The following is copied from an undated newspaper cutting .

"The unveiling of the memorial tablet to the fallen of the 1/5th, 2/5th, and 3/5th battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment took place in Rotherham Drill Hall, last night, in the presence of an attendance of over 400. It was a solemn occasion, full of significance, and the Regimental Association were responsible for the arrangements.

The men who so greatly distinguished themselves were drawn for the most part from the Rotherham, Barnsley, Wath, Birdwell and Treeton, districts, and special efforts had been made to ensure the presence of relatives of the fallen and ex-members of the regiment.

The memorial takes the form of an oaken tablet of chaste design, enclosed by panelled and moulded pilasters, having the cypher G. R. thereon. Under the cornice the regimental crest is carved 'Tiger and Rose', surrounded by the laurel leaf touched with gold and the words: 'Pro Patria'. Below is the legend: 'Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori'. Then follows the inscription:

To the honoured memory of the officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the 5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment who fell in the Great War, 1914-1919. This tablet was erected by their comrades of the 5th York and Lancaster Regimental Association, Rotherham."

AWARDS AND CASUALTIES

The following is extracted from a newspaper article dated 21 June 1919. It was headed “York and Lancaster Cadre Returns – Rotherham’s Welcome”.

"Lt.-Col. Stephen Rhodes, in an acknowledgement, gave some interesting figures relating to the battalion. In connection with the 1st/5th Y. & L., 4,587 men had served in France.

The honours gained were:
3 D.S.O.
9 M.C. and bars
35 M.C.s, including one to a sergt.-major
1 O.B.E., Military Division
25 D.C.M.s
5 M.M.s and bars
73 M.M.s
4 Meritorious Service Medals
34 Officers and men mentioned in dispatches
2 French decorations
1 Russian decoration
1 Belgian Croix de Guerre

850 men and 41 officers have given their lives for their country in the 5th York and Lancaster Regiment, and 2,850 men and 74 officers have been wounded."