The East Riding Gentleman and Yeomanry Cavalry was disbanded in 1801 then reformed in 1803 as the Grimston Yeomanry Cavalry. Disbanded again in 1814 it then emerged once more in 1902 as The East Riding Yeomanry, a Lancer regiment which was also known as Lord Wenlock’s Horse.
In 1915 the East Riding Yeomanry sailed for Macedonia, but the destination was altered and in November they landed in Egypt. They became part of the Western frontier force in Libya before being transferred to Palestine. From March until October 1917, they fought the 1st and 3rd battles of Gaza, and in November they advanced into the Judean Hills to cut off Jerusalem from the north. The ERY sailed to France in May 1918 and on amalgamation became 102nd (Lincolnshire and East Riding Yeomanry) Bn, The Machine Gun Corps.
After the Great War the Yorkshire Hussars and Dragoons reformed as cavalry regiments, forming the 5th Cavalry Brigade together with the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. The East Riding Yeomanry reroled to form the 26th Armoured Car Company of the Tank Corps.
Private
55, PARROTT STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
04/11/1917
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF EDWARD RICHARDSON (1857-1924) AND MARTHA LILL (1868-1949), OF 29, HERON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 55, PARROTT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS, HE ENLISTED AT HULL. JOINED THE LOCAL 1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. POSTED TO EGYPT, IN 1915. DIED OF WOUNDS IN PALESTINE, ON 04/ […]
Farrier Sergeant
20, Milton Street, Hull
Died on
24/07/1924
Aged
29
Born Hull,1895. Son of Charles and Emma Roney, of 20, Milton Street, Hull and 55, South Cliff Road, Withernsea (probate address). Son of a Shoeing Smith (He was an Apprentice, to his father) Enlisted in May 1914. Served in the East Riding Yeomanry and as a Shoeing Smith, Royal Army Service Corps, from 27/07/1918. Discharged on 28/03/19 […]
Private
BORN HULL 1886. ONLY SON OF CHARLES HENRY SALVIDGE (1860-1893) & LOUISA MEEK (1859-1932), OF 7 SEATON STREET, HULL. HE HAD A SISTER CALLED OLIVE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE 1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. HE DROWNED AT SEA, ON 15/04/1917, AGED 30. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, LOUISA. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON TH […]
Private
BORN BRANTINGHAM, SOUTH CAVE 1898. SON OF CHARLES EDWARD SCROWSTON (1872-1947) & ALICE WRIGHT (1874-1958), OF 12 CHESTNUT AVENUE, CONVENT LANE, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 12 , GILLETT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 1, DIVISION ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY GUARD. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN THE 1ST EAST RIDING […]
Private
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JOHN GRANTHAM SHAWOF 56, NEWLAND AVENUE. HIS WIFE, MAUD SHAW, LIVED AT 61, GODDARD AVENUE, HULL( CWGC ADDRESS). E,PLOYED AS A HOUSE PAINTER AND PAPER HANGER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 50855, IN THE 1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. TRANSFERRED TO (548220) LABOUR CORPS. DIED AT ST JOH'S VAD HOSPITAL HULL, ON […]
Private
120 QUEEN STREET, WITHERNSEA, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
04/08/1921
Aged
44
BORN HULL 1877. HUSBAND OF ALICE SMITH, OF 87 WESTGATE, DRIFFIELD. SON OF JOSHUA & JULIA SMITH, OF 120 QUEEN STREET, WITHERNSEA, HULL. HE SERVED IN THE 1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 04/08/1921. HE IS BURIED AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, WITHERNSEA. Enlisted at Docaster with the Imperial Yeomanry on 6/1/1902 aged 24, and s […]
Private
28 EXETER STREET, COTTINGHAM, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
15/04/1917
Aged
26
BORN COTTINGHAM 1891. SON OF GEORGE & JANE STABELER. HE WAS A LABOURER, MARKET GARDENER AND PORK BUTCHER. SERVED WITH THE 2/1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY, IN THE MIDDLE EAST. DIED AT SEA, ON HMS "ARCADIA", ON 15/04/1917, AGED 26. BURIED AT MIKRA CEMETERY, GREECE. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON COTTINGHAM WAR MEMORIAL AND ON THE COTTINGHAM METHO […]
Sergeant
Wansford, East Riding
Died on
20/09/1920
Aged
39
Born Wansford 1881. Son of George Porter Thompson and Mary Eliza Thompson, of Wansford, East Riding. A farmer's son. He had five brothers and two sisters. He was a farmer. Described as 5 foot, 8,5 inches tall, 172 lbs weight, 36-38 inch chest. light blue eyes, light brown hair, Church of England religion. Served as Lance Sergeant, Cha […]
Trooper
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF MARY ELLEN FLEMING (1861-1928) AND JOHN EDWARD WALKER (1861-1910), OF 343, ANLABY ROAD, HULL. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN, INCLUDING EIGHT SONS (SEVEN SERVED IN THE ARMY). THREE SONS WERE LOST IN THE WAR, ALL IN 1918. HIS FATHER WAS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT. HE WAS EDUCATED AT HYMER'S COLLEGE, HULL, (LIKE ALL HIS BROTHER […]
Sergeant Farrier
BORN EATON SOCON, BEDFORDSHIRE 14/6/1866. FARRIER SGT FOR HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY. WIFE CLARA LIVED ABOVE. HE HAD JOINED THE YEOMANRY ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE, WHEN HE COLLAPSED AND DIED SUDDENLY WHILST ON DRILL AT THE HULL FAIRGROUND. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM ON 22/02/1915. ONE OF 18 NAMES LISTED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL, IVY LANE HEDON.
Sergeant
134 CLUMBER STREET, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
15/04/1917
Aged
36
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF THOMAS WEBSTER (1852-1926) & MARY ANN PEGDEN (1854-1930), OF 19 , LISTER STREET, HULL.. HE MARRIED MITTIAM GRACE MUSSON, AT HULL, IN 1905. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS. EMPLOYED AS A MARINE ENGINEER. HE LIVED AT 134 CLUMBER STREET, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN THE 1ST EAST […]
Private
235, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
13/11/1917
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1896. ELDEST SON OF JAMES WIGGLESWORTH (1875-1938) & EDITH HELENA RICKABY (1873-1949), OF 89, MERSEY STREET, HULL, 86, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 235, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A BUTCHER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. EMPLOYED AS A BUTCHER'S ASSISTANT. HE […]
