Neil York
@johncopse.bsky.social
Born and raised in Barnsley. Glassworker turned Traffic Officer. Great Grandson of Henry York, Barnsley Pals who fell at Serre on the 1st July 1916. Western Front Association member.
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In 2019, I submitted a case to the CWGC, that the Unknown Lance Corporal of the East Yorkshire Regiment in Plot 2, Row F, Grave 8 in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium was the grave of 201107 Lance Corporal Samuel Chapman of the 1st/4th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment
February 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In 2019, I submitted a case to the CWGC, that the Unknown Lance Corporal of the East Yorkshire Regiment in Plot 2, Row F, Grave 8 in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium was the grave of 201107 Lance Corporal Samuel Chapman of the 1st/4th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment
Great podcast from @sommecourt.bsky.social The Barnsley Pals were billeted in Mailly before 1/7/16. Ernest Bell 13/Y&L - "We got to Mailly & were billeted all over the place. Some houses with half a roof on, some with none. Of course, we were among the shells then"
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Walking the Somme: Mailly-Maillet
We begin Season 8 back on the Somme Battlefields of 1916 and walk the ground around the village of Mailly-Maillet, located just behind the British trenches in front of Beaumont-Hamel and Serre and …
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January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Great podcast from @sommecourt.bsky.social The Barnsley Pals were billeted in Mailly before 1/7/16. Ernest Bell 13/Y&L - "We got to Mailly & were billeted all over the place. Some houses with half a roof on, some with none. Of course, we were among the shells then"
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Ever wondered how to research your Great War ancestors? Try this comprehensive guide by @sommecourt.bsky.social. It brought back memories of early morning trips down the M1 from Barnsley to the PRO for a tiring day trawling papers and microfiche.
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Questions and Answers Special: WW1 Ancestors
In this special edition we look at how trace to service men and women who fought and died in the Great War. We cover a number of questions covering different aspects of how to trace your WW1 Ancest…
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December 29, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Ever wondered how to research your Great War ancestors? Try this comprehensive guide by @sommecourt.bsky.social. It brought back memories of early morning trips down the M1 from Barnsley to the PRO for a tiring day trawling papers and microfiche.
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From my collection - a stunning 18ct gold war workers badge from the La Bassee shell factory, which was located at Elliot Street, Cranstonhill in Glasgow. #WW1
December 29, 2024 at 10:41 AM
From my collection - a stunning 18ct gold war workers badge from the La Bassee shell factory, which was located at Elliot Street, Cranstonhill in Glasgow. #WW1
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Another painting based on a Fortunino Matania picture. British bombers in 1915 attack a German trench.
#ww1 #painting #history #1915 #britishsoldiers #digitalart #procreate
#ww1 #painting #history #1915 #britishsoldiers #digitalart #procreate
December 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Another painting based on a Fortunino Matania picture. British bombers in 1915 attack a German trench.
#ww1 #painting #history #1915 #britishsoldiers #digitalart #procreate
#ww1 #painting #history #1915 #britishsoldiers #digitalart #procreate
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First World War Christmas, number 17. ‘From Lady Rawlinson and Friends of the 4th Corps’. General Rawlinson’s Corps was heavily engaged in the developing Ypres Salient in 1914, suffering accordingly. Lady Rawlinson’s card, drawn by her husband, accompanied a Christmas pudding for all at the front
December 18, 2024 at 8:46 AM
First World War Christmas, number 17. ‘From Lady Rawlinson and Friends of the 4th Corps’. General Rawlinson’s Corps was heavily engaged in the developing Ypres Salient in 1914, suffering accordingly. Lady Rawlinson’s card, drawn by her husband, accompanied a Christmas pudding for all at the front
A cemetery that sees very few visitors. Well worth five minutes of your time to learn about the men of the York & Lancaster Regt who fell here in 1918. Unusually these men are remembered by name on the Haspres town war memorial. Thanks for telling their story, Paul
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Battlefield Vlog: York Cemetery, Haspres
In their final major battle of the Great War, the 1/4th (Hallamshire) and 1/5th Battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment made an advance towards the Selle River valley at Haspres. Trench warfa…
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December 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
A cemetery that sees very few visitors. Well worth five minutes of your time to learn about the men of the York & Lancaster Regt who fell here in 1918. Unusually these men are remembered by name on the Haspres town war memorial. Thanks for telling their story, Paul
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#OTD 1914 a fleet of German warships shelled Hartlepool, Scarborough & Whitby from the North Sea. British coastal artillery returned fire & hit two enemy ships. 130+ civilians died & notably it was the first time in #WW1 that Kitchener's Army came under enemy fire with men of the 18/DLI being killed
December 16, 2024 at 8:57 AM
#OTD 1914 a fleet of German warships shelled Hartlepool, Scarborough & Whitby from the North Sea. British coastal artillery returned fire & hit two enemy ships. 130+ civilians died & notably it was the first time in #WW1 that Kitchener's Army came under enemy fire with men of the 18/DLI being killed
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Walking Arras: Point du Jour. In this Old Front Line podcast we walk from Athies to the high ground at Point du Jour, seeing where men of the 9th (Scottish) Division, including troops from the South African Brigade fought in April 1917.
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Walking Arras: Point du Jour
We return to the Arras Battlefields of April 1917 and walk from Athies to the high ground at Point du Jour, seeing where men of the 9th (Scottish) Division, including troops from the South African …
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December 7, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Walking Arras: Point du Jour. In this Old Front Line podcast we walk from Athies to the high ground at Point du Jour, seeing where men of the 9th (Scottish) Division, including troops from the South African Brigade fought in April 1917.
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Indian war bonds poster, WW1.
November 29, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Indian war bonds poster, WW1.
2/Lt. Julian Martin Smith. Probably the first British Army #WW1 volunteer to die on the Western Front. He worked at the London Stock Exchange & volunteered on the 4/8/14. Served as Intelligence Corps Interpreter, attd. 9/Lancers. He saw action with 9/Lancers at Elouges. Wounded 7/9/14 & died 9/9/14.
November 28, 2024 at 3:17 PM
2/Lt. Julian Martin Smith. Probably the first British Army #WW1 volunteer to die on the Western Front. He worked at the London Stock Exchange & volunteered on the 4/8/14. Served as Intelligence Corps Interpreter, attd. 9/Lancers. He saw action with 9/Lancers at Elouges. Wounded 7/9/14 & died 9/9/14.
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On this day in 1918, the last German force of #WW1 finally surrendered.
Two weeks after the armistice was signed, on November 25, General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck formally surrendered his East African forces to the British at Abercorn, ending a long campaign spanning four years.
#HISTORY
Two weeks after the armistice was signed, on November 25, General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck formally surrendered his East African forces to the British at Abercorn, ending a long campaign spanning four years.
#HISTORY
November 25, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Somme Winter Walk: As the seasons change, in the latest Old Front Line #podcast we take a winter walk across one part of the Somme battlefields, walking along the tracks from near Courcelette to Thiepval and the Ancre Valley. #WW1
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Somme Winter Walk
As the seasons change along The Old Front Line we take a winter walk across one part of the Somme battlefields, walking along the tracks from near Courcelette to Thiepval and the Ancre Valley. The …
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November 23, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Somme Winter Walk: As the seasons change, in the latest Old Front Line #podcast we take a winter walk across one part of the Somme battlefields, walking along the tracks from near Courcelette to Thiepval and the Ancre Valley. #WW1
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One of the beauties of this new place is that I can share things from years ago again - this is probably the most popular tweet I’ve ever sent: a lockdown project that got out of hand. It now lives at the front of my classroom, students love it!
#history #fww #ww1 #tanks #trenches #landship #mkv
#history #fww #ww1 #tanks #trenches #landship #mkv
November 17, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Questions and Answers Episode 17: In the latest Old Front Line #podcast we look at casualties in the Battle of Loos, what units formed in #WW1 still existed in #WW2, was there 'stolen valour' in the FWW and examine collectables of the Great War.
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Questions and Answers Episode 17
We begin at the Battle of Loos in 1915, looking at the casualty figures for the opening stage of the attack and comparing them to the Somme, we then discuss what units formed in WW1 were still part…
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November 16, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Questions and Answers Episode 17: In the latest Old Front Line #podcast we look at casualties in the Battle of Loos, what units formed in #WW1 still existed in #WW2, was there 'stolen valour' in the FWW and examine collectables of the Great War.
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Remembering Jack Clegg of the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, RND. He was posted missing at the Ancre 13/11/16 then later assumed dead. Jack was a Dodworth lad and a pit electrician on enlistment working at Church Lane Colliery, Barnsley. Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
November 13, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Remembering Jack Clegg of the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, RND. He was posted missing at the Ancre 13/11/16 then later assumed dead. Jack was a Dodworth lad and a pit electrician on enlistment working at Church Lane Colliery, Barnsley. Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Honoured to have become the custodian of these medals. Will visit his grave in the New Year.
November 12, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Honoured to have become the custodian of these medals. Will visit his grave in the New Year.
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At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them #ArmisticeDay
November 11, 2024 at 8:09 AM
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them #ArmisticeDay
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WW1 on Film: Oh What A Lovely War! In the latest podcast we look at this 1969 film which influenced a whole generation of people in what the Great War stood for. But what does the film really tell us about the First World War and what is its value?
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WW1 on Film: Oh What A Lovely War!
The film Oh what A Lovely War! based on Joan Littlewood’s play was released in 1969 and influenced a whole generation of people in what the Great War stood for. But what does the film really …
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November 9, 2024 at 7:57 AM
WW1 on Film: Oh What A Lovely War! In the latest podcast we look at this 1969 film which influenced a whole generation of people in what the Great War stood for. But what does the film really tell us about the First World War and what is its value?
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The Menin Gate at Ypres in winter. Taken prior to current restoration.
November 8, 2024 at 10:09 AM
The Menin Gate at Ypres in winter. Taken prior to current restoration.
My latest read. 'The Winding Road Unfolds' by T.S.Hope. Thought to be a psudonym. Published in 1937 it's a very powerful first person account penned by a teenage Tommy who served on the Western Front from July 1917. Worth a read if you can find it. Also published under the title 'Rage of Battle.'
December 5, 2023 at 12:38 PM
My latest read. 'The Winding Road Unfolds' by T.S.Hope. Thought to be a psudonym. Published in 1937 it's a very powerful first person account penned by a teenage Tommy who served on the Western Front from July 1917. Worth a read if you can find it. Also published under the title 'Rage of Battle.'