6th (Service) Battalion, (Pioneers), East Yorkshire Regiment.
Kitchener New Army Battalion, (K1). Formed at Beverley 27th August 1914. Converted to Pioneer Battalion in December 1914.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 468 recorded WW1 deaths for the 6th (Service) Battalion, (Pioneers), East Yorkshire Regiment.
EDWARDS, Charles. Second Lieutenant. 6th (Service) Battalion, (Pioneers), East Yorkshire Regiment. Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. 21-09-1917. Age 23. Son of William & Elizabeth Edwards of St. Hilda's Terrace Whitby, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "He Responded To Lord Kitchener's Appeal August 1914 And Died For His Country".
NEAL, T.A. Private, 24985. 6th (Service) Battalion, (Pioneers), East Yorkshire Regiment. Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas-de-Calais, France. 15-03-1917.
WHEATLEY, Rutland Villiers. Lieutenant. 6th (Service) Battalion, (Pioneers), East Yorkshire Regiment. Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 29-11-1917. Age 27. Son of Sam Villiers Wheatley of "Northolme", Dunkeld Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield, UK. & the late Mary Elizabeth Wheatley.
Stone Inscription :- "The Father Himself Loveth You" "Father, Into Thy Hands".