Miskin, Tom

BORN HULL 1894. SON OF DAVID & CHARLOTTE MISKIN. TOM LIVED WITH HIS BROTHER, AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). WORKED AS A RULLYMAN. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/05/1918, AGED 24. HIS BROTHER IN LAW, PTE. STEPHEN FLINN, 8TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, DIED ON THE SOMME, ON 04/10/1916.
Thanks to Dr. Marianne M Gilchrist who supplied the following links and information. http://www.woolley.info/Miskin/T3Miskin.html Son of David and Charlotte. His wife Florence Flinn (my great-aunt) was the sister of Private Stephen Flinn/Flynn. The youngest child listed on the site above was not his.
From Dave Thompson on 31/12/2014. ‘Hull the Good Old Days Facebook’. This is my Great-Uncle, Tom Miskin. Brother of Priscilla, Clara, Charlotte, Kate & William. Born in 1894, Hull, he was killed on the 27th May 1918 in the Battle of Aisne & Marne (France). He was a private in 1st/4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (#205462), and is identified on the Soissons Memorial (France).
On the 3rd August 1912, in St WilfredÂ’s Church, The Boulevard, Hull, he married Florence Flynn (b.1892/1893, Leeds; d.1949, Hull); Florence was a fish washer by profession. Tom had lived in 1 Tannys Buildings, on 31st March 1901 and worked as a Rullyman. By 2nd April, 1911, he worked on the docks and had eventually moved to 11 Emilys Terrace, Strickland Street, Hull. Just over a 1½ years later, he had returned to the trade of a Rullyman on 3rd August 1912.
Children: Tom Miskin (Jnr): born & died 1914; Arthur Miskin: born & died 1916; Annie Miskin: born 12th May 1917, died 1974 (Oct-Dec); Marjorie Miskin: born 1923, died 1934.
NB: Rullyman is the driver of a horse & cart. Modern day equivalent would be a lorry driver.

1/4^th East Yorkshire Battalion War Diary – 27^th May 1918

When the storm of gas and High Explosive shells broke over the 50^th Division, at 1am, on 27 May 1918, the 1/4^th East Yorkshire Regiment of the 150^th 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 5^th Green Howards (on the right of the 1/4^th 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 1/4^th 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 1/4^th 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 6^th June 1918, but the 1/4^th  EYR took no further part after the 27^th May and retired to Vert La Gravelle.