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Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshire Regiment (14th foot) by Richard Simkin. Printed on high quality 300gsm German etching stock. Only 25 copies of this superb quality reprint are available. |
Corporal Meekosha, assisted by Privates Johnson, Sayers and Wilkinson, digging out men who had been buried in their trench by shellfire. On November 19th 1915, Corporal Samuel Meekosha, of the 1/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Territorial force) was with a platoon of about twenty non commissioned officers and men, who were holding an isolated trench near the Yser. During a very heavy bombardment by the been either killed or wounded, Corporal Meekosha at once took command and sent a runner for assistance. No less than ten more big shells fell within twenty yards of him, but with the assistance of Privates Johnson, Sayers and Wilkinson, of the battalion, who most stoutly assisted him throughout, he continued to dig out the buried men in full view of the enemy. At last four men were saved and for his most conspicuous bravery Corporal Meekosha was awarded the V.C. while Privateers Johnson, Sayers and Wilkinson received the D.C.M. |
Corporal G. Sanders And His Party Driving Off A German Attack And Rescuing Some Prisoners. After an advance into the enemys lines, Corporal George Sanders, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, found himself isolated with a party of thirty men. But he organized his defences, and detailed a bombing party. Next morning his party drove off an attack by the enemy and rescued some prisoners who had fallen into their hands. Later two strong bombing attacks were beaten off. The following day he was relieved, after showing the greatest courage, determination and good leadership. For thirty-six hours his party was without food and water, having given all their water to the wounded during the first night. Corporal Sanders was deservedly awarded the V.C. |
Historical Records of the 14th Regiment Now the Prince of Wales Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) From its Formation in 1689 to 1892 by Capt H ODonnell. Despite the title the West Yorks came into existence in June 1685 at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion and, as then was the practice, was known after the man who raised it, Sir Edward Hales. Of immediate interest is the establishment of the regiment as at January 1686 showing the rates of pay for each rank and the numbers authorised, and the Regimental Roll of officers in 1687, the earliest roll that can be found. Hales unfortunately picked the wrong side in 1688 by supporting James II against William of Orange and ended up in the Tower; he was replaced by William Beveridge, appointed by the Prince of Orange who, in February 1689 was crowned William III with his consort Queen Mary. In 1692 the regiment went on active service for the first time, joining the army in Flanders where it gained its first battle honour - Namur 1695. In 1751 with the introduction of the system of foot numbers the regiment became the 14th Regiment of Foot. and a few years later, in 1764, King George III directed their badge should be the White Horse of Hanover. Following the decision to affiliate regiments to counties to improve recruiting the regiment was, in 1782, styled the Fourteenth, or Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot , changed some twenty-five years later to Buckinghamshire; it was not until the reforms of 1881 that the regiment became the West Yorks. A second battalion was formed in 1804 and between them they served in wars and expeditions across the globe, all carefully described. Lists of officers present for duty in either battalion are regularly featured - for example the complete roll of regimental officers as in the Army Lists of June 1873 and January 1893 are reproduced. The book is arranged on a year by year basis, each year being a heading. There is a detailed contents list which is a great help in tracing events and appendices include biographies of Colonels of the Regiment from 1685 and of other eminent officers, copies of regimental correspondence and other matters of regimental interest. This is a very good example of what a regimental history should be. |
The Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment (19th Foot) by Richard Simkin (P) No text for this item |
The Prince of Wales (West Yorkshire) Regiment by Harry Payne. No text for this item |
Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment by Richard Caton Woodville (P) No text for this item |
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