Regiment: 13th East Yorkshire Regiment C Company

13th (Service) Battalion (4th Hull)
03.11.1914 The 13th formed and on the 11.08.1914 The 12th formed, both by Lord Nunburnholme and the East Riding Territorial Force Association at Hull, then moved to Hornsea.
June 1915 Both moved to Ripon and joined the 92nd Brigade of the 31st Division.
01.09.1915 The 12th taken over by the War Office and then on the 27.08.1915 the 13th and then both moved to Salisbury Plain.
15.12.1915 Mobilised for war and embarked for Egypt from Devonport, Plymouth.
30.12.1915 Arrived in Port Said to defend the Suez Canal.
Mar 1916 Moved to France and the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Oppy Wood.
08.02.1918 The 13th disbanded in France at Ecurie.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Defence of Nieppe Forest, The attack at La Becque, The capture of Vieux Berquin, The Battle of Ypres, The action of Tieghem.
11.11.1918 The 10th ended the war in Belgium, near Flobecq east of Renaix.

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Last Name
Address
Narrative
37 JOHNS PLACE, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
06/03/1915
       
Aged
24
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF CHARLES WILFORD BAKER (1867-1926) & ELIZABETH MARROW (1868-1905), OF 37 JOHNS PLACE, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, TOM AND HARVEY AND ONE SISTER, MARY ANN JOHNSON, AT 79 WEST PARADE, ANLABY ROAD, HULL. A FISHERMAN AND LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 10 INCHES TALL, 37-39 INCH CHEST, 175 LBS WEIGHT […]
5 WARWICK TERRACE, WARWICK STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
13/11/1916
       
Aged
40
BORN HULL 1876. SON OF MOSES COLLINSON (1843-1878) AND THIRZA SHARP (1852-1936), OF 30, LILLLAC GROVE, GARDEN VILLAGE, HULL. HE HAD ONE SISTER, ADA. HIS BROTHER, FRANK COLLINSON, LIVED IN BROUGH. (HDM 07/12/1917). WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER. HE MARRIED IN HULL, ON 09/06/1908. HIS WIFE, MARGARET ANN BENNETT (1879-1957) AND FOUR CHILD […]
9 , WILBERFORCE STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
13/11/1916
       
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1895. HULL PAL. SON OF THOMAS DANIELS DUNCAN & LOUISA ELIZABETH ANN (KING), OF 2, WELBECK STREET, HULL AND 52, COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. UNMARRIED. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 11.5 INCHES TALL, 147 LBS WEIGHT, 35 INCH CHEST. LIVED WITH GRANDPARENTS AT 20 PERCY STREET IN 1911. THIS WAS HIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. HE […]
3 FOSTER BUILDINGS, NORTH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
09/09/1916
       
Aged
19
BORN HULL 17/08/1897. SON OF WALTER MATTHEW FARNILL (1865-1954) & NANCY HARDBATTLE (1869-1949), OF 3 FOSTER BUILDINGS, NORTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED FOR BLUNDELL'S PAINT WORKER. HE WAS AN OLD BOY OF ST CHARLES SCHOOL, PRYME STREET. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 9 INCHES TALL, 39-42 INCH CHEST, ROMAN CATHOLIC RE […]
127 , GILLETT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
01/05/1917
       
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1891. YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM FREDERICK FORTNAM (1860-1930) & THE LATE MARY KATE FORTNAM (1863-1916), OF 127 GILLETT STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER, FRED AND ONE SISTER, HARRIET WORKED AS AN APPRENTICE UPHOLSTERER, EMPLOYED BY MR HOPE, UPHOLSTERER, THORNTON STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED IRENE EDN […]
SCRUTON COTTAGE, COTTINGHAM, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
13/11/1916
       
Aged
30
BORN COTTINGHAM 1886. SON OF DAVID & HANNAH HALDENBY (1864-1946), FROM GEORGE STREET, COTTINGHAM. SON OF A LABOURER. ELDEST OF FIVE CHILDREN. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FIVE SISTERS. A DOMESTIC GARDENER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON 29/12/1914, AGED 28 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 5.5 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST.. SERVED […]
7 LUCAS SQUARE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
13/11/1916
       
Aged
22
Born Hull 18/02/1895. Son of Henry (Harry) Kay (1858-1928) and Sarah Ann Birch (1859-1940) of 7 Lucas square, New George Street, Hull. The fifth of ten children. He had five brothers and four sisters. Worked as an Oil Miller. Before the war, he played a few matches for Hull Kingston Rovers. Described as 5 foot, 6.5 inches tall, 159 lbs […]
1 RICHMOND TERRACE, DURHAM STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
13/11/1916
       
Aged
23
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF ALFRED MIDFORTH (1860-1936) & ADA ANNIE PAPE (1867-1949), OF 1 RICHMOND TERRACE, DURHAM STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ALSO LIVED AT 6 HERBERTS TERRACE, WALLER STREET AND 7 BELLE VIEW, MIDDLEBURG STREET, HULL, WITH HIS TWO SISTERS ADA AND FLORENCE. HE WORKED AS A SAW MILLER AND FIREMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5 […]
30, Wassand Street, Hessle Road, Hull
       
Died on
02/05/1917
       
Aged
23
Born at Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, 1893. Only child of Robert Temple (1861-1930) and Clara Schofield (1869-1895), of 30, Wassand Street, Hessle Road, Hull.  Employed as a Rulleyman. Described as 5 foot, 7 inches tall, 36-38.5 inch chest, 143 lbs weight, "Good" physical development. Enlisted in Hull, on 19/11/1914. Trained at Beverley […]