The Regiment raised 22 Battalions in total during the course of World War I and saw action on the Western Front, Macedonia and Italy, winning 60 battle honours including 7 Victoria Crosses. The regiment lost 12,840 men who were killed during the course of the war.
Rifleman
7 SYDENHAM VILLAS, STANLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
27/09/1918
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF WILLIAM & ADA BOYES, THIS ADDRESS AND LATER 395 WINCOLMLEE. (HDM 26/9/19). FORMERLY PRIVATE IN THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND RIFLEMAN IN THE QUEEN WESTMINSTER RIFLES. BEFORE ENLISTING, HE WAS EMPLOYED BY WILLIAM HARLAND, DRAPERS, CHARIOT STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN 1914 AND HAD SERVED FOR FOUR YEARS. HE W […]
Rifleman
40, Eastgate, Beverley, Yorkshire
Died on
20/02/1919
Aged
39
Born Beverley, 17 Jan 1880. Son of Mercy Maria Spivey (1853-1920), of 40, Eastgate, Beverley, Yorkshire (war pension address). He enlisted in the Rifle Brigade on 5 Feb 1899. Described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 115 lbs weight, 34 inch chest, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England religion. scar on right fore arm, tattoo on left forear […]
Rifleman
3, Anns Buildings, Sykes Street, Hull
Died on
07/08/1923
Aged
38
Born Hull, 1885. Second son of James and Harriet Page, of 2, Abbey Street, Hull (1915 address) & 63, Williamson Street, Hull (1921 address). He had three brothers and four sisters. He was an oil miller for the Eagle Oil Mill, Cleveland Street, Hull He married Lavinia Pearce at Hull, 1915. Husband of Lavinia Page and two children at […]
Rifleman
3, Oakland Villas, Reynoldson Street, Newland Avenue, Hull
Died on
10/03/1915
Aged
33
Born Sancton, Yorkshire, 1882. Baptised on 12 Feb 1882 • Winestead, Yorkshire. Son of William George Saville and Maria Rispin (1857-1901). He had two brothers and four sisters. He married Louisa Robinson (1880-1928) at Hull, on 30 May 1901, aged 19. They had two children and lived at 3, Oakland Villas, Reynoldson Street, Newland Avenue, […]
Lance Corporal
8, De Grey Terrace, Anlaby Road, Hull
Died on
30/07/1915
Aged
20
Born Aston, Warwick, 14/04/1895. Third Son of Sarah and Edward William White, of 8, De Grey Terrace, Anlaby Road, Hull (War Pension address). He had three brothers and three sisters. Worked as an Electrical Engineer. Enlisted Birmingham, on 29/08/1914. Served in the 7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Posted to France, on 19/05/1915. Kill […]
