1/4th & 1/5th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 The 1/4th stationed at Northallerton as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division then moved to Newcastle and then Hammersknott Park, Darlington.
04.08.1914 The 1/5th stationed at Scarborough as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division then moved to Hull and then Hammersknott Park, Darlington.
Oct 1914 Both moved to Newcastle.
18.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and formation became 150th Brigade of the 50th Division.
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.
16.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defence the Lines of Communication at Dieppe areas.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
06.11.1918 Demobilized.
19 BECKSIDE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
25/04/1917
Aged
35
SON OF RIBY BIRCH AND MARY ELIZABETH BIRCH, AT 19 BECKSIDE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING (CWGC ADDRESS). ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED IN THE 4TH YORKSHIRE REIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 25/04/1917, AGED 35. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON BEVERLEY'S WW1 MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS. James 'Jim' Birch was born in Bever […]
Roos, Hull
Died on
06/04/1918
Aged
21
Born Roos, Hull. Son of Hannah Maria Carrick, of Roos, Hull, and the late William Carrick. He assisted his widowed mother, who was a cow keeper and milk seller. He enlisted in Beverley. Served as Private, 1st/4th Bn., Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own). Died of wounds, on 06/04/1918, aged 21. Buried in France. His arm […]
14 BEAVER ROAD, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
01/11/1918
Aged
26
ENLISTED THEARNE, BEVERLEY 1892. SON OF FRED AND ANNIE DAGGITT, OF 14 BEAVER ROAD, BEVERLEY (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS A RIVET HEATER. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 240578, 4TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. HE DIED WHILST A PRISONER OF WAR AT QUEDLINBURG CAMP. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, FRED. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON […]
15 RANDOLPH TERRACE, CHURCHILL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
26/03/1918
Aged
32
BORN HULL 1884. WAS A BOARDER AT VARIOUS ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS (ALEXANDRA, PRINCE OF WALES OWN). HE WAS KILLED DURING THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE, ON 26/03/1919, AGED 32. COMMEMORATED ON THE POZIERES MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ADA DIXON AT THIS ADDRESS […]
ENLISTED BEVERLEY 1898. SON OF THOMAS & ANNE HOLIDAY, OF 9 BECKSIDE, BEVERLEY (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A TANNER'S LABOURER. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN ERRAND BOY AND A JOINER'S APPRENTICE. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 4TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1917, AGED 19. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL […]
BORN HULL 1893. SCULCOATES. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF HENRY & EMMA HUMPHREY -OF 33 SEWART STREET, HEDON ROAD AND 29 LITTLE MASON STREET, HULL.HE WAS SERVING AN APPRENTISHSHIP AS A RIVERTER, AT EARLES SHIPYARD. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, WHEN WAR BEGAN AND WAS WITH THE ORIGINAL BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. HE WAS WOUNDED AT THE SOMME ON 1ST J […]
Lance Corporal
18 OUTHAM TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
27/05/1918
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF JAMES IRELAND (1865-1904) AND ANNIE ELIZA RUSTON (1862-1911). HE HAD ONE SISTER. A TAILOR'S ERRAND BOY. HE BOARDED WITH HIS STEP BROTHER AND SISTER, AT 60 WYNBURH STREET, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL. (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE EAST YORKSHIRE AND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENTS. WAS KILLED IN ACTIO […]
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF GEORGE JOHNSON (1863-1910) AND MARY JANE STEVENS, OF 36, ALBEMARLE STREET, HULL. (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). YOUNGEST OF SIX CHILDREN. A FORMER BLUNDELLS WORKER, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, Tr/5/110352, 87TH T.R. BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/4TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR, ON 26/10/1918, A […]
23, Parrott Street, Selby Street, Hull, Uk
Died on
14/02/1917
Aged
27
Born Hull, 11/04/1889. Son of William Joseph King (1854-1932) and Jane Ann Smith (1857-1935) of Beadle, of Northampton. Enlisted at Northallerton, on 20/05/1915. Described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 38-41 inch chest AND "GOOD" physical development.. Served with the 4th Yorkshire Regiment. Died of a broken pelvis as a result of a train […]
BORN BEVERLEY. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. DIED OF WOUNDS. LISTED ON BEVERLEY MEMORIAL HALL ROH. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE BEVERLEY WAR MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS.
BORN HULL 1885. ENLISTED CANNING TOWN. SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS. SON OF ROBERT MATHEWS & JANE ELIZABETH (REID) ABOVE 1901 & CUSTOM HOUSE, LONDON.
BORN HULL 26/06/1893. ONLY SON OF THE LATE EDWARD & MARY ANN McNULTY, OF 9, SCOTT SQUARE, SCOTT STREET, HULL, 40, ALDBRO STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND HALIFAX. HE HAD FIVE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED AT NORTHALLERTON. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 5516, ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 201979, 1/4TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. KILLED IN AC […]
3 BURTON TERRACE, CHANTRY LANE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
03/02/1917
Aged
36
BORN BEVERLEY, 1881. SON OF AARON METCALFE (1840-1914) AND ELIZABETH COUPLAND (1846-1912). MARRIED SARAH JANE SHILLITO (1877-1960), AT BEVERLEY, IN 1909. A BUILDER'S JOINER. THEY LIVED AT 2 CROWN TERRACE, LAIRGATE, BEVERLEY (1911 CENSUS). THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN, HARRY, ALICE AND NORMAN. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED IN THE 4TH YORKSH […]
108 LAIR GATE, BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
23/04/1917
Aged
22
ENLISTED BEVERLY. HIS PARENTS LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. KILLED IN ACTION. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE BEVERLEY WAR MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS. Private John William Robinson (1894-1917) of Beverley John was born on 13 July 1894 in Beverley. He was son of William and Annie Eliza Robinson. He served in the 4th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regi […]
BORN BRENT KNOLL, SOMERSET, 1881. SON OF WILLIAM AND CAROLINE SKERSTON, OF THE GRANGE, CHURCH LANE, SOMERSET. ATTACHED TO THE KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES. HE DIED AT WYNBERG, SOUTH AFRICA, ON 27/05/1919, AGED 37. HIS HOME ADDRESS WAS THE HALL, BEVERLEY. IN 1901 AND 1911 HE WORKED AS A BUTLER FOR ADMIRAL CHARLES FRANCIS WALKER, OF THE HILL, BE […]
BORN NORTH FRODINGHAM, 02/05/1898. SON OF SAMUEL SKELTON (1868-1937) & JANE ROBINSON (1867-1924), OF FAIR GRANGE, SKIPSEA. HE HAD NINE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WORKED FOR THE FRANKISH FAMILY AS A FARM SERVANT (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/04/1918, AGED 20. […]
BORN BEVERLEY. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS. LISTED ON BEVERLEY MEMORIAL HALL ROH. HIS NAME IS ALSO RECORDED ON THE BEVERLEY WAR MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS. Private Tom Smelt (1892-1917) Tom was born in Beverley the 9 May 1892, the son of Samuel and Rachel Smelt. In 1913 he married Maggie Spivey and they had three child […]
BORN PRESTON 1890. SON OF ARTHUR SPROXTON (1854-1925) & ALICE MOORE (1852-1946), OF 114 LEE STREET, HULL. SON OF A DAIRY FARMER. HE RECEIVED A BA HONS DEGREE FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.HE SERVED DURING THE WAR AND A CAPTAIN, IN THE 4TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 17/04/1915. AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS (MC) FOR BRAVERY. HE […]
Died on
05/06/1918
Aged
39
Born Etton, East Yorkshire, 1878. Second son of Charles and Elizabeth West, of Etton, Beverley, Yorkshire. Second of seven children. Employed as a Farm labourer, at Hay Wold, North Dalton (1911 Census) Enlisted Driffield. Served with the 4th Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own). Died of wounds, as a Prisoner of war, on […]
