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.
Lance Sergeant
5 DE GREY TERRACE, LORNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
10/06/1917
Aged
21
Born Hull 1896. Son of Frederick Credland (1868-1918) and Ada Mathilda Pell (1868-1949), of 5 De Grey Terrace, Lorne Street, Hull. He worked in Patrington, as a Railway Signal Porter. He enlisted at Hull on 29/08/1914, aged 18 years and 10 months. Joining the 6th East Yorkshire Pioneers. His army records, describe hime as 6 foot tall, […]
Lance Corporal
27, Leconfield, East Yorkshire
Died on
02/07/1916
Aged
22
Born Leconfield, Beverley, 04/11/1893. Eldest child of John Robert Dickins (1865-1943) and Annie Maria Brusby (1875–1927), of 27, Leconfield, East Yorkshire (War Pension address). Son of a shepherd. He had three brothers and two sisters, who all lived at home, with their parents. He worked in Sheffield, as a Draper's Assistant. His a […]
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JANE ELIZABETH (LILY) DIXON & HER 6 CHILDREN ABOVE. 1911 CENSUS ADDRESS. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. A FORMER MINER. HIS ARMY MEDICAL RECORDS, DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT 5.5 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST, 125 LBS, BROWN EYS, LIGHT BROWN HAIR, FAIR COMPLEXION. CHIRCH OF ENGLAND RELIGION. ENLISTED DONCASTER, 02/09/ […]
BORN HULL 1892. SCULCOATES. SON OF RICHARD PETER FOX (1862-1950) & SARAH ANN ELIZABETH RAWSON (1865-1951), OF 44 NEW BRIODGE RD &91, SEVERN STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE SISTER, JESSIE, LIVING AT 25 HUME STREET, HULL. SON OF A BAKER. HE WAS A BUSINESS ASSITANT. A SINGLE MAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 3 INCHES TALL, 130 LBS W […]
16, ALBERT AVENUE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
01/10/1916
Aged
25
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JOHN WILSON HALEY (1854-1917) AND ELIZABETH COATES (1856-1926), OF 237 NORTH BOULEVARD, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. A CERTIFIED BOOK KEEPER AND FORMER MERCHANTS CLERK. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 3.5 INCHES TALL, 35-37 INCH CHEST, 135 LBS WEIGHT, "GOOD" PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 10TH DE […]
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF WILLIAM & MARY LEEMING, OF 140 CUMBERLAND STREET, HULL.WORKED AT EARLES CEMENT WORKS WITH HIS BROTHER IN LAW JOHN SPARKS & LIVED WITH HIS SISTER AT 7 EARLS COURT, WILMINGTON IN 1911. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL WITH THE 9TH (SERVICE( YORK AND LANCS BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION, ON THE FIRST […]
BORN READING 1890. HIS FULL NAME WAS SYDNEY ERNEST RAY POOLE, OF 4, EDWARDS TERRACE, MASSEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED FOR THE HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY. RESIDING IN HULL AT 5, BEECH GROVE, DIVISION ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 9TH YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT. WOUNDED AT GALLIPOLI AND INVALIDE […]
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF ALBERT SUDDABY RHODES (1867-1929) & LEMONTINA (MINNIE) RHODES (1869-1941) OF EMMAS PLACE SWAN STREET, HULL AND 3 RICHARDS PLACE, YORK STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A LABOURER. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS CORPORAL, IN THE 9TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. WAS KILLED WHILE GUARDI […]
BORN HULL 25/07/1894. SON OF ISAAC AND ROSIE SHALGOSKY, OF 30 NILE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A GENERAL CLERK AND WINE CRUSH MAKER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 22/11/1915 AND RECALLED TO SERVICE ON 22/01/1916. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT 9 INCHES TALL, 34 INCH CHEST, 140 L […]
BORN NORTH FRODINGHAM, 29/03/1888. SON OF SAMUEL SKELTON (1868-1937) & JANE ROBINSON (1867-1924), OF FAIR GRANGE, SKIPSEA. HE HAD NINE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A GROOM AT KING EDWARD ROAD, WOODHALL SPA, LINCOLNSHIRE. HE LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 20566, YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED T […]
BORN HULL 1894. YOUNGEST SON OF THOMAS SLEIGHT (1853-1922) & JULIA RHODES GAMBLE (1856-1907), AND STEP MOTHER, SARAH SLEIGHT, OF 351, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL AND 37 MERSEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A GROCER'S ASSISTANT (1911 CENSUS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 131 LBS WEIGHT, 36-38 INCH CHEST SIZE, BLUE EYES, DARK BR […]
Lance Corporal
North Frodingham, Driffield, Yorkshire
Died on
09/06/1917
Aged
32
Born North Frodingham, Yorkshire, 1885. Son of Thomas Waites Tomlinson (1853-1931), of North Frodingham, Driffield, Yorkshire, and the late Mary Jane Bentley (1859-1921). Son of a farm labourer at Hutton Cranswick. He had eight brothers and six sisters. Four sons died in the war:- Private Thomas Bielby Tomlinson, 201348, 1/4th EYR. Ki […]
Acting Company Sergeant Major
106 ABBEY VIEW ROAD, WOODSEATS, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
01/07/1916
Aged
54
BORN MYTON, HULL, 1862. SON OF ALFRED WEBSTER (1831-1910) & MARY ANN BROWN (1840-1905). HE HAD ONE BROTHER, GEORGE (1860-1941). HE MARRIED AT SHEFFIELD, IN 1903, AGED 41. HIS WIFE, ALICE ELLIS (1863-1931), LIVED AT 106 ABBEY VIEW ROAD, WOODSEATS, SHEFFIELD. THEY HAD NO CHILDREN. A FORMER SOLDIER, INSURANCE COLLECTOR AND JOINER. H […]
