Matsell, George
…small wood and waited alongside the Canadian artillery under shellfire while the attack developed. Shortly after 17.00 the battalion was ordered to attack towards St Julien and advanced in ‘artillery…
Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
…small wood and waited alongside the Canadian artillery under shellfire while the attack developed. Shortly after 17.00 the battalion was ordered to attack towards St Julien and advanced in ‘artillery…
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF WILLIAM JARVIS (1849-1926) & ELIZABETH VAREY (1868-1931), OF 16,BRIGHTON TERRACE, ADELAIDE STREET AND 15, DAY STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A…
…cleaner and healthier and be a force for social and environmental good. The following 126 men were Reckitt’s Staff, lost in the First World War. Their names are recorded on…
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THOMAS AND EMMA WADE, OF 59 NORTHUMBRIAND AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 9 VANCOUVER CRESCENT, ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A LIGHTERMAN….
…from Swansea Trench advanced on right at 6.20 a.m. – Martin Trench taken and consolidated. Further action towards Starfish Line (16/09/1916) – withdrawal ordered after 10 p.m. Relieved and to…
…waited alongside the Canadian artillery under shellfire while the attack developed. Shortly after 17.00 the battalion was ordered to attack towards St Julien and advanced in ‘artillery formation’, with two…
…ACTION, ON 17/10/1916, AGED 33. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW ANNIE. SHE WAS AWARDED A PENSION OF 31 SHILLINGS AND 3 PENCE, ON 03/05/1917, FOR HER FIVE…
…you to know how much your son was liked and appreciated by brother Officers, and how popular he was with the N.C.O’s and men of the Battalion. Ever since our…
…Division completed its concentration in the Steenvoorde area on 23 April 1915, and went into action the very next day during the Second Battle of Ypres. The York and Durham…
…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 Brigade…