8th and 9th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Both formed at Pontefract as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Frensham as part of the 70th Brigade in the 23rd Division.
Feb 1915 The 8th moved to Hythe and the 9th moved to Lyminge, Kent and then both moved to Bordon, Hampshire.
27.08.1915 Both Battalions mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
During 1917
The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele.
Nov 1917 Moved to Italy to strengthen the Italian resistance effort and engaged in various actions including;
During 1918
Fighting on the Asiago Plateau, The Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in Italy, Porcia west of Pordenone.
BORN HULL 1879. SON OF J T & MARTHA A BERRY - 31 ABERMARLE STREET. WIFE MARY JANE BERRY & DAUGHTER ABOVE. NB:BERRY FAMILY - 7 MELWOOD GR. RIVER PILOT
63, SEATON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
07/06/1917
Aged
33
BORN BEVERLEY 1884. SON OF CHARLES AND ELLEN BROWN, OF BEVERLEY. A DOCK LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS FOOT, 9.5 INCHES TALL, 135 LBS WEIGHT, 35-37 INCH CHEST, GOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION. HE MARRIED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH, HULL, ON 25TH JULY 1914. HUSBAND OF MARY ELLEN KEOGH, AT 63, SEATON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, […]
LISSETT, LOWTHORPE, DRIFFIELD, YORKSHIRE, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
16/09/1916
Aged
27
BORN NORTH FRODINGHAM, 1889. SON OF THOMAS FRANKISH (1848-1942) AND MARY NETTLETON (1863-1934), OF 4 VANCOUVER CRESCENT, ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL AND LISSETT, LOWTHORPE, DRIFFIELD, YORKSHIRE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A FARM WAGGONER AT KIRKBURN MANOR, DRIFFIELD (1911 CENSUS) ENLISTED HULL. FORMER […]
1, CARLISLE AVENUE, ALBEMARLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
10/10/1916
Aged
20
BORN DRIFFIELD 1896. SON OF WILLIAM GARTON (1870-1943) & LIZZIE COWLING (1868-1917), OF 14, GORDON AVENUE, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL AND 1, CARLISLE AVENUE, ALBEMARLE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY RULLYMAN. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 8TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. DIED […]
12 SPRING GARDENS, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
25/05/1917
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1891. WIFE BEATRICE (WILSON), OF 12 SPRING GARDENS, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL. HE WORKED FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS, AS A CASUAL GOODS PORTER AT THE KINGSTON STREET, WEST HULL WAREHOUSE. HE JOINED THE RAILWAY BATTALION IN HULL. TRANSFERRED TO THE YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. KILED IN ACTION, ON 25/05/1917, AGED 26. HIS DEATH […]
15, PEMBERTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
30/09/1916
Aged
36
BORN BARTON 1880. SECOND SON OF THE LATE JOHN JACKLIN (1851-1880) AND EMILY MARY WHORTER (1857-1919). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER AND ELECTRICIAN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 18009, WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 19/03/1915. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 34382, YO […]
BORN HULL 13/10/1892. YOUNGEST SON OF CHARLES JOULES (1847-1919) & MARY ANN BUTLER (1851-1918), OF 14 HARCOURT STREET, HULL. ONE OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN, SEVERAL OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. THE FAMILY ALSO LIVED AT 61 ABBEY STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED AS AN APPRENTICE JOINER, FOR MESSRS HARRISON & CO, HOLDERNESS ROAD. […]
BORN LEVEN, 1894. WORKED AS A HORSEMAN ON WEST FIELD FARM, KILHAM, NEAR DRIFFIELD. HE ENLISTED AT DRIFFIELD. FORMERLEY, PRIVATE, 872 ARMY SERVICE CORPS. TRANSFERED TO THE 8TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. DIED IN ITALY, ON 24/08/1918, AGED 24. BURIED AT MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, ITALY. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEF […]
2 VICTORIA STREET, DERRINGHAM STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
22/10/1917
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF PERCY LONSDALE (1860-1943) & ALICE MARY HARDY (1859-1947), OF 2 VICTORIA STREET, DERRINGHAM STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A BAKER. HE WORKED AS A CLERK. ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 20/05/1916, AGED 18. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 33.5 INCH CHEST, 110 LBS WEIGHT. MOBILIZED ON 23/01/1917. […]
94 NEWGATE STREET, NEWCASTLE, TYNE AND WEAR, NORTH EAST ENGLAND, UK
Died on
30/09/1916
Aged
31
BORN HULL 6/01/1885. SON OF JOHN & ELIZABETH OCKELTON, NEWCASTLE ABOVE. ENLISTED NEWCASTLE ON 27/11/1915. EX 28117, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. ARRIVED FRANCE ON 6/07/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH YORK AND LANCS ON 10/09/1916. HIS BROTHER JAMES HAD BEEN KILLED ON THE SOMME FOUR DAYS EARLIER. ROBERT WAS UNMARRIED, HIS PARENTS DECEASED AND HI […]
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF ANTHONY WALSH (1843-1912) AND CATHERINE WALSH (1844-1926), OF 6, ETTY GROVE, GORDON STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF A BRICKLAYER. BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN IRELAND. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN AND THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 14, NEWTON COURT, ALDBORO STREET, HULL (1881 CENSUS); 3, SCOTTS PL […]
56 PLOWMAN STREET, ATTERCLIFFE, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
01/07/1916
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF WILLIAM AND EMILY WHITE, - 56 PLOWMAN STREET, COLERIDGE ROAD, ATTERCLIFFE, SHEFFIELD. A LABOURER. ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD, ON 11/08/1914, AGED 19. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 3.5 INCHES TALL, 112 LBS WEIGHT, 35 INCH CHEST, DARK BROWN EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR. LARGE SCAR. AND HIS NAME 2FRANK WHITE" AND A PIERCED HEART TATTOO ON […]
BORN HULL 1889. ALIAS ALBERT WELLS. KNOWN AS WILLIS ON THE CWGC RECORDS. SON OF JAMES FAIRBURN WILLIS & MARTHA WARE, OF 13 RIPPON TERRACE, KENT STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE WORKED AT RECKITT'S, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND AND 8TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. DIED ON 02/12/1916, AGED 32. H […]
