Captain, Norman Ward Ingleby was born in Hull in 1892. He was the youngest son of Ernest Ward & Margaret Hannah Ingleby, of Melton Hill, Brough. Educated at the Old College, Windermere and Charterhouse, Hull. Worked as an Oil Merchant’s Clerk, before the war. He served as a Captain, with the 4th East Yorkshire Regiment. He was severely wounded in April 1917. Married Kathleen Alice May Clarke in July 1917. Returned to the front, he was Mentioned in Dispatches (MID), in January 1918. He was reported missing and then killed in action, on 27/05/1918, aged 26. His death was reported in the Hull Daily Mail, on 22/08/1918. *
His widow, Kathleen, was the youngest daughter, of Colonel, G.H. Clarke, of Kirk Ella. They lived at Kirk Ella House, Kirk Ella, Hull. He died on 27th May 1918. (Mentioned in Despatches). His brother, Major Cecil Jordon Ingleby, DSO, also served in the 1st/4 East Yorkshire Regiment. He survived the war.
1/4th East Yorkshire Battalion War Diary – 27th May 1918
When the storm of gas and High Explosive shells broke over the 50th Division, at 1am, on 27 May 1918, the 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment of the 150th Brigade (the left Battalion, of the left Brigade of the Division) were disposed as follows: “A” Company held the front line, “B” Company was in close support in Trench Falais (in CRONNE, at the disposal of the 5th Green Howards (on the right of the 1/4th EYR), “D” Company was in support in Marais. For two and half hours the Tornado swept the whole divisional area, causing many casualties and practically destroying the Trenches. The 1/4th EYR was completely disorganised and rear guard actions were fought back to the River Aisne and the Bridge at Maizy, “the number which succeeded in crossing being very small.” Total strength of the 1/4th EYR was 4 Officers and 105 Other Ranks, out of 30 Officers and 642 Other Ranks, which began, before the attack. The Battle continued until 6th June 1918, but the 1/4th EYR took no further part after the 27th May and retired to Vert La Gravelle.
