2/5th Battalion Territorial Force
09.09.1914 Formed in Bury then moved to Mossborough and on to Southport as part of the 197th Brigade of the 66th Division.
17.04.1915Moved to Bedford and transferred to the 3rd Highland Brigade of the Highland Division.
04.05.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne where the formation became the 154th Brigade of the 51st Division.
During 1915
The Battle of Festubert, The Second Action of Givenchy.
07.01.1916 Transferred to the 164th Brigade of the 55th Division.
During 1916
The Battle of Guillemont, The Battle of Ginchy, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval.
During 1917
The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Menin Road Ridge.
During 1918
The Battle of Estaires, the Defence of Givenchy, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The capture of Givenchy craters, The capture of Canteleux trench, the Final Advance in Artois.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in Belgium, Ath.
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers 2/5th Battalion
12 GORDON'S AVENUE, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
13/07/1918
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF SAMUEL ANDERSON & ANN ELIZABETH MURPHY, AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). ENLISTED BRADFORD AS 262356, ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 46779, 2/5TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 13/07/1918, AGED 21. BURIED HOUCHIN CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF WALTER HUDSON & ANNIE ADELAIDE SANDERSON, 4 ASSINDER GROVE, WYKE ST & ABOVE ADDRESS. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION ON 13/05/1918, AGED 19. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 12/5//19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOW.
