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James Yates

Postby mjay » Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:46 pm

Regiment look up check please ww1 info for this James Yates
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... tes-Family

Document was faded Believe it reads Worcestershire regiment/ regiment number 19592

Help to confirm I've got the right James please

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Re: James Yates

Postby Jimmy » Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:11 pm

Worcester reg,


British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 about James Yates.
Name: James Yates.
Gender: Male.
Birth Date: abt 1896.
Age at Enlistment: 19.
Residence Place: 22a High Street?? Hill Dudley.
Document Year: 1915.
Regimental Number: D-19592.
Regiment Name: Worcestershire Regiment.
Number of Images: 16.
Form Title: Short Service Attestation.
Other Records: Search for 'James Yates' in other WWI collections.
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier.
James Yates Self (Head).
Mary Ann Yates Mother.
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Re: James Yates

Postby mjay » Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:28 pm

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Re: James Yates

Postby apowell » Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:27 pm

Hi Mandy,

We're in luck and looking at the information Jimmy found I can confirm this is the same James Yates on the BCC:

A death certificate dated 26th May 1918 for James's mother confirms the connection:

Sarah Ann Yates husband of Samuel (deceased) died and certificate witnessed by her daughter E E Rathbone.

Looking on the BCC we have a sister of James Elizabeth Emma Yates and I found her married to Charles Rathbone residing on the 1911 census at 2 Court, 3 Price St, Kates Hill, Dudley giving her place of birth Willenhall abt 1888 (fits perfectly).

James Yates
Worcestershire Regiment
9th Battalion
Entered: Balkans 4/7/15
Medals: 1915 Star, British & Victory

Worcestershire Regiment

Battalions of the New Armies
9th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Worcester in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under orders of 39th Brigade in 13th (Western) Division. Moved to Tidworth but by January 1915 was in billets in Basingstoke. Moved to Blackdown (Aldershot) in February 1915.
Sailed from Avonmouth in June 1915 and landed on Gallipoli next month.
January 1916 : Division evacuated from Gallipoli and moved to Egypt.
July 1918 : Brigade transferred to North Persia Force.

The 13th (Western) Division in 1914-1918

1915
On 7 June 1915, orders were received to prepare to move to the Mediterranean. All mechanical transport was withdrawn and the first reinforcement drafts were ordered not to sail (other than those for the artillery, end RE Companies).

13 June 1915 : first transports left port, and sailed to Alexandria. By 4 July, all units had moved to Mudros, preparatory for landing at Gallipoli. Between 6-16 July 1915 the Divisional infantry landed on Cape Helles and relieved 29th Division. They left and returned to Mudros at the end of the month, and the entire Division landed at ANZAC Cove between 3-5 August 1915.

Gallipoli
The Division took part in the following actions on Gallipoli:
•The Battle of Sari Bair, 6-10 August 1915
•The Battle of Russell's Top, 7 August
•The Battle of Hill 60, ANZAC, 27-28 August

Soon afterwards the Division was transferred from ANZAC to Suvla Bay. It was evacuated from Suvla 19-20 December 1915, whereupon the infantry moved after a weeks rest to the Helles bridgehead.

1916
•The last Turkish attacks at Helles, 7 January 1916

On 8-9 January 1916, the Division was evacuated from Helles and by 31 January was concentrated at Port Said. The Division held forward posts in the Suez Canal defences.

12 February 1916 : began to move to Mesopotamia, to strengthen the force being assembled for the relief of the besieged garrison at Kut al Amara. By 27 March, the Division had assembled near Sheikh Sa'ad and came under orders of the Tigris Corps. It then took part in the attempts to relieve Kut. After these efforts failed and Kut fell, the British force in the theatre was built up and reorganised. The Division took part in the following, more successful, operations:

1917
•The Battle of Kut al Amara, December 1916-February 1917
•The capture of the Hai Salient, 25 January - 5 February 1917
•The capture of Dahra Bend, 9-16 February 1917
•The passage of the Diyala, in the pursuit of the enemy towards Baghdad, 7-10 March 1917

At 10.30am on 11 March 1917, D Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry and the 6th (Service) Bn, the King's Own were the first British troops to enter Baghdad, which fell on this day.

During the rest of March and April 1917, operations were undertaken to consolidate the position won at Baghdad, by pushing north across Iraq. As part of "Marshall's Column", the Division fought at Delli 'Abbas (27-28 March), Duqma (29 March), Nahr Kalis (9-15 April), crossed the 'Adhaim (18 April) and at Shatt al 'Adhaim (30 April).

It also fought later in the year, in the Second and Third Actions of Jabal Hamrin (18-20 October and 3-6 December 1917), and finally at Tuz Khurmatli (29 April 1917).

1918

By 28 May 1918, Divisional HQ had moved to Dawalib and it remained here until the end of the war. In this inhospitable place, men endured summer temperatures as high as 111 degrees F in the shade. Many working parties were supplied for work on maintaining roads.

On 1 July 1918, Division received orders to detach 39th Brigade for the North Persia Force. It left the Division between 10 July and 19 August 1918. Brigade HQ arrived in Baku at Dunsterforce HQ on 24 August 1918.

In October and early November 1918, parts of 40th Brigade and the Divisional artillery took part in operations as part of "Lewin's Column", pushing north towards Turkey, with advance units reaching as far as Altun Kopri when Turkey signed an Armistice on 31 October 1918.

By 31 December 1918, all areas north of Kirkuk had been evacuated. On 11 January 1919, the Division - by now only some 12,000 strong - began to move south to Amara, and disbandment of the Division proceeded there during February 1919.

6th (Service) Bn, the East Lancashire and 6th (Service) Bn, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were selected for the Army of Occupation in Mesopotamia and were posted to join 34th Indian Infantry Brigade.

13th (Western) Division, the only wholly British Division to have served in Mesopotamia, ceased to exist on 17 March 1919. During the war it had suffered 12,656 killed, wounded and missing, and 57,667 went sick (most of whom returned to duty, and this figure will include men who reported on more than one occasion).


James was transfered to uk 25/9/15 (reason not stated) and rejoined the Worcestershire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion 22/11/15 before being de-mobbed
15/6/19.

I hope this helps.
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Re: James Yates

Postby mjay » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:37 pm

Thanks Adrian appreciate the help.
The only query I have is mothers name we have is Mary Ann
not Sarah ?

The Sister to James, E E Rathbone connects and that would be Elizabeth Emma Yates so I can now look for Charles Rathbone marriage & tie up that connection.

Thanx again
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Re: James Yates

Postby apowell » Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:13 pm

Hi Mandy,

I'm sorry my mistake his mother was Mary Ann not Sarah Ann (double checked document).

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