Porter, William Henry

…ACTION, ON 15/09/1916, AGED 38. HE WAS HUSBAND OF MABEL PORTER, OF 7 ALBERMARLE STREET, HULL. (1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS). HE RESIDED HERE WITH ALBERT, EYR, ARTHUR & WILLIAM PORTER,…

Markham, George Emmerson

and C Company and a platoon of D Company took over the captured line at dusk on 27 June. However, the Germans put down a heavy bombardment at 07.00 the…

Oliver, Timothy

…father and mother. Another son Cromwell after nine years in America came over last week on a visit and was prevailed upon by his father to enrol under Lord Derby’s…

Hall, James

…OF COMPLICATIONS, GANGRENE AND TETNUS, AT TRENT BRIDGE MILITARY HOSPITAL ON 29/03/1916, AT 3PM. HE WAS AGED 32 YEARS OLD AND IS BURIED AT HEDON ROAD CEMETERY, EAST HULL. ON

Cox, John

…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 fresh bombardment,…

Airey, Richard

…IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 22/09/1915. * HIS ELDEST SON HAD SERVED IN EGYPT, SALONIKA AND FRANCE, BUT HAD BEEN DISABLED AND RECEIVED A DISCHARGE. SGT. AIREY’S DEATH AND

Bayford, Albert (Bert)

…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…

Cussons, Thomas

…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…

Turner, George William

…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 and a platoon of D Company took…

Horsley, George Albert Edward

…ACTION, ON 15/09/1916, AGED 19. HIS TWO BROTHERS ALSO DIED IN THE WAR – BOMBARDIER, JAMES HORSLEY, RFA, KILLED IN ACTION ON 07/4/1917, AND SEAMAN, HENRY MATTHEW (HARRY) HORSLEY, SUNK…