Longbone, George Henry
…and the whole of 150th Bde was so weak that it was formed into a composite battalion under the command of Lt-Col W.T. Wilkinson of 1/4th East Yorkshires.[21] [22] [68]…
Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
…and the whole of 150th Bde was so weak that it was formed into a composite battalion under the command of Lt-Col W.T. Wilkinson of 1/4th East Yorkshires.[21] [22] [68]…
…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 went by motor…
…the whole of 150th Bde was so weak that it was formed into a composite battalion under the command of Lt-Col W.T. Wilkinson of 1/4th East Yorkshires.[21] [22] [68] [69]…
…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…
…“He was so straight and honest, and a true comrade …. He was a hero, dying that others might live their lives free from all foreign yoke and oppression”. The…
…we weren’t all done in. As soon as they fred on us we dropped into a ditch and let them have it hot and strong, and after a while succeeded…
…AS A WAREHOUSEMAN, FOR PEARSON SOAP WORKS, STONEFERRY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 06/11/1915, AGED 21 YEARS AND 180 DAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 133 LBS WEIGHT,…
Pte, Herbert Mussett, 8th EYR BORN HULL 1896. SON OF ROBERT MUSSETT (1856-1911) AND FRANCES ELLEN RIX (1856-1904). A KEG MAKER. HE WORKED FOR THS SISSON BROTHERS AND WAS MEMBER…
…and it sent a shock wave through the city. Dudley’s body was never recovered and his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial; he was a husband and a father,…
…SOMME, ON 14/07/1916, AGED 22. COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, FRANCE. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, HERBERT. HE LEFT A BROTHER ERNEST, AND SISTERS MAUD AND…