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 WALTHAM, LINCS 1891. SON OF WILLIAM TOWELL LOWE (1848-1916) & MARY ELIZABETH LOWE (1854-1896), OF 24, KENT STREET, HULL AND "HAVENSIDE", HEDON (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE LIVED WITH SISTER ELIZABETH PORTYILL, AT 4, MAIN ROAD, PRESTON, HEDON. EX FARM WORKER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 145 LBS WEIGHT, 35-37.5 INCH CHEST. H […]
49 , EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
10/04/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF ARTHUR GEORGE & EVA MARY MAINPRIZE, of 49 , EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL & ELMTREE HOUSE, WITHERNICK. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE WITHERNWICK VILLAGE MEMORIAL. Private 69163, 1st/ 5th Battalion (Territorial), Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 10 April 1918. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Hull. Son of A. G. a […]
BORN HULL 1886. SECOND SON OF LATE CHARLES MARSHALL & MARY JANE MARSHALL, OF 114, ST MARKS STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 10 REDCAR VILLAS, REDCAR STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS. HE ALSO WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, […]
6 NEWTON TERRACE, REDBOURNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
29/10/1917
Aged
25
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF BETSY & ROBERT HENRY MAY - 92 HAWTHORNE AVENUE & 6 NEWTON TERRACE, REDBOURNE STREET, HULL. PTE. GEORGE MAY ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED ON 26TH OCTOBER 1917, AGED 25. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE 3RD CANADIAN HOSPITAL, BUT DIED ON 29TH OCTOBER, HAVING BE […]
16, LOCKWOOD TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
26/10/1917
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM MAYES (1857-1903) & FRANCES MAY SMITH (1858-1916), OF, 11, NEWTON COURT, ALBRO STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 16, LOCKWOOD TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A HOIST DRIVER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. K […]
15 WASSAND TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
10/04/1918
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MARTIN McDERMOTT & WINIFRED MURPHY, AT 15 WASSAND TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, A TERRITORIAL RESERVE BATTALION. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/04/1918, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE […]
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN MERCER (1863-1928) & HANNAH TADMAN (1871-1945), OF 36, SHAW STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. FOUR SONS WERE KILLED DURING WW1. THE MERCER FAMILY LIVED AT 89 BARNSLEY STREET (1901 CENSUS) AND 12 BARNSLEY STREET (1911 CENSUS). HIS FATHER WORKED AS A LIGHTE […]
BORN HULL 1892. ENLISTED HEXHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND. PARENTS ALUTHEA & ALFRED MORRIS.
9 JUBILEE TERRACE, GOULTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
14/11/1916
Aged
23
BORN HULL. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED 14TH NOVEMBER 1916.
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF WILLIAM & NANCY (FANNY) PARKINSON, OF WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE. BROTHER OF ALFRED ERNEST, AMY & FLORENCE. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/10/1917 AGED 31. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE ANLABY WW1 MEMORIAL, ST PETER'S CHURCHYARD, […]
41 Bournemouth Street, Hull
Died on
27/05/1918
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1899. SECOND SON OF PTE, GEORGE ALFRED RICKETTS, ASC, & CLARA (DONKIN), AT 1, EPWORTH GROVE, EPWORTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A NEEDLER'S WORKER, WORKING AT THE BOURNEMOUTH STREET, FACTORY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY TR/5/18789, TERRITORIAL REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE […]
83 , KENT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
26/10/1917
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JOHN ROBERT SIMPSON (1861-1933) & SARAH SIMPSON, OF 83 KENT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). A FORMER BUTCHER'S ERRAND BOY. HE WS EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS WHEN WAR WAS DECLARED. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 242316, 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE DIED ON 26/10/1917, AGED 22. HE IS […]
BORN BEVERLEY 1890. LIVED SUTTON. NOT LISTED ON SUTTON MEMORIAL
BORN HULL 1885. ELDEST SON OF MARY ANN & HERBERT SUDDABY, OF 43 PORTOBELLO STREET, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. A FARM WORKER AND COW MAN IN SKIRLAUGH (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 241098, 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT ARRAS, ON 20/04/1917, AGED 32. UNMARRIED. HE LEFT £132 IN […]
CURRAGHHMORE HOUSE, HULL ROAD, HESSLE, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
14/11/1916
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF JOHN THOMAS AND EMMA TINDALL, OF CURRAGHMORE HOUSE, HULL ROAD, HESSLE. A RADIATOR ASSEMBLER. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 14/11/1916, AGED 22. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JOHN. HE IS BURIED AT WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY. HIS NAME IS LISTED […]
COTTAGE FARM, HESSLE, HESSLE, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
18/04/1917
Aged
22
BORN RAWLEY, YORKS. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SON OF ARTHUR & ALICE TYSON, COTTAGE FARM, HESSLE. REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION - HDM 14/05/1917. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH.
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF DAVID & MARY WELBON. LISTED AS J WELBON ON CLIFTON ST SCHOOL ROH. NB: WILLIAM WELBORN - 12 PARK TERRACE, ALEXANDRA ST.
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF A BUILDING CONTRACTOR. A FORMER STONE MASON. ENLISTED HULL. EX PRIVATE, 4/3552, 5/7131, & 242327, 1/4TH BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH BATTALION NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 27/11/1916, AGED 26. SON OF ERNEST WHITEHEAD & SARAH ANN LEES, OF SADDLEWORTH, YORKS. ARMY EFFECTS LEFT TO MOTHER […]
