Death Penny Plaque King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Private WAITE

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Landed France 16th June 1915.

Killed in Action France 16 August 1915 Aged 20. Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais. 6th (Service) Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was raised at Pontefract on the 12th of August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army and joined 43rd Brigade in 14th (Light) Division. They trained at Woking, moving to Witley in November 1914 for the winter, then moving to Aldershot in February 1915 for final training. They proceeded to France on the 21st of May 1915 landing at Boulogne.

They fought in the The Action of Hooge, being the first division to be attacked by flamethrowers. They were in action in The Second Attack on Bellewaarde.

In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. In 1917 they fought in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First and Third Battle of the Scarpe at Arras, The Battle of Langemark and The First and Second Battle of Passchendaele.

Memorial plaque named as awarded 120mm (4.72 inches) cast in Gunmetal Bronze at. Church Road Acton (Pre 1919) worker number. 96 between the lions rear leg and tail.

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