1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Hull as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division and then moved to South Holderness and then on to Darlington and then Newcastle.
07.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne where the formation became the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division which engaged in various action on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend the Lines of Communication in Dieppe.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
07.11.1918 Demobilised at Cucq.
Sergeant
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY WILKINSON (1853-1896) AND MARY ANN ELSEY (1854-1925), AT 9, SOUTH VIEW, ST GEORGE'S ROAD, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE MARRIED IVY OSBOURNE (1892-1967), AT HULL, IN 1914. HUSBAND OF IVY (BORN 06/01/1892) & 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MARJORIE (BORN 15/07/1915), LIVING AT 94, PLANE […]
13 NELLIES TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
13/04/1915
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1896. FOURTH SON OF MARK AND ANNIE WILSON, 13 NELLIES TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES ON 13/04/1915, AGED 19. HE WAS KILLED BRINGING RATIONS TO THE TRENCHES. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH APPEAR IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, 7TH JULY 1915, AND IN THE HULL TIMES ON 10TH JULY 1915 * HE LEFT SISTERS […]
1 BELMONT AVENUE, EDINBURGH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
18/07/1916
Aged
34
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF MR & MRS WILSON, OF 22 JARVIS STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED IN HULL, ON 28/01/1906. HIS WIFE FLORENCE KATE (WHITAKER) & 2 DAUGHTERS LIVED AT 1 BELMONT AVENUE, EDINBURGH STREET, HULL, & 16 MANCHESTER STREET, HULL. EMPLOYED AS A BOILER MAKER. HE ENSLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT […]
BORN HULL 07/12/1885. SON OF JAMES WILSON (1841-1913) & MARGARET HANNAH PARKER (1845-1929), OF 115, GRAFTON STREET, HULL. HE HAD SEVEN BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. A PROVISIONS DEALER (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED ETHEL GLADYS HELLYER (1886-1965), AT HULL, ON 19/04/1915. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, GWENDOLINE & ROBERT. DISCHARGED FORM TH […]
14 RYDALE TERRACE, LANSDOWNE STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
23/04/1917
Aged
34
BORN SCARBOROUGH 17/04/1883. FOURTH SON OF ROBERT WINN (1844-1891) AND SARAH ANN THOROUGHGATE (1848-1927), OF SCARBOROUGH. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS, A STEP SISTER AND STEP BROTHER. HE MARRIED MAUD ANNIE JEFFERSON (1895-1957) AT SCARBOROUGH, ON 09/11/1903. WORKED IN HULL AS A MILLER AND FLOUR PACKER. THEY HAD TWO SONS AND LIVED AT 197, WATER […]
40 , EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
30/09/1918
Aged
21
BORN BEVERLEY 1897. SON OF GEORGE WINTER (1846-1906) & HARRIET MOWTHORPE (1857-1930), OF 40, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL AND 7, MILL LANE, BEVERLEY. SON OF A TANNER'S LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. THE FAMILY LIVED AT MARKET WEIGHTON (1881), BEVERLEY (1891) AND HULL (1901 & 1911 CENSUS). UNMARRIED. HE WORKED AS A DA […]
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF JOSEPH TOMLINSON & ALICE WOODHALL, HULL. (1901 CENSUS). EDUCATED IN HULL. HE RESIDED IN MANCHESTER. ENLISTED IN HULL. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT ARRAS, ON 23/04/1917, AGED 19. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. Arras Battle, April 1917 - The 1/4th East Yorkshires did not go into the line un […]
Lance Corporal
46 KING STREET, CHARLES STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
24/04/1915
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY WOODS AND MARY ANN WOODS. A CRANE DRIVER FOR THE HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAYS. HE JOINED THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT ON 18/05/1908. SERVED IN THE RESERVES. MARRIED LOUISA MAUD (NEAL), IN HULL, IN 1914. HE WASS RECALLED FOR SERVICE ON 05/08/1914. SERVED AS A LANCE CORPORAL IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REG […]
BORN NEWINGTON, HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM & ELLEN MAUD WOODWARD, OF 6, NABURN STREET, HULL AND 7, SELBY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A PAINTER'S APPRENTICE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE. ATTACHED TO THE 150TH TRENCH MORTAR BATTERY. KILLED AT MAMETZ, ON 16/09/1916, AGED 20. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE […]
Sergeant
12 Railway Crescent, Withernsea, East Riding, UK
Died on
17/06/1916
Aged
21
Born Malton, 1895. Lived in Withernsea. Enlisted Hull. Son of Henry and Emily Wray, of 12 Railway Crescent, Withernsea. Employed as a Clerk, in an Oil Mill at this address (1911 Census) Served as a Sergeant, in the 4th East Yorkshire. Killed in action, on 17th June 1916, aged 21. Unmarried. His army effects were left to his father, He […]
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF JOHN HENRY & MARY WRIGGLESWORTH, OF 312 , HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A SINGLE MAN. NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (NER) MESSENGER. HIS FATHER WAS A NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (NER) GUARD AND WELL KNOWN IN DAIRYCOATES AREA OF HULL. JOHN HAD ALREADY DONE FOUR YEARS IN THE 1/4TH EYR TERRITORIALS AND WAS A GO […]
Sergeant
66 BRIDLINGTON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
26/02/1916
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF HENRY GRASBY WRIGHT (1854-1904) & KATE BRADBURY WRIGHT (1859-1926), OF 66 BRIDLINGTON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WAS ONE OF THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 5 WATERHOUSE LANE, HULL (1911 CENSUS), WHERE THEY RAN A TOBACCONIST BUSINESS. HE WOR […]
Born Hull 1898. Son of Frederick George and Sarah Wright, of Albert Dock, Hull (CWGC Address). Living at 16 Londesborough Street, Hull (1911 census). His father was from Norfolk and worked as a bridge foreman. AS PER "SOLDIER'S DIED IN THE GREAT WAR RECORDS" - HE WAS BORN IN HULL. ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE R […]
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF HERBERT WRIGHT & MARY ANN HOPPER, OF 20 SHAW STREET, HULL (1901) AND 16 KINGSTON PLACE, WITHAM, HULL (1911). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, AND TWO SISTERS. SON OF A PRINTER. HE WAS AN APPRENTICE LITHOGRAPHER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 17/06/1916, AGED 20. HE […]
5 DERBY AVENUE, BRIGHT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
30/06/1915
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1895. SCULCOATES. SON OF ROBERT ANTHONY WRIGHT (1870-1938) & ELLEN WINSTANLEY (1869 -1937), OF 5 DERBY AVENUE, BRIGHT STREET, HULL. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. BROTHER OF JOHN ROBERT WRIGHT. HE HAD TWO SISTERS, MARY EMMA AND ALEXANDRA. EMPLOYED AS AN OIL MILL PAINTER. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT […]
66 BRIDLINGTON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL
Died on
03/05/1915
Aged
27
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF HENRY GRASBY WRIGHT (1854-1904) & KATE BRADBURY WRIGHT (1859-1926), OF 66 BRIDLINGTON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WAS ONE OF THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 5 WATERHOUSE LANE, HULL (1911 CENSUS), WHERE THEY RAN A TOBACCONIST BUSINESS. HE WOR […]
20 ARGYLE TERRACE, ARGYLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
04/08/1918
Aged
19
BORN PATRINGTON 1899. SON OF ALFRED (1872-1961) & JULIA YARDLEY (1872-1951) of 20 ARGYLE TERRACE, ARGYLE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF TWO SONS. HIS FATHER WAS A RAILWAY PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 04/08/1918, AGED 19. HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON THE WILSON LI […]
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF ROBERT YOUNG (1853-1920) & (JANE) ELIZABETH USHER (1858-1938), OF BEAN STREET, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. SISTER MARIA, NORA AND MARTHA. HIS BROTHER JOHN ALSO SERVED AND STEP BROTHER, ROBERT WILLIAM USHER DIED IN 1925. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 14, NORMAN TERRACE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL AND 131, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL […]
