Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 I am looking for the Division of the 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment around the date of 25/4/1918? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Also it says 1st Batt on his CWGC record does that mean 1st or 1/4 Batt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Hello, 1st Bn East Yorkshires were with the 64th brigade 21st Division at this time. And 1st Bn is 1st Bn. Whats the name etc of your chap? If you don't mind me asking. chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 1/4 is 1st Line of the 4th Battalion. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Chris I am looking at all the chaps on the local memorial here in Withernsea then they are being displayed at the Wartime Experance weekend in June. I am looking at Pte 30580 John Wilkins E York’s Reg. could only find a little on him but looked again today and found his service records under 92347 KOYLI. Also suprised he had three other brothers who survived the war and his father was awarded the OBE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Chris when you put E York’s Reg in ancestry card catalogue on the right it only has 17, 28, 31 & 50 Divisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 (edited) The 1st East Yorkshires joined the 21st Division in November 1915, is it the war diary you're after? If so, in the 'keyword' box, put 2161/2, that should get your diary Chris Edited 29 January , 2018 by Dragoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 And its quite moving really, 1 out of the 4 brothers, shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Yeah it’s been an eye opener looking at all of them on the memorial -One had German name and changed it. -Other joined and fought with a German name and while he died his father was classed as an illegal alien - other POW for 4 years and died on repat to UK - 1 drowned while stationed here after his doc said sea water is good for arthritis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Chris for some reason did not work look at pic attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Got it mate thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Good stuff, and thanks for sharing info on the brothers. Best wishes Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazscuba Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 Thanks Chris Looking at the 25th April 1918 was a last stand around the BHQ and not many survived. Lots missing as well. These lads had b***s of steel to go thro what they did. r u ex Artillery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 (edited) No, ex Cav, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Great Grandfather was RFA, and a number of other members of my family were Artillery. Chris Edited 29 January , 2018 by Dragoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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