Chapman, William Gleadlow

…Boulogne the following day. The Northumbrian Division completed its concentration in the Steenvoorde area on 23 April 1915, and went into action the very next day during the Second Battle…

Leak, George A.

…making their first appearance on the battlefield. The tanks, D24 and D25, crossed Swansea Trench at 06.03 and began making their forward through lanes left in the barrage. At 06.15…

Mitchell, Laurence (Laurie)

…HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHER TO ARTHUR AND TOM MITCHELL AND MRS EVA SHEPHERD. HE ENLISTED IN THE EYR TERRITORIALS AT HULL, ON 15/07/1909, AGED 17. PROMOTED TO…

Rishworth, James

…OF THE YORK AND DURHAM BRIGADE, NORTHUMBRIAN DIVISION. HE TRAINED AT DARLINGTON AND NEWCASTLE., AND LEFT FOR FRANCE WITH COLONEL SHAW. HE ARRIVED AT BOULOGNE, ON 17TH APRIL 1915. THE…

Wise, Arthur Ernest

…First Engineer, FV Argyll, Mercantile Marine, †15/06/1915, Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Aldan; husband of Ada Aldan (nee Turner), of 4, St. Andrew’s St., Hull. Born at Hull,…

Robinson, Tom

BORN WINESTEAD 23/07/1862. SON OF WILLIAM ROBINSON AND ANN HARMAN (1842-1870). WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER AND LIVED MARFLEET, AND STONEFERRY. HE SERVED AS AN ACTING LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE…

Williams, George William

…HOT DAYS AND COLD NIGHTS.. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 8/03/1916. STARTED TRAINING AS A BOMB THROWER ON 06/04/1916. STATIONED AT COLLINCAMPS AND COURCELET. MOVED TO BUS-LES-ARTOIS, (“BUS WOOD”) ON 14/06/1916….

Waite DSO, MID, Clement William

BORN BLOFIELD, NORFOLK, 1892. ELDEST SON OF GEORGE HENRY WAITE (1865-1920) AND ISABELLA BARTINDALE (1863-1947). SON OF A DRAPER MANAGER AND SHOP KEEPER, AT STAION ROAD, HESSLE. HE HAD A…

Willingham, John Turner

…AS A SHIP’S PAINTER AND GLAZIER. HE WAS A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE RAOB LODGE. HE MARRIED ON 25/12/1902. HIS WIFE GERTRUDE (RUDIGER) & THREE CHILDREN LIVED AT 62 ESTCOURT…

Willingham, Stanley Lawton

…CONDUCTOR, ON THE HOLDERNESS ROAD, ROUTE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED OF WOUNDS AT NO; 3 STAFF HOSPITAL, BOULONGE, ON 07/06/1916,…