Whitehead, Harold

…Northumbrian Division completed its concentration in the Steenvoorde area on 23 April, and went into action the very next day during the Second Battle of Ypres. The York and Durham…

Betts, George Edward

…the 8th Battalion. Two telegrams, two sons. One day. And it wasn’t over. Joshua and Harriet Betts lost their eldest son Joshua Jnr on 12th May 1917 serving with the…

Tennison, Robert

…minutes, and B and D Companies advanced to Hook Trench. The tanks moved on again at Zero + 40 minutes (07.00). D24 was then hit by two shells, one of…

Midgley, George

…War and sent to the North American Station to strengthen the squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock. MONMOUTH arrived on August 22nd, 1914 and from that time was engaged as…

Gaunt, William Meredith

…He served on the Somme, at Oppy Wood and Arras and was gassed in January 1918 hospitalised for a couple of months before the German Spring Offensive struck and the…

Cowley MC & Bar, Frank Wheatley

BORN HULL 1897. ELDEST SON OF MAUDE (1865-1951) AND ARTHUR HENRY COWLEY (1861-1949), OF 430 ANLABY ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 55 ST JOHN’S AVENUE, BRIDLINGTON. SON OF A WINE…

Maynard DCM, MM, CDG, Stanley

…RIFLES), KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/09/1917, AGED 32. ALSO, PRIVATE, JOSEPH TOWSE MAYNARD, 32305, 2ND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT, KILLED IN ACTION ON 28/04/1917, AGED 22. STANLEY MAYNARD IS BURIED AT…

Hudson, Norris Alexander

…moved to 4, Louisa Terrace, St Paul Street, Hull (War Pension records). (Many Thanks to Dave Richardson, of Hull, for his information and family research on Norris Alexander Hudson above)…

Bray, Joseph (Joe)

…minor attack, and C Company and a platoon of D Company took over the captured line at dusk on 27 June. However, the Germans put down a heavy bombardment at…

Maddra, John Osborne

…WROTE, “WE ALL MISS HIM GREATLY HERE, AS HE WAS ALWAYS VERY CHEERFUL AND WILLING AND BRAVE IN ACTION; WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE MEN LIKE HIM AND I MISS…