History of the 1/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, 1914-1919.Bales, P. G.
History
History of the 1/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, 1914-1919.
Bales, P. G.
Great Britain. Army. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
Lieut.-Col. A. L. Mowat, M.C. (C.O.);
Lieut. P. G. Bales.
Rear Battn. H.Q.:
Major W. C. Fenton, M.C.;
Sec.-Lieut. L. Gumby, M.C.
A Company:
Sec.-Lieut. B. H. Huggard (O.C. Company).
C.S.M. P. Gledhill.
Sec.-Lieut. A. Charlesworth (No. 1 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. J. E. Bentley (No. 2 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. R. M. Leddra (No. 3 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. H. M. Marsden (No. 4 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. J. W. Entwhistle (No. 14 Platoon).
B Company:
Capt. N. T. Farrar, M.C. (O.C. Company).
C.S.M. H. Haigh, D.C.M.
Sec.-Lieut. H. R. Newman (No. 5 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. R. E. Jones (No. 6 Platoon).
Sergt. F. J. Field (No. 7 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. W. G. Bradley (No. 8 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. H. Rosendale (No. 16 Platoon).
C Company:
Sec.-Lieut. B. Crickmer (No. 10 Platoon).
Sec.-Lieut. H. E. Burgoyne (No. 12 Platoon).
[20] The following Officers and Warrant Officers went into action with
the Battalion in October, 1918:--
Battn. H.Q.:
Lieut.-Col. A. L. Mowat, M.C. (C.O.);
Capt. H. H. Aykroyd, M.C. (Adjt.);
Lieut. P. G. Bales (I.O.);
Lieut. H. A. Loudoun (Sig. O.);
Capt. F. C. Harrison, R.A.M.C. (M.O.).
R.S.M. W. Lee, M.C.
A Company:
Capt. A. Kirk, M.C. (O.C. Company);
Sec.-Lieut. J. E. Bentley;
Sec.-Lieut. T. E. Jessop;
Sec.-Lieut. H. M. Marsden.
Sergt. W. D. Foster (A/C.S.M.).
B Company:
Capt. W. Grantham (O.C. Company);
Sec.-Lieut. H. Bamforth;
Sec.-Lieut. R. E. Jones;
Sec.-Lieut. A. F. Wenham-Goode.
C.S.M. H. Haigh, D.C.M.
C Company:
Capt. R. B. Broster (O.C. Company);
Sec.-Lieut. H. R. Newman, M.C.;
Sec.-Lieut. F. Maley;
Sec.-Lieut J. L. Hyland.
D Company:
Capt. T. Hutton, M.C. (O.C. Company);
Sec.-Lieut. J. W. Lumb;
Sec.-Lieut. A. H. W. Mallalieu;
Sec.-Lieut. H. Rosendale.
C.S.M. C. Naylor.
[21] The Colour Party consisted of
Lieut. P. G. Bales;
Sec.-Lieut. T. T. Gilroy;
C.S.M. H. Haigh, D.C.M., M.M.;
Sergt. A. Meskimmon, M.M.;
Sergt. T. Chilton, M.M.
[22] 4 Firsts; 1 Second; 1 Third.
[23] The cadre of the Battalion consisted of the following officers and
other ranks:.--
Lieut.-Col. A. L. Mowat, D.S.O., M.C. (C.O.).
Capt. W. N. Broomhead, T.D. (Q.M.).
Capt. P. G. Bales, M.C. (Adjt.).
Sec.-Lieut. J. A. Steele.
R.S.M. S. Flitcroft, D.C.M., M.M.
R.Q.M.S. P. Barker.
C.Q.M.S. E. Elsey.
Sergts.
E. Ashworth, D.C.M.;
E. L. Collinson;
C. H. Shaw.
Cpls.
J. W. Rider, M.M.;
S. Barker, M.M.
Lance-Cpls.
C. Walsh, M.M.;
F. E. Thompson;
A. Cobbold.
Privates
N. Crowther;
T. Langan;
C. Charnock;
C. Hipwood;
H. B. Nelson;
H. Pope;
A. Tordoff;
W. Steele;
T. Walton;
H. Wilkinson;
H. Whiteley;
W. H. Redman;
F. Wade;
F. Everett;
E. Newsome;
J. E. Walker;
N. Rawson;
S. J. Hawkes;
H. Waite;
C. Andrews.
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