served as acting sergeant, in the 8th king's own yorkshire light infantry. 1/4th Btn. 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. 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 The 1st Battalion saw service in Burma in 1885 and the Tirah Expeditionary Force (1897). 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. 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. Age 26 Military Medal. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry . After beginning its life at Leeds, the battalion trained first at Farnley Park, Otley and then at Burton Leonard, near Ripon. Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Accession Number: KO 0860/01-050. Private, 2987. 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. This post however, concerns army service numbers and the dates on which these were issued between 1881 and 1914. Courtesy of Susan Knight. PTE George Perry Clark. 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. killed on the first day of the battle of the somme, 1st july 1916. aged 30. commemorated at the thiepval memorial to the missing. Edward Rose M.M. 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. Pte. Photograph: Egypt - Oct 1915 to Nov 1915 … Age 21. Private Edward Riby King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Date of death: 31/07/1915 (aged 34) Cemetery: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Belgium Son of George and Mary Jane Riby, of Minster, Moorgate, Beverley; husband of Sarah A. Hill (formerly Riby), of The Bakery, Albion Hill, Epworth, Doncaster. France & Flanders. Age 34. Page 10 1915 May/June. Sources for name1: Name2: Page 11 1915 June/July. 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. Killed in Action 21/12/1914. Husband of Hilda Victoria Bamford (formerly Pearson) of Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, UK. his death was reported as a hull casualty […] Sources for name1: Name2: Abraham was a Stone Mason. A1013 George Henry Watts of Saltcoats, 5th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, died 10 August, 1915. He enlisted with the 10th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and was later transferred to the 182nd Coy, Royal Engineers. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles. Native of Rotherham. He was awarded the M.M. 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 Just changed it to the right one The 1891 Census shows the family living at Lane Bottom, Wooldale, near Holmfirth. Monday 13-09-1915. Infantry: Specific type: Infantry battalion: Full size: 1,000 Sources for overview: Created: 1/4/1908. Page 8 1915 May. 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. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Firth. Bellewaarde – Losses. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry can trace its history back to 1755. This was on the Somme. [1] The 105th Regiment moved to Pontefract Barracks to co-locate with the 51st Regiment in 1879. In the uniform of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry approx. The Division is renamed. In 1861 East India Company forces were absorbed into the British Army, and the regiment became the 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment. Arthur. [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. 1915. Best regards. In 1881 The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) was formed out of the old 51st and 105th Regiments of Foot. Soldier Records for King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 56 results. 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". 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors t Ian . 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. Infantry: Specific type: Infantry battalion: Full size: 1,000 Sources for overview: Created: 1/4/1908. Date: 1915 Sept. - 1919 Mar. 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. The Battle of Bellewaarde. Enlisted - Pontefract. Page 14 1915 October – Armentieres. Date: 1914 Aug. - 1915 Dec. Once gain as the Battalion advanced they were held up withering fire from enemy inter-crossing ‘wired’ machine gun posts positioned along a ridge. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. Details of WO 95/2162/1; Reference: WO 95/2162/1 Description: 9 Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. L/CPL 6759. His parents had married at Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth, on the 20th October, 1883. Born - Whiteley Bridge,Yorks. A930 William Sambrook of Great Wyrley, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Light Infantry, died 11 August 1918, aged 19. Archibald F Palmer. [2] The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Pte. 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. 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. 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. The King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI was a light infantry regiment of the British Army. Edward Rose was my Great Uncle. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, Somme, France. born eastrington, yorkshire, 1886. son of john m & alice mary christian. 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. Tom EASTWOOD (1884 - 1915) (Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Tom Eastwood was born in Holmfirth in 1884 to Abraham Eastwood and Emily Marsh. 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). The 2nd Madras European Light Infantry was raised by the East India Company in 1839. Details of WO 95/1558/1; Reference: WO 95/1558/1 Description: 2 Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. King's Own ( Yorkshire Light Infantry I. enlisted doncaster. 2nd Battalion. He died on the 14th of November 1918 aged 27 years from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident, while riding a bicycle. Saturday 26-08-1916. This battalion was wiped out on the First Day of the Somme, 1st July 1916, losing over 500 casualties. DIXON, John William. Page 9 1915 May. 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 13 1915 Sep/Oct – Armentieres. Thanks Munster. 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