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From: "Alistair Chafer" <>
Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] 11th Yorkshire Regiment. East or West
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 19:53:26 +0100
References: <000701c7916e$ce9d16a0$0201a8c0@study>


I think you should be looking at the Yorkshire Regiment ( Princess of
Wales's Own) , The Green Howards.
The Regimental Museum at Richmond, N.Yorks, are very helpful.
Alistair
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From: "George Carter" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:45 PM
Subject: [GREATWAR] 11th Yorkshire Regiment. East or West


> I`m hoping in the near future to be able to visit the P.R.O. To view the
> war
> diary of the 11th Yorkshire Regiment in WW1 in which my grandfather served
> and was wounded, probably at one of the battles of the Somme.
>
> My first problem is that the P.R.O. has 2 diaries, one for the 11th
> battalion East Yorkshire and one for the 11th battalion West Yorkshire.
>
> The enlistment information I have says he was posted to the 11th by 19th
> Aug
> 1915. On the medal card I have for his regiment it just says, Yorkshire
> Light Infantry. He (Christopher George Carter) lived in Gateshead and he
> enlisted in Gateshead in Durham, so it`s not easy to link to either East
> or
> West Yorkshire.
> Can anyone help work out which diary I need to read? I`m not expecting
> finding his name mentioned I believe this is rare, but would hate to get
> it
> all wrong. He was according to his record, sent home wounded in September
> 1916. I found this in the Green Howards Newsletter and got the attestment
> details from the Green Howards.
>
> 23159 Carter C G B in the age column? , date of attestment 7 8/15 ,
> attested Gateshead , Posted to 11th By 19.8.15
> Found in The Green Howards Gazette September 1916, included in the roll of
> honour. Wounded 23159 C.G.Carter
>
> Would anyone know what the B in the age column could stand for?
>
> Thanks for any help with this.
>
> George Carter in Whaley Bridge
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