Regiment: Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed in Bermuda at the outbreak of war and then moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
03.10.1914 Embarked for the UK landing at Devonport, Plymouth and then moved to Hursley Park, Winchester to join the 25th Brigade of the 8th Division.
06.11.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre where the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers, The action of Bois Grenier.
During 1916
The Battle of Albert.
During 1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of Pilkem, The Battle of Langemarck.
04.02.1918 Transferred to the 62nd Brigade of the 21st Division.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The First and Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Messines, The Second Battle of Kemmel, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Aymeries north of Aulnoye.

Last Name
Address
Narrative
Spilsby, Lincolnshire
       
Died on
16/11/1918
       
Aged
28
Name Robert Gibson Birth Place East Keal, Lincs, 1888 Residence Hull, (Wife Agnes & 2 Children) Death Date 16 Nov 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Spilsby, Lincs Rank Private Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 10284 Type of Casualty Killed in action
Died on
31/01/1918
       
Aged
39
Born Hull, 1879, Son of William Argent of, 9 Lily Avenue, Grange Street, Hull. He had two brothers, William and Arthur. Married at St Pauls, Hull, on 1 Jan 1903.  Husband of Edith Hendler, at 14, Grange Street, Fountain Road, Hull. Worked as a Flour Mill Packer. Described as 5 foot, 5 inches tall, 113 lbs weight, 35-37 inch chest, fair […]
ANLABY PARK ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
26/08/1918
       
Aged
19
BORN LITTLEBOROUGH, LANCS 1899.  LIVED HESSLE. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & ADA LILY BIELBY, OF ANLABY PARK ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, IN THE 2ND LINCOLN REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/08/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ADA. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON TRINITY HOUSE […]
3, OLD TOWN, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, Warwickshire, UK
       
       
Died on
03/08/1917
       
Aged
31
BORN EDGBASTON, 31/12/1885. SECOND SON OF GEORGE FROST (1858-1938) & ELIZA JANE BLOOMER (1859-1933) , OF STRATFORD UPON AVON, WARWICKS. HIS FATHER WAS A PROFESSOER OF MUSIC AND AN ORGANIST. HE WAS EDUCATED WITH HIS THREE BROTHERS AS KING EDWARDS VI, SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN. WORKED AS A BANK CLERK LIVING WITH PARENTS […]
1 FLINTON GROVE, FLINTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
25/10/1918
       
Aged
29
BORN HULL 1889. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM BLOW & BETSY BRANT, AT 110 CAMPBELL STREET, HULL AND 1 FLINTON GROVE, FLINTON STREET, HULL. SISTERS NELLIE & EDNA LIVED AT THIS 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS. HE EBLISTED IN THE 12TH EAST YORKHIRES. TRANSFERRED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 44252, TO THE 2ND LINCOLNS, "D" COMPANY, 13TH PLATOON. REPORTED M […]
17 St Lukes Avenue, Pease Street, Hull
       
Died on
18/12/1919
       
Aged
20
Born Hull 1898. Son of Alfred Ernest Cook (1867-1919) and Ann Harvey (b. 1867-). He had four brothers. Worked as a window cleaner. Described as 5 foot, 4 inches tall, 34-36 inch chest, 106 lbs weight, "fair" physique. Enlisted 02/03/1916. Called up on 20/03/1917, aged 18 and 5 months. Served with the 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. Posted to […]
14, THORNHILL AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
12/03/1915
       
Aged
34
BORN BRIGG, LINCS, 04/06/1880. SON OF ELIZABETH AKEROYD. EMPLOYED AS A GARDENER. HE MARRIED HENRIETTA SMITH, IN HULL, ON 23/12/1905. THEY LIVED AT 14 THORNHILL AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS), WITH THEIR SONS WILLIAM, BORN IN 04/09/1908 AND CYRIL EDWARD, BORN 22/07/1914. THEY ALSO ADOPTED ALFRED BRAY SMITH, BORN 18/09/19 […]
55 CLIFTON TERRACE, DAY STREET, WELLINGTON LANE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
21/03/1918
       
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF FREDERICK WILLIAM ELLERKER & SARAH JANE ELLERKER OF 7 WEST DOCK TERRACE, WALKER STREET, HULL AND AT 55 CLIFTON TERRACE, DAY STREET, HULL. SON OF A LABOURER. ENLISTED HULL 06/11/1914. EX 3324 LINCOLNSHIRE YEOMANRY. TRANSFERRED 29/05/1915. KILLED IN ACTION ON 21/03/1918, AGED 19, DURING THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIV […]
1 FOUNDRY LANE, GRIMSBY, , NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
22/07/1915
       
Aged
38
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF WILLIAM FEENEY, AT 151 NEWMARKET STREET, AND 85 WELLINGTON STREET, GRIMSBY. A DOCK LABOURER AND FORMER SOLDIER. HE LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. HE HAD JOINED THE ARMY, IN GRIMSBY, IN 1897. SERVED WITH THE 1ST & 2ND LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 4 INCHES TALL, 136 LBS WEIGHT, 36 INCH CHEST, GREY EYES, BLACK H […]
106, Adelaide Street, Hull
       
Died on
25/09/1915
       
Aged
25
Born Cardiff, Wales, 1890. Son of William Thomas Fish and  Mary Ann Stanley (1855-1929), of 106, Adelaide Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had four brothers and two sisters. Was a Professional Soldier (1911 Census). Enlisted Hull. Posted to France, on 05/11/1914. Served as Lance Sergeant, Lincolnshire Regiment, "F" Coy. 2nd Bn. Ki […]
3 Francis Street, Hull
       
Died on
25/09/1915
       
Aged
30
Born Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Son of Alice Gibson, of 3 Francis Street, Hull (War pension address). He resided in Hull. Enlisted in Lincoln. Served as Lance Corporal, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 25/09/1915 His army effects were left to his mother, Alice.
8 FAIRVIEW TERRACE, BARNBY, SCARBOROUGH DISTRICT, NORTH YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
19/10/1917
       
Aged
35
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF GEORGE AND ELIZABETH HOYLES, OF SKIDBY, EAST YORKSHIRE. HE LIVED IN BARNBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. HUSBAND OF ANNIE ELIZABETH LILLWALL (1871-1948), OF 8 FAIRVIEW TERRACE, BARNBY. THEY HAD ONE SON, GEORGE. HE MANAGED A CONFECTIONARY FACTORY, IN DONCASTER, LIVING AT 3 Cheswold Cottage Marsh Gate Doncaster, (1911 CENSUS […]
69 , GREAT THORNTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
21/03/1918
       
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF HENRY JAMES JEFFREY (1872-1849) & ETHEL JEFFREY (1884-1918), OF 45 LISTER STREET, HULL. AND 69 , GREAT THORNTON STREET, HULL. ONE OF THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. EMPLOYED BY MESSRS, C.D. HOLMES, AS A HOUSE PAINTER'S APPRENTICE. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS REPORTED MISSI […]
Pocklington, East Yorkshire
       
Died on
20/08/1916
       
Aged
33
Born Pocklington, East Yorkshire, 1888. Son of Edwin Kirby, of 15, Prospect Place, Market Rasen, Lincoln.  A Farm Labourer. Enlisted at Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. Served with the 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 20/08/1916, aged 33. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Croix de Guerre (France). Buried in France […]
GRIMSBY, , NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
10/10/1918
       
Aged
41
BORN RAMSEY, HUNTS, 1878. SON OF MATTHEW KNOTT (1851-1929) AND MARY CLACK (1851-1922). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HE MARRIED AT ST JAMES, HULL, ON 21ST OOCTOBER 1901, AGED 22. HIS WIFE BERTHA ELIZABETH HICKS (1875-1945) WAS FROM HULL AND LIVED AT 2, DUDLEY AVENUE, MAYFIELS STREET, HULL. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS AND A SON AND […]
6 ANNS TERRACE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
28/09/1918
       
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. ENLISTED GREAT YARMOUTH. DIED OF WOUNDS. SON OF ALFRED & ELIZA LINGARD ABOVE.
, BARROW ON HUMBER, , NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
04/03/1917
       
Aged
36
BORN BARROW ON HUMBER 1881. SON OF ELIZABETH ANN EPWORTH MELTHAM, OF BRIGG. HE MARRIED, ETHEL M BARWICK, IN HULL IN 1913. HE ENLISTED IN SCUNTHORPE. SERVED WITH THE 2ND LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 04/03/1917, AGED 36. HE WAS LISTED AS A HULL CASUALTY IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 21/04/1917.
12, CLINTON TERRACE, LORNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
25/09/1916
       
Aged
29
BORN HULL 1887. SCULCOATES. SON OF DANIEL O'HARA, AND MARIA GRADY, OF 12, CLINTON TERRACE, LORNE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1906. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER. HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTER AT 9, SPENCER SQUARE, SPENCER STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED AT GRIMSBY. JOINED THE 2ND LIN […]
DINORWIC HOUSE, 71, CROMWELL ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
       
       
Died on
24/08/1918
       
Aged
31
BORN HULL. SECOND SON OF BENJAMIN RUSHFORTH (1862-1933) AND MARY KEYWORTH (1862-1924), OF DINORWIC HOUSE, 71, CROMWELL ROAD, GRIMSBY. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. SON OF A SLATE MERCHANT MANAGER. HE WORKED AS A SLATER APPRENTICE. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 1893, 2ND LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/08/191 […]
8 JESMOND DENE, RUSTENBURG STREET, HULL, ENGLAND, UK
       
       
Died on
28/04/1917
       
Aged
31
BORN HULL 1885. SCULCOATES. LIVED HULL. ENLISTED LONDON. PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. JOINED THE REGULARS IN 1906 AND WAS STATIONED AT VICTORIA BARRACKS, PORTSMOUTH. SON OF EDWARD & SARAH SCALEY. THERE ARE NO CWGC RECORDS OF HIS DEATH? HIS SISTER MRS TINDALE LIVED RUSTENBURG STREET, HULL. SHE REPORTED THAT HE DIED OF WOUNDS. HIS DEATH WAS […]