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Colne Valley | |||
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The cemetery contains 47 burials and 43 of these are identified. 27 are officers and men of the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 11 of the Rifle Brigade. 5 King's Royal Rifle Corps. 3 of the unidentified are also men of the West Riding Regiment. |
Colne Valley, Skipton Road and Huddersfield Road were names given to trenches by the 49th Division
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It was begun by Territorial Battalions of the West Riding Regiment in July 1915. Used until February 1916.
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The fields beyond the Cross would have been the front line. | ||