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Born-Tottenham

Enlisted-Stratford

On 13th November, 1914, the 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry battalion of 13 Brigade, 5th Division left their billets in Neuve Eglise and marched to Ypres where they occupied trenches near Hooge. On the next day they attacked and captured Hooge chateau but were unable to take the nearby stables. Over the next two days they moved into the front line where they remained, under heavy shell fire until relieved in the evening of 18th November. During these five days at Hooge, 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry suffered over 80 casualties, including Alfred Burchell who was killed on 17th November.