2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Kamptee, India at the outbreak of war.
Dec 1914 Returned to England and then moved to Winchester to join the 83rd brigade of the 28th Division.
16.01.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
During 1915
The Second Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Loos.
26.10.1915 Embarked for Salonika from Marseilles via Alexandria.
03.12.1915 Arrived at Salonika and engaged in various action against the Bulgarian forces including;
During 1916
The occupation of Mazirko, The capture of Barakli Jum’a.
During 1917
The capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches, The capture of Barakli and Kumli.
During 1918
The Battle of Doiran, The pursuit to the Strumica valley.
30.09.1915 Ended the war in Macedonia, north of Lake Doiran.
Private
BORN HULL 1892. ENLISTED HULL. PARENTS - HERBERT & PHOEBE S SKELTON. HE WAS 23 YEARS OLD, SINGLE AND LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER AT 20 BLUE BELL ENTRY. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 5TH JULY 1915. HE DIED OF WOUNDS REEIVED ON THE 28TH JUNE AT THE GENERAL HOSPITAL BOULONGE. THE MATRON OF THE HOSPITAL SAID AN OPERATION HAD […]
Private
14 Old West Market Place, Beverley, East Yorkshire, UK
Died on
13/12/1916
Aged
22
Born Beverley 1894. His army address was 14 Old West Market Place, Beverley. A Shoe Maker Repairer. Son of Charles Arnott Skinner and Annie Skinner, of 14 Old West Market Place, Beverley. Enlisted Hull. Served with the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment. He died of dysentery, at hospital, in Egypt on 13 Dec 1916, aged 22. He had spent twelve w […]
Private
BORN HULL. FOSTER SON OF HARRIET WILSON, OF 18, POPLAR AVENUE, POPLAR STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) HUSBAND OF MRS E. M. SMITH, OF 22, BRIGHT STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. WENT TO FRANCE, ON 25/09/1914. SERVED WITH THE 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF PNEUMONIA, ON 25/09/1918. HE IS BURIED AT KARASOULI MILITARY C […]
Private
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF HANNAH & LATE GEORGE SMITH ABOVE ADDRESS OFF HESSLE ROAD 1891.
Private
BORN HULL 1890. LIVED HULL. SON OF MARY SMITH, AT 250, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS A FORMER DOCK LABOURER. LIVING AT 4 ARTHUR TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 9044, 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POTED TO FRANCE, ON 19/05/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, AT LOOS, ON 29/09/1915, AGED 25. HIS DEATH […]
Private
2 WILLIAM TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
23/04/1915
Aged
48
BORN HULL 1869. SON GEORGE SNOW (1829-1893) & AND JANE McGRADE (1829-1901). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND THREE SISTERS. HE WAS HAD SERVED IN THE BOER WAR AND WORKED FOR THE HULL NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS, AT ALBERT DOCK, FOR OVER 20 YEARS. A RESERVIST. HE VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE WHEN WAR BEGAN. ENLISTED HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 2ND […]
Private
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF GEORGE EDWARD SNOW (1863-1927) & MINNIE BEALES (1869-1903), OF 2 WILLIAM TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. GEORGE WORKED AS 'CHAIN BOY', HAWKER AND STREET SELLER. HE LIVED WITH HIS AUNTIE, AT 3, KENT TERRACE, HODGSON STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED FANNY STATHE […]
Lance Corporal
32, WOOD LANE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
05/05/1915
Aged
24
BORN BEVERLEY 1891. SON OF GEORGE WILEY SOWEN (1854-1892) AND EMMA MOORE (1854-1933), OF 32, WOOD LANE, BEVERLEY (CWGC AND WAR PENSION ADDRESS). FROM A BAPTIST FAMILY. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY, SERVED WITH THE 2ND EYR. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/05/1915, AGED 24. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH APPEAR I […]
Sergeant
BORN HULL 1881. LIVED HULL. SON OF JOHN (1839-1888) & JANE A SPINK (1848-1889), OF 3 CARR LANE, HULL. SON OF A BUTCHER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FOUR SISTERS. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1888. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1889. HE WAS RAISED IN THE SEAMAN ORPHANAGE, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL, FROM THE AGE OF 8. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY AND WAS SERVING AS […]
Private
Service Number 19484 Died 13/06/1918 Aged 44 2nd Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Husband of Mary Stephenson, of East Street, Leven. Buried at Strauma Military Cemeterym Greece. His Grave inscription reads, "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" His name is recorded on the Leven Roll of Honour, St Peter's Church, Leven, East Yorkshire.
Sergeant
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF LUKE BATEMAN & MARY ELLEN STORY, LIVING AT 84, REGENT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ENLISTED HULL. HE SERVED TEN YEARS AND THREE MONTHS IN THE 2ND EYR. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 15/01/1915. PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 17/02/1915, AGED 28. COMMEMORATED ON THE YPRES MENIN GATE MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY […]
Private
BORN BOROUGHBRIDGE, YORKS 1877. SON OF WILLIAM SUTCLIFFE (1846-1895) AND FRANCES MARIA RUMFITT (1846-1913). HE MARRIED KATE HALDENBY, AT HULL, IN 1909. THEY LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). EMPLOYED AS A FOREMAN, AT A FLOUR MILL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 18/02/1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 3/6756, 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGI […]
Private
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF JOHN CARRICK TAYLOR (1855-1942) & ROSE TAYLOR, FROM SWINE. SON OF A MARKET GARDENER. HE HAD ONE OLDER BROTHER, GEORGE AND TWO YOUNGER SISTERS, REBECCA AND MARGARET. HE JOINED THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, IN HULL, IN JULY 1912. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE LOCAMOTIVE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER 1 […]
Private
9, CORONATION AVENUE, WITHERNSEA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
05/05/1915
Aged
27
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF ELIZA & THE LATE THOMAS TAYLOR, OF NORNABELL STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE ANNIE ELIZABETH TAYLOR LIVED AT 4, EAST CHEAP, SPENCER STREET, HULL. HE RESIDED AT COURTNEY STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 05/05/1915, AGED 27. HIS ARMY EFFEC […]
Private
29 SARAH ANN'S TERRACE, ST PAULS STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
04/10/1915
Aged
19
BORN HULL 17/11/1894. ELDEST SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM THOMPSON (1865-1943) & FLORENCE HEATH CURRY (1871-1956), AT 29 SARAH ANN'S TERRACE, ST PAULS STREET, HULL.SON OF A BLUNDELL'S PAINT FOREMAN. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN, INCLUDING SIX SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A WATER BOTTLER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND EAST YORKSH […]
Private
BORN HULL 14/11/1880. SON OF WILLIAM TIDSWELL (1859-1929) AND MARGARET CHAPLIN, OF 13 BOWES TERRACE, SCULCOATES, HULL. PREVIOUSLY AN EAST YORKSHIRE SOLDIER. HE DESERTED FROM BEVERLEY, ON 17/03/1900, AGED 18. TRIED AT BEVERLEY, ON 19/07/1906 AND 26/02/1907. NO SENTENCE RECORDED. WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. HE LIVED WITH HIS LODGER IN ONE […]
Private
7, HAMPDEN TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
07/05/1915
Aged
31
BORN 1884. SON OF JAMES TOALSTER (1854-1913) AND MARY ANN CLEARY (1859-1929), OF 2, KINGS BUILDINGS, NEW GEORGE STREET AND 7 HAMPDEN TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL. SON OF AN OIL SEED PRESSMAN. ONE OF TWELVE CHILDREN. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1913. THE FAMILY WERE ROMAN CATHOLIC. LIKE HIS BROTHERS HE WAS AN OIL SEED MILLER. EMPLOYED BY THE W […]
Private
BORN HULL 1881. SON OF TIMOTHY TOLAN & CATHERINE HARRIGHTY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 27/05/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, AT LOOS, ON 29/09/1915, AGED 34..
Private
BORN HULL 30/09/1884. SON OF JOHN AND SARA BURGESS. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. SERVING IN INDIA (1911 CENSUS). ENLISTED BEVERLEY. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 15/01/1915. SERVED WITH THE 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED IN SALONIKA, ON 17/10/1918, AGED 32. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER, MRS MARTHA A. NOBLE. NO CENSUS OR PENSION LEDGER […]
Private
BORN NEWINGTON, HULL 1890. SON OF GEORGE TUTON ( 1857-1937), A MARBLE MASON, OF 204, BEAN STREET, HULL, 29 HOLDERNESS ROAD AND 87, WORTHING STREET, HULL. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. ENLISTED HULL. A REGULAR SOLDIER WITH THE 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 08/04/1915. KILLED DELIVERING MESSAGES, ON […]
