7th (Service) Battalion
16.09.1914 Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire as part of the Second New Army (K2) in the 50th Brigade of the 17th Division, then moved to Wareham.
May 1915 Moved to Romsey.
14.07.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Delville Wood.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Roeux, The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre. 11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Aulnoye.
Wetwang, East Yorkshire, UK
Died on
20/10/1918
Aged
21
Born Middleton-on-wold, Yorkshire, 1897. Son of Harry and Maud Burnett. Enlisted Hull. Resided at Wetwang. employed as a Farm Horseman, at Warter York (1911 Census). Served in the 7th East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 20/10/1918, aged 21.
Private
BORN SWANLAND 1886. KNOWN AS 'MUSH'. HE WAS DESCRIBED AS "A LITTLE MAN WITH A BIG HEART." ENLISTED HULL. LIVED IN HESSLE. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, AT YPRES, ON 14/08/1915, AGED 29. BURIED AT LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 20TH AUGUST 1915, & ON THE 6TH SEPTEMBER […]
Private
94 BLACKWOOD GROVE, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
01/08/1916
Aged
30
BORN HALIFAX 1885. RESIDED IN HULL BEFORE THE WAR. EMPLOYED BY NOLAN'S HOUSE FURNISHERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, WHEN WAR BEGAN SON OF HARRY & DOROTHY ACKROYD, OF HALIFAX. HE WORKED AND ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 22088, THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALION. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, AT ST LUKES HOSPITAL, ON 01/08/1916, AGED 30. HIS DEA […]
Private
6, COLLEGE TERRACE, BLUNDELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
15/04/1918
Aged
38
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF MATILDA EMMA TOMLINSON (1854-1928) & THE LATE JOSEPH ADAMSON (1848-1894), OF 4, EXMOUTH STREET, HULL. (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS, 27/05/1918) AND 6, COLLEGE TERRACE, BLUNDELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF FOUR BROTHERS, JOSEPH, GEORGE AND JOHN ADAMSON. HE WORKED AS A SHIP PAINTER. HE MARRIED MARGARE […]
2nd Lieutenant
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF GEORGE AND MARY ELIZABETH ADDEY, OF 46 FIED STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS ADDRESS) AND LATER 35 MORRILL STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE AND WAS COMMISSIONED ELEVEN MONTHS AGO. IN JANUARY 1917 HE WAS WOUNDED AND HAD TRENCH FEVER. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS MASTER PAINTER AND HIS FATHER WAS WELL KNOWN […]
6, Vaults Lane, Waterside Road, Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire
Died on
29/03/1918
Aged
27
Born Grimthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1891. Son of John and Sarah Adlard, of Grimsby. He had one brother, Joseph, three half brothers, Frank, Ellis and Sidney and three half sisters, Grace, Emily and Olive. A Farm Servant, He joined the army on 30th Dec 1910 and deserted on 20 April 1911. Worked as a Lorry man. He married at Barton, on 15th Fe […]
Private
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF ALBERT AND ADA KATE ALDAN, OF 4, ST ANDREWS STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 40032, 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 17/11/1918, AGED 19. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND LEFT HIS ARMY EFFECTS TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER. HE IS BURIED AT ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, […]
Private
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN BRIAR ALLAN (1874-1949) & MARGARET ANN COSTELLO (1877-). THE SON OF A BOILER MAKER AND RIVETTER. HE HAD SIX SIBLINGS AND LIVED AT 6 EMILY STREET, HEDON ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). THE FAMILY LATER MOVED TO 141 NORTHAM ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS […]
Corporal
BORN HULL 1896. ELDEST SON OF JOHN ALFRED AMOS (1863-1940) & ESTHER JANE AMOS (1867-1940), OF 141 , ST PAULS STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). AN ERRAND BOY. HIS FATHER WORKED IN AN IRON FOUNDRY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 29/12/1915. SERVED AS CORPORAL, IN THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL (MM) F […]
Private
12 PORTLAND PLACE, PROSPECT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
10/07/1916
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF AGNES MAY WINDASS (1856-1936) & JOHN WILLIAM ANDREW (1859-1918), OF 16 WILLIAM STREET, HULL AND 12 PORTLAND PLACE, PROSPECT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL AT THE AGE OF 19. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT IN FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION, AT THE SOMME, ON 10/07/19 […]
Private
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF FREDERICK ANDREW (1867-1941) & ROSE HANNAH SLATER (1865-1949), AT 53 BEETON STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. SON OF A LIGHTERMAN. ONE OF 12 CHILDREN AND 10 SONS. EMPLOYED AS A SLAUGHTER HOUSE MAN. HE MARRIED, CLARE ELIZABETH BOULTON, AT HULL'S HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, ON 25/12/1914. THEY LIVED AT THIS ARMY ADDRESS WITH TH […]
BORN HULL 1894. ELDEST SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM THOMPSON ANDREWS & ELEANOR (MARSHALL) AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A BUGLER, IN THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON THE 13TH JULY 1915. KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES ON THE 2ND MARCH 1916, AGED 21 […]
MARKET PLACE, PATRINGTON, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
05/11/1916
Aged
30
Born Patrington, 1887. Son of James Appleby (1852-1892) and Carrie Ann Binnington (1854-1937), of Market Place, Patrington. He had one older brother, john. Worked as a waggoner and Farm labourer at Wesley House Patrington. Described as 5 foot, 6.5 inches tall, 36-38 inch chest, 154 lbs weight and "good" physical development. He enlist […]
Private
BORN JARROW, DURHAM 1885. SON OF DENNIS APPLEGATE (1848-1933) & CHARLOTTE SECKER (1852-1935), OF 34 PRINCES AVENUE, WITHERNSEA AND 21 ABBEY STREET, HULL. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE MARRIED, ON 01/12/1910. WORKED AS A BOOT REPAIRER. HE WAS 5 FOOT, 4.5 INCHES TALL, 32-24 INCH CHEST, 100 LBS WEIGH […]
Private
10 EMMAS TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
18/03/1916
Aged
36
BORN HULL 12/11/1880. ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF THE LATE JOHN THOMAS APPLETON & ANN MOODY (1846-1894). A MILKMAN. HE MARRIED ELIZABETH THOMPSON WEBSTER, AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1900. THE MARRIAGE WAS SHORT. HIS MEDICAL RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT. 3.5 INCHES TALL, 105 LBS WEIGHT, A 34 INCH CHEST SIZE. BLUE EYES, LIGHT BROWN HAIR, […]
Private
BORN LONG RISTON, 1890. LIVED IN HULL. SON OF LEONARD WATSON ARKSEY AND EMILY MARIA DUNN. WORKED AS A RAILWAY CONTRACTOR'S LABOURER. MARRIED 1910 ANNIE HOWELLS, OF 19 FREEHOLD TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL AND OF COLLINGWOOD BRICKYARD, BARROW HAVEN, LINCS. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, MURIAL AND DORTHY, BORN 1913 AND 1916 RESPECTIVELY. HE E […]
Private
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JOHN FREDERICK ARMITAGE (1848-1924) & JANE WALMSLEY TURNER (1855-1936), OF 55 ALBANY STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS)). ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. THE FAMILY LIVED AT, 45 CLIFTON TERRACE, DAY STREET (1891 CENSUS); 27 LIDDELL STREET (1901 CENSUS) & 35 WE […]
Lance Sergeant
BORN BECCLES, SUFFOLK 1891. SON OF ROSINA ASHLEY. ENLISTED MARKET WEIGHTON, ON 08/09/1914. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL, ON 18/05/1915. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 13/07/1915. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL (MM) FOR BRAVERY. PROMOTED TO LANCE SERGEANT, ON 18/02/1916. KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 10/07/1916, AGED 25. […]
Private
4 PALM GROVE, EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
22/09/1918
Aged
28
BORN SCARBOROUGH 1890. SON OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH ATKINSON. HIS WIFE JANE ATKINSON & TWO CHILDREN, LIVED AT THIS 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS. A RULLYMAN FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 205704, 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 22/09/1918, AGED 28. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS W […]
Private
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF WILLIAM STUBBS ATKINSON (1853-1918) AND SARAH BARON ATKINSON (1854-1942), AT 77, GREEK STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A RAILWAY PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN THE 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (HULL PALS) ON 20/09/1915, AGED 19 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 3.5 INCHES TALL, 33 INCH CHEST, 113 LBS WEIGHT, WITH A 'FA […]
