Regiment: 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment

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.

Last Name
Address
Narrative
33 NORTH BAR STREET, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
17/06/1916
       
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF FREDERICK JAMES ASHBY & HARRIET ANN ASHBY GRASSAN, OF 8 WILLOW GROVE, BEVERLEY (1911 CENSUS) AND THIS CWGC ADDRESS. SON OF A BICYCLE MAKER. THE FAMILY LIVD AT 9 DUESBURY STREET, HULL (1901)  AND RAN A BICYCLE REPAIR BUSINESS AT 43 PARAGON STREET, HULL. HE WAS EDUCATED AT SPENCER STREET COUNCIL SCHOOL AND WON […]
THE ELMS, KIRK ELLA, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
25/10/1917
       
Aged
32
BORN MELTON, 13/02/1885. SON OF ARTHUR BROMBY WILSON (1854-1929) & EMILY BARKWORTH (1841-1932), OF "THE ELMS" KIRKELLA, HULL. A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE. SERVED AS CAPTAIN, IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 25/10/1917, AGED 32. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. Captain Ke […]
34 , BARMSTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
17/06/1916
       
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF ANNIE CAINE (1858-1931) & FREDERICK BINNS (1869-1909), OF 11, SEATON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A BUTCHER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, JOINING THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 17/06/1916, AGED 20. BURIED AT BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD. UNMARRIED. HIS ARM […]
54, SPRING BANK, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
01/10/1916
       
Aged
33
BORN DURHAM 1883. SON OF RICHARD SOUTHERN BIRKETT (1855-1927) & MARGARET EMILY BIRKETT (1855-1914), OF 8, TINTERN STREET, SUNDERLAND. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND ONE SISTER. HE BOARDED AT 54, SPRING BANK, HULL (1911 CENSUS). WORKED FOR FOUR YEARS AS TOBACONIST WITH MR J W LOCKING. HE MARRIED AMELIA WEBSTER (1875-1958), AT HULL, IN 1913. […]
3, EBOR PLACE, PORTLAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
23/05/1917
       
Aged
22
BORN HULL 03/06/1894. BAPTISED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO, HULL, ON 17/06/1894. HIS PARENTS HAD MARRIED AT THE SAME CHURCH. SON OF ANN GODFREY (1856-1936) & THE LATE JOHN BOLAND (1850-1896), OF 3, EBOR PLACE, PORTLAND STREET, HULL. (WAR PENSION & HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS - 22/06/1917). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. BEFORE TH […]
27 , STRAWBERRY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
14/07/1916
       
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF LEONARD GEORGE BOOTHBY (1868-1950) & HANNAH ALICE BRAILSFORD (1867-1939), OF 43 JAMES STREET, HULL, AND 27 STRAWBERRY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BROTHERS, GEORGE AND JOHN AND ONE SISTER, FLORENCE. HE SERVED WITH THE 1.4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS WOUNDED IN 1915. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 14/07/1916, […]
29 GLEN LYN HOUSE, HYMERS AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
23/04/1917
       
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1896. ONLY SON OF CAPT. FRANCIS BENJAMIN (LOST AT SEA 1918) & ALICE ANNIE BOYLE, 116 PARK GROVE & ABOVE PROBATE ADDRESS. EDUCATED AT HYMERS AND SERVED IN THE OTC. ENLISTED HULL AND SERVED IN FRANCE AS A BOMBING OFFICER. HE WAS KILLED BY A SHELL BURST AT ARRAS AGED 21. BURIED AT WANCOURT CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE […]
369 , HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
03/09/1916
       
Aged
28
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF RICHARDSON BOZMAN (1852-1934) & MARY ANNA BOZMAN (1856-1925), OF 12 ST STEPHENS STREET, HULL. A FORMER LOCOMOTIVE FITTER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. DESCRIBED AS VERY POPULAR WITH HIS WORKMATES. HE HAD ALSO SPENT SEVEN YEARS IN THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE TERRITORIAL. HE MARRIED EMILY WRIGGLESWORTH, AT HULL, IN […]
31 , ALICIA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
       
       
Died on
01/06/1919
       
Aged
23
BORN HULL 1896. SCULCOATES. SON OF WILLIAM BRANTON, OF 31 ALICIA STREET, HULL AND 31 LIDDLE STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS AN APPRENTICE SHIPWRIGHT, WITH THE WILSON LINE AND CLERK AT THE HULL & NETHERLANDS SHIPPING COMPANY. HE ENLISTED, HULL 10/12/1915. WAS WOUNDED IN 1915 & AGAIN BADLY ON 14/07/1916, SPENDING TIME AT MANO […]
121, WALKER STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
30/07/1916
       
Aged
25
BORN HULL 25/04/1891. BAPTISED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO, HULL, ON 10/05/1891. SON OF MICHAEL BRENNAN (1866-1933) & ELLEN HARAN (1868-1943), OF 9, CHARLES SQUARE, WINCOLMLEE, HULL (1901 CENSUS), 8, GIBSON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 1, CHRISTOPHER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A GROCER, BORN IN COUNTY MAYO, IREL […]
31 , ARUNDEL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
18/07/1916
       
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF JAMES ARTHUR BROADLEY (1864-1924) & SARAH BROADLEY (1863-1946) OF 31 ARUNDEL STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SECOND OF NINE CHILDREN. EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY AS A FIREMAN ON TUGS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 01/09/1915. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 1 […]
24 , WEST DOCK AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
22/04/1916
       
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WALTER AND SUSANNAH BROUGHTON, OF  24, WEST DOCK AVENUE, HULL (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS). NEPHEW AND ADOPTED CHILD OF MARY DIXON, OF 9, WALCOTT AVENUE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL AND 1, LILLIES TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL.  EMPLOYED AS A HULL FISH WORKER HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILL […]
SAYNER'S BUILDINGS, STANIFORTH PLACE, HESSLE ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
20/06/1916
       
Aged
39
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF WILLIAM BROWN (1858-1948) & ELIZABETH BUCK, AT 1 KINGSTON TERRACE, AND 85 CUMBERLAND STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE, MARY ELLEN, LIVED AT SAYNER'S BUILDINGS, STANIFORTH PLACE, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. A FORMER SOLDIER, AND RESERVIST. EMPLOYED AS AN OIL COOPER AND BLACKSMITH FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. HE ENLISTED HULL. […]
103 , LIME STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
17/06/1916
       
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1890. STEP SON OF WILLIAM HALLIDAY & ELDEST SON OF LAVINIA HALLIDAY, WHO LIVED AT 103 LIME STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WAS A WELL KNOWN FOOTBALLER IN HULL AND CONNECTED WITH THE PEARSON'S INSTITUTE CLUD. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER, FOR THE BRITISH OIL AND CAKE MILLS, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRES AS A […]
35 , HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
05/04/1916
       
Aged
24
BORN HULL 29/01/1892. ONLY SON OF EDITH EMILY BURTON (1860-) & THE LATE WALTER JAMES BURTON (1862-1914), OF 380 ANLABY ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND SPRINGFIELD TERRACE, STAMFORD BRIDGE, YORK (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A TIMBER CLERK (1911 CENSUS) AND FOR HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS, W. J. BURTON PRINTERS & STATIONERS. HE WAS COMM […]
7 MARFLEET TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
17/06/1916
       
Aged
34
BORN HULL 05/03/1881. SON OF AMBROSE CAPES (1853-1900) & MARY ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, OF 7 MARFLEET TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL. A LABOURER. HE LIVED AT 8 ROSEDALE AVENUE, UPTON STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY, ON 21/04/1900. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, BLUE EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR. SERVED TWELVE YEARS AS STOKER […]
HAZLEBANK, NEWLAND PARK, COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
17/06/1916
       
Aged
25
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ROBERT HALL CARLTON & HANNAH CARLTON, OF NEWLAND PARK, HULL & 3 TRINITY AVENUE, BRIDLINGTON. HIS FATHER WAS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAW, TILLE & KIRKE & CO LTD, HULL. SON OF A DRAPER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, JOHN AND FIVE SISTERS. EDUCATED AT HULL'S HYMER COLLEGE WHERE HE PLAYED FOOTBALL AND CRICKET, AND M […]
37 , WORTHING STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
06/08/1916
       
Aged
26
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE FRED JOHN CHAPMAN 22506. Born Hull, 5th October 1889, Fred was the third of five children to William and Betsy Chapman, of 37 Worthing Street, Hull. A Labourer by trade he worked for Reckitts. He enlisted at City Hall on 12th December 1915 leaving England on 17th June 1916, bound for the trenches of the W […]
3, KINGSTON SQUARE, CHARLES STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
03/01/1916
       
Aged
21
BORN WAKEFIELD 1894. SON OF CATHERINE GILL (1862-1951) & WALTER CLAPHAM (1858-1903) AT 3, KINGSTON SQUARE, CHARLES STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). BROTHER TO WILFRED AND OLIVE CLAPHAM. HIS FATHER WAS ONE TIME MEMBER OF WAKEFIELD CITY COUNCIL. ALAN WAS EDUCATED AT MONASTRY COLLEGE, AMPLEFORTH, NORTH YORKSHIRE. HE WAS ARTICLED WIT […]
5 KINGSTON PLACE, PORTER STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
05/05/1915
       
Aged
17
BORN HULL 1898. ELDEST SON OF HENRY HARMON CLARK & MARY JANE CLARK AT 5 KINGSTON PLACE, PORTER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSIONS ADDRESS). BROTHER TO JOHN, JANE, HARRIET AND TWINS, ALICE AND MARGARET. A STUDENT AND NEWSBOY. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 3330, 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE, ON 05/05/1915, […]