22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Country Pioneers)
01.10.1915 Formed by the Durham Recruiting Committee and then moved to Hartlepool.
09.06.1916 Taken over by the War Office and moved to Catterick.
17.06.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre as part of the 19th Division.
02.07.1916 Became a Pioneer Battalion of the 8th Division which engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
03.07.1918 Absorbed by the 1/7th Battalion.
14 FREDERICK CRESCENT, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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Died on
22/04/1918
Aged
28
BORN MUSTON, FILEY, 1890. SON OF GEORGE BRAMBLES (1856-1932)AND HARRIET WITTY (1859-1927). SON OF AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN (FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS) HE WORKED FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS, AT HULL DOCKS. LIVING AT 135 GLASGOW STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED AT BRIDLINGTON, ON 03/05/1914. HIS WIF […]
21, WELTON TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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Died on
27/05/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1899. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM BUXTON AND ANNIE ELIZABETH WINTER, OF, 21, WELTON TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO SISTERS, ANN AND FLORENCE. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 2 INCHES TALL, 98 LBS WEIGHT, 32 INCH CHEST AND OF 'POOR' PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, PASSED FIT FOR OVERSEAS […]
BORN HULL 1899. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF SAMUEL & AMY CAMMIDGE. OF 29 CHURCHILL STREET (1901 CENSUS) & THIS ADDRESS, HEDON ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/04/1918, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. HE LEFT BROTHERS, WALTER & SAM. HE HAD BEEN IN FRANCE ONLY THREE WEEKS BEFORE […]
BORN BEVERLEY JULY 1897. SON OF THOMAS & EDITH CAMPEY, OF BEVERLEY PARK, BEVERLEY. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 28/03/1918, AGED 20. COMMEMORATED ON THE POZIERES MEMORIAL, SOMME. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE WOODMANSEY. THEARNE. BEVERLEY PARKS MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HI MOTH […]
2 EMMAS TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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Died on
26/03/1918
Aged
29
BORN MIDDLESBROUGH, 1889. SON OF THE LATE, JOHN CASSIDY, 59 BARNSLEY STREET, HULL & AT THIS ARMY ADDRESS. EDUCATED IN HULL. FORMER DOCK LABOURER. ENLISTED HULL, 06/08/1915. EX 26752 EYR. SERVED WITH THE BEF NOVEMBER 1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED DURING THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE, 26/03/1918, AGED 29. UNMARRIED. […]
96 LORD STREET, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
Died on
27/05/1918
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF LOUIS & EMMA COHEN, AT 96 LORD STREET, GRIMSBY. SERVED WITH THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/05/1918, AGED 22. COMMEMORATED ON THE SOISSONS MEMORIAL. AS PER CWGC & UK SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS
9, ELLIS TERRACE, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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27/05/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF WILLIAM COLLINGWOOD (1866-1911) & MARY KATE MOOR (1863-1960), OF 13, CRESCENT AVENUE, NEW BRIDGE ROAD (1901 CENSUS); 4, ROSEDALE VILLAS, ROSEMEAD STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND 9, ELLIS TERRACE, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 18/04/1917. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 04/04/1918. SERVED AS PRIV […]
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY AND EMMA DRAKE, OF 17, MONA TERRACE, CAVE STREET, HULL AND 8, LORNE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 19/09/1917, AGED 18. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 01/04/1918. SERVED WITH THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 26/04/1918, AGED 18. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR […]
240 PARK ROW, COTTINGHAM, COTTINGHAM, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
26/03/1918
Aged
19
BORN COTTINGHAM 1899. SON OF THOMAS HENRY & ELIZA FAWCETT, OF 240 PARK ROW, NORTHGATE, COTTINGHAM (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A POSTMAN. HE WORKED AS A NEWSBOY AND GARDENER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 27/10/1916, AGED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS, 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 120 LBS WEIGHT, 32 INCH CHEST, SCAR […]
BORN HULL 1888. ONLY SON OF JOSEPH GRINDELL (1852-1931) & MARIA ELIZABETH HOUGHT (1859-1914), OF 128, COLTMAN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BROTHER OF MARGARET ANNIE GRINDELL (1885-1966). SON OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WAS IN BUSINESS WITH HIS UNCLE AT GRINDELL SEED CRUSHING FIRM. WAS ALSO A LIEUT […]
24 , EDGECUMBE STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
10/09/1918
Aged
23
BORN BARTON, LINCS., 1895. SON OF JOHN ROBERT HILL (1859-1925) & MARY ELIZABETH DIXON (1860-1916), OF 24, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF A CYCLE BUILDER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A GROCER'S ASSISTANT (1911 CENSUS). HE LATER WORKED AT ROSE, DOWN & THOMPSON LTD AS A MUNITIONS WORKER (SHELL […]
8, Hawthorne Villas, Victor Street, Hull
Died on
26/04/1918
Aged
35
Born Hull 1883. Husband of Florence Ford, at 8, Hawthorne Villas, Victor Street, Hull (War Pension address). Served in the 22nd Durham Light Infantry. Died 26 April 1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
BORN BILTON 1894. SON OF JOHN THOMAS LAVERACK (1858-1938) & ANN BALNCHARD (1863-1942), OF SPROATLEY. ONE OF FIVE SONS. HE WORKED AS A HORSEMAN ON A FARM IN PRESTON. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 39876, OF THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY PIONEERS. HE WAS KILLED DURING THE 1918 GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE, ON 26/02/1918, AGED 24. […]
Lance Corporal
34, CLARENDON STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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27/05/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF HOWELL LYNE (1850-1925) & EMMA LORD (1859- 1939), OF 34, CLARENDON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) & 3, PRYME STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. A FORMER LOCOMOTIVE CLEANER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 112 LBS WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED I […]
11 CHURCH ROW, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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04/07/1918
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MICHAEL MULCHINOCK (1863-1926) & ANN SHERIDAN (1864-1915). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER, FROM LONDON. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED ON 04/07/1918, AGED 19. BURIED MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY, MARNE, FRANCE. HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO HIS ELDEST SIST […]
New Lodge, Park Road, Sproatley, Hull, UK
Died on
04/03/1917
Aged
19
Born Patrington, 1898. Son of Robert and Rose Peckitt, of Park Road, Sproatley, and New Loge, Park Road, Burton Constable, Hull (CWGC address). Son of a Police Constable. He had two brothers and four sisters. Worked as a Horseman. Described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 124 lbs weight, 33-35 inch chest, fair physical development, Church of E […]
NEW LODGE, SPROATLEY, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
04/03/1917
Aged
19
Private 52619. 22nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, formerly 24634 East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 4th March 1917, aged 19 years. Son of Robert and Rose Peckitt of New Lodge, Sproatley, Yorkshire. Born Patrington 1898, enlisted Hull and resident Sproatley, Yks. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier and Face 14A and 15C. His […]
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF THOMAS & ANNIE ELIZABETH STAINFORTH, OF 14, NORTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS) AND 61, HOPWOOD STREET, HULL. SON OF A HOUSE PAINTER. HE WAS ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. WORKED AS A JUNIOR CHEMIST. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 116 LBS WEIGHT,34- 36 INCH CHEST SIZE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 19/10 […]
1, BELLE VUE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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Died on
27/05/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 06/07/1899. SON OF TIMOTHY WELSH (1873-1927) & MARY McNULTY (1874- ), OF 12, WILLIAMS TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 1, BELLE VUE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCKSIDE LABOURER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, JOHN AND ONE SISTER, MARGARET. HIS PARENTS HAD MARRIED AT ST CHARLES BORR […]
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF JAMES & MARY ANN WHARTON, OF 76 REDBOURNE STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. AN APPRENTICE PRINTER. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/04/1918, AGED 18. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 22.05.1918 HE IS BURIED AT CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME, SOMME, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE […]
