Ireland's Memorial Records 1914–1918
Ireland's Memorial Records (IMR), or to give it its full title, - Ireland's Memorial Records 1914–1918, contains the names of Irishmen who fell in the First World War 1914–1918, compiled by the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial. The book has decorative borders by Harry Clarke and is an incredible record of the service of men from the island of Ireland during the First World War.
Published in 8 volumes in 1923 by the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial the work seeks to ‘perpetuate the names and personalities of over 49,400 Irishmen who fell in the Great War’. Only one hundred sets of this unique publication were produced at the time.
The borders were designed by the artist, engraver and stain-glass window designer Harry Clarke. Combined with the records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, and other military sources such as medal records, they help to build up a picture of the family members who served during the War.
The names of soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment, and who can be found in this book, are shown below. Also, there are soldiers who were formerly in the Yorkshire Regiment but who then served in Irish regiments who are commemorated in the book.
(Note : Not all of the Yorkshire Regiment soldiers whose names appear in memorials in Eire are found in this book.)
Yorkshire Regiment Commemorations
Private Herbert James Baguley
296841. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 31037 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Mansfield (Notts), Enlisted Mansfield.
(SDGW gives No as 29684)
2nd Lieutenant John William Berryman
15th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached 2nd/4th Battalion KOYLI. Son of John William and Annie Berryman, of 178, Stevenson St., Westoe, South Shields. Killed 27 November 1917. Aged 23.
Rifleman Parkinson Bilton
306017. 2nd/8th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 10624 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Margarite Bilton, of 4, Barnett Terrace, Tong Rd., Armley, Leeds. Killed 22 November 1917. Aged 24.
Enlisted Leeds, Resided Leeds.
Commemorated Panel 5, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Lance Corporal Alfred Binks
203460. 2nd/5th York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 2379 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 20 November 1917.
Enlisted Wath-on-Dearne (Rotherham).
Commemorated on Panels 9 and 10, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Serjeant Sidney Bonnington
29428. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 28507 Sherwood Foresters. Son of William and Patty Gertrude Bonnington, of 78, Barlow Street, Derby. Enlisted in 18th (Bantam) Bn. Sherwood Foresters, Aug., 1915. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Derby, Enlisted Derby.
Private Herbert Briggs
24794. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Pudsey (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds, Resided Pudsey.
Private Robert Brown
34486. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly TR/5/44620 81st T R Battn. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Jarrow (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Jarrow.
Serjeant William Irvin Brown
23590. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. D C M, Croiss-de-Guerre. Husband of Minnie Jane Brown, of 193, Linthorpe Rd., Middlesbrough. Died 23 November 1917. Aged 28.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private John Butterworth
25486. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Stockton, Enlisted Middlesbrough, Resided Stockton.
Private Alfred William Chalkley
29455. 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, formerly 23181 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 28 November 1917.
Born London, Enlisted Bradford (Yorks), Resided Millbridge (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 10, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Private Thomas Codling
35645. 10th Battalion King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), formerly 32038 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 December 1917.
Born Lingdale, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 8, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Private Fred Colpus
235578. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3892 Yorkshire Dragoons. Died 23 November 1917.
Enlisted Doncaster, Resided Hexthorpe.
Private William Conway
29502. 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, formerly 24688 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Frederick Conway, of 4, Barleycorn St., Whitehall Rd., Leeds. Killed 28 November 1917.
Born Leeds (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated on Panel 10, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Lance Corporal George Ellis
5635. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 November 1917.
Born Old Malton (Yorks), Enlisted Malton.
Private Frank Harry Evatt
29438. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 28564 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Leicester, Enlisted Leicester.
Private George Oswald Fea
235585. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3116 Yorkshire Dragoons. Only son of George and Emily Fea, of Bridlington, Yorks. A Solicitor. Enlisted in the Q.O. Yorkshire Dragoons, Oct., 1914, proceeded overseas, July, 1915. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 40.
Enlisted Bridlington.
Private Arthur Foley
22999. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Doncaster, Enlisted Doncaster, Resided Swinefleet (Goole).
Private Elijah Garlick
29843. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 32523 Notts & Derby Regt. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garlick, of 37, Lower Noon Sun, Thornsett, Birch Vale, Stockport. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 29.
Born Glossop (Derby), Enlisted Buxton, Resided Hayfield (Near Stockport).
Lance Serjeant Walter Goode
29827. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 32347 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 23 January 1917.
Born Hinckley (Leicester), Enlisted Hinckley.
2nd Lieutenant Thomas Robert Gray
4th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, attached 7th Battalion KOYLI. Son of James and Jane Wotherspoon Aitken Gray, of Gartlea, Motherwell. Killed 24 November 1917. Aged 30.
Private James Green
40656, 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 32575 10th T R Battalion. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Scarborough, Enlisted Scarborough.
Private Harry Griffiths
24786. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Thomas William and Lucy Emma Patterson, of 6, Nineveh Walk, Holbeck, Leeds. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 25.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Captain John Anthony Harris, MC
12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. J. Harris, of 3, Leven St., Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorks, and the late Col. J. Harris, V. D. Died 26 November 1917. Aged 27.
Private Arthur Harrison, MM
24657. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Wakefield (Yorks), Enlisted Wakefield.
Lance Corporal George Wilson Harrison
203472. 2/5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, formerly 2539 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 20 November 1917.
Enlisted Malton (Yorks).
Commemorated on Panels 9 & 10, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Private Willie Hesling
235579. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3903 Yorks Dragoons. Son of Arthur and Alice Hesling, of 86, Marsh St., Bradford. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford, Resided Little Horton (Bradford).
Private James William Hibbins
29791. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 32051 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Stamford (Lincs), Enlisted Stamford.
Private Arthur Howell
29784. 2nd/5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, formerly 41463 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 3 December 1917.
Born Tottenham (Middlesex), Enlisted Fulham (Middx.).
Commemorated on Panel 3, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Corporal Alban Jarman
41920. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 13155 Leics Regt. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born East Norton (Leicester), Enlisted Leicester, Resided Uppingham (Rutland).
Private Mark Albert Johnson
24680. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Lance Corporal Joseph Kennedy
25584. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford, Resided West Bowling.
Lance Corporal Robert Smith Kitchen
25474. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Leeds.
Corporal John Alfred Lee
25631. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Ravensthorpe (Yorks), Enlisted Huddersfield, Resided Mirfield (Huddersfield).
Private Albert Edward Lumb
235584. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3726 York Dragoons. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Lumb, of 93, Prospect Rd., Longwood, Huddersfield. Killed 23 November 1917.
Enlisted Harrogate, Resided Longwood (Huddersfield).
Private Charles Mannion
21306. 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Died 28 November 1917.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private Michael Marr
25677. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Holborn (London), Enlisted London, Resided Tottenham Court Rd.
Lance Corporal William Martin
29531. 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, formerly 23171 the Yorkshire Regiment. Died 28 November 1917.
Enlisted Richmond (Yorks), Resided Middlesbrough (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 10, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Captain Richard Mason
13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Private John McCormick
27617. 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers, formerly 12549 Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Hannah Tate McCormick, of 1, Burdon St., Ryhope, Co. Durham. Killed 21 November 1917. Aged 30.
Born Whitehaven (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland.
Commemorated Panel 5, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
2nd Lieutenant Leslie Melhuish
The Yorkshire Regiment, attached 2nd/5th Battalion KOYLI. Son of Robert Melhuish, of Northgate, Harborne, Birmingham, and the late Annie Melhuish. Enlisted in the 9th Bn. S. Staffordshire Regt. Killed 27 November 1917. Aged 21.
Private William Monagham
25542. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Private James Leo Moore
12395. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 November 1917.
Born Egton Bridge (Whitby), Enlisted Whitby, Resided Egton Bridge.
Private William O'Hare
41678. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 160643 R F A. Son of Maria O'Hare, of 20, Maple Grove, Seaforth, Liverpool, and the late William O'Hare. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 26.
Born Seaforth, Enlisted Seaforth.
Private John Ogden
41827. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 41827 R F A. Husband of Lillie Ogden, of 13, Gleaves Rd., Eccles, Manchester. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 40.
Born Manchester, Enlisted Manchester.
Lance Corporal Arthur Edgar Perks
42431. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 164213 R F A. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Stafford, Enlisted Birmingham, Resided Sutton Coldfield.
2nd Lieutenant Frank Stewart Phillips
13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Private Frank Porter
29720. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 31435 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Leicester, Enlisted Leicester.
Private James William Read
42455. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 15056 R F A. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Boscombe, Enlisted Poole, Resided Parkstone (Dorset).
Private Tom Riley
29631. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 30722 Notts & Derby Regt. Son of Tom and Annie Riley, of 41, Down St., Belgrave, Leicester. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 29.
Born Leicester, Enlisted Leicester.
Private Harry Routledge
12282. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Belfast, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Rothwell (Leeds).
Private John McGill Sheddon
34055. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5578 R A S C. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born South Leith (Midlothian), Enlisted Edinburgh.
Private John Simmonds
23536. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Thornhill (Yorks), Enlisted Dewsbury (Yorks), Resided Thornhill.
Corporal Cecil Simpson
29799. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 32097 Notts & Derby Regt. Son of Mrs. S. A. Simpson, of Rose Cottage, Hickling, Notts, and the late George Simpson. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 29.
Born Hickling Melton Mowbray (Leicester), Enlisted Loughborough.
Lance Corporal Charles James Smith
29588. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 30419 Notts & Derby Regt. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Maldon (Essex), Enlisted Loughborough, Resided Hybridge (Near Malden).
Private Reuben Bartrum Smith
42442. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 183728 R F A. Husband of Clara Elizabeth Smith, of G, St. Paul's Rd., Gloucester. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 40.
Born Gloucester, Enlisted Gloucester.
(Note CWGC data has wife's address as "G, St. Paul's Rd." In the 1911 Census he was still single and living at 26 Falkner St.)
Private Ernest Atkinson Tate
25612. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Atkinson and Angelina Tate, of 24, Forster St., Hunslet Rd., Leeds. Died 23 November 1917. Aged 21.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Hunslet.
Private James Henry Terry
235604. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3912 Yorks Dragoons. Died 23 November 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford, Resided West Bowling.
Private Gwilyn Morris Thomas
47892. 12th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 217580 R E. Husband of Mary Jane Thomas, of Plasybarlo, Login, Carmarthenshire. Died 28 November 1917. Aged 31.
Born Cilmaenllyd (Wales), Enlisted Carmarthen, Resided Login (S O).
Private James Thompson
25620. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died 23 November 1917.
Born Sunderland, Enlisted Sunderland.
Private John W Thompson
29463. 14th (Service) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, formerly 23627 Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 November 1917.
Born Middlesbrough (Yorks), Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Commemorated Panel 10, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
Lance Serjeant Jesse Tindall
23691. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Died 23 November 1917.
Born Hull, Enlisted Hull, Resided Springbank (Hull).
2nd Lieutenant Charles Walter Tune
13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Charles and Annie Tune, of Hessle, Yorks. Killed 23 November 1917. Aged 22.
Lance Corporal Fred Walker
23757. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Barnsley, Enlisted Barnsley (Yorks).
Private Harold Watson
41703. 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 160005 R F A. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Sheffield, Enlisted Southport.
Private Frank Whitton
91856. "E" Battalion Tank Corps, formerly 37033 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 20 November 1917.
Enlisted Ripon (Yorks).
Commemorated Panel 13, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
2nd Lieutenant Robert Wilford
5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Robert Levi Wilford and Jane Eliza Wilford, of The Black Bull Hotel, Yarm, Yorks. B.A. (London University). Died 23 November 1917. Aged 23.
Lance Corporal James Wright
25253. 12th Battalion South Wales Borderers, formerly 12232 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 25 November 1917.
Born Ryhope (Durham), Enlisted Sunderland, Resided Grangetown (Sunderland).
Commemorated Panel 5, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL.
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1914-1918 (CAR-DOV)
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