Page 14 1915 October – Armentieres. He enlisted with the 10th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and was later transferred to the 182nd Coy, Royal Engineers. Killed in Action 21/12/1914. born eastrington, yorkshire, 1886. son of john m & alice mary christian. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. Tom EASTWOOD (1884 - 1915) (Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Tom Eastwood was born in Holmfirth in 1884 to Abraham Eastwood and Emily Marsh. Accession Number: KO 0860/01-050. On the 24th October, the 9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry were given the objective of taking a ‘Green line’ south of Poix Du Nord. Husband of Hilda Victoria Bamford (formerly Pearson) of Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, UK. 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He died on the 14th of November 1918 aged 27 years from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident, while riding a bicycle. This was on the Somme. This battalion was wiped out on the First Day of the Somme, 1st July 1916, losing over 500 casualties. The 1891 Census shows the family living at Lane Bottom, Wooldale, near Holmfirth. as the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F), working alongside the Allies, tried to break the stalemate that had been reached by the end of 1915. A1013 George Henry Watts of Saltcoats, 5th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died 10 August, 1915. Age 21. Sources for name1: Name2: Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Firth. 1916 was a year of heavy losses and more change for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (K.O.Y.L.I.) Son of the late Mark William Pearson. The 2nd Madras European Light Infantry was raised by the East India Company in 1839. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry . King's Own ( Yorkshire Light Infantry I. Thanks Munster. Details of WO 95/2162/1; Reference: WO 95/2162/1 Description: 9 Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army.It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-19: The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY: Battalion Unknown Armitage Lt : Photo Ashton W Pte : Short Record Of Service Barry W Pte : Short Record Of Service Barton J Pte 325046 : Obituary Bond R C Col DSO : Photo As a result of the Cardwell reforms, the King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) was formed in 1881 with the 51st and 105th as the first and second battalions of the Regiment, the 105th bringing with it the motto "Cede Nullis". Just changed it to the right one He was awarded the M.M. Sources for created: Name1: 5th Battalion King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Name1 Start: 1/4/1908 Name1 End: 1915 Reason for change: Renumbering of territorial battalions. 1/4th Btn. 2nd Battalion. After beginning its life at Leeds, the battalion trained first at Farnley Park, Otley and then at Burton Leonard, near Ripon. L/CPL 6759. Date: 1915 Sept. - 1919 Mar. Age 26 Military Medal. Edward Rose was my Great Uncle. Photograph: Egypt - Oct 1915 to Nov 1915 Lieutenant Law (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry), Lieutenant Thorne, Lieutenant Jervois (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) and Lieutenant Peake. Page 8 1915 May. Monday 13-09-1915. The battalion's history dates from 5th September 1914 when the War Office authorised the West Yorkshire Coalowners Association to raise a Miners Battalion for the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). John DIXON* Private 2738 5th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Died 4 August 1915, aged 28 John DIXON Corporal 241078 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Died 9 December 1917, aged 23 John Lawson DIXON* Private 21937 8th York and Lancaster Died 28 June 1916, aged 26 In 1881 The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) was formed out of the old 51st and 105th Regiments of Foot. Details of WO 95/1558/1; Reference: WO 95/1558/1 Description: 2 Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. [2] The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry In 1861 East India Company forces were absorbed into the British Army, and the regiment became the 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment. 1915. The 5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (5th Bn KOYLI), was a unit of Britain's Territorial Force formed in 1908 from Volunteer units originally raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1860. Age 34. Page 11 1915 June/July. Research showed it to be officers of the 9th Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, taken at a chateau in La Neuville, Corbie, in April 1916. It served in some of the bitterest fighting on the Western Front during World War I, leading the attack at the tank battle of Cambrai and defending Bucquoy in March 1918. Page 10 1915 May/June. France & Flanders. A930 William Sambrook of Great Wyrley, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Light Infantry, died 11 August 1918, aged 19. Once gain as the Battalion advanced they were held up withering fire from enemy inter-crossing ‘wired’ machine gun posts positioned along a ridge. In the Line Neuve Eglise, Kemmel Sector Page 12 1915 August – To Armentieres. Abraham was a Stone Mason. Courtesy of Susan Knight. Page 13 1915 Sep/Oct – Armentieres. enlisted doncaster. Born - Whiteley Bridge,Yorks. In the uniform of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry approx. Arthur. The Division is renamed. Ian . Date: 1914 Aug. - 1915 Dec. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, Somme, France. Edward Rose M.M. Sources for name1: Name2: The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles. His parents had married at Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth, on the 20th October, 1883. Native of Rotherham. Infantry: Specific type: Infantry battalion: Full size: 1,000 Sources for overview: Created: 1/4/1908. PTE George Perry Clark. Private, 2987. Pte. Enlisted - Pontefract. Saturday 26-08-1916. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) or officially The King's Own (South) Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. Soldier Records for King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 56 results. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army.It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. Rank: Corporal / Sergeant Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry / East Yorkshire Regiment Mother: Mrs Booth Address: 1 Linton Terrace, St Helen’s, Hastings Other Info: Wounded (Jan 1915).In India (November 1917) Published: January 1915 & November 1917 Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. [1] The 105th Regiment moved to Pontefract Barracks to co-locate with the 51st Regiment in 1879. his death was reported as a hull casualty […] killed on the first day of the battle of the somme, 1st july 1916. aged 30. commemorated at the thiepval memorial to the missing. Best regards. and was Gazetted on the 5th January,1917, for an action on the 22nd of October 1916, with the 1/4th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry at Hebuterne, where he was a Lewis Gunner. Bellewaarde – Losses. This post however, concerns army service numbers and the dates on which these were issued between 1881 and 1914. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry can trace its history back to 1755. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Sources for created: Name1: 4th Battalion King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Name1 Start: 1/4/1908 Name1 End: 1915 Reason for change: Renumbering of territorial battalions. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Date of death: 15/11/1915 (aged 23) Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY ... King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Date of death: 15/11/1915 (aged 29) Cemetery: BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY Son of Emrys and Elizabeth Crossley, of 65, Union Lane, Regent St., Wrexham. Page 9 1915 May. The Battle of Bellewaarde. Out of the Line. The King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI was a light infantry regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors t Infantry: Specific type: Infantry battalion: Full size: 1,000 Sources for overview: Created: 1/4/1908. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army.It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. Photograph: Egypt - Oct 1915 to Nov 1915 … [11] 2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Unit War Diary, 1 August 1914 – 31 December 1915, TNA Reference WO95/1551/1 [12] Ibid ; [13] The Batley News editions between 9 to 30 October 1915 have been checked to date. Archibald F Palmer. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Date of death: 29/09/1918 (aged 18) Cemetery: BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Son of James and Annie E. Barnett, of 336, Sheffield Rd., Templeborough, Sheffield. DIXON, John William. Pte. The 1st Battalion saw service in Burma in 1885 and the Tirah Expeditionary Force (1897). served as acting sergeant, in the 8th king's own yorkshire light infantry. 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