Ogden, Albert

BORN HULL 1888. SON OF WILLIAM & SARAH ELIZABETH OGDEN, OF 28 PELHAM STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). A DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS.

HE ENLISTED HULL, ON 10/12/1915, AGED 28 YEARS AND 120 DAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 7 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST, 149 LBS WEIGHT. TRAINED AT WITHERNSEA. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 10/08/1916. POSTED TO THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. RETURNED TO ENGLAND ON 23/12/1916, WITH NEPHRITIS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/4TH BATTALION ON 11/07/1917. CAPTURED ON 27/05/1918. DIED OF PNEUMONIA, AS A PRISONER OF WAR, ON 17/10/1918, AGED 31. HE IS BURIED AT NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, KASSEL. UNMARRIED. HE LEFT BROTHERS, WILLIAM HENRY, ROBERT AND JOHN AND SISTERS, FLORENCE AND CLARA.

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.