Smith, Horace William

…of a cold and miserable morning the East Yorkshiremen waited, and at last, in the afternoon, orders came to attack.” At about 3.50pm, under cover of a fresh bombardment, the…

Tiplady MM, Frederick Arthur

…W.T. Wilkinson of 1/4th East Yorkshires.[21] [22] [68] [69] On the morning of 26 March the Germans renewed their attacks, bringing on the Battle of Rosières. 50th (N) Division was…

Drake, Sidney Herbert

…from the Hindenburg, between Henin and Croisilles, with “C” company on the left, “B” Company Centre and “A” Company, on the right. Dawn on 9th April 1917 was signalled by…

Thornton, Thomas

…(1885-1920), AND FOUR BROTHERS, AT 4 THE AVENUE, LINNAEUS STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). A FORMER CLERK AND A SINGLE MAN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL CITY HALL, ON 02/03/1916, AND WAS…

West, George William

…25 AND THREE SISTERS, LOUISA, AMELIA AND EDITH, LIVING AT GRANVILLE HOUSE, SOUTHCOATES LANE, HULL. EMPLOYED AS A SHIP’S JOINER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 9.5 INCHES TALL, 144 LBS WEIGHT,…

Busby, Walter Percy

…Egypt, the Somme and Oppy Wood Walter was killed in action on 28th June 1917 and his body was never recovered. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial; he was…

Borrill, Joseph

composite battalion under the command of Lt-Col W.T. Wilkinson of 1/4th East Yorkshires.[21] [22] [68] [69] On the morning of 26 March the Germans renewed their attacks, bringing on the…

Hussey, William.

…The 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

Waters, Albert George

…missing, 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]…

Storey, Charles

…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…