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2/8th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)

Private 306827 William Davies 2/8 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own).

10 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)

Lieutenant Herbert Parsons,  10 Bn West Yorkshire. Rgt. (Prince of Wales’s Own). KIA 14 April 1917. Arras Memorial (unknown)

12 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) – 9 Brigade, 3 Division.

The 12 Bn West Yorks. a service  ‘Pals’ battalion, raised at York in September 1914. Arrived in France during September 1915 and gone straight into the line as reserves during the Battle of Loos when they suffered heavy casualties. The battalion then served in and around Ypres during the rest of 1915 and into 1916. 17 February 1918 : disbanded in France. Formed 10th Entrenching Bn with 8th East Yorks.

Sergeant 12399 Joseph Davies, 12 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). KIA 4 May 1916, La Laiterie Cemetery

15 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own)

Private 15/1425 Harold Griffiths, 15 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). KIA 20 August 1916, Le Touret Military Cemetery

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