8th (Service) Battalion
22.09.1914 Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire as part of the Third New Army (K3) in the 62nd Brigade of the 21st Division, then moved to Tring.
Aug 1915 Moved to Witley Camp, Godalming.
09.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including; The Battle of Loos.
16.11.1915 Transferred to the 8th Brigade of the 3rd Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Actions of the Bluff and St Eloi Craters, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
The First, Second and Third Battles of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Cambrai 1917.
17.02.1918 Disbanded in France, remaining personnel formed the 10th Entrenching Battalion with the 12th West Yorkshire Battalion.
1st Lieutenant
RENISHAW, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
19/08/1916
Aged
20
BORN BEVERLEY 1895. SON OF THE REVEREND, WILLIAM ELLIOT WIGFALL & CLARA WIGFALL, OF 18 WESTWOOD ROAD, BEVERLEY AND "RENISHAW" HOUSE, MOLESCROFT. HIS FATHER WAS RECTOR OF BEVERLEY MINSTER. WILLIAM WAS EDUCATED AT BEVERLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL UNTIL AGED 13 AND THEN REPTON SCHOOL, BURTON ON TRENT. HE WENT TO QUEEN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD TO STUD […]
Private
1 BARKERS BUILDING, OSBORNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
12/03/1917
Aged
30
BORN HULL 1887. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION. MARRIED 1911. WIFE ELSIE TAYLOR. SON OF ORSON & SARAH WIGGINTON ABOVE.
Private
BORN HULL 1881. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY WILKINSON (1853-1896) AND MARY ANN ELSEY (1854-1925), AT AT 9 SOUTH VIEW, ST GEORGE'S ROAD, HULL AND 115 WALTON STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. 115 WALTON STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE AGNES JANE & TWO CHILDREN LIVED AT 1 HODGE STREET, DRYPOOL AND 66 , WHEELER STREET, HULL (WAR PEN […]
Private
Main Street, Dalton Holme, Beverley, East Yorkshire
Died on
11/06/1917
Aged
31
Born Dalton Holme, Beverley, 1886. Son of John Robinson Wilson and Sarah Ann Wilson, of Dalton Holme Beverley. Husband of Kate Wilson, of Hutton, Cranswick, Yorks. They had three children. He worked as a bricklayer. He enlisted at Beverley. Served with the 8th East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds, on 11/06/1917, aged 31. Buried at E […]
Private
BORN HULL 1893. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF GEORGE JOHN & ANNIE ELIZA WILSON, of 122 , BALFOUR STREET, HULL. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY SEDDONS PAINT WORKS FOR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE THE WAR. HE SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/07/1916, AGED 23. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 30/08/1916. * […]
Private
6 WELTON TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
15/03/1917
Aged
34
BORN HULL 1883. A HORSE RULLEYMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 36-38 INCH CHEST. MARRIED MARGARET HARDWICK, ON 22/11/1915. HIS WIFE, MARGARET WILSON & FOUR SONS (WILLIAM, HERBERT, PERCY AND STANLEY), LIVED AT 6 WELTON TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION RECORDS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 11/12/1915. MOBILIZED ON 05/ […]
Lance Corporal
3, COLLEGE STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
03/05/1917
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ROBERT WILLIAM & EMMA WITTY ABOVE. HE TRAINED IN SHEFFIELD (1911 CENSUS) AND WAS A HULL SCHOOL TEACHER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, ROBERT WITTY, LIVING AT 51 PEEL STREET, HULL AND ONE SISTER, EMMA COLLINS, LIVING AT 7 SPIVEY GROVE, CLIFTON STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 01/09/1914. SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST Y […]
Private
12 ROLLO AVENUE, ARUNDLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
26/09/1917
Aged
25
BORN HULL 1892. ONLY CHILD OF ALFRED & ELIZABETH WRACK, OF 18 MYRTLE GROVE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL AND 12 ROLLO AVENUE, ARUNDLE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS). A SAW MILL WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 12/12/1915, AGED 22 YEARS AND 330 DAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 122 LBS WEIGHT, & 34 INCH CHEST. ARR […]
Private
139 , MERSEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
30/12/1916
Aged
19
BORN WEST HARTLEPOOL 1897. SON OF THE MARY E & LATE WILLIAM J WRIGHT. BROTHERS CLAUDE AND ALBERT E & SISTER MAUD WRIGHT. HE WAS A BUTCHER, LIVING AT 3 CRYSTAL VILLAS, VICTOR STREET. EMPLOYED BY MESSRS, JOHN ENGLISH & CO., HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 12/12/1915. SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. […]
Private
22 GROSVENOR TERRACE, GROSVENOR STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
13/11/1916
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF WILLIAM WRIGHT, OF 4 ASH GROVE, BEECH STREET, HULL. WIFE ALICE MAY JENSEN & DAUGHTER MARJORIE ALICE WRIGHT (BORN 31/05/1916) LIVED AT 22 GROSVENOR TERRACE, GROSVENOR STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS ON 18/11/1914.WENT TO FRANCE 17/07/1916. KILLED IN ACTION ON 13/11/16, AGED 21. BY COINCIDENCE PTE, 48 […]
Private
18 SALISBURY TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
26/09/1915
Aged
41
BORN HULL 1874. BEFORE THE WAR JOHN HAD SERVED 34 MONTHS IN THE BOER WAR WHERE HE RECEIVED TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS. HE THEN WORKED AT EARLES SHIP BUILDING YARD. HE MARRIED ON 09/04/1898. LEFT WIDOW, ELIZABETH WRIGHT AND SIX CHILDREN AT 18 SALISBURY TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND WAS KIL […]
Private
83 BOTANIC VILLAS, REGENT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
13/11/1916
Aged
24
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF JARVIS WRIGHT (1860-1916) & ELIZABETH SEARSON, OF 83, REGENT STREET, HULL. BROTHER TO HENRY AND LAURA. HE WORKED AS A BARMAN BEFORE THE WAR. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION, AT SERRE, ON 13/11/1916, AGED 24. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS MOTHER. HE IS COMMEMO […]
