2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Guernsey and then moved to Southampton and then to Lyndhurst as part of the 21st Brigade of the 7th Division.
06.10.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Zeebrugge and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1914
The First Battle of Ypres (the Division suffered heavy losses in this battle and took the rest of the year to rebuild).
20.12.1915 Transferred to the 21st Brigade of the 30th Division;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge.
11.05.1918 Transferred to the 32nd Brigade of the 11th Division and absorbed 21 Officers and 640 men of the 6th Battalion.
1918
The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Quant Line, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Goegnies Chausse north of Maubeuge, France.
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF THOMAS HENRY ABBA (1855-1920) & THE LATE ELIZABETH JOHNSON (1860-1908), AT 9 SPYVEE STREET, HULL. SON OF A CABINET MAKER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HIS FAMILY ALSO LIVED 23 & 100 WITHAM & 47 COURTNEY STREET, HULL. HE WAS A SALESMAN AND COLLECTOR BEFORE THE WAR. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 22536, […]
BORN LEVEN, HULL 1894. SON OF WILLIAM ATKIN (1868-1954) AND HARRIET ANN WALLIS (1872-1959), VERNON STREET, LEVEN. LIVED LEVEN. A FARM LABOURER LIKE HIS FATHER AN BROTHERS. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, 01/07/1916, AGED 22. BURIED AT MAMETZ. HIS ARMY EF […]
Aldbrough, Hull
Died on
18/04/1917
Aged
28
Born Aldbrough, Hull, 1891. Son of George and the late Emily Bennington, of Aldbrough. Enlisted Hornsea. Formerly Private, 21681 East Yorkshire regiment. Transferred to the 2nd Yorkshire regiment. Killed in action, on 18/04/1917, aged 28. Buried at Cayeux Military Cemetery, Somme, France. He is commemorated on the Aldbrough village war memorial
13, Portland Terrace, Courtney Street, Hull
Died on
01/03/1942
Aged
45
Born Hull 1897. Son of William Brady, of 13, Portland Terrace, Courtney Street, Hull (War Pension address) He enlisted in Hull, on 1st November 1915. Served with the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment. Posted twice to France, wounded both times, including the thigh, arm and back. Returned to England. Discharged 7th September 1918. Awarded the Silve […]
3, THORNE TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
27/03/1918
Aged
28
BORN HULL 1895. DRYPOOL. YOUNGEST SON OF CHARLES & SUSAN BROOKS, OF 3, THORNE TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) & 1, LORNE TERRACE, WYKE STREET, HEDON ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD A BROTHER, WILLIAM & FIVE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HAD BEEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE FO […]
BORN BEVERLEY 07/03/1888. SON OF HENRY JOHN BROWN (1861-1930) & GERTRUDE EMILY MERRITT (1866-1947), AT 33, HAVELOCK STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. A BUTCHER. HE WORKED FOR MR RILEY, AT CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED MARY HARRISON IN 1915. HIS WIFE, MARY LIVED AT 24, CHURCH STREET, HULL AND 2, CRYSTAL VILLAS, VICTOR STREET, HULL. H […]
BORN HULL. ENLISTED HAMMERSMITH. LIVED IN HULL. EX 22456 EYR. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 19/11/1916.HIS ARMY PENSION WENT TO HIS SISTER - MRS AMELIA CATCHPOLE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 19/11/1917. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON ST MATHEWS CHURCH ROH, BOULEVARD.
54 ST ANDREW STREET, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
18/10/1916
Aged
29
BORN LEVEN, HULL, 1888. SON OF HODGON BRYAN (1853-1900) AND SELINA DALE (1853-1908). EMPLOYED AS A GLUE BOLIER, AT RICHARD HODGSON & SONS LIMITED. HE HAD SERVED FOR 4 YEARS, AS PRIVATE, 4280, IN THE 5TH EYR, TERRITORIALS. HE MARRIED LUCY DENNIS, AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, ON VALENTINES DAY, 14/02/1914 .THEIR DAUGHTER LUCY WAS BORN ON 0 […]
2 STORRS PLACE, RAYWELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
18/10/1916
Aged
33
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF WILLIAM KELSEY CARVER (1841-1910) & JANE EVES GREENSIDES (1851-1900). Birth registered as Ernest Carver Greensides 1883 Hull Vol 9d Page 242. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, JOHN, LIVING AT 2 STORRS PLACE, RAYWELL STREET, HULL. WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTI […]
2 WILBERT LANE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
18/10/1916
Aged
34
SON OF THOMAS ISAAC AND THE LATE MARIA CATTLE, 2 WILBERT TERRACE, WILBERT LANE, BEVERLEY. BORN BEVERLEY. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. KILLED IN ACTION. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE BEVERLEY'S WW1 MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS.
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1894. ELDEST SON OF FREDERICK CAWKWELL & ANNIE SHARP, OF 33 NORTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. EMPLOYED WITH HIS FATHER AS A DOMESTIC GROOM, AT LITTLE LANE, WELBOURN, LICOLNSHIRE (1911 CENSUS). ALSO LIVED AND WORKED AT BEDALE, YORKSHIRE. ENLISTED ALDERSHOT. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 2 […]
BORN HULL 1892. ELDEST SON OF JOHN WOOD CHESTER (1865-1938) & HARRIET ANN BARKER (1864-1940), OF 79, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS AND TWO SISTER. HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER, AS AN APPRENTICE JOINER, AS UNDERTAKERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 22514, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS […]
68 KELDGATE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
09/04/1917
Aged
23
BORN DALTON HOLME, BEVERLEY, 1894. SON OF JANE AND THOMAS MICHAEL CLARK, OF 68 KELDGATE, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS WELL KNOWN IN HULL ON THE BILLINGSGATE AND HULL MARKETS. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. EX, 21852, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND YORKSHIRE HUSSARS, WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/04/1917, AGED 23. HIS […]
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF CHARLES MARTEN CLARK & ELIZABETH CLARKE, OF 10, CAROLINE PLACE. (HDM ADDRESS, 16/04/1917) AND 25, LEE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A MASTER FRAME MAKER. HE WORKED FOR MESSRS, GOOD & MENZIES, ENGINEERS. EMPLOYED AS AN APPRENTICE PATTERN MAKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL PALS AS PRIVATE, 659, 10TH EAS […]
BORN HESSLE 1880. ENLISTED HULL. RESIDED BEVERLEY. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM CLEMENTS (1850-1922) AND ALICE TINDALE (1857-1922). SON OF A TANNER'S LABOURER. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A SHIP YARD LABOURER AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, A FRIENDLY SOCIETY. HE LIVED IN BEVERLEY. MARRIED KATE STAVELEY (1886-19 […]
BORN HEBBURN, CO. DURHAM 30/05/1894. SON OF JOHN AND ISABELLA CLOUGH. ONE OF THREE SONS. BROTHER OF JOHN HENRY CLOUGH (1892-1963), AT 37 , STRICKLAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1911. HE ENLISTED IN SUNDERLAND. A REGULAR SOLDIER. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 05/10/1914. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 10073, 2ND YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. […]
18 VINE TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
09/09/1916
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM AND ESTHER CRONK, AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). EX RECKITT'S WORKER. JOINED RECKITT'S ON 02/06/1913. ENLISTED AT HULL IN 1914. SERVED WITH 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 17/04/1915. ATTACHED TO THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WOUNDED AT GIVENCHY. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 09/09/1916, AGED […]
BORN HULL 1895. LIVED PAULL. SON OF SEPTIMUS AND JEMIMA DICKINSON, OF 28 BERKSHIRE STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AS PRIVATE, 22148, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 36204, 2ND YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 04/08/1917, AGED 22. BURIED AT BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETE […]
Lance Corporal
14 WEST PARADE, SPRINGBANK, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
31/03/1917
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF ROBERT & EUPHEMIA DUNHAM, OF THIS CWGC ADDRESS. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, IN THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 24/04/1917. HE IS BURIED AT HENIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
26, PORTLAND PLACE, PROSPECT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
22/03/1918
Aged
37
BORN HULL 1881. SON OF HARRY & JENNIE ELLIS, AT 65, DAY STREET, HULL, AND 26, PORTLAND PLACE, PROSPECT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A CABINET MAKER. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 22/03/1918, AGED 37. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, HARRY. HIS […]
