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…Coming upon a road the battalion could advance no further against the hostile fire, and took cover. Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw had been killed by a rifle bullet during the advance, and…
Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
…Coming upon a road the battalion could advance no further against the hostile fire, and took cover. Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw had been killed by a rifle bullet during the advance, and…
…EYR BATTALION, ON 15/05/1916. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/07/1916, AGED 20. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 1 YEAR,…
…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 East Yorkshires advanced in fine form,…
…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…
…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 over…
BORN HULL 1890. JAMES & THE LATE ANN ELIZABETH MAY HARRISON, OF 6, CAMBRIDGE TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE STREET, HULL. A SEAMAN. LOST AT SEA, ON 18/06/1918, AGED 28. SS Dwinsk, built…
…THIS WILMINGTON ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 17/04/1915. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/09/1916, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE…
…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, bringing on…
…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 whole…
Born Hull 1893. Son of Alfred & Ann Butterworth, of 1 Northumberland Avenue (War Pension Address). A former printer’s apprentice. Enlisted Hull. Killed in action 15/09/1916, aged 23. He was…