25th (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Irish) & 26th (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Irish)
Nov 1914 Both formed at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor & the City.
Mar 1915 Moved to Woolsington and joined the 103rd Brigade of the 34th Division.
27.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
Jan 1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The fighting at Hargicourt, The Third Battles of Ypres.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle for Kemmel Ridge.
03.02.1918 The 26th disbanded in France.
03.02.1918 The 25th transferred to the 102nd Brigade of the 34th Division.
16.05.1918 Reduced to cadre.
17.06.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 66th Division.
20.09.1918 Transferred to the 197th Brigade to defend the Lines of Communication.
11.11.1918 Ended the war near Aumale, France.
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers 25th Battalion (2nd Tyneside Irish)
BORN EAST HALTON, LINCS 1876. SON OF WILLIAM ALTOFT (1831-1888) AND MARY HUNTER SHEPHARD (1839-1912). HE MARRIED, HELEN HOGG, IN GLANFORD, LINCS, IN 1898. AN EX RULLYMAN FOR ROBSON'S BREWERY, IN HULL. HIS WIFE, HELEN & 7 CHILDREN LIVED AT THIS HULL ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 25TH TYNESIDE IRISH. HE DIED B […]
6 VICTORIA AVENUE, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
01/09/1917
Aged
26
BORN STRADDLETHORPE, GILBERDYKE, 14/09/1891. SON OF JOHN CLAYTON (1852-1905) & ELIZABETH CAWOOD (1858-1938), OF SHYLHAM LODGE, GILBERDYKE. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. A FARM LABOURER. HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTERS, GERTIE AND JENNIE AND BROTHER FRED, AT THIS HULL ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX. PRIVATE, 7728, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS 1/5TH. […]
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF HENRY GARRATT (1867-1943) & ELIZABETH ANN HUDSON (1871-1948), OF 275, BOULEVARD, HULL, 195, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL AND 278, HESSLE ROAD. HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). SON OF AN ICE FACTORY LABOURER. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS. WORKED AS A DRAPER'S ERRAND BOY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 28 […]
79 WINDSOR ROAD, STOCKTON ON TEES, DURHAM, CLEVELAND, UK
Died on
23/03/1918
Aged
23
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF DAVID ABLETT KENNINGTON (1858-1937) & ANNIE CHALLENS KENNINGTON (1862-1947), OF 5, DERBY TERRACE, THORNABY, STOCKTON ON TEES (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE WAS SINGLE AND WORKED AS A BRASS MOULDER IN A BRASS FACTORY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 25TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUS […]
9 DUNBAR TERRACE, HODGSON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
17/04/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1900. EX 12275 WYR. SON OF WILLIAM H & AMELIA LAND ABOVE ADDRESS. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS CORPORAL, WITH THE 25TH TYNESIDE IRISH. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 17/04/1918, AGED 18. BURIED AT MONT NOIR MILITARY CEMETERY, ST. JANS-CAPPEL, NORD, FRANCE.
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN HENRY & ROSE ANN MORTON - 5 SHORT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & 10 , BOOTH STREET, HULL. SON OF A FISH HAWKER. HARRY MORTON ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE TYNESIDE IRSID. REPORTED MISSING AND DIED ON 11/04/1918, AGED 19. HARRY MORTON IS LISTED ON THE HULL BOYS CLUB, ROPER STREET & HULL GARDENE […]
Born Thorley, Herts. Formerly 28593, Durham Light Infantry. Transferred to the 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish). Killed in action, on 17 Oct 1917. His war pension went to Kate Toohie, at 2, William Terrace, Alexandra Street, Hull (War pension address).
8 LINCOLN TERRACE, LIDDELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
21/03/1918
Aged
30
BORN HULL 1888. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF HARRY & SARAH A POTTAGE ABOVE ADDRESS. STORES PORTER.
128 SEVERN STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
28/04/1917
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF WILLIAM SMITH (1856-1942) & ANN SUSANNAH THIRSBY (1859-1925), OF 134, DURHAM STREET, HULL AND 128 SEVERN STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION ON 28/04/1917, AGED 20. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY PENSION WENT TO HIS FATHER, WILLIAM. LISTED IN IRELAND' […]
21, Vermont Crescent, Worthing Street, Hull
Died on
28/04/1917
Aged
39
Born Helmsley, Yorkshire, 1878. Husband of Alice Smith, at 51, Wenlock Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 21, Vermont Crescent, Worthing Street, Hull (war pension address). They had a daughter, Elsie. He was a Coal dealer. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 25th Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of wounds, on 28/04/1917, aged 39. He is comme […]
