1/4th 1/5th & 1/6th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 1/4th stationed at Hexham, the 1/5th stationed at Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne and the 1/6th stationed at Northumberland Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, both part of the Northumberland Brigade of the Northumbrian Division, on Tyne Defences.
April 1915 Mobilised for war and Landed in France where the formation became 149th Brigade of the 50th Division and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend Lines of Communication in the Dieppe area.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 118th Brigade of the 39th Division which supervised American Troop training.
10.11.1918 All Disbanded.
BORN CARDIFF 1899. SON OF BENJAMIN & ANNIE ALMOND (1871-1928), OF 57 WALKER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS), & 32 FLORENCE AVENUE, HULL ROAD. (Hull Daily Mail address, 05/12/1918). SON OF AN ENGINE DRIVER. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH TERRITORIALS, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE DIED OF BRONCHITIS AND GAS POISONING […]
BORN HULL 1894. ONLY SON OF MR ZACHARIA CHARLES & MRS ZILAH BLYTH, OF 46 BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL. HE HAD THREE SISTERS, HILDA, VIOLET, AND DORA, ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 22/04/1917, AGED 23. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HYMERS COLLEGE MEMORIAL. HE IS BURIED AT WARLINCOURT HALTE BRIT […]
BORN 1890 REIGHTON. SON OF JOHN & JANE. WIFE EVA BURT ABOVE. EX NER JOINER. HDM 12/12/16 & 29/6/17. NB: A/B ROBERT BURT - 14 MYRTLE AVE, WELLSTEAD ST.
3 BALFOUR STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULLL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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Died on
14/11/1916
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19
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF SAMUEL GLOVER CAMPION (1854-1930) & MARY ANNIE OLIVER (1861-1925), LIVING AT 7 WALLER STREET AND 3 BALFOUR STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSS). SON OF A FISH DEALER. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN, INCLUDING SIX SONS. THREE DIED IN THE WAR. THE BROTHERS WORKED ON THE HULL DOCKS AND RAILWAYS. JOSEPH WAS […]
43, Mill Lane, Beverley, Yorkshire, UK
Died on
15/09/1916
Aged
38
Private Joseph Carter (1880-1916) of Beverley Joseph Carter was born in Beverley in 1880. , Son of John Thomas and Annie Elizabeth Carter, of 43, Mill Lane, Beverley, Yorks. He served in the 1st/5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. As part of the 50th Division, the 1/5th Bn. of the Northumberland Fusiliers took part in the bat […]
Lance Corporal
BORN MANSFIELD, NOTTS 1890. SON MR ALFRED CAUNT (1869-1933) & ELIZABETH EMMA GILL (1867-1946), OF 58 ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A SHIP STEWARD. HE ENLISTED IN WALLSEND, TYNESIDE. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (TERRITORIALS). DIED AT ARRAS, ON 20/04/1917, AGED 27. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS M […]
24, Finkle Lane, Barton-on-Humber, Lincs.
Died on
27/05/1918
Aged
28
Born Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire, 1890. Son of Mary Chafer, of 24, Finkle Lane, Barton-on-Humber, Lincs., and the late Henry Chafer. A Grocer's Assistant. Enlisted at Barton, Lincolnshire. Formerly 5/1654, Territorial Reserves. Transferred to the 1/5th Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action, on 27/05/1918, aged 28. Buried at La […]
16 VILLA TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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11/09/1916
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35
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF JAMES CHARLES CHILD & JESSIE (STRONG) CHILD, OF 16 VILLA TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL, 3 OLIVE TERRACE, OLIVE STREET, HULL AND 12, ELM TREE AVENUE, PARK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). A FRUITIER BY TRADE. HE RESIDED AT BEAN STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, KILLED IN ACT […]
12 AMNITY COURT, NORTH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
26/10/1917
Aged
33
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF MICHAEL & CATHERINE DOLAN, OF THE ABOVE ADDRESS. BROTHERS JOHN & JAMES DOLAN ALSO SERVED IN FRANCE. EX DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HEXHAM. SERVED IN THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED AT ZONNEBEKE, ON 26/10/1917, AGED 33. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
9 BEATRICE AVENUE, LINNAEUS STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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14/11/1916
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24
BORN NEWPORT, BROUGH, 1892. SON OF JAMES SMITH AND MARY ANN EVANS, OF 3 BALDERSON BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT BUTCHER (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED ALICE DAINTY, AT HULL, IN APRIL 1916 AND LIVED AT HER PARENTS ADDRESS, OF 9 BEATRICE AVENUE, LINNAEUS STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS […]
100, Wheeler Street, Hull
Died on
16/09/1918
Aged
29
Born Hull, 1889. Son of Thomas Feasey (1851-1926) and Millicent Edgill (1850-1929), of 51, Wheeler Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 100, Wheeler Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had two brothers and five sisters. He worked as a Dock Labourer. He enlisted in Hull. Served as Private, 38685, 1/5th Northumberland Fusiliers. Died a Priso […]
BORN WEST ELLA, 26/10/1882. SON OF WILLIAM ANDREW FEATHERSTONE (1827-1915) & LUCY HUDSON (1850-1932) OF WEST ELLA. HULL. A WOODMAN. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED ON THE SOMME, 15/09/1916, AGED 33. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER LUC […]
1, MERSEY STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
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Died on
15/09/1916
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF ALFRED & MARY JANE GIBSON, OF 73 CRAVEN STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS), 293 HOLDERNESS ROAD (1911 CENSUS) AND 1, MERSEY STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHER OF HENRY. HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A HOUSE PAINTER APPRENTICE. HE ENLISTED AT WALKER-ON-TYNE, SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBE […]
6 ELLA GROVE, MULGRAVE STREET, HULL
Died on
28/07/1916
Aged
34
Born Hull, 1882. Employed as a dockside labourer. He was well known in the Groves and Wincolmlee district of Hull. He was unmarried and lived with his sister, Gertrude Hogan , at 6 Ella Grove, Mulgrave Street, Hull. He enlisted at Walker-on-Tyne, on 20/03/1916, joining the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers. He was only in France, for three w […]
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF THE REVEREND JAMES HALLIDAY (WESLEYAN MINISTER). HE ENLISTED IN MANCHESTER. EX, PRIVATE, 551 ASC. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/10/1917, AGED 26. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFTTO HIS MOTHER, LUCY. NOTE. "SOLDIERS DIED" RE […]
BORN LITTLE WEIGHTON, YORKS, 1894. SON OF MARSH AND RACHEL HARRISON, OF ROWLEY, LITTLE WEIGHTON. SON OF A RAILWAY LABOURER. A FARM SERVANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE MARRIED, MINNIE HOPE, IN SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1916. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 23/05/1917, AGED 23. BURIED IN FRANCE. HE LEFT WIDOW MINNIE, […]
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF JACOB JESNEY (1843-1913) & MARY JESNEY (1843-1922), OF 38 BRIGHT STREET, HULL (CWGC RECORDS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER, LIVING AT 38 BRIGHT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST TERRITORIAL BATTALION, N […]
4 LINCOLN TERRACE, LIDDELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
11/04/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF FRANK KEY & ANNIE HAIR, OF 4 LINCOLN TERRACE, LIDDELL STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILERS, DIED ON 11/04/1918, AGED 18. COMMEMORATED ON THE POZIERES MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM. NB: PTE. ARTHUR KEY, RAMC - 10 MODEL AVE., TEMPLE STREET. 5 HARDWICK ST.
BORN HULL 1889. THIRD SON OF HENRY KING & HANNAH MARSDEN (1851-1932), AT 24 , GORDON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A WOOD TURNER. HE HAD TWO OLDER BROTHERS, EDWARD AND HENRY AND THREE SISTERS. A SINGLE MAN. WORKED AS A JOINER. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/10/ […]
, NO LOCAL ADDRESS, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
11/04/1918
BORN HULL. SON OF JAMES H LEE & FLORENCE LEE, OF 41 DELPHI MILL, PUDSEY, LEEDS (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS). HE MARRIED ADA ELLEN THOMPSON, AT HULL IN 1901. ADDRESS UNTRACED. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. REPORTED MISSING AND KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/04/1918. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOEGSTEERT M […]
