associations—for the purpose of raising new
troops upon a Territorial basis.’
[44] The numerical designation, 62nd Division, was affixed, as we have
seen, in August, 1915; for convenience we shall henceforward employ it by
anticipation.
[45] The official figures of the draft sent out from the 62nd to the 49th
Division from March to August, 1915, are: Officers, 116; Other Ranks,
2,778.
[46] Walter Pipon Braithwaite, served in Burmah (1886-87) and South
Africa (1899-1902; Brevet-Major, Queen’s Medal, 6 clasps; King’s Medal,
2 clasps); C.B., 1911; Major-General, 1915; K.C.B. and Lt.-General
(Commanding IXth Army Corps), 1918.
[47] It may be worth while to note that the 62nd was the first Division
to proceed to France with an equipment of steel helmets complete.
[48] Gustave Lanson.
[49] _Despatches_, page 20.
[50] He succeeded Lt.-Col. A. E. Kirk, V.D., in Command of the Battalion,
August, 1916.
[51] Brig.-General M. D. Goring-Jones, C.M.G., D.S.O., of the Durham
L.I., had succeeded Brig.-General F. A. Macfarlane, C.B., in Command of
the 146th Infantry Brigade, after a brief interregnum by Lt.-Col. Legge
(December 20th, 1915, to January 12th 1916).
[52] _Despatches_, page 21.
[53] _Ibid._
[54] _Ibid._
[55] See page 49.
[56] John Masefield. _The Old Front Line_, Heineman, 1917.
[57] It will be remembered that the Division, being in reserve, was
directly under the orders of the Corps Commander.
[58] The award to Sgt. Sanders, V.C., was notified in the _London
Gazette_ of September 9th, 1916, in the following well-merited terms:—
‘For most conspicuous bravery. After an advance into the enemy’s
trenches, he found himself isolated with a party of thirty men. He
organized his defences, detailed a bombing party, and impressed on his
men that his and their duty was to hold the position at all costs.
‘Next morning he drove off an attack by the enemy and rescued some
prisoners who had fallen into their hands. Later two strong bombing
attacks were beaten off. On the following day he was relieved after
showing the greatest courage, determination and good leadership during 36
hours under very trying conditions.
‘All this time his party was almost without food and water, having
given all their water to the wounded during the first night. After the
relieving force was firmly established he brought his party, 19 strong,
back to our trenches.’
[59] See page 62.
[60] _Despatches_, page 26. In a footnote to this passage, Sir Douglas
Haig writes: ‘In the course of this fighting, a Brigade of the 49th
Division, Major-General E. M. Perceval, made a gallant attempt to force
Thiepval from the north.’
[61] _Despatches_, pages 25, 27, 30.
[62] _Despatches_, page 51.
[63] The 1/7th West Yorkshires.
[64] _Despatches_, page 44.
[65] _Despatches_, page 53.
[66] See page 40, above.
[67] See page 7, above.
[68] Army Council Instruction, No. 1830, of September 21st, 1916;
9/V.F./128 (T.F. 2).
[69] “The configuration of the ground in the neighbourhood of the Ancre
Valley was such that every fresh advance would enfilade the enemy’s
positions, and automatically open up to the observation of our troops
some new part of his defences. Arrangements could therefore be made
for systematic and deliberate attacks to be delivered on selected
positions.”—_Despatches_, page 63.
[70] Captain Tom Goodall, D.S.O., M.C., to whom I am much indebted for
the loan of this diary, and of some documents, etc., which he was at
pains to collect and has kindly put at my disposal.
[71] Later in the year, the surgical skill of French gardeners succeeded
in some instances in joining the severed arteries of these trees.
[72] _Despatches_, page 102.
[73] _Despatches_, page 76.
[74] Nelson’s _History of the War_, Vol. XIX., page 23.
[75] _Despatches_, pages 82-83.
[76] _Despatches_, page 93.
[77] _Blackwood’s Magazine_, July, 1919. See page 131, above. The
articles have been collected in book-form since this chapter was in type.
[78] The present writer is indebted to Captain Joseph Walker for the
particulars of this gallant and desperate exploit.
[79] 58th and 62nd Divisions, Major-General H. D. Fanshawe, Commanding
the 58th Division.
[80] _Despatches_, pages 99 and 102.
[81] Competitors mounted and armed with a pick-handle dribbled the ball
100 yards, then round a post and back to shoot through a goal.
[82] Ride a mule and drive another (tandem) round a course through
various obstacles, finish with 100 yards down the straight.
[83] Run in heats of 16 or less. In front of each competitor, standing
dismounted in line, is a row of stones at 10 yards distance from each
other. At the word ‘go,’ mount, and bring each stone severally and drop
it into bucket.
[84] _Despatches_, pages 127, 129, 130. In a footnote to the first
passage (page 127) F.M. Earl Haig has amplified the causes which led to
the continuing of the Ypres offensive by a summary of a speech delivered
in the House of Commons (August 6th, 1919) by Major-General Sir John
Davidson, M.P.
[85] _Ibid._, page 133.
[86] See page 48, above.
[87] ‘Any port except Nieuport’ became a catchword.
[88] See page 59, above.
[89] A Special Order of October 19th contained the following message from
the retiring General Officer Commanding:
‘On giving up the Command of the Division which I have
held since July, 1915, I wish to thank all ranks for their
invariable loyal support, and to express my great admiration
for their gallant conduct and for the cheerful manner in which
they have borne the many hardships which they have had to
endure.
‘It will always be a special source of pleasure and pride to
me that I was in Command of the Division in the recent action.
Nothing could be finer that what the Division accomplished on
that occasion. The performance of the Division will remain
my chief interest in life, and I feel sure that, whenever
opportunity offers, more fine records will be added to those
already possessed.’
[90] Some revelations have been made from French documents, but in a
limited history of Territorial troops it has not appeared necessary to
discuss matters not bearing immediately on these operations.
[91] Complete lists will be found In Appendix II.
[92] See p. 136, above.
[93] _History of the War_, Nelson, Vol. XXI., page 94.
[94] Lt.-General the Hon. Sir Julian Byng, G.C.B. (1919), K.C.M.G.,
Commanding the Third Army since June, 1917, when he succeeded General
(Lord) Allenby, transferred to Palestine; created Baron Byng of Vimy,
1919.
[95] _Despatches_, pages 155, 156.
[96] Captain Lynn and 2nd Lieut. James. We mention their names _honoris
causa_. They were the first men in the enemy’s trenches that morning.
[97] We may note here that the ascertained casualties in the Territorial
Troops of the West Riding up to December 31st, 1917, amounted to 44,049
all Ranks, included 406 Officers and 5,242 other Ranks killed.
[98] Details as complete as is practicable will be found in Appendix II.
Here we select for mention a few particulars from the Divisional lists,
completed to January, 1918. In the West Yorkshires, 62nd Division, for
example, there were 19 awards to the 2/5th, 33 to the 2/6th, 30 to the
2/7th, and 28 to the 2/8th, headed in each instance by a D.S.O. (or a
Bar to his D.S.O.) for the O.C. the Battalion. The four Battalions of
the West Ridings in the 62nd carried off over 110 awards, including Col.
Best’s (killed) Bar to his D.S.O., three D.S.O.’s, and six M.C.’s. These
items are typical of the Division.
[99] _The British Campaign in France and Flanders: January to July,
1918._ Hodder and Stoughton, 1919.
[100] _The Last Four Months: The End of the War in the West._ Cassell,
1919.
[101] _Despatches_, page 177 (July 20th, 1918).
[102] _Ibid._
[103] _Op. cit._, page 82.
[104] Sir A. Conan Doyle, _op. cit._, page 10.
[105] _The Last Four Months_, page 38.
[106] _Despatches_, page 208. The appointment of the future Marshal of
France as Generalissimo (C. in C. of the Allied Armies) was confirmed on
April 14th.
[107] See page 117, above.
[108] _Despatches_, page 206.
[109] _Op. cit._, pages 63-64.
[110] _Despatches_, page 208.
[111] _Ibid._, page 212.
[112] _Despatches_, page 218.
[113] _Ibid_, page 220.
[114] Sir A. Conan Doyle, _op. cit._, page 227.
[115] _The Last Four Months_, page 59.
[116] _Despatches_, page 229.
[117] _Despatches_, page 232.
[118] _Op. cit._, page 301.
[119] The 9th Division, after its tremendous fighting, for which it
was thanked by both Army Commanders, was withdrawn on April 26th, when
Major-General Cameron, of the 49th, took Command of the sector.
[120] The assailants brought up an Alpine Division (among three others),
trained especially for hill fighting.
[121] _The Last Four Months_, page 52.
[122] From a Memorandum on the Yorkshire Dragoons, prepared for the
purposes of this history by Lieut.-Col. W. Mackenzie Smith, D.S.O., in
Command, 1914, of which full use has been made in the present chapter.
[123] Col. Smith relinquished his Command of the Dragoons at this
date, since in its new form it was only a Major’s Command, to Major,
afterwards, Lieut.-Col. R. Thompson, D.S.O.
[124] See Table, above.
[125] _Despatches_, pp. 254-55.
[126] _The Last Four Months_, pages 71, 97.
[127] These Divisions, it will be recalled, had fought together at
Cambrai in November, 1917. See page 148, above.
[128] _Despatches_, page 255.
[129] _Despatches_, page 257.
[130] _Ibid._, page 278.
[131] See page 74, above.
[132] See, particularly, _Despatches_, pp. 278 _ff_, and Sir F. Maurice,
_The Last Four Months_, pp. 133 _ff_.
[133] It should be observed that Sergt. L. Calvert, V.C., was enlisted in
the 1/5th K.O.Y.L.I., 49th Division. This Battalion was amalgamated in
February, 1918, with the 2nd Line unit, and became the 5th K.O.Y.L.I.,
187th Brigade, 62nd Division.
[134] The figures were: _Killed_, 8 Officers, 199 other ranks; _Wounded_,
34 Officers, 1,068 other ranks; _Missing_, 228 other ranks; _Total_, 42
Officers, 1,495 other ranks.
Captured: _Prisoners_, 18 Officers, 866 other ranks; _Field Guns_, 4;
_Trench Mortars_, 12; _Machine Guns_, 46.
[135] _Despatches_, page 276.
[136] _Despatches_, page 285.
[137] _The Last Four Months_, page 203.
[138] A Battalion record gives the number as seven.
[139] _Despatches_, page 297.
APPENDIX I.
TERRITORIAL FORCE. WEST RIDING OF YORK COUNTY ASSOCIATION.
_List of Members and Permanent Officials_: 1908 _to_ 1920.
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Name, etc. | Representation. | Period.
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Adair, Lt.-Col. T. S., M.B., | Military Member | 1912/13
T. D., 3rd W. Riding F.A. (T.F.) | |
Allen, Col. Sir C., Kt., V.D., 3rd | ” | 1908/10
W. Riding R.F.A. | |
_d_ Anderson, Lt.-Col. F. H., V.D., | ” | 1908/10
5th W. Yorks. Regt. | |
_d_ Armytage, Sir G., Bt., D.L. | Co-opted Member | 1908/13
Atkinson, Lt.-Col. H. S., 4th W. | Military Member | 1912/15
Riding Regt. | |
Bateman, Lt.-Col. C. M., D.S.O., | ” | 1919 to
6th W. Riding Regt. | | present date
Beadon, Lt.-Col. F. W., V.D., | ” | 1908/10
late 7th V.B. W. Riding Regt. | |
Bewicke-Copley, Brig.-Gen. Sir R. | Co-opted Member | 1914 to
C. A. B., K.B.E., C.B. | | present date
| Vice-Chairman | 1914 to
| | present date
_d_ Bingham, Col. Sir J. E., Bt., V.D. | Military Member | 1908/15
Bingham, Lt.-Col. Sir A. E., V.D., | ” | 1908/15
W. Riding Div. R.E. | |
Birch, Col. de B., C.B., M.D., | ” | 1908/12
V.D., Admin. Med. Off. W.R. Div. | |
Birkbeck, Lt.-Col. J. T. F. Res. | ” | 1913/15
| ” | 1918/19
Blakey, J., Esq. | County Borough | 1918 to
| | present date
_d_ Bodington, Sir N., Kt., LL.D. | University | 1908/11
(Leeds) | |
Bottomley, Lt.-Col. R. A. A., | Military Member | 1908/10
6th W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Bousfield, Lt.-Col. H. D., C.M.G., | ” | 1919 to
D.S.O., T.D., 7th W. Yorks. Regt.| | present date
Bower, Capt. H. M., 5th W. Yorks. | ” | 1916/19
Regt. | |
_d_ Braithwaite, Major W., V.D., late | ” | 1916/17
3rd V.B. W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Boyd-Carpenter, Capt. A.B. | Asst. Secretary | 1914/15
Branson, Col. G. E., V.D., 4th | Military Member | 1908 to
York and Lancs. Regt. | | present date
Broadley, A., Esq. (Halifax) | County Borough | 1918 to
| | present date
Brook, Lt. C., Yorks. Dns. Yeomanry| Military Member | 1908/13
Brooksbank, Sir Edward, Bart., | County Council | 1918 to
J.P. | | present date
Brown, Col., J. W. H., T.D. | Military Member | 1913/15
Northern Command Tel. Cos. R.E. | Military Member | 1919 to
| | present date
Brown, Capt. and Ald. A. W., | County Borough | 1919 to
M.B.E., J.P. (Bradford) | | present date
Buckle, J., Esq. | Co-opted Member | 1908/13
Campbell, Rev. W. O. F. (Chaplain | Military Member | 1916 to
2nd Class—attd. W. R., R.G.A.) | | present date
Carr, J. R., Esq. (Dewsbury) | County Borough | 1918/19
Cass, Major C. P., T.D., 6th W. | County Council | 1915/19
Riding Regt. | |
Chadburn, Col. A. W., V.D., late | Military Member | 1908/13
W. Riding Div. R.E. | Co-opted Member | 1914 to
| | present date
Chadwick, Major G. W., T.D., late | Military Member | 1916/19
7th W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Chambers, Lt.-Col. J. C., C.B., | Military Member | 1908/15
V.D. T.F. Res. | ” | 1918/19
| Co-opted Member | 1919 to
| | present date
Chappell, A., Esq., J.P. | County Council | 1908/13
| Co-opted Member | 1914 to
| | present date
Clark, Lt.-Col., E. K., T.D., | ” | 1908/13
T.F. Reserves | Military Member | 1914/15
| ” | 1919 to
| | present date
Clayton, Lt.-Col. W. K., C.M.G., | Co-opted Member | 1911
Yorks. Mtd. Field Amb., R.A.M.C.,| Military Member | 1912/15
T.F. | |
Clegg, Sir W. E., Knt. | Vice-Chairman | 1908/15
| Co-opted Member | 1908/15
Clifford, Lt.-Col. C., C.M.G., | Military Member | 1908/15
V.D., 3rd W. Riding Bde., R.F.A. | ” | 1919 to
| | present date
Clough, Major T. C., V.D., T.F. | Co-opted Member | 1908 to
Res. | | present date
Clough, Lt.-Col. R., M.C., T.D., | Military Member | 1919 to
6th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | | present date
Coghlan, Col. C., C.B., V.D., D.L. | ” | 1908/10
| Co-opted Member | 1911/19
Collins, Major E. A.D., T.D., | Military Member | 1918/19
Yorks. Hrs. Yeo. | |
Connell, Bt.-Col. A. M., F.R.C.S. | ” | 1916/19
(Edin.), (late A. Medical | |
Services T.F.) | |
Copley, see under Bewicke | |
_d_ Cooke-Yarborough, C.B., Esq., | Co-opted Member | 1908-09
D.L., J.P. | |
Dalton, Major-Gen., J. C., J.P., | ” | 1913 to
Retired Pay p.s.c. (R.). | | present date
Dawson, Lt.-Col. W. S., T.D., | Military Member | 1910/19
late 4th W. Riding Bde. R.F.A. | |
Dawson, Major J. M. | County Council | 1919 to
| | present date
Deramore, Lt.-Col. R. W., Lord, | Military Member | 1919 to
Yorks. Hrs. Yeo. | | present date
Dobson, Major J. F., M.B., | ” | 1913-15
F.R.C.S., 2nd N. General Hosp. | |
Duncan, Lt.-Col. K., D.S.O., 4th | ” | 1919 to
W. Riding Bde. R.F.A. | | present date
Duncombe, Col. C. W.E., C.B.E., | ” | 1909/13
T.D., Yorks. Hrs. Yeo. | ” | 1915
| County Director | 1916/19
Durnford, W. A., Esq. | County Council | 1918 to
| | present date
_d_ Fawcett, J. E., Esq., (Bradford) | County Borough | 1908/18
Firth, Lt.-Col. B. A., V.D., T.F. | Military Member | 1914/19
Res. | |
Fitzwilliam, Lt.-Col. W. C. de M., | Co-opted Member | 1908/10
Earl, K.C.V.O., C.B.E., D.S.O., | Military Member | 1911/15
W.R., R.H.A. | ” | 1919 to
| | present date
Foster, Lt.-Col. E. H., T.D., 2nd | ” | 1908/15
W. Riding Bde. R.F.A. | |
_d_ Foster, E. H., Esq. | County Council | 1908/16
_d_ Foster, H. A., Esq., J.P. | Co-opted Member | 1908/09
Foster, Lt.-Col. L. P., V.D., late | County Borough | 1915/17
1st V.B. W. Rid. Regt. (Halifax) | |
Fox, Lt.-Col. C., T.D., T.F. Res. | Military Member | 1915
| ” | 1918 to
| | present date
_d_ Franklin, G., Esq. (Sheffield) | University | 1908
_d_ Freeman, Col. C. E., V.D., late | Military Member | 1916/19
2nd V.B. W. Riding Regt. | |
Garnett, R., Esq. | County Council | 1919 to
| | present date
Garstang, W., Esq., M.A., D.Sc. | University | 1915/19
(Leeds) | |
Gascoigne, Col. R. F. T., D.S.O., | Military Member | 1908
late Yorks. Hrs. Yeo. | ” | 1916/19
Gaskell, Major E. M., D.L., Yorks. | County Council | 1908/17
Dns. Yeo. | |
Goodyear, Major H. S., V.D., late | Military Member | 1916/19
1st V.B. K.O. Yorks. L.I. | |
Gordon, Professor G. S. (Leeds) | University | 1919 to
| | present date
Graham, Major W., W. Rid., R.G.A. | Military Member | 1914/15
Green, Lt.-Col. F. W., late Yks. | ” | 1915/19
Dns. Yeo. | |
_d_ Greenwood, A., Esq. | Co-opted Member | 1908/09
Hardaker, D., Esq., J.P. | County Council | 1908/19
Hartley, Lt.-Col. J. E., 4th W. | Military Member | 1909/10
Rid. R. | |
Harewood, Col. H. U., Earl of, | President | 1908 to
K.C.V.O., T.D., A.D.C. | | present date
Haslegrave, Lt.-Col. H. J., C.M.G.,| Military Member | 1914-15
T.D., 4th Bn. K.O. Yorks. L.I. | ” | 1918 to
| | present date
Hastings, Lt.-Col. J. H., D.S.O., | ” | 1911/12
6th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Haywood, Lt.-Col. R. B., W.R. | ” | 1919 to
Dnl. R.E. | | present date
Hepworth, Lt.-Col. W., V.D., 8th | ” | 1911/17
Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Hickson, Lt.-Col. J. L., W. Rid. | Co-opted Member | 1918/19
Vol. Regt. | |
Hind, Col. E., V.D., 4th K.O. Yks. | Military Member | 1908/13
L.I. | Co-opted Member | 1914/17
| ” | 1919 to
| | present date
Hirst, Lt.-Col. E. A., C.M.G., | County Borough | 1908/17
T.D., 1st W.R. Bde., R.F.A. | Co-opted Member | 1919 to
(Leeds) | | present date
Hirst, T. J., Esq., J.P. | ” | 1908 to
| | present date
Hobson, A. J., Esq | ” | 1908/19
Hobson, C., Esq. | ” | 1908/13
Hoskin, J., Esq. | ” | 1908/09
_d_ Howard, Major J. B., 4th W. Rid. | Military Member | 1911
Regt. | |
_d_ Hoyle, Lt.-Col. C. F., Northern | ” | 1908/12
Com. Tele. Cos., R.E. | |
Hoyle, Lt.-Col. E., O.B.E., W.R. | Co-opted Member | 1919 to
Motor Volunteers | | present date
_d_ Hughes, Col. H., C.B., C.M.G., | Military Member | 1908/16
V.D., Ret. T.F. | |
Husband, Lt.-Col. J. C. R., V.D., | ” | 1908/12
late 5th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | ” | 1918/19
Ingham, Major H. O., T.D., late | ” | 1916/19
W. Rid. R.G.A., Vols. | |
Ingilby, Major J. U. M., O.B.E. | Asst. Secretary | 1908
| County Council | 1914/19
Jackson, Lt.-Col. Hon. F. S., late | Co-opted Member | 1911/17
3rd Bn. R. Lancs. Regt. | |
Jones, F. L., Esq. | ” | 1908/13
Jonas, J., Esq. (Sheffield) | County Borough | 1908
Knight, Major J. E., T.D. | ” | 1908 to
(Rotherham) | | present date
Land, Col. W. H., C.B.E., T.F. Res.| Military Member | 1908
Lane-Fox, Major G. R., M.P., T.F. | Co-opted Member | 1910/19
Res. | |
Lee, Col. E., V.D., T.F. Res. | Military Member | 1913/19
Liddell, Lt.-Col. J., V.D., J.P., | County Borough | 1914 to
late 2nd V.B. W. Rid. Regt. | | present date
(Huddersfield) | |
Lister, Capt. A. E., 5th Bn. W. | Military Member | 1916/17
Rid. Regt. | |
Littlewood, Col. H., C.M.G., | ” | 1916/19
F.R.C.S., 2nd N. General Hospital| |
Lockwood, H., Esq. | County Council | 1919 to
| | present date
Lucey, Lt.-Col. W. F., C.M.G., | Military Member | 1919 to
D.S.O., 1st W. Rid. Bde., R.F.A. | | present date
Lumsden, Major G., V.D., late 5th | ” | 1916-19
Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Lupton, F. M., Esq., J.P. | Co-opted Member | 1908/19
Lyons, Lt.-Col. F. W., 4th Bn. | Military Member | 1918/19
K.O.Y.L.I. | |
Mackinnon, Lt.-Col. J., D.S.O., | ” | 1919 to
3rd W.R. Field Ambce. R.A.M.C., | | present date
T.F. | |
Marsh, H. P., Esq., J.P. | County Borough | 1909 to
(Sheffield) | | present date
Marsden, Lt.-Col. J., V.D., 5th | Military Member | 1909/11
W.R. Regt. | |
Mason, Major A. W., V.D., F.R.C.S. | ” | 1908/11
Metcalfe, Capt. A. W., M.D., W.R. | ” | 1915-16
R.G.A. | |
Mends, Brig.-Gen. H. R., C.B., | Secretary | 1908 to
ret. pay | | present date
Mildren, Capt. W., M.B.E., T.F. | Asst. Secretary | 1915 to
Res. | | present date
Mitchell, Col. T. W. H., V.D., | Military Member | 1909/14
5th Bn. York & Lancs. Regt. | ” | 1918 to
| | present date
_d_ Morrell, Lt.-Col. A. R., V.D., | Military Member | 1913
5th W. Yks. Regt. | |
Moxon, Lt.-Col. C. C., C.M.G., | ” | 1914-15
D.S.O., T.D., 5th Bn. K.O. | |
Yorks. L.I. | |
Norton, Lt.-Col. G. P., D.S.O., | ” | 1919 to
5th Bn. W. Riding Regt. | | present date
Oddie, Lt.-Col. W., D.S.O., T.D., | ” | 1919 to
5th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | | present date
Parkin, Lt.-Col. F. L., D.S.O., | ” | 1919 to
5th Bn. K.O.Y.L.I. | | present date
Paul, Lt.-Col. J. A., T.D., 1st | ” | 1908/11
W.R. Bde. R.F.A. | ” | 1916/19
Pawlett, Vet. Major F. W., Yorks. | ” | 1908
Hrs. Yeo. | |
Pearson, Capt. W. A., V.D., J.P. | County Borough | 1908 to
(York) | | present date
Pickering, Lt.-Col. E. W., D.S.O., | Co-opted Member | 1919 to
M.P., 2nd W. Riding Bde., R.F.A. | | present date
Pilkington, Col. Sir T. E., M.S. | ” | 1918/19
Porter, Major M. L., O.B.E. | Asst. Secretary | 1909/13
_d_ Priestley, Major F. N., R.F.A. | Military Member | 1915/18
(T.F.) | |
Raley, J.P., Esq. (Barnsley) | County Borough | 1918 to
| | present date
Ratcliffe, G., Esq., J.P. (Leeds) | ” | 1918 to
| | present date
_d_ Rowe, Lt.-Col. G. H., V.D., 8th | Military Member | 1908/10
W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Ruck-Keene, Lt.-Col. H. L., D.S.O. | Co-opted Member | 1919 to
| | present date
Rudgard, Major W. D., T.D., T.F. | Military Member | 1911/13
Res. | ” | 1916/19
Sadler, Sir M. E., K.C.S.I., C.B., | University | 1913/14
M.A., LL.D. (Leeds) | |
Scarborough, Major-General A. F. | Chairman and | 1908 to
G. B., Earl of, K.C.B., T.D., | Military Member | present date
A.D.C. | |
Senior, Col. A., V.D., 2nd Y. & L. | ” | 1908
Regt. | |
Shann, Lt.-Col. F., V.D., 5th W. | ” | 1908-15
Yks. Regt. | |
Sharp, Col. A. D., C.B., C.M.G., | ” | 1919 to
F.R.C.S., Admin. Med. Off., W.R. | | present date
Divn. | |
_d_ Shaw, Col. J. R., 5th Bn. K.O. | County Council | 1908/16
Yorks. L.I. | |
Smith, Lt.-Col. W. McK., D.S.O., | Military Member | 1914/15
T.D., Yorks. Dns. Yeo. | |
Smithett, Major H. C. E. | Asst. Secretary | 1914
Somerville, Col. S. E., V.D., | Military Member | 1908/13
late Y.L.I. | ” | 1916/19
Sowerby, Major R. J., late 1st | ” | 1916/19
V.B. West Riding Regt. | |
Speight, Major C. H., V.D., late | ” | 1916/17
2nd V.B. West Yorks. Regt. | |
Stamer, A. C., Esq. | Co-opted Member | 1911/13
Stanyforth, Lt.-Col. E. W., D.L., | Military Member | 1908 to
T.D., T.F. Res. | | present date
Stead, Lt.-Col. J. W., V.D., 7th | ” | 1908/15
W. Yks. R. | |
Stephenson, Lt.-Col. H. K., D.S.O.,| University | 1909 to
V.D., M.P., J.P., T.F. Res. | | present date
(Sheffield) | |
Sutcliffe, Major H. (Halifax) | County Borough | 1908/14
Sugden, Lt.-Col. R. E., D.S.O., | Military Member | 1919 to
T.D., 4th Bn. W. Riding Regt. | | present date
_d_ Sykes, J., Esq. (Huddersfield) | County Borough | 1908/13
Talbot, E., Esq. | County Council | 1918 to
| | present date
Tanner, Major G., D.S.O., 7th W.R. | Military Member | 1916/17
Regt. | ” | 1919 to
| | present date
_d_ Tannett-Walker, Col. F. W., late | ” | 1908/10
7th W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Tetley, Lt.-Col. C. H., D.S.O., | ” | 1919 to
T.D., 7th Bn. West Yorks. Regt. | | present date
Thomson, W. F. H., Esq., J.P. | Co-opted Member | 1908 to
| | present date
Tighe, Lt.-Col. F. A., 1st W.R. | Military Member | 1912-13
Bde., R.F.A. | |
Treble, Col. G. W., C.M.G., 7th | ” | 1911/15
W.R. Regt. | |
_d_ Trevelyan, Lt.-Col. E. F., M.D., | ” | 1911
2nd N. Gen. Hosp. | |
_d_ Vickers, Col. T. E., C.B., V.D., | Military Member | 1908/09
4th Bn. York & Lancs. Regt. | |
Wade, Lt.-Col. H. O., C.M.G., | ” | 1913/15
T.D., 6th Bn. W. Yorks. Regt. | |
Walker, Lt.-Col. J., D.S.O., 4th | ” | 1919 to
Bn. W. Riding Regt. | | present date
Walker, Major P. B., V.D., J.P., | Co-opted Member | 1910/13
4th Bn. K.O. Yorks. L.I. | County Borough | 1914 to
(Dewsbury) | | present date
_d_ Walker-Tannett (see Tannett). | |
Wear, Col. A. E. L., C.M.G., M.D., | Military Member | 1919 to
T.D., W.R. Cas. Clearing Station | | present date
Williamson, Col. E. R., V.D., 6th | ” | 1908/12
W. Riding Regt. | ” | 1914/17
Welch, Major W., T.D. | ” | 1916/19
Wharncliffe, Commander F., Earl | Co-opted Member | 1908/10
of, D.L., J.P., Ret. R.N. | ” | 1914 to
| | present date
White, Col. W. A., V.D., J.P., | Military Member | 1908 to
late 1st V.B. W. Yorks. Regt. | | present date
White, Lt.-Col. J. S., M.D., | ” | 1911/13
F.R.C.S., 3rd N. Gen. Hosp. | |
R.A.M.C. (T.F.) | |
Whitley, Col. E. N., C.B., C.M.G., | ” | 1919 to
D.S.O., T.D. 2nd W.R. Bde., | | present date
R.F.A. | |
Wilberforce, Lt.-Col. H. H., | ” | 1919 to
D.S.O., W.R. Divnl. R.A.S.C. | | present date
(T.F.) | |
Wilkinson, Major E. W., T.D., | ” | 1919 to
4th Bn. York & Lancs. Regt. | | present date
_d_ Wilson, Sir M. A., Bt., J.P. | County Council | 1908/13
Wilson, Lt.-Col. H., 5th W. Riding | Military Member | 1914/15
Regt. | |
Wood, Lt.-Col. C. E., V.D., | ” | 1915
C.M.G., T.F. Res. | ” | 1918/19
_d_ Yarborough (see Cook-) | |
Young, Lt.-Col. W. McG., M.D., | ” | 1914/15
2nd W. Riding F. Ambce., R.A.M.C.| |
(T.F.). | |
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APPENDIX II.
(A). SUMMARY OF HONOURS AND AWARDS OBTAINED BY 49TH (W.R.) DIVISION.
V.C. 5
C.B. 8
C.M.G. 17
O.B.E. 4
D.S.O. 79
D.S.O. and 1 Bar 6
D.S.O. and 2 Bars 1
M.C. 393
M.C. and Bar 34
D.C.M. 336
D.C.M. and Bar 2
M.M. 1,501
M.M. and Bar 62
M.M. and 2 Bars 2
M.S.M. 94
Foreign Orders, etc. 96
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TOTAL 2,640
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LIST OF HONOURS AND AWARDS OBTAINED BY 49TH (W.R.) DIVISION
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Regtl. No. | Rank. | Name. | Award.
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| | |
HEADQUARTER STAFF
| Maj.-Gen. | Perceval, E. M. | C.B.
| | | D.S.O.
| | | Belgian Order of
| | | St. Leopold, with
| | | Swords
| | | Russian Order of
| | | St. Vladimir, 4th
| | | Class, with
| | | Swords
| Maj.-Gen. | Cameron, N. J. G. | C.B.
| | | C.M.G.
| Lt.-Col. | Scobell, S. J. P. | D.S.O.
| Lt.-Col. | Legge, W. K. | D.S.O.
| Lt.-Col. | Henley, A. M. | D.S.O.
| Lt.-Col. | Preston, Sir E. H., | D.S.O.
| | Bart. | M.C.
| Lt.-Col. | Scaife, W. E. | D.S.O.
| Major | Bingham, C. H. M. | D.S.O.
| Major | Duckworth, R. | D.S.O.
| Major | Beddows, W. J. | M.C.
| Captain | Nicholl, N. J. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Forty, H. J. | M.C.
PS/19008 | S.S.M. | Hopkins, M. E. | M.S.M.
S/249817 | S.Q.M.S. | Green, G. | M.S.M.
305294 | C.Q.M.S. | McBretney, A. C. | M.S.M.
S/24644 | S. Sgt. | Pagett, S. | M.S.M.
200646 | Sgt. | Lawrence, G. L. | M.S.M.
4593 | Cpl. | Calvert, H. | M.S.M.
DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY HEADQUARTERS
| Br.-Gen. | Caulfield, C. T. | C.M.G.
| Br.-Gen. | Kaye, W. H. | D.S.O.
| Br.-Gen. | Forman, A. B. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| Major | Lewer, L. W. | D.S.O.
| Major | Allen, C. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Peters, J. C. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Morgan, D. | French Croix
| | | de Guerre
312072 | R.S.M. | Uttley, G. | M.S.M.
900732 | Cpl. | Walder, F. H. | M.S.M.
HEADQUARTERS 146TH (1ST W.R.) INFANTRY BRIGADE
| Br.-Gen. | Macfarlan, F. A. | C.B.
| Br.-Gen. | Goring-Jones, M. D. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| Br.-Gen. | Rennie, G. A. P. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| | | Command Crown
| | | of Roumania
| Major | Hunt, T. E. C. | M.C.
| Captain | Muller, J. | M.C.
| Captain | Watson, F. L. | M.C.
| Captain | Green, D. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Tempest, S. V. | D.S.O.
| Rev. | Whincup, R. | M.C.
T4/249840 | Q.M.S. | Longfield, H. P. | M.S.M.
S4/253925 | Sgt. | Watson, A. | M.S.M.
255041 | 2/Cpl. | Young, N. A. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
241553 | L.-Cpl. | Wilson, J. | M.M.
266170 | L.-Cpl. | Hunter, J. | M.M.
59080 | Pte. | Wilson, A. | M.M.
200206 | Pte. | Marshall, G. H. | M.M.
241391 | Pte. | Mason, H. | M.M.
242958 | Pte. | Wagstaffe, S. | M.M.
305173 | Pte. | Wilkinson, T. | M.M.
265637 | Rfm. | Kirk, H. | M.M.
HEADQUARTERS 147TH (1ST W.R.) INFANTRY BRIGADE
| Br.-Gen. | Brereton, E. F. | C.B.
| | | D.S.O.
| Br.-Gen. | Lewis, C. G. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| Major | Stanton, H. A. S. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Whitaker, F. | M.C.
| Captain | Prior, G. E. R. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Captain | Tetlow, J. L. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Stalman, A. C. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Spencer, T. S. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Addenbrooke, H. S. W. | M.C.
| Rev. | Jones, J. C. | M.C.
305128 | Q.M.S. | Smeath, H. | M.S.M.
2462 | Sgt. | Lumb, F. E. | D.C.M.
200201 | Sgt. | Thornton, A. L. | D.C.M.
265045 | Sgt. | Woods, W. | M.M.
200599 | Cpl. | Tyson, W. H. | M.S.M.
242133 | Cpl. | Bottomley, E. | M.M.
482235 | Cpl. | Pitcher, W. H. | M.M.
482103 | L.-Cpl. | Cooks, J. E. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
66576 | Sapr. | Bird, G. F. | M.M.
72205 | Sapr. | Shaw, J. | M.M.
482117 | Sapr. | Tyas, A. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
26255 | Pioneer | Hart, V. | M.M.
316322 | Pioneer | Morris, C. J. | M.M.
200536 | Pte. | Heeliwell, B. | M.M.
201473 | Pte. | Pearson, B. | M.M.
201595 | Pte. | Briggs, W. | M.M.
201943 | Pte. | Bailey, W. | M.M.
240241 | Pte. | Tetley, T. | M.M.
240827 | Pte. | Timmins, E. B. | M.M.
307182 | Pte. | Haddon, F. J. | M.M.
307870 | Pte. | Copley, G. | M.M.
307871 | Pte. | Fawcett, J. S. | M.M.
365613 | Pte. | Sanderson, O. | M.M.
HEADQUARTERS 148TH (1ST W.R.) INFANTRY BRIGADE
| Br.-Gen. | Dawson, R. | C.B.
| Br.-Gen. | Adlercrow, R. L. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| Br.-Gen. | Green Wilkinson, L. F. | C.M.G.
| Major | Pickering, C. J. | D.S.O.
| Major | Kaye, H. S. | M.C.
| | | D.S.O.
| Captain | Heson, F. P. | M.C.
| Captain | Moxsy, A. R. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Peal, A. F. H. | M.C.
| Rev. | Edgood, H. F. | M.C.
200226 | R.Q.M.S. | Deakin, M. H. | M.S.M.
240018 | C.S.M. | Lumb, G. | D.C.M.
482006 | Sgt. | Ardern, A. W. | M.M.
1894 | Cpl. | Meadows, H. | M.M.
23021 | Cpl. | Hobson, H. | M.M.
47743 | Sapr. | Eusch, A. R. | M.M.
478505 | Sapr. | Iliffe, G. K. | M.M.
482088 | Sapr. | Lumley, H. | M.M.
1708 | Pte. | Jeanes, H. | M.M.
200496 | Pte. | Hough, H. | M.M.
200846 | Pte. | Wilcox, J. S. | M.M.
201774 | Pte. | Wilson, P. | M.M.
203504 | Pte. | Stephenson, J. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
240372 | Pte. | Duncan, J. | M.M.
242310 | Pte. | Heppinstall, C. | M.M.
242360 | Pte. | Abbott, R. E. | M.M.
242708 | Pte. | Escott, W. C. | M.M.
260604 | Pte. | Whallery, G. | M.M.
| Pte. | Ganton, W. H. | M.M.
245TH (1ST W.R.) BRIGADE R.F.A.
| Lt.-Col. | Hirst, E. A. | C.M.G.
| Major | Lucey, W. F. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| | | Croix de Guerre
| Major | Butler, B. H. | M.C.
| Major | Horsfield, R. M. | D.S.O.
| Major | Petrie, P. C. | D.S.O.
| | | M.C.
| Major | Dean, W. H. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Major | Bullock, R. L. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Gordon, C. F. | M.C.
| Captain | Wood, W. L. R. | M.C.
| | (R.A.M.C.) |
| Captain | Lupton, A. M. | M.C.
| Captain | Fowler, G. N. | M.C.
| Captain | Day, R. | M.C.
| Captain | Middleton, J. H. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Hudson, E. C. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Gordon, A. McD. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Barran, H. B. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Lawson, E. A. C. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Stewart, H. D. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Collins, C. V. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Lord, R. H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Butler, S. R. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Hattersley, T. G. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Rowland, J. G. | M.C.
860 | S.M. | Abbott, H. C. | D.C.M.
| | | Medaille
| | | Militaire
14 | B.S.M. | Brown, M. | Bronze Medal for
| | | Military Valour
| | | M.M.
1420 | B.S.M. | Band, J. | D.C.M.
15009 | B.S.M. | Laws, A. H. | M.M.
776113 | B.S.M. | Dwyer, E. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
775101 | B.Q.M.S. | Wales, A. J. | M.S.M.
776835 | B.Q.M.S. | Duffy, J. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
776899 | Far.-Sgt. | Sellars, A. | M.S.M.
776139 | Far.-Sgt. | Wilkinson, F. | M.S.M.
515 | Sgt. | Plumer, F. H. | D.C.M.
664 | Sgt. | Hartley, C. | D.C.M.
180 | Sgt. | Nolan, M. M. | M.M.
942 | Sgt. | Hemsley, J. A. | M.M.
931 | Sgt. | Norfolk, N. A. N. | M.M.
561 | Sgt. | Robinson, W. | M.M.
870 | Sgt. | Holgate, H. | M.M.
776116 | Sgt. | Gaines, S. | M.M.
776883 | Sgt. | Price, A. | M.M.
775224 | Sgt. | Smith, H. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
776896 | Sgt. | Stubbs, G. H. | M.M.
253860 | Sgt. | Smith, A. | M.M.
775262 | Sgt. | Kilburn, G. | M.M.
10601 | Sgt. | Holdsworth, W. | M.M.
776900 | Sgt. | Smith, H. | D.C.M.
795739 | Sgt. | Redgrave, J. | Croix de Guerre
1842 | Cpl. | Nelson, G. O. | D.C.M.
| | | M.S.M.
570 | Cpl. | Askin, T. S. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
1013 | Cpl. | Smith, J. | M.M.
676 | Cpl. | Kirby, G. H. | M.M.
735755 | Cpl. | Bonnell, W. F. | M.M.
776122 | Cpl. | Newton, D. P. | M.M.
776042 | Cpl. | Haith, J. | M.M.
775078 | Cpl. | Wood, H. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
775095 | Cpl. | Shires, C. W. | D.C.M.
| | | Croix de Guerre
1221 | Bdr. | Elliott, T. | D.C.M.
775307 | Bdr. | Home, W. | M.M.
776382 | Bdr. | Dalton, P. | D.C.M.
776097 | Bdr. | Booth, J. | M.M.
735655 | Bdr. | Dombavand, H. | M.M.
775136 | Bdr. | Musgrove, F. | M.M.
775194 | Bdr. | Thornton, W. | M.M.
775321 | Bdr. | Wright, J. W. | M.M.
775408 | Bdr. | Oldfield, H. | M.M.
L/26405 | Bdr. | Brightmore, W. | M.M.
1059 | Gnr. | Mortimer, J. | D.C.M.
783 | Gnr. | Booth, F. V. | D.C.M.
1382 | Gnr. | Clarke, A. | M.M.
939 | Gnr. | Malone, F. A. | M.M.
371 | Gnr. | Fitzpatrick, E. | M.M.
879 | Gnr. | Driver, A. | M.M.
1168 | Gnr. | Ackroyd, H. | M.M.
1699 | Gnr. | Long, H. | M.M.
2505 | Gnr. | Stockdale, H. | M.M.
4148 | Gnr. | Reaney, J. | M.M.
4364 | Gnr. | Walker, E. H. | M.M.
667 | Gnr. | Sunderland, A. | M.M.
775315 | Gnr. | Thompson, R. | M.M.
835893 | Gnr. | Francis, F. T. | M.M.
77684 | Gnr. | Freeman, E. | M.M.
775327 | Gnr. | Clarke, T. | M.M.
776210 | Gnr. | Asquith, E. | M.M.
26561 | Gnr. | Liversedge, T. | M.M.
775984 | Gnr. | Gee, A. | M.M.
1528 | Dr. | Murgatroyd, A. | M.M.
1402 | Dr. | Hinslay, C. | M.M.
1177 | Dr. | Collins, W. | M.M.
1440 | Dr. | Halton, E. | M.M.
1441 | Dr. | Teare, A. M. | M.M.
76029 | Dr. | Sargeant, H. | D.C.M.
775129 | Dr. | Matthews, E. | M.M.
276937 | Dr. | Garratt, B. | M.M.
275146 | Dr. | Marston, S. | Medaille Barbatie
| | | si Credinta, 3rd
| | | Class
479945 | Sapr. | Sugden, H. | M.M.
247370 | Sapr. | Paterson, W. | M.M.
246TH (2ND W.R.) BRIGADE R.F.A.
| Lt.-Col. | Whitley, C. N. | C.B.
| | | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| Lt.-Col. | Hon. Stanley, O. H. | D.S.O.
| | | Croix de Guerre
| Major | Bullock, R. L. | D.S.O.
| Major | Pickering, E. W. | D.S.O.
| Major | Fowler, G. N. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Major | Shaw, R. M. | D.S.O.
| Surg.-Major | Peck, E. G. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Shaw, R. M. | M.C.
| Captain | Allen, W. B. (R.A.M.C.) | V.C.
| | | D.S.O.
| | | M.C.
| Captain | Duncan, H. S. | M.C.
| Captain | Stowell, T. | M.C.
| Captain | Lord, A. | M.C.
| Captain | Walker, P. H. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Lieut. | de St. Paer, L. E. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Howarth, G. B. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Whitworth, R. B. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Colson, A. F. D. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Maufe, F. W. B. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Kerr, A. A. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Wilson, H. McD. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Longbottom, H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Ryland-Whitaker, J. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Daniels, V. C. T. | M.C.
| Rev. | Jenkyn, C. W. O. | M.C.
146 | B.S.M. | Long, W. | D.C.M.
781677 | B.S.M. | Hudson, W. | D.C.M.
780037 | B.Q.M.S. | Healas, H. | M.S.M.
781787 | B.Q.M.S. | Raynor, G. | D.C.M.
| | | Bar to D.C.M.
780203 | B.Q.M.S. | Rinder, J. | M.S.M.
780375 | Sgt.-Fitter | Noble, H. | M.M.
1155 | Sgt. | Marshall, A. C. | D.C.M.
781080 | Sgt. | Byard, S. G. | D.C.M.
780042 | Sgt. | Bailey, H. | M.M.
781038 | Sgt. | Wise, A. | M.M.
780336 | Sgt. | Mitchell, C. W. | M.M.
| | | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
780024 | Sgt. | Sharp, H. | M.M.
781759 | Sgt. | Long, H. | M.S.M.
780967 | Sgt. | Shaw, C. | D.C.M.
780472 | Sgt. | Sherwin, F. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
| | | 2nd Bar to M.M.
780045 | Sgt. | Quinn, W. | Croix de Guerre
971 | Cpl. | Armitage, G. | D.C.M.
1039 | Cpl. | Lee, H. | D.C.M.
857 | Cpl. | Lee, C. | M.M.
780248 | Cpl. | Knowles, C. | M.M.
780958 | Cpl. | Matthews, B. | M.M.
849 | Bdr. | Dennison, E. | D.C.M.
1258 | Bdr. | Eastwood, T. | M.M.
3144 | Bdr. | Briggs, C. | M.M.
1325 | Bdr. | Leatham, H. | D.C.M.
1079 | Bdr. | Mellor, L. | M.M.
951 | Bdr. | Oldroyd, W. | M.M.
795842 | Bdr. | Bennett, G. | M.M.
52873 | Bdr. | Betts, H. | M.M.
780112 | Bdr. | Briggs, W. | M.M.
797075 | Bdr. | Campbell, G. G. | M.M.
1426 | Gnr. | White, S. S. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
1100 | Gnr. | Schofield, W. | M.M.
1053 | Gnr. | Mitchell, C. A. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
1117 | Gnr. | Firth, F. P. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
1736 | Gnr. | Blakesley, E. | M.M.
619 | Gnr. | Clarke, C. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
1106 | Gnr. | Cockcroft, H. | M.M.
2011 | Gnr. | Pennington, W. | M.M.
6057 | Gnr. | Todd, A. S. | M.M.
1629 | Gnr. | Muscroft, A. | M.M.
1114 | Gnr. | Thornton, C. | M.M.
3455 | Gnr. | Petty, W. F. | M.M.
2291 | Gnr. | Gregson, H. | M.M.
1779 | Gnr. | Henstler, H. | M.M.
1206 | Gnr. | Hesslewood, H. | M.M.
741 | Gnr. | Tankard, J. W. | M.M.
846 | Gnr. | Rushworth, A. B. | M.M.
781797 | Gnr. | Smith, F. | M.M.
781795 | Gnr. | Stewart, W. H. | D.C.M.
125580 | Gnr. | Davidson, J. | M.M.
781487 | Gnr. | Harrison, F. | M.M.
1227 | Dr. | Triffitt, E. W. | M.M.
780385 | Dr. | Gully, J. A. | M.M.
781327 | Dr. | Allen, J. H. | M.M.
780292 | Dr. | Page, E. C. | M.M.
26296 | Dr. | Howard, J. | M.M.
780226 | Dr. | Bland, N. | M.M.
780643 | Dr. | Spencer, W. B. | M.M.
162878 | Dr. | Green, S. | M.M.
780913 | Dr. | Heald, H. | M.M.
229280 | Dr. | Blenston, T. | M.M.
702142 | Dr. | Kindlaw, H. | M.M.
881 | Tmptr. | Eddington, H. | M.M.
247TH (3RD W.R.) BRIGADE R.F.A.
| Lt.-Col. | Clifforrd, C. | C.M.G.
| Major | Howson, W. | M.C.
| Major | Clifford, E. C. | M.C.
| Major (A.V.C.)| Abson, J. (F.R.C.V.S.) | D.S.O.
| Captain | Lovegrove, J. | M.C.
| Captain | Earnshaw, S. E. | M.C.
| Captain | Dust, F. W. | M.C.
| Captain | Tenison, W. P. C. | D.S.O.
| Lieut. | Benson, R. C. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Armitage, G. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Ibbetson, T. R. | M.C.
1177 | B.Q.M.S. | Brooker, H. | M.S.M.
L/19824 | Sgt. | Ullyott, D. | M.M.
779 | Cpl. | Cooper, H. | D.C.M.
773 | Cpl. | Askew, L. | M.M.
1426 | Cpl. | Driver, H. | M.S.M.
889 | Cpl. | Webster, W. | M.M.
1873 | Cpl. | Burnett, A. G. | M.M.
1517 | Bdr. | Holland, A. H. | D.C.M.
1511 | Bdr. | Tinton, J. W. | M.M.
946 | Bdr. | Houlden, W. | M.M.
1213 | Gnr. | Smith, C. | D.C.M.
1073 | Gnr. | Kisley, A. P. | M.M.
1051 | Gnr. | White, T. A. | M.M.
1467 | Gnr. | Hall, J. W. | M.M.
1202 | Gnr. | Battersby, R. L. | M.M.
1272 | Gnr. | Roberts, H. | M.M.
2510 | Dr. | Spirrett, H. | M.M.
148TH (4TH W.R.) BRIGADE R.F.A.
| Lt.-Col. | Duncan, K. | D.S.O.
| | | Bar to D.S.O.
| Major | Petrie, P. C. | M.C.
| Captain | Greene, J. (R.A.M.C.) | M.C.
| Captain | Shaw, R. M. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Eddison, J. W. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Whittaker, V. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Dean, W. H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Pashley, J. | M.C.
84152 | R.S.M. | Seymour, T. | M.C.
1191 | B.S.M. | Cotton, A. | D.C.M.
544 | B.Q.M.S. | Dwyer, E. | M.M.
228 | Arm. S.M. | Alexander, E. F. | D.C.M.
| | (A.O.D.) |
549 | Bdr. | Whitfield, E. | D.C.M.
778 | Bdr. | Rhodes, J. R. | D.C.M.
619 | Bdr. | Clarke, G. C. | M.M.
777 | Bdr. | King, P. J. | M.M.
535 | Bdr. | Goode, A. | M.M.
825 | Bdr. | McDormell, J. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
439 | Bdr. | Brayshaw, C. E. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
879 | Gnr. | Driver, A. | D.C.M.
616 | Gnr. | Tennant, N. | D.C.M.
1246 | Gnr. | Snoxell, F. N. | M.M.
1596 | Gnr. | Green, C. | M.M.
2886 | Gnr. | Smithwaite, S. E. | M.M.
511 | Gnr. | Towll, C. E. | M.M.
1942 | Dr. | Russell, W. L. | M.M.
528 | Dr. | Moorhouse, A. | D.C.M.
8150 | Dr. | Smith, D. | M.M.
49TH (W.R.) DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN
| Lt.-Col. | Stephenson, H. K. | D.S.O.
| Lt.-Col. | Middleton, F. | D.S.O.
| 2/Lieut. | Pashley, J. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
92678 | R.S.M. | Byrne, C. | M.S.M.
795292 | B.S.M. | Stott, C. | M.S.M.
795443 | Sgt. | Nicholson, J. W. | M.M.
740063 | Sgt. | Waite, J. | M.S.M.
795438 | Sgt. | Atack, O. | M.S.M.
262 | Cpl. | Hunter, J. A. | D.C.M.
795029 | Cpl. | Woffendale, A. | M.M.
200 | Bdr. | Timmins, G. | M.M.
795717 | Bdr. | Hepworth, H. | M.M.
777117 | Gnr. | Ratcliffe, F. G. | M.M.
797167 | Gnr. | Allen, E. | M.M.
796302 | Dr. | Lockwood, W. | M.M.
796394 | Dr. | Topliss, J. W. | M.M.
796242 | Dr. | Turner, W. | M.M.
796013 | Dr. | Womersley, F. | M.M.
796227 | Dr. | Fletcher, R. | M.M.
49TH (W.R.) DIVISIONAL TRENCH MORTAR BATTERIES
| Captain | Walker, R. F. | M.C.
| Captain | Pike, W. L. | M.C.
| Captain | Hein, M. H. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Trippett, R. H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Shiel, G. L. | M.C.
49063 | Sgt. | Surtees, J. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
2953 | Sgt. | Reed, H. | M.M.
265043 | Sgt. | Woods, W. | M.S.M.
365105 | Sgt. | Hartley, R. | Croix de Guerre
35202 | Cpl. | Drew. T. | M.M.
47010 | Cpl. | Williams, W. | M.M.
795703 | Cpl. | Bate, A. | M.M.
1455 | Cpl. | Thornton, L. | M.M.
203278 | Cpl. | Wallis, J. H. | M.S.M.
40 | L.-Cpl. | Storrell, E. | D.C.M.
2160 | L.-Cpl. | Springs, F. | M.M.
201437 | L.-Cpl. | Ellis, J. A. | M.M.
407 | Bdr. | Butler, J. | M.M.
48444 | Bdr. | Coursh, W. | M.M.
57168 | Bdr. | Guy, M. | D.C.M.
48779 | Gnr. | Brunton, W. | M.M.
416 | Gnr. | Mason, N. | M.M.
48110 | Gnr. | Pelan, W. | D.C.M.
1947 | Gnr. | Leighton, T. | D.C.M.
436 | Gnr. | Gelder, S. M. | D.C.M.
2556 | Gnr. | Fry, E. | M.M.
795825 | Gnr. | Bishop, G. | M.M.
7107 | Gnr. | Clark, W. | M.M.
201434 | Pte. | Grayson, J. | M.M.
2039 | Pte. | Cartwright, T. | M.M.
1734 | Pte. | Bowker, W. | M.M.
305646 | Pte. | Haigh, H. | D.C.M.
242594 | Pte. | Brown, F. | M.M.
240743 | Pte. | Thornhill, H. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
203345 | Pte. | Lilley, G. | M.M.
203544 | Pte. | Johnson, G. D. | M.M.
49TH (W.R.) DIVISIONAL R.E.
| Lt.-Col. | Ogilvy, D. | D.S.O.
| Major | Digby-Jones, O. G. | M.C.
| Major | Neill, F. A. | D.S.O.
| | | French Croix
| | | de Guerre
| Major | Hobson, A. F. | D.S.O.
| Major | Lund, F. N. | M.C.
| Major | Jackson, E. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Humphreys, E. W. | M.C.
| Captain | Turner, R. A. | M.C.
| Captain | Yule, G. N. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Whitten, F. R. | M.C.
| Captain | Williams, C. V. Moiner | M.C.
| Captain | Wever, R. O. | M.C.
| Captain | Ward, E. A. N. | M.C.
| Captain | Fincham, E. | M.C.
| Captain | Best, E. | M.C.
| Captain | Walls, F. R. | M.C.
| Lieut. | McLean, L. J. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Rhodes, H. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Butterworth, H. L. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Paul, R. B. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Scott, T. I. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | MacDonald, D. H. | Silver Medal for
| | | Military Valour
| 2/Lieut. | Glover, E. P. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Mills, D. L. C. L. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | McGregor, D. H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Bell, L. C. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Wise-Barnes, T. | M.C.
| C.S.M. | Ellis, H. C. | Croix de Guerre
| | | (French)
19206 | C.S.M. | Giles, J. | M.M.
20575 | C.S.M. | Ritchie, J. | D.C.M.
10957 | C.Q.M.S. | Sharp, R. | M.S.M.
| | | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
399 | C.Q.M.S. | Black, R. H. | D.C.M.
476332 | Sgt. | Baynes, J. F. | M.S.M.
23950 | Sgt. | Peck, G. | M.M.
20921 | Sgt. | Fear, E. | M.M.
24208 | Sgt. | Wright, J. | M.M.
666 | Sgt. | Boom, H. | M.M.
478127 | Sgt. | Mason, J. H. | M.M.
478011 | Sgt. | Littlewood, F. A. | M.S.M.
1422 | Sgt. | Morrill, C. | D.C.M.
1465 | Sgt. | McKenney, J. W. | D.C.M.
1481 | Sgt. | Lowe, C. E. | M.M.
1711 | Sgt. | Sunners, H. | M.M.
476294 | Sgt. | Dolby, H. | M.M.
476221 | Sgt. | Totty, C. | Belgian
| | | Decoration
| | | Militaire
545 | Sgt. | Horner, E. M. | M.M.
482229 | Sgt. | Andrews, F. | M.M.
479950 | Sgt. | Bownass, F. | D.C.M.
479958 | Sgt. | Peers, R. | M.S.M.
20898 | Sgt. | Atkinson, W. A. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
17971 | Sgt. | Stanford, D. | M.S.M.
444086 | Sgt. | Toothill, R. | M.M.
478128 | Sgt. | Croydon, L. | M.M.
200460 | Sgt. | Hatton, F. | M.M.
37856 | Sgt. | Young, S. H. | M.S.M.
1336 | Sgt. | Webster, F. | M.M.
482201 | Sgt. | Scorah, L. | M.S.M.
16985 | Sgt. | Dobson, E. | Medaille
| | | d’Honneur
| | | Avec Glavies,
| | | en Argent
12058 | Cpl. | Oke, F. | D.C.M.
15394 | Cpl. | Leach, W. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
| | | 2nd Bar to M.M.
24094 | Cpl. | Neary, C. F. W. | M.M.
24214 | Cpl. | Jacobs, S. T. | M.M.
1359 | Cpl. | Chambers, W. B. | D.C.M.
1375 | Cpl. | Trudore, W. | M.M.
| | | Medaille
| | | Militaire
1022 | Cpl. | North, E. J. | M.M.
478057 | Cpl. | Beaumont, H. | M.M.
478112 | Cpl. | Ellis, B. | M.M.
478150 | Cpl. | Thompson, C. J. | M.M.
478536 | Cpl. | Wildgoose, W. J. | M.M.
1433 | Cpl. | Overall, P. | D.C.M.
1578 | Cpl. | Lees, J. T. | D.C.M.
1609 | Cpl. | Ainsley, F. | M.M.
1518 | Cpl. | Creek, C. P. | M.M.
476735 | Cpl. | Riley, F. | M.M.
476264 | Cpl. | Hillman, F. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
478159 | Cpl. | Fawcett, H. | M.M.
476248 | Cpl. | Marshall, A. E. | M.M.
476237 | Cpl. | Stones, J. | M.M.
476311 | Cpl. | Westwood, A. | M.M.
476076 | Cpl. | Litchfield, W. | French Croix
| | | de Guerre
1854 | Cpl. | Osborne, H. | D.C.M.
676 | Cpl. | Booth, J. M. | M.M.
1818 | Cpl. | Whitehurst, G. | M.M.
1873 | Cpl. | Burnett, A. G. | M.M.
1323 | Cpl. | Beeston, A. | M.M.
482228 | Cpl. | Wilburn, F. | D.C.M.
478059 | Cpl. | Beverley, L. | M.M.
552751 | Cpl. | Hayes, L. | M.M.
476735 | Cpl. | Riley, F. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
482537 | Cpl. | Pholl, S. | M.M.
482204 | Cpl. | Smith, N. | M.M.
482055 | Cpl. | Beevers, F. W. | M.M.
482511 | Cpl. | Hawkesworth, H. C. | M.M.
54380 | Cpl. | Holmes, F. G. | M.S.M.
1392 | 2/Cpl. | Ellis, A. | M.M.
482202 | 2/Cpl. | Pinder, P. | M.M.
255041 | 2/Cpl. | Young, N. A. | M.M.
482072 | 2/Cpl. | Clarke, F. | Italian Bronze
| | | Medal for
| | | Military Valour
94238 | 2/Cpl. | Kenton, H. | M.M.
16175 | 2/Cpl. | Hancock, A. | M.M.
476263 | L.-Cpl. | Moore, W. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
1852 | L.-Cpl. | Morris, G. R. | M.M.
482222 | L.-Cpl. | Wordsworth, A. C. | M.M.
476318 | L.-Cpl. | Tinker, J. | M.M.
479952 | L.-Cpl. | White, S. S. | D.C.M.
| | | Bar to D.C.M.
1115 | L.-Cpl. | Owen, W. B. | D.C.M.
16050 | Sapr. | Donald, J. C. | M.M.
3373 | Sapr. | Hoyland, J. | M.M.
854 | Sapr. | Ashmore, W. | M.M.
3512 | Sapr. | Hydes, W. | M.M.
831 | Sapr. | Gordon, C. | M.M.
478032 | Sapr. | Hutton, H. | M.M.
478552 | Sapr. | Hawley, F. | M.M.
478250 | Sapr. | Rowley, C. W. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
478067 | Sapr. | Orwin, A. | M.M.
478651 | Sapr. | Mounsley, C. E. | M.M.
1336 | Sapr. | Webster, F. | M.M.
482538 | Sapr. | Wilkinson, J. | M.M.
93649 | Sapr. | Meanwell, F. | M.M.
482220 | Sapr. | Westmoreland, A. | M.M.
247370 | Sapr. | Paterson, W. | M.M.
479956 | Sapr. | Beaston, A. | M.M.
482212 | Sapr. | Brown, W. H. | M.M.
25257 | Sapr. | Ashton, W. | M.S.M.
134015 | Sapr. | Smith, T. C. | M.M.
542457 | Sapr. | Male, G. | M.M.
482445 | Sapr. | Grant, H. E. | M.M.
267748 | Sapr. | Richardson, J. | M.M.
151784 | Sapr. | Portch, A. B. | M.M.
482085 | Sapr. | Demming, S. A. | M.M.
482255 | Sapr. | Stockley, J. R. | M.M.
504257 | Sapr. | Thomas, S. G. F. | M.M.
1105 | Sapr. | Jennett, A. | D.C.M.
247382 | Sapr. | Holland, R. W. | M.M.
441908 | Sapr. | Connolly, J. E. | M.M.
217540 | Sapr. | Barker, T. E. | M.M.
1036 | Sapr. | Packard, G. | D.C.M.
1857 | Pioneer | Norris | M.M.
34808 | Pioneer | Sillence, E. | M.M.
1714 | Dr. | Wright, W. | M.M.
478050 | Dr. | France, C. | M.M.
23689 | Dr. | Akers, W. | Medaille Barbatie
| | | si Credinta,
| | | 3rd Class
1/5TH WEST YORKS. REGIMENT
| Lt.-Col. | Wood, C. E. | C.M.G.
| Lt.-Col. | Oddie, W. | D.S.O.
| | | Bar to D.S.O.
| Captain | Williamson, P. G. | M.C.
| Captain | Sowerby, G. | M.C.
| Captain | Pinder, J. (R.A.M.C.) | M.C.
| Captain | Freeman, W. H. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Captain | Ablett, B. E. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Captain | Wycherley, R. B. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Captain | Green, D. | M.C.
| Captain | Heaton, H. F. | M.C.
| Captain | Peters, J. C. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Jameson, J. L. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Mackay, K. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Birbeck, L. S. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Rushforth, J. W. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Shillaker, E. C. H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Gilesnan, T. D. C. | M.C.
| | | Croix de Guerre
| 2/Lieut. | Saxby, F. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Wallace, D. W. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Parker, J. W. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Irish, H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Hardwick, T. W. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | King, B. A. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Wilson, M. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Jones, S. L. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Berghoff, H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Todd, G. L. | M.C.
4713 | R.S.M. | Raynor, F. | D.C.M.
2210 | C.S.M. | Nicholson, J. C. | D.C.M.
1931 | C.S.M. | Lund, G. | D.C.M.
200593 | C.S.M. | Pattison, H. | D.C.M.
| | | Medal Militaire
2816 | C.Q.M.S. | Ronder, R. | M.M.
200025 | C.Q.M.S. | Calder, G. | M.S.M.
1470 | Sgt. | Morton, M. C. | D.C.M.
1161 | Sgt. | Tolley, G. | D.C.M.
1643 | Sgt. | Broughton, W. | M.M.
900 | Sgt. | Kitchen, G. | D.C.M.
203143 | Sgt. | Thornhill, R. | M.M.
200049 | Sgt. | Thompson, J. W. | M.M.
200620 | Sgt. | Hewson, A. | M.M.
6494 | Sgt. | Emerson, J. | D.C.M.
200610 | Sgt. | Willis, A. | M.M.
200875 | Sgt. | Ledgond, E. | D.C.M.
202272 | Sgt. | Waind, W. F. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
200510 | Sgt. | Henderson, J. | D.C.M.
200065 | Sgt. | Whinn, J. D. P. | M.S.M.
201063 | Sgt. | Long, A. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
200221 | Sgt. | Light, R. | M.M.
201114 | Sgt. | Ingleby, A. | M.M.
265375 | Sgt. | Kavanagh, P. | D.C.M.
202817 | Sgt. | Wilson, T. | M.M.
200788 | Sgt. | McQuade, J. C. | D.C.M.
200350 | Sgt. | Akers, J. | M.S.M.
2623 | Sgt. | Dracup, J. | M.M.
1441 | Cpl. | Richardson, J. W. | M.M.
1780 | Cpl. | Metcalf, A. | M.M.
201125 | Cpl. | Radbank, E. | M.M.
200789 | Cpl. | Raftery, J. | M.M.
200794 | Cpl. | Baldison, C. H. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
2629 | Cpl. | Tomlinson, H. A. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
4616 | Cpl. | White | M.M.
200575 | Cpl. | Lee, R. J. | M.M.
1799 | Cpl. | Foster, R. J. | M.M.
26285 | Cpl. | Buckroyd, J. | M.M.
2372 | Cpl. | Emmott, G. | M.M.
203042 | Cpl. | Cairns, E. | M.M.
1540 | Cpl. | Grice, E. W. | D.C.M.
1488 | L.-Cpl. | Atkinson, J. | D.C.M.
5968 | L.-Cpl. | Pascol, N. | D.C.M.
2755 | L.-Cpl. | Smith, F. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
2379 | L.-Cpl. | Haynes, H. | M.M.
7733 | L.-Cpl. | Benson, W. | M.M.
202721 | L.-Cpl. | Carney, T. | M.M.
201172 | L.-Cpl. | Wilson, H. | M.M.
21/394 | L.-Cpl. | Rastrick, W. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
66507 | L.-Cpl. | Wellington, H. H. | M.M.
62512 | L.-Cpl. | Avery, S. G. | M.M.
16/1553 | L.-Cpl. | Butterfield, F. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
241408 | L.-Cpl. | Marriott, C. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
54171 | L.-Cpl. | Payne, A. H. | M.M.
3727 | L.-Cpl. | Simpson, W. | M.M.
202714 | L.-Cpl. | Uttley, A. | M.M.
3501 | L.-Cpl. | Sutcliffe, W. | M.M.
306670 | L.-Cpl. | India, J. | M.M.
3091 | L.-Cpl. | Airey, M. S. | M.M.
62503 | L.-Cpl. | Green, E. | M.M.
1247 | L.-Cpl. | Corke, A. | M.M.
1790 | Pte. | Cook, A. W. | D.C.M.
2168 | Pte. | Usher, H. | D.C.M.
2158 | Pte. | Beech, N. W. | D.C.M.
1817 | Pte. | Allen, A. J. | M.M.
1666 | Pte. | Brown, F. | M.M.
2552 | Pte. | Dixon, F. W. | M.M.
3928 | Pte. | Brooks, A. | M.M.
1709 | Pte. | Trousdale, L. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
6517 | Pte. | Chadwick, G. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
201221 | Pte. | Twineham, G. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
3402 | Pte. | Farnhill, A. | D.C.M.
2688 | Pte. | Shillits, J. W. | M.M.
2518 | Pte. | Butler, B. | M.M.
2583 | Pte. | Maw, T. V. | M.M.
2220 | Pte. | McAndrew, B. | M.M.
1289 | Pte. | Clark, J. W. | M.M.
36959 | Pte. | Carr, H. | D.C.M.
202759 | Pte. | Lockwood, L. | M.M.
202967 | Pte. | Padgett, H. | M.M.
41282 | Pte. | Pickard, S. | M.M.
202162 | Pte. | Mitchell, C. | M.M.
200946 | Pte. | Bland, R. | M.M.
202152 | Pte. | Shepherd, W. | M.M.
200670 | Pte. | Blanshard, J. | M.M.
200726 | Pte. | Rogers, N. | M.M.
200703 | Pte. | Kitson, I. R. | M.M.
203134 | Pte. | Wilson, J. W. | M.M.
18/411 | Pte. | Howarth, H. | M.M.
18/1288 | Pte. | Pickles, H. | M.M.
203003 | Pte. | O’Connor, G. | M.C.
235031 | Pte. | Fawcett, H. | M.M.
983 | Pte. | Jowett, W. H. | M.M.
54131 | Pte. | Holeford, J. T. | M.M.
62513 | Pte. | Chandler, A. J. | M.M.
58951 | Pte. | Drake, W. H. | M.M.
240888 | Pte. | Watson, W. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
54901 | Pte. | Miller, J. | M.M.
22185 | Pte. | Dickens, F. | M.M.
9457 | Pte. | Birbeck, J. | M.M.
63020 | Pte. | Harrison, W. | M.M.
307593 | Pte. | Mackay, A. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
2485 | Pte. | Gatenby, W. A. | M.M.
310 | Pte. | Marshall, A. T. | M.M.
2292 | Pte. | Moss, C. E. | M.M.
4231 | Pte. | Greenwood, W. | M.M.
3506 | Pte. | Smith, C. | M.M.
201434 | Pte. | Grayson, J. | M.M.
1/6TH WEST YORKS. REGIMENT
| Lt.-Col. | Wade, H. O. | D.S.O.
| Lt.-Col. | Wistance, W. | M.C.
| | | D.S.O.
| Major | Clough, R. | M.C.
| Major | Hornshaw, F. G. | M.C.
| Captain | Sanderman, G. R. | M.C.
| Captain | Fawcett, R. A. | M.C.
| Captain | Armistead, T. E. | M.C.
| Captain | Fawcett, W. L. | M.C.
| Captain | Gordon, J. S. | M.C.
| Captain | Weighill, W. C. S. | M.C.
| Captain | Mossop, W. N. | M.C.
| Captain | Sanders, G., V.C. | M.C.
| Captain | Rees, G. F. G. | M.C.
| Captain | Stansfield, E. D. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| Captain | Hill, W. H. | M.C.
| Captain | Muller, J. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Mitchell, H. | M.C.
| Lieut. | MacLusky, W. B. | M.C.
| | | Bar to M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Scales, W. A. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Speight, G. H. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Tempest, E. V. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Hick, B. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Greenwood, L. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Illingworth, J. | M.C.
9 | R.S.M. | Barker, H. | M.C.
| | | D.C.M.
11572 | R.S.M. | Sugden, A. | D.C.M.
| | | M.S.M.
229 | C.S.M. | Walmsley, W. | Croix de Guerre
240037 | C.S.M. | Moorhouse, W. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
260007 | C.S.M. | Padgett, C. | M.M.
240144 | C.S.M. | Wallace, A. | M.M.
298 | Q.M.S. | Paisey, J. L. | D.C.M.
1809 | C.Q.M.S. | Woodhead, C. | M.S.M.
1147 | Sgt. | Meckosha, S. | V.C.
1140 | Sgt. | Kelly, J. W. | D.C.M.
1773 | Sgt. | Simpson, C. G. | D.C.M.
2626 | Sgt. | Sayers, J. | D.C.M.
79 | Sgt. | Banks, H. | D.C.M.
1259 | Sgt. | Stanton, W. | M.M.
2623 | Sgt. | Dracup, J. | M.M.
3539 | Sgt. | Bradley, E. | D.C.M.
| | | Cross of St.
| | | George 4th
| | | Class
324 | Sgt. | King, H. R. | M.M.
2450 | Sgt. | Sunter, T. | M.S.M.
1706 | Sgt. | McIvor, R. G. | M.M.
2044 | Sgt. | Fairbank, F. E. | M.M.
241048 | Sgt. | Browne, W. | D.C.M.
240980 | Sgt. | Powell, F. | M.M.
240398 | Sgt. | Ward, J. | M.S.M.
240197 | Sgt. | Chapman, S. | M.S.M.
241856 | Sgt. | Cheer, R. | M.M.
9230 | Sgt. | Bagnall, T. | M.M.
242634 | Sgt. | Sharp, B. | M.S.M.
1165 | Cpl. | Smith, A. | D.C.M.
2474 | Cpl. | Ellison, W. | D.C.M.
1799 | Cpl. | Foster, R. J. | M.M.
4616 | Cpl. | White, W. | M.M.
2372 | Cpl. | Emmott, G. | M.M.
1908 | Cpl. | Mee, H. | M.M.
1500 | Cpl. | Hutchinson, W. | M.M.
241215 | Cpl. | Davies, J. | M.M.
241764 | Cpl. | Bradley, G. | M.M.
242637 | Cpl. | Brown, A. P. | D.C.M.
240143 | Cpl. | Turton, H. | M.M.
72577 | Cpl. | Clacey, E. | M.M.
240883 | Cpl. | Stott, W. | M.M.
1140 | Cpl. | Kelly, J. W. | D.C.M.
1266 | L.-Cpl. | Wilkinson, E. J. | D.C.M.
3225 | L.-Cpl. | Johnson, E. | D.C.M.
3727 | L.-Cpl. | Simpson, W. | M.M.
1249 | L.-Cpl. | Corke, A. | M.M.
2091 | L.-Cpl. | Airey, N. G. | M.M.
3301 | L.-Cpl. | Sutcliffe, W. | M.M.
372 | L.-Cpl. | Simpson, W. G. | D.C.M.
1360 | L.-Cpl. | Wilcock, H. | D.C.M.
4539 | L.-Cpl. | Silverwood, A. | M.M.
241126 | L.-Cpl. | O’Donnell, G. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
241394 | L.-Cpl. | Hird, W. | M.M.
242770 | L.-Cpl. | Thomas, D. | M.M.
242490 | L.-Cpl. | Middleton, W. | M.M.
240737 | L.-Cpl. | Woolham, H. | M.M.
242864 | L.-Cpl. | Poole, E. P. | M.M.
20/37 | L.-Cpl. | Smithies, D. | M.M.
42398 | L.-Cpl. | Shepherd, G. F. | M.M.
62922 | L.-Cpl. | Smythe, C. G. | M.M.
54179 | L.-Cpl. | Rough, C. E. | M.M.
372 | L.-Cpl. | Simpson, W. G. | D.C.M.
2424 | Pte. | Preston, E. | D.C.M.
2315 | Pte. | Francis, W. | D.C.M.
2190 | Pte. | Kenmore, E. M. | D.C.M.
1418 | Pte. | Hodgson, G. H. | M.M.
2292 | Pte. | Moss, E. | M.M.
3107 | Pte. | Marshall, A. T. | M.M.
4274 | Pte. | Greenwood, W. | M.M.
3506 | Pte. | Smith, C. | M.M.
4539 | Pte. | Silverwood, A. | D.C.M.
31822 | Pte. | Nicholson, W. | D.C.M.
1263 | Pte. | Cooke, B. | M.M.
3808 | Pte. | Cawthra, M. | M.M.
1756 | Pte. | Bradley, T. | M.M.
1608 | Pte. | Coupland, A. | M.M.
2503 | Pte. | Dawson, J. H. | M.M.
242747 | Pte. | Howe, A. G. | M.M.
241548 | Pte. | Marton, E. | M.M.
242878 | Pte. | Horner, A. J. | M.M.
242826 | Pte. | Charlton, W. | M.M.
242614 | Pte. | Sweet, J. | M.M.
240344 | Pte. | Cassarley, V. | M.M.
240910 | Pte. | Walker, J. | M.M.
211568 | Pte. | Thistlethwaite, L. | M.M.
240787 | Pte. | Woddiwiss, C. B. | M.M.
240174 | Pte. | Hainsworth, A. | M.M.
242520 | Pte. | Hirst, W. | M.M.
242897 | Pte. | Dodds, C. | M.M.
62974 | Pte. | Swinton, A. R. | M.M.
54181 | Pte. | Rawding, H. T. | M.M.
62911 | Pte. | Porte, A. D. | M.M.
18104 | Pte. | King, H. | D.C.M.
240180 | Pte. | Evans, H. | D.C.M.
202059 | Pte. | Hanson, R. | M.M.
16/1532 | Pte. | Dalby, H. | M.M.
15/1622 | Pte. | Pawson, R. | M.M.
62621 | Pte. | Hitman, A. J. | M.M.
238233 | Pte. | Hawkins, E. T. | M.M.
50749 | Pte. | Johnson, T. J. | M.M.
63690 | Pte. | Hardy, D. | M.M.
62611 | Pte. | Reed, G. W. | M.M.
21717 | Pte. | Butler, D. | M.M.
15887 | Pte. | Pickles, B. | M.M.
1/7TH WEST YORKS. REGIMENT
| Lt.-Col. | Bousfield, H. D. | C.M.G.
| | | D.S.O.
| | | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
| Lt.-Col. | Tetley, C. H. | D.S.O.
| Major | Braithwaite, W. H. | M.C.
| Captain | Redmayne, J. B. | M.C.
| Captain | Walling, E. | M.C.
| | | French Croix
| | | de Guerre
| Captain | Foulds, C. L. | M.C.
| Captain | Booth, G. L. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Noone, W. J. S. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Haydon, P. M. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Desprez, L. W. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Swift, A. E. | M.C.
| Lieut. | Smith, C. J. B. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Glazebrook, A. R. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Baldwin, F. J. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Feather, N. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Dickinson, T. E. | M.C.
265012 | R.S.M. | Stembridge, F. | D.C.M.
265001 | R.Q.M.S. | Rhodes, H. | M.S.M.
25 | C.S.M. | Lodge, H. | D.C.M.
1610 | C.S.M. | Fenton, H. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
267579 | C.S.M. | Allerton, A. | D.C.M.
265703 | C.S.M. | Cushworth, G. | D.C.M.
| | | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
265079 | C.S.M. | Peacock, H. E. | M.S.M.
305665 | C.S.M. | Turner, W. | D.C.M.
433 | C.Q.M.S. | Wilkinson, F. | D.C.M.
566 | Sgt. | Coates, J. | D.C.M.
| | | Croix de Guerre
1931 | Sgt. | Elliott, J. H. | M.M.
3203 | Sgt. | Sanders, G. | V.C.
773 | Sgt. | Denbigh, P. | M.M.
2032 | Sgt. | Chaplin, A. | M.M.
1370 | Sgt. | Chickley. H. | M.M.
266906 | Sgt. | Sanderson, S. | D.C.M.
| | | M.M.
265069 | Sgt. | Bourne, H. | M.M.
266959 | Sgt. | Lightfoot, H. | M.M.
265437 | Sgt. | Yeadon, E. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
266654 | Sgt. | McNichol, M. | D.C.M.
268855 | Sgt. | Train, J. | M.M.
266627 | Sgt. | Ibbitson, G. | M.M.
265005 | Sgt. | Wortley, R. | M.S.M.
265556 | Sgt. | Guchrie, G. H. | Croix de Guerre
2953 | Sgt. | Read, N. | M.M.
1601 | L.-Sgt. | Cawgill, J. | D.C.M.
265534 | L.-Sgt. | Beevers, C. | M.M.
307880 | L.-Sgt. | Cross, S. | M.M.
3017 | Cpl. | Bentley, J. | D.C.M.
2625 | Cpl. | Makin, W. | D.C.M.
4137 | Cpl. | Cook, L. | Bronze Medal for
| | | Military Valour
265816 | Cpl. | Dennison, E. | M.M.
266121 | Cpl. | Moss, J. | D.C.M.
268080 | Cpl. | Fryer, E. | M.M.
265590 | Cpl. | Stothard, W. | M.M.
2991 | L.-Cpl. | Ingleby, H. | M.M.
2050 | L.-Cpl. | Anderson, J. | M.M.
3176 | L.-Cpl. | Pickles, P. | M.M.
2103 | L.-Cpl. | Fawcett, A. | M.M.
3000 | L.-Cpl. | Kirk, L. | M.M.
1847 | L.-Cpl. | Moss, J. C. | D.C.M.
265470 | L.-Cpl. | Vince, F. | M.M.
2330 | L.-Cpl. | Beanland, C. | Croix de Guerre
267752 | L.-Cpl. | Pullan, F. H. | M.M.
265658 | L.-Cpl. | Craker, C. W. | M.M.
268059 | L.-Cpl. | Turner, E. | M.M.
367846 | L.-Cpl. | Newson, A. | M.M.
265321 | L.-Cpl. | Metcalf, J. | M.M.
265311 | L.-Cpl. | Strickland, G. H. | M.M.
265864 | L.-Cpl. | Smith, G. | M.M.
265948 | L.-Cpl. | Sheard, A. | M.M.
267772 | L.-Cpl. | Hart, G. A. | M.M.
267581 | L.-Cpl. | Hawkins, A. | M.M.
59616 | L.-Cpl. | Kinsman, J. W. | M.M.
266235 | L.-Cpl. | Schofield, W. | M.M.
265233 | L.-Cpl. | Agar, T. W. | M.M.
1971 | Rfm. | Garrity, M. | D.C.M.
1215 | Rfm. | Waters, L. | D.C.M.
2154 | Rfm. | Worth, J. | D.C.M.
1966 | Rfm. | Emmett, H. | M.M.
4487 | Rfm. | Hawland, W. | M.M.
2775 | Rfm. | Blackburn, G. W. | Medal St. George
| | | 4th Class
2036 | Rfm. | Evans, G. H. | M.M.
266684 | Rfm. | Dickinson, A. | M.M.
265924 | Rfm. | Musgrove, J. W. | M.M.
268037 | Rfm. | Smith, H. | M.M.
265771 | Rfm. | Millson, H. | M.M.
267859 | Rfm. | Lincoln, H. | M.M.
267950 | Rfm. | Hall, N. A. | M.M.
241714 | Rfm. | Duckworth, W. | M.M.
267787 | Rfm. | Goggin, J. | M.M.
307675 | Rfm. | Dinsdale, G. | M.M.
266897 | Rfm. | Woodcock, E. | M.M.
201234 | Rfm. | Exilby, T. | M.M.
242583 | Rfm. | Haylock, G. | M.M.
62762 | Rfm. | Lyons, J. | M.M.
236366 | Rfm. | Watkin, J. W. | M.M.
242336 | Rfm. | Bottomley, J. | M.M.
268041 | Rfm. | Lindsell, J. W. | M.M.
266763 | Rfm. | Smith, H. | M.M.
62708 | Rfm. | Craddock, J. W. | M.M.
54405 | Rfm. | Hart, L. | M.M.
39620 | Rfm. | Smith, S. L. | M.M.
265771 | Rfm. | Wilson, H. | M.M.
266958 | Rfm. | Conlon, H. | M.M.
3017 | Rfm. | Bentley, J. | D.C.M.
1512 | Pte. | Cooper, J. W. | M.M.
268534 | Pte. | Hudson, D. | D.C.M.
265616 | Pte. | Capp, A. H. | D.C.M.
307876 | Pte. | Chapman, H. W. | M.M.
307898 | Pte. | Rudder, J. | M.M.
1/8TH WEST YORKS. REGIMENT
| Lt.-Col. | Alexander, J. W. | D.S.O.
| Major | Hudson, R. A. | D.S.O.
| Major | Sykes, S. S. | M.C.
| Major | Longbottom, T. | D.S.O.
| Captain | Brooke, W. H. | M.C.
| Captain | Burke, H. J. (R.A.M.C.) | M.C.
| Lieut. | Lupton, H. R. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Allexander, J. C. K. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Wilkinson, E. F. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Smith, F. W. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Worsley, W. E. | M.C.
| 2/Lieut. | Kemp, W. G. | M.C.
268228 | R.S.M. | Hemmingway, H. | D.C.M.
305509 | R.Q.M.S. | Pickersgill, F. | M.S.M.
305126 | C.S.M. | Spence, C. C. | D.C.M.
22501 | C.Q.M.S. | Smith, F. T. | M.M.
721 | Sgt. | Fretwell, C. N. | D.C.M.
559 | Sgt. | Pearson, A. | D.C.M.
2505 | Sgt. | Coulson, C. | D.C.M.
2063 | Sgt. | Archer, H. | M.M.
| | | Bar to M.M.
305601 | Sgt. | Flockton, J. | D.C.M.
307153 | Sgt. | Inglis, A. | M.M.
1983 | Cpl. | Green, E. | D.C.M.
306198 | Cpl. | Pearson, E. | Belgian Croix
| | | de Guerre
132 | L.-Cpl. | Thackray, H. | D.C.M.
2970 | L.-Cpl. | Wright, H. | D.C.M.
3377 | L.-Cpl. | Cunliffe, E. | M.M.
1757 | L.-Cpl. | Blaizmire, G. A. | M.M.
2503 | Rfm. | Dodd, A. | D.C.M.
1266 | Rfm. | Clough, J. | D.C.M.
2634 | Rfm. | Benson, A. | D.C.M.
2229 | Rfm. | Stead, W. | D.C.M.
4320 | Rfm. | Smith, J. | D.C.M.
2750 | Rfm. | Webster, F. | M.M.
268178 | Rfm. | Talbot, H. | M.M.
305096 | Rfm. | Nicholson, E. O. | M.M.
13569 | Rfm. | Bateman, W. | M.M.
307706 | Rfm. | Webb, E. | M.M.
305888 | Rfm. | Grant, J. | M.M.
307180 | Rfm. | Culley, A. | M.M.
1/4TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT