Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

2/5th Battalion Territorial Force
06.02.1915 Formed at Grimsby and then moved to St. Albans to join the 177th Brigade of the 59th Division.
April 1916 Moved to Dublin and Fermoy, Ireland.
Jan 1917 Returned to England at Fovant, Wiltshire.
Feb 1917 Mobilised for war and landed in France where the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The capture of Bourlon Wood.
08.05.1918 Reduced to training cadre then transferred to the 21st Brigade of the 30th Division.
31.07.1918 Absorbed by the 1/5th Battalion.

3/4th and 3/5th Battalion Territorial Force
01.06.1915 & 17.04.1915 Formed at Lincoln and Grimsby.
08.04.1916 became the 4th and 5th Reserve Battalion at Grantham
01.09.1916 The 4th absorbed the 5th as part of the North Midland reserve Brigade.

Last Name
Address
Narrative
Bogg, Ernest
Private
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
8, WILLOW GROVE, LAKE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
Area
Lake Street
       
Died on
22/04/1918
       
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR BOGG (1869-1934) AND MARY ANN BAKER (1873-1956), OF 10, RICHMOND TERRACE, WALLER STREET, HULL, (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A PRIVATE, IN THE 2/5TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 22/04/1918, AGED 19. BURIED ATTOURNAI COMMUNAL CEMETERY ALLIE […]
Gledhill, Charles William
Private
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
Bridlington, Yorkshire
       
Died on
26/09/1917
  Name Charles William Gledhill Birth Place Bridlington, Yorks Residence Wednesfield, Staffs Death Date 26 Sep 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment Battalion 2/5th Battalion Regimental Number 43340 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of […]
Hutton, Thomas Henry
Sergeant
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
72, AYSCOUGH STREET, WEST MARSH, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
       
Area
Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire
       
Died on
26/09/1917
       
Aged
19
BORN GRIMSBY 1899. SON OF JOHN & KATE HUTTON, OF 72, AYSCOUGH STREET, WEST MARSH, GRIMSBY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. SERGEANT IN THE 2/5TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED IN ACTION, ON 26/09/1917, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL. ALSO LISTED ON HYMERS COLLEGE MEMORIAL […]
Poole, George Danforth
Private
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
19 ELSENHAM ROAD, GRIMSBY, , NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
       
Area
Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire
       
Died on
26/03/1918
       
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. DOW. Son of Mary Elizabeth Poole, of 19, Elsenham Rd., Little Coates, Grimsby, and the late Lewis L. Poole
Skinner, William
Private
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
33, MAPLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
Area
Maple Street
       
Died on
27/09/1917
       
Aged
23
BORN HULL 1894. LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. Name William Skinner Birth Place Hull, 1894 Residence 33, Maple Street, Hull Death Date 27 Sep 1917 Death Place Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Enlistment Place Grimsby Rank Private Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment Battalion 5th Battalion Regimenta […]
Stout, Sydney
Private
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
251 , ROSMEAD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
Area
Rosmead Street
       
Died on
15/04/1918
       
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. YOUNGEST SON OF CHARLES (1864-1938) & MARY STOUT, OF 251, ROSMEAD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A MARINE ENGINEER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. A HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/04/1918, AGED 19. BURIE […]
Taylor, Arthur
Private
Lincolnshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion
5 WEST AVENUE, LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
       
Area
Londesborough Street
       
Died on
15/04/1918
       
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF FREDERICK & ANNIE TAYLOR, OF 5 WEST AVENUE, LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 4 COBDEN STREET, ALBERT AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY SIGNALMAN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 94158, WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 44643, 2/5TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. KI […]