Leeds Pals, Masham Railway Station, Masham, N Yorks, UK
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N 54° 13.565 W 001° 38.688
30U E 588348 N 6009524
A blue plaque commemorating the Leeds Pals who passed through the station in 1914
Waymark Code: WMVW24
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/01/2017
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The Leeds Pals were a First World War battalion of troops
raised in Leeds. They were officially known as the 15th Battalion (1st
Leeds) of The Prince of Wales’s Own West Yorkshire Regiment.
Formed in September 1914 the battalion were transferred by rail to Masham Station, from where they walked the 6 miles to the
training camp at Colsterdale. In December 1915 they
were despatched to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal. By March 1916 they were
transferred to France and saw action at the Somme. They sustained substantial
casualties at the Somme.
The plaque reads
“MASHAM STATION
In gratitude and commemoration of
“The Leeds Pals”
15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds) of The
Prince of Wales’s
Own West Yorkshire Regiment.
The ‘Pals’
arrived here 25th September 1914
before marching
to Colsterdale to undertake
training
for the First World War.
Many gave the
ultimate sacrifice
‘We Will Remember
Them’”