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Great Grandson of Henry York, Barnsley Pals, Killed in Action at Serre 1st July 1916.

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Neil York
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Rest peacefully, my hero. Swallowed up in victory. #Somme #WW1 #Barnsley #OTD
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RT @TheWFA: New WFA member resource šŸ“¢ Orders of Battle (ORBATs) from the collection of Dr George F. Nafziger now available to WFA membersā€”ā€¦
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South Bank Express, 14th December 1918.
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@sommecourt @OldFrontLinePod If we do the multiplication I think even 20 million is a conservative figure, Paul. Little wonder the government dropped the idea!
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RT @BElliottAuthor: Women kept industry and commerce going in many areas during the Great War: gas meter readers and staff of Barnsley Gasā€¦
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Questions and Answers Episode 22 via @OldFrontLinePod
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RT @SussexWfa: Morning All todayā€™s picture was taken of the often forgotten Chinese Labour Corp. This picture was taken at ā¦@CWGCā© Bourlonā€¦
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RT @TerryWhenham: I took this photo as a 15 year old lad @CWGC Menin Gate in September 1980. It was to be another 20 years before I came baā€¦
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Questions and Answers Episode 21 via @OldFrontLinePod
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Walking the Somme: Mailly-Maillet via @OldFrontLinePod
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Battlefield Vlog: Christmas Truce 1914 via @OldFrontLinePod
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RT @TerryWhenham: Frankā€™s incredibly sad story is included in my free podcast ā€œTales from the Battlefieldsā€. You can download the podcast oā€¦
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RT @sommecourt: Battlefield Vlog: York Cemetery, Haspres. In the latest @OldFrontLinePod video we look at the 1/4th and 1/5th York & Lancsā€¦
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#OTD 1914 a fleet of German warships shelled Hartlepool, Scarborough & Whitby from the North Sea. British artillery returned fire & hit two enemy ships. 130+ civilians died & it was the first time in #WW1 that Kitchener's Army came under fire with men of the 18/DLI being killed.
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Walking Arras: Point du Jour via @OldFrontLinePod
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RT @berty199: Proud to have created my 1st audio guide for the superb app - @guidltours. Itā€™s a walking tour of the fascinating site that iā€¦
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Questions and Answers Episode 18 via @OldFrontLinePod
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Additional information here mentions the award of Mentioned in Dispatches for his part in rescuing a Royal Field Artillery battery at Elouges. The same action at which Captain Grenfell was awarded the Victoria Cross
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