Langdale, Frederick
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF FRANK ERNEST ION (1870-1913) AND MARY JANE LANGDALE (1865-1926), AT 16 ARGYLE TERRACE, ARGYLE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BROTHER TO EDITH, HARRY AND FRANK. A…
Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF FRANK ERNEST ION (1870-1913) AND MARY JANE LANGDALE (1865-1926), AT 16 ARGYLE TERRACE, ARGYLE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BROTHER TO EDITH, HARRY AND FRANK. A…
…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 a…
BORN HULL 20/6/1898. SON OF GEORGE BELL (1847-1906) AND SOPHIA ANN FOSTER (1856-1908). HIS SISTER, GRACE LIVED AT 34 , PAISLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND WAS HIS NEXT…
…formed into a 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,…
…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] On the morning of 26 March the…
…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 went…
…then returned to trench-holding in June. 1/4th East Yorkshires absorbed reinforcements and resumed its four-company organisation. On 26/27 June it was in support for a minor attack, and C Company…
…the whole course 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…
BORN HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF HARRISON RICHARDSON (1867-1919) & JANE LAND (1859-1927), of 7 TOMLINSON STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 91 WELLSTED STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD…
…Bde made another attempt on the Starfish Line, with B and D Companies attacking, but with their flank still open they were pinned down between Martin and Starfish, and the…