6th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
27.08.1914 Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire as part of the First New Army (K1) in the 32nd Brigade of the 11th Division, then moved to Grantham.
Dec 1914 Became a Pioneer Battalion.
April 1915 Moved to Witley Camp Godalming.
01.07.1915 Mobilised for war and embarked for Gallipoli from Avonmouth via Mudros.
07.08.1915 Landed at Suvla Bay and engaged in various actions against the Ottoman Empire.
17.12.1915 Evacuated to Mudros due to heavy casualties from combat, disease and severe weather.
04.02.1916 Moved to Alexandria to defend the Suez Canal.
10.07.1916 Moved to France landing at Marseilles and the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The capture of the Wundt-Werk, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Thiepval.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Langemarck, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle.
During 1918
The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Quant Line, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Hergies north of Bavai.
7, OAKLAND VILLAS, REYNOLDSON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
05/12/1916
Aged
31
BORN THORNTON CURTIS, LINCS 1885. SON OF EDWARD SHEARSMITH (1856-1952) AND MARY ANN SIMONS (1857-1903). HE MARRIED AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN JULY 1908. HIS WIFE ELIZABETH FRANCES ATKINSON, AND FOUR CHILDREN (ALFRED, HARRY, IRENE MARY AND ROBERT), LIVED AT 7, OAKLAND VILLAS, REYNOLDSON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS), AND ALSO 10 BRENT […]
12 MARFLEET TERRACE, CRAVEN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
29/08/1915
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1895. ELDEST SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH SHERBURN (1874-1916), WHO LOST TWO SONS IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 66 BELMONT STREET, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. PRIOR TO THE WAR, JOHN WORKED AT THE HULL CO-OP SHOP ON NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE […]
7 GORDON AVENUE, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
28/07/1917
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF HENRY & ANNIE SLANEY, OF 33 BARMSTON STREET, HULL A FORMER FISH FRYER, LIVING AT 22 SWANN STREET, HULL. A FORMER MEMBER OF ST SAVIOUR'S SCOUTS. HE WORKED AS A TAXI DRIVER, FOR MESSRS, ELLYARDS, JAMESON STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED ROSE ELLEN FEAREY (1888-1917),AT HULL, IN 1907. HIS WIFE LIVED AT 7 GORDON AVENUE […]
BORN SUTTON. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEER. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 05/12/1916. BROTHER OF WILLIAM & PHYLLIS SMALES. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS OTHER BROTHER, ROBERT. ADDRESS NOT FOUND & NOT LISTED ON SUTTON MEMORIAL. HE IS BURIED AT MESNIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, SOMME, FRANCE
5, FIRST AVENUE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
09/08/1915
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WALTER SMEDLEY (1854-1934) & SARAH ANN JORDAN (1860-1938), OF 8, HAROLD TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL AND 5, FIRST AVENUE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A ROPE WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE […]
7 HARCOURT STREET, HULL
Died on
05/09/1916
Aged
23
Born Hull 1893. Eldest son of Mrs Harriet Stephenson, of 7 Harcourt Street, East Hull. Enlisted in Hull when war began. Served with the 6th East Yorkshire Pioneers, in Egypt and at Gallipoli. Killed in action, on 05/09/1916, aged 23. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing at the Somme. His death was reported in the H […]
BORN HULL 25/02/1892. SON OF FRED SNOWDEN (1857-1901) AND ADA HARMON (1853-1928), OF 3, CONSTABLE BUILDINGS, ENGLISH STREET (1911 CENSUS), 13 WILLIAM PLACE, ST JAMES STREET, HULL AND 45, WALKER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD A YOUNGER BROTHER FRED. WORKED AS A FISH HOUSE LABOURER. RESIDED AT 44 , BEECROFT STREET, HULL. HE EN […]
BORN GILBERDYKE 1895. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF WILLIAM & THE LATE MARGARET SOUTHARD. HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY WORKER.
13 COTTON TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
21/08/1915
Aged
26
BORN HULL 30/06/1889. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM SPENCER (1864-1906) AND ELLEN PASHBY (1866-1915), OF 13 COTTON TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL (HIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). ON 13/01/1902, AT THE AGE OF OF 12, HE WAS CONVICTED OF LARCENY AND RECEIVED SIX STROKES. HE WAS SENT TO EASTMOOR REFORMATORY SCHOOL, IN LEEDS, ON 03/02/1902, FOR FIVE YEARS. […]
BORN HULL, 1893. SON OF ANN SPIVEY OF 5, JAMES PLACE YORK STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS AN OIL MILLER. HE MARRIED ANNIE BEELS, AT HULL IN 1915. THEY LIVED AT 2, RICHARD'S PLACE, YORK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS. KILLED IN ACTION, AT GALLIPOLI, ON 09/08/1915, […]
12 VINE TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
09/08/1915
Aged
35
BORN MANCHESTER 1880. SON OF JAMES SPOONER (1857-1909) & HONORA JANE BROMLEY (1859-1941), OF KENT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A POSTMAN. HE MARRIED, AT HULL, IN 1908. HIS WIFE, LOUISA MAUD SHAW (1886-1979) AND DAUGHTER CONSTANCE, LIVED AT 12 VINE TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL. ENLISTE […]
BORN HULL. PRIVATE, ERNEST STANLEY, 10674, 6TH EYR. DIED OF MALARIA AT GALLIPOLI ON 9TH MAY 1915. HIS NAME IS COMMEMORATED WITH 21,000 OTHERS ON THE HELLES MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS STATE THAT HE WAS BORN IN HULL AND ENLISTED IN HULL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER WILLIAM STANLEY OF 61 TRAFALGA STREET, SHE […]
BORN BEVERLEY 1890. SON OF JOHN & LAVINIA STRAUGHAN ABOVE. LISTED ON KINGS HALL CHURCH ROH, SYMONST ST. HULL HEROES WEB SITE.
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF WILLIAM & BETSIE SUTTON, OF TRANBY LANE, ANLABY. EMPLOYED BY THE HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAYS , AS A WAGGON BUILDER, AT THE CARRIAGE DEPARTMENT, SPRINGHEAD, HULL. ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 29/08/1914. DRAFTED TO EGYPT, THE SAMOA ISLANDS AND THEN DARDENELLES. HE PERFORMED GREAT PIONEER WORK AT SULVA BAY. WAS WOUNDED […]
Company Sergeant Major
BORN BERMUDA, 03/01/1869. SON OF CHARLES FREDERICK AND ELIZABETH THIELE. HIS FATHER WAS ORIGINALLY FROM GERMANY. ENLISTED AS A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. COLOUR SERGEANT (1911 CENSUS). STATIONED IN BEVERLEY. HE MARRIED THERE IN 1906. HIS WIFE MARY JANE EMERY (1872-1959) AND SIX CHILDREN IN WALKINGTON. SERVED AS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR IN THE 6 […]
7, Londesborough Street, Hull
Died on
21/08/1917
Aged
22
Born Hull 1895. Son of Thomas Tindle (1865-1927) and Mary jane Legge (1861-1901), of 7, Londesborough Street, Hull. he had four sisters and one brother. Enlisted at Hull. Served in the 6th East Yorkshire Regiment. Survived the Dardenelles. Posted to the Western Front. Died of wounds, on 21/08/1917, aged 22. Buried at Belgium.
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF WILLIAM AND HANNAH TINDLE, OF 30 BISHOP LANE, HULL. SECOND OF FIVE SONS. A WAREHOUSEMAN. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 21/08/1917, AGED 29. BURIED AT DIVISIONAL COLLECTING POST CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, BELGIUM. HIS ELDEST BROTHER, JOHN TINDLE, SERVED IN THE […]
48, BEECROFT STREET, ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
17/09/1917
Aged
33
BORN ASHBY, LINCS, 1884. SON OF WILLIAM TODD (1849-1939) & EMMA MARSH (1847-1916), OF ASHBY, DONCASTER. BROTHER, TO GEORGE, ALBERT AND ELLEN. HIS WIFE LILLIAN MAUD TODD, LIVED AT 48, BEECROFT STREET, ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL (CWGC AND WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS A GROCER'S ASSISTANT HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKS […]
4 PERSEVERENCE TERRACE, ST LUKES STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
10/05/1916
Aged
17
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF ALBERT EDWARD TONG & MINNIE TONG, OF 19 VAUXHALL GROVE AND 4 PERSEVERENCE TERRACE, ST LUKES STREET, HULL 1918 (ABSENT VOTERS ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS FROM BARROW ON HUMBER AND AN ASSISTANT FOREMAN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL UNDERAGE, IN SEPTEMBER 1914. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS. LEFT ENGLAND ON 1 […]
4, ROSEMONT TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
21/08/1917
Aged
27
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM TOWLE (1852- 1930) & HANNAH WINSPEAR BEECROFT (1848-1906), OF 7, HARFIELD TERRACE, SPRING STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS), 4, ROSEMONT TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL AND 7, CECIL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). SON OF A WIDOWED OIL DEALER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A GEN […]
