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.
#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
I believe so. His Bond of Sacrifice entry mentions Warren House that is still standing in West Wickham. Incidentally it was used as a hospital during the Great War.
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I believe so. His Bond of Sacrifice entry mentions Warren House that is still standing in West Wickham. Incidentally it was used as a hospital during the Great War.
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.
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.
A very famous bridge.
December 5, 2023 at 4:45 PM
A very famous bridge.
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.'