Yarm Centenary Events
2014 - 2018
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| Fellowship Hall |
| British battles 1914 - 1918 |
| Centenary News |
| Hartlepool Battery |
| Yarm War Memorial |
1916 Timeline ______________________________________
| Date | Event |
| February 21st | Start of the Battle of Verdun; Germany bombarded French positions for 9 hours and then occupied the first line of French trenches. |
| May 25th | Universal conscription introduced to Great Britain. |
| May 31st | Battle of Jutland |
| June 24th | The Allies opened up an artillery barrage along a 25-mile front against German trenches on the Somme |
| November 18th | Battle of the Somme ended |
| December 5th | David Lloyd George became British Prime Minister. The new War Cabinet organised Great Britain for ‘total war’ |
Events will be posted as they are finalised.
Please return soon for an update
| Date | Name |
| 17th April | Ambrose Wilson |
| 1st July | Daniel Overfield |
| 21st July | Edward Smith |
| 13th August | John Lancelot Doughty |
| 12th September | Charles Edwin Taylor |
| 16th September | Benjamin Ayton |
| 17th September | Robert Bertram Holt |
| 3rd October | Harry Pinnegar |
| 21st October | Charles Henry Topham |
| 5th November | Edwin Ward |