1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Workington attached to the East Lancs. Division and then moved to Barrow.
26.10.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre to defend the Lines of Communication.
05.05.1915 Transferred to 149th Brigade of the 50th Division.
20.12.1915 Transferred to 151st Brigade of the 50th Division and continued to engage in various actions 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 Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
12.02.1918 Transferred as a Pioneer Battalion to the 66th Division.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres.
07.05.1918 Absorbed the personnel of 11th Battalion and transferred to 97th Brigade of the 32nd Division
31.07.1918 Absorbed the cadre of the 11th Battalion and continued to engage in various actions on the Western Front including;
The Battle of Cambrai, The Pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, near Avesnes.
36 , LINNAEUS STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
31/12/1916
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33
BORN BEVERLEY 1883. KNOWN AS 'PERCY BARNES'. SON OF JOHN BARNES (1838-1890) & SARAH GREENWOOD (B. 1842). HE HAD ENLISTED AS PRIVATE, 7073, EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT, AT PRESTON, ON 01/08/1902, AGED 19. DISCHARGED AS MEDICALLY UNFIT, ON 09/10/1904. WORKED AS A PAWN BROKER'S ASSISTANT. LIVING AT 36 LINNAEUS STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADD […]
2, Beech Grove, Wellsted Street, Hull
Died on
29/04/1921
Aged
37
Born Hull 1884. Son of Jane Elizabeth Brown, of 2, Beech Grove, Wellsted Street, Hull (War Pension address). A fish packer, living at 98, Flinton Street, Hull with his wife Emily and two children (1911 Census). Served as Private, 76263, Manchester Regiment and 31453, Border regiment. Died of Tuberculosis, on 29/04/1921, aged 37
BORN BRADFORD. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1917. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON HULL'S GILLETT STREET ROLL OF HONOUR (Hull Daily Mail 30 August 1916) HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 29/05/1917 & 03/07/1919. H […]
8, CAMBRIDGE TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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30/09/1916
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF ANNIE AND ALFRED GEORGE COBB, OF 8, CAMBRIDGE TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A FORMER BOX MAKER FOR RECKITTS. HE ENLISTED JUNE 1915. SERVED WITH THE 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/09/1916, AGED 19. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 4TH DECEMBER 1916, WITH HI […]
28 RAILWAY COTTAGES, DAIRYCOATES, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
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Died on
22/09/1916
Aged
19
BORN DARLINGTON 1897. SON OF JOSEPH & MARY ANN DENT, OF 28 RAILWAY COTTAGES, DAIRYCOATES. EMPLOYED ON GREAT NORTHERN TRAWLER. HE CAME FROM CANADA TO ENLIST. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 22/09/1916, AGED 19. BURIED AT ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, SEINE-MARITIME, FRANCE. HIS DEATH WAS RE […]
7 , KINGS BENCH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
27/07/1916
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF WALTER DREWERY & CLARA OWEN, OF 29 WALTON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 7 KINGS BENCH STREET, HULL (HDM ADDRESS 10/05/1917. THEY MOVED TO 44 MANOR PARK, LEWISHAM, LONDON. HULL ADDRESS ALSO REPORTED IN HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 03/05/1917. A GAS ENGINEER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4407, EAST YORKSHIRE […]
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF FRANCIS - 3 BALMORAL TERRACE, BEAN STREET. MARRIED 1907. WIFE ALICE EMMITT & 2 CHILDREN, LIVED ABOVE AS PER CWGC. HE HAD WORKED AS A PRINTER FOR 25 YEARS WITH MESSRS GODDARD, WALKER & BROWN. ENLISTED ON 11/5/15 DUE TO THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA, BEYOND THE AGE LIMIT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME. […]
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ALFRED FARRAH (1858-1938) & MARIA MORRELL (1862-1948), OF 2 , WAWNE STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN SONS AND SON IN LAW SERVING. HE ALSO HAD TWO SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A BUTCHER (1911 CENSUS). HE WORKED FOR TWO YEARS AS AN ASSISTANT FITTER WITH THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE MARRIED FRANCES ANN TROW […]
58 , NORWOOD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
29/09/1918
Aged
21
BORN BIERLEY, YORKS, 1897. SON OF SAMUEL GEDNEY & EDITH AMBLER (1855-1926), OF 58 , NORWOOD STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF AN ENGINE DRIVE. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 2782 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 241926, 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/09/1918, AGED 21. U […]
7 TALBOT TERRACE, TOOGOOD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
26/09/1916
Aged
30
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF JAMES & ANNIE ABOVE 1911 CENSUS. SERVED AS GRABURN. NAME APPEARS ON THE ST CHARLES CHURCH MEMORIAL.
7 TALBOT TERRACE, TOOGOOD STREET, HULL
Died on
16/09/1916
Aged
34
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF JAMES EDWARD GRAYBURN (1857-1907) & MARY ANNIE SCOTT (1863-1946), OF 10, ARTHUR TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 7, TALBOT TERRACE, TOOGOOD STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). THE FAMILY ALSO LIVED AT 107, SELBY STREET AND 10, ARTHUR TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, […]
Newport, Gilberdyke, Yorkshire
Died on
16/09/1916
Aged
18
Born Newport, East Yorkshire, 1899. Son of Featherstone and Sarah F. Haigh, of Newport, Gilberdyke, Yorkshire. Enlisted at Hull. Served with the 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 16/09/1916, aged 18. Buried in France.
13, COTTINGHAM PLACE, CHARLES STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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27/04/1918
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20
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF VALENTINE HARRISON (1874-1947) & ISABELLA DICKINSON (1878-1961), OF 13, FRANCIS STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & 13, COTTINGHAM PLACE, CHARLES STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4084, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH BORDER REGIMENT. HE DIED, AT HULL ROY […]
2, CICERO TERRACE, SWANN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
01/10/1916
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF RICHARD HILL (1874-1943) & ADA RAWLING. OF 8, JOHNS TERRACE, KENT STREET, HULL AND 2, CICERO TERRACE, SWANN STREET, HULL(1911 CENSUS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A FORMER ROYAL ENGINEER (1902-1907) AND CORN PORTER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, HAROLD, & FIVE SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A BOX MAKER AT THE HULL RECKIT […]
2, Wressle Station, Selby, Yorkshire
Died on
16/09/1916
Aged
20
Born Howden, 1896. Son of John and Hannah Maria Howden, of 2, Wressell Station, Selby, Yorkshire. A Ploughboy from Beech Tree Farm, Newsholme, Howden (1911 Census). Enlisted Hull. Served with the 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 16/09/1916, aged 20. Buried in France. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/702942:60779
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF FRED HUNTER AND LUCY LANGTON, OF 8, MODEL AVENUE, TEMPLE STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS) AND 22, CORNWALL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/11/1916, AGED 20. COMME […]
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF FRANCIS HERBERT IBBITSON & LOUISA ANN FENTON, OF 6, SUTTON ROW, SUTTON BANK, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 9, HAROLD'S TERRACE, WALKER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A GRINDER IN AN IRON FOUNDRY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/11/1916, AGED 20. COMM […]
Shopping Centre, Garden Village, Hull
Died on
14/03/1919
Aged
22
Born Southcoates, Hull, 1897. Son of Thomas Benjamin (Ben) Johnson and Isabella Johnson, of 35, Buckingham Street, Hull (1911 Cenus); 21, Arundle Street, Hull (Army records address) and the Shopping Centre, Garden Village, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a sailor. He worked as a Draper's errand Boy. He was a Engineer Turner, Employed […]
82 GREAT THORNTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
03/10/1916
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF EDWARD STEPHEN & ANNIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON, OF 3 EMMAS TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HESSLE ROAD, AND 82 GREAT THORNTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A SAW MILLER LIKE HIS BROTHER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH BORDER REGIMENT, 'D' COMPANY. DIED OF WOUNDS AT MANCHESTER MILITARY HOSPITAL, ON 03/10 […]
BORN HEDON, HULL, 1887. SON OF JAMES (JIM) JOHNSON (1861-1927) & SARAH JANE HOPPER (1860-1906), WHO LOST ALL THREE SONS IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY MOVED TO COLNE, LANCASHIRE, IN 1901. HE WAS MARRIED TO EDITH DUERDEN JOHNSON (1885-1974), ON 23/07/1911, AT BURNLEY CHAPEL. WORKED AS A COTTON WEAVER. LIVING AT 10 WILSON STREET, FOULRIDGE, C […]
