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.
Private
BORN HULL 1882. ONLY SON OF JAMES BROWN (1853-1901) AND DINAH ROBINSON (1853-1914), OF 8, WEST VIEW, AIR STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD NO SIBLINGS. WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER. UNMARRIED. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 126 LBS WEIGHT, 37-39 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 06/04/1916, AGED 34 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. POSTED TO […]
Private
Seaton, East Yorkshire
Died on
14/07/1916
Aged
20
Born Seaton, 1896. Only son of William Smith Brown and Elizabeth Brown, of Seaton, East Yorkshire (war Pension address). He had one sister, Ethel Alice Brown. A School Teacher. Unmarried. Described as 5 foot, 6.5 " tall, 34-36 " chest, 112 lbs weight He enlisted in Hull, on 12th Dec 1915. Served with the 8th EYR. Posted to France, 1st M […]
Private
BORN HULL 1896. A HULL PAL. SON OF SARAH R. & JACOB BROWN, 48 UPPER UNION STREET AND 40 WALKER STREET. HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A HAIR DRESSER. HIS FATHER WAS A BOOT REPAIRER. HIS MOTHER A TAILORESS. THIS WAS HIS ARMY ADDRESS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 2 INCHES TALL, 126 LBS, 34 INCH CHEST. ENLISTED HULL 07/06/1915, JOININ […]
Private
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM BUCK & THE LATE MARY ANN ATKINSON, AT 16 CHRISTOPHER STREET AND 41, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 16/09/1917, AGED 19. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, BELGIUM. HIS AUNT, MRS JANE ATKINSON LIVED AT 206 WATERLOO STREET (WAR PENSION A […]
Private
11 POPLAR GROVE, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
25/04/1917
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF RICHARD THOMAS & ALICE AGNE BURNETT, 6 KATE'S TERRACE, ROSAMOND STREET. EMPLOYED AS A PRINTER'S ERRAND BOY AND THE HULL TRAWLER SUPPLY COMPANY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 25/05/1915. SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 25/04/1917, AGED 21. BURIED DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN. HIS D […]
Private
16, PRINCES STREET, WITHERNSEA, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
19/12/1916
Aged
29
BORN HULL 1887. LIVED IN WITHERNSEA. SON OF THE LATE JAMES AND CAROLINE BUTCHER, OF 16, PRINCES STREET, WITHERNSEA, HULL. A GENERAL LABOURER. STAYING AT 11, EDINBURGH STREET, HULL, (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALION. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 19/12/1916, AGED 29. HE IS BURIED ON THE SOMME, AT DOU […]
65, Manor House, Chapmangate, Pocklington, Yorkshire
Died on
18/06/1916
Aged
28
Son of Thomas Buttle (1862-1940) and Sarah Elizabeth Huck (1871-1952), of 65, Manor House, Chapmangate, Pocklington, Yorkshire. He had three brothers and four sisters. A Professional soldier when war began. He enlisted in Pocklington. Served in the 8th East Yorkshire Regiment, "E" Company. Posted to France, on 15/01/1915. Killed in ac […]
Private
97 , BALFOUR STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
14/07/1916
Aged
22
BORN GLASGOW 1894. ALIAS FRANCIS MCAULEY. HE LIVED IN HULL. STEP SON OF THOMAS CALLAGHAN, AT 97 BALFOUR STREET, HULL (HIS ARMY ADDRESS). A SHOP ASSISTANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 22/11/1915, AGED 21 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, 34-36 INCH CHEST SIZE. HE JOINED THE 14TH EYR RESERVE BATTALION. ARRIVED IN FRANCE […]
Private
5 GILBERT AVENUE, HALTEMPRICE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
17/07/1916
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF ARTHUR ROBERT CAMMELL (1869-1908) AND ANNIE EMMES (1873-1959). AN ERRAND BOY. HE WAS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF HIS GRANDFATHER, A HAY DEALER. HE HAD THREE SISTERS, ANNIE, ALICE AND AGNES. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 21066, WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED ON THE SOMME, ON 17/07/1916, AGED 20 […]
Private
4, Chapel Lane, Winterton, Scunthorpe
Died on
30/09/1917
Aged
23
Born Thealby, Lincolnshire, 1894. Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Campbell, of 4, Chapel Lane, Winterton, Scunthorpe. Native of Thealby, Scunthorpe. Resided in Doncaster. Enlisted in Hull. Served with the Hull Commercials. Transferred to the 8th East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of Wounds, on 30/09/1917, aged 23. His CWGC grave inscription […]
Private
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF JOHN CAPES (1850-1934) & SABINA HIRST (1851-1905), OF 40 WEST DOCK AVENUE, HULL. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. A FISHERMAN. HE ENLISTED IN THE 11TH EYR, (HULL PALS) ON 07/09/1914. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM, AS 5 FOOT 5.5. INCHES TALL, 171 LBS WEIGHT, 38 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, BROWN HAIR, TATTOOS ON FOREARMS. HE ARRI […]
Private
16 , STRICKLAND STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
08/03/1917
Aged
28
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF ROBERT THOMAS CARR (1850-1898) & REBECCA CARR, OF 4 ADA'S TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL AND 16, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS MOTHER WAS REMARRIED TO ARTHUR SKINNER, AT HULL IN 1904. HE WAS BROTHER AND STEP BROTHER, TO GEORGE, ROBERT, HARRY, ALBERT, WALTER, PERCY, ARTHUR, AND CHARLES, AND […]
Lance Corporal
1 WILFREDS TERRACE, OXFORD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
23/03/1916
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF EDWARD FEWSON CLARK (1856-1921) AND ELLEN KNAPP (1862-1951), OF 2 MARY'S PLACE, OXFORD STREET. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 11308, 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/03/1916, AGED 27. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE […]
Corporal
10, PALM GROVE, EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
04/01/1916
Aged
28
BORN BRIDLINGTON 1888. SON OF RICHARD CLARKE (1838-1900) AND JANE ELIZABETH LEAKE (1851-1936), OF 4 , GEORGES TERRACE, CHILTERN STREET, HULL. A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS CORPORAL, 13734, 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OR WOUNDS, ON 04/01/1916, AGED 28. HE LEFT HIS WIFE ELLEN & DAUGHTER AT 10. PALM GROVE, EASTBOUR […]
Sergeant
2, JOHN'S TERRACE, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
14/07/1916
Aged
40
BORN HULL 1876. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM CLAYTON (1856-1899) AND MARY ANN BETTISON (1847-1878). BROTHER TO WILLIAM CLAYTON, OF 31, MAY TREE AVENUE, GARDEN VILLAGE, HULL AND SISTER, MARIE, AT 58, SEVERN STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF MINNIE WALPOLE (1879-1957), OF 2, JOHN'S TERRACE, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) AND6, CATO TERRACE, ARUNDEL […]
Private
4 BARTON TERRACE, MANCHESTER STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
18/08/1916
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1896. ONLY CHILD OF HENRY GARABALDI COE (1864-1935) AND SARAH ELLEN BENTLEY (1867-1934), OF 4 ST LEONARD'S AVENUE, HESSLE ROAD (1901 CENSUS) AND 14 BARTON TERRACE MANCHESTER STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HIS BROTHER, JOHN COE (1899-1906) HAD DIED YOUNG. EMPLOYED AS A PACKING BOX MAKER. HIS FATHER WAS A DECKHAND IN THE ROYAL N […]
Private
12 ALEXANDRA TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
15/06/1916
Aged
29
BORN HULL 10/11/1886. SON OF GEORGE JORDAN COGGIN(1850-1904) & ELLEN PEDDER (1855-1921), OF 12 ALEXANDRA TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1904. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1921. ONE OF 11 SIBBLINGS, SOME OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. EMPLOYED AS A DOCK LABOURER AND FOREMAN STEVEDORE FOR MESSRS HOLLAND, OF HULL. HE MARRIED IN 1 […]
Lance Corporal
3 WESTBOURNE CRESCENT, EDINBURGH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
13/11/1916
Aged
31
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF GEORGE HENRY COGGRAVE (1848-1930) & SARAH ANN ADAMS (1853-1944), OF 3 GOSHEN PLACE, JAMES STREET, HULL.(1911 CENSUS) AND 1 CLARENCE PLACE, PORTLAND STREET, HULL. SON OF A YEAST LABOURER. ONE OF TWELVE CHILDREN AND SEVEN SONS. BROTHERS GEORGE, FRED, WALTER, CHARLES, ALFRED, FRANK & JOSEPH. HUSBAND OF AMY L […]
Private
7 KINGS CROSS TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
09/04/1917
Aged
28
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF WILLIAM COLE. A FORMER GAS LIGHT WORKER. HE WORKED FOR THE BRITISH GAS LIGHT COMPANY, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, DURING SEPTEMBER 1916. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 32982, 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION BETWEEN 9TH-13TH APRIL 1917, AGED 28. HE IS BURIED AT TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, PAS D […]
Private
144 , ELLA STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
14/06/1916
Aged
27
BORN HULL 20/05/1889. SON OF THOMAS COLLETT (1861-1919) & ROSA SANDERS (1863-1931), OF 126, AND 144, ELLA STREET, HULL. SECOND OF FOUR CHILDREN. SON OF A CARRIAGE SMITH. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WAS A HULL TEACHER. LIVED AT "MARSHAM" HOUSE, EAST ELLA DRIVE, ANLABY. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT. ARRIVE […]
