1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Hull as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division and then moved to South Holderness and then on to Darlington and then Newcastle.
07.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne where the formation became the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division which engaged in various action on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend the Lines of Communication in Dieppe.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
07.11.1918 Demobilised at Cucq.
Sergeant
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF EMIL AGERSKOW (1854-1921) & LILIAN STOW (1863-1927), OF 17 CHOLMLEY STREET, HULL & 153 NORWOOD, BEVERLEY. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN DENMARK. HE WAS A GROCER'S ASSISTANT BEFORE THE WAR. HIS FATHER WAS A MARKET GARDENER. HE ENLISTED WITH HIS FOUR BROTHERS. HE SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKS […]
BORN HULL 09/03/1896. SON OF GEORGE FREDERICK & MINNIE FLORENCE AINLEY. EDUCATED AT SOUTH MYTON SCHOOL, HULL. A FORMER APPRENTICE WITH MESSRS, KING & CO, HULL HE ENLISTEDIN THE ARMY, IN HULL ON 18/08/1912. SERVING AS A REGULAR SOLDIER AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AT HILL 60, BY A SNIPER, ON LEAVING HIS TRENCH […]
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF GEORGE ALFRED AND LAVINIA ALCOCK, AT 62 RUGBY STREET, HESSLE ROAD. HE WORKED AS A SHIP'S TRIMMER. EX EMPLOYEE OF AMOS SMITH OF HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, IN FEBRUARY 1914. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 1803, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 18/04/1915. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 03/05/1915, AGED […]
Sergeant
9, Beaufort Terrace, Campbell Street, Hull
Died on
17/10/1916
Aged
41
Born Hull, 1875. Son of Thomas James Alexander (1846-1904) and Ester Chase. Worked as a Rullyman for ship's cargo. An Army Reservist with the 3rd East Yorkshire Regiment. He was described as 5 foot, 9 inches tall, 119 lbs weight, 35-37 inch chest, brown eyes, dark brown hair, Church of England religion. He married Florence May Garside […]
BORN BEVERLEY 1893. SON OF WILLIAM JAMES ALGAR (1863-1937) & JEMIMA DUNCANSON STOREY (1865-1935), OF LOCKINGTON, BEVERLEY. A WATCH MAKERS APPRENTICE. HE BOARDED AT 73 SPRING STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. LIVED BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 16/11/1916, AGED 24. HE WAS […]
6 SOMERSET AVENUE, WITHERNSEA STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
23/04/1917
Aged
27
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM ALLAN (1852-1911) AND SABINA BOGG (1863-1903). A SLATE WORKER. HE MARRIED RUTH KIRMAN (1891-1961) AT HULL IN 1913. HIS WIFE RUTH ALLAN & TWO CHILDREN AT 6 SOMERSET AVENUE, WITHERNSEA STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH TEH 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1917, […]
BORN HULL 1889. SECOND SON OF HENRY HIND AMOS & RUTH (JACKSON) AT 4 LINDEN GROVE, TEMPLE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RETIRED POLICEMAN. ONE OF THREE SONS. A GENERAL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 17/04/1915. SERVED WITH 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/05/1915, AGED 27. COMMEMORATED […]
5 Symons Street, Fountain Road, Hull
Died on
14/07/1916
Aged
21
Born Hull, 1895. Son of George and Mrs. Sarah Jane Anderson, of 5, Symon's St., Fountain Rd., Hull. Before the war, Arthur managed the fish shop on Fountain Road. He enlisted in Hull. Served in the 4th East Yorkshire Regiment, Was killed by a bomb on 14/07/1914, aged 21. His army effects were left to his mother, Sarah Jane. His death i […]
Corporal
10, Endsleigh Villas, Wellsted Street, HULL
Died on
16/09/1916
Born Hull, Son of Joe Smith Anderton (1862–1923) and Sarah Ellen Hardisty (1859–1926), , of 10, Endsleigh Villas, Wellsted Street, Hull. (war Pension address). He had six brothers and two sisters. Enlisted Hull, Served as Corporal, 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France, on 27/10/1915. Died of Wounds, on 16/09/1916. His broth […]
12 , PORTLAND PLACE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
30/03/1918
Aged
30
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF AGNES MAY WINDASS (1856-1936) & JOHN WILLIAM ANDREW (1859-1918), OF 16 WILLIAM STREET, HULL AND 12 PORTLAND PLACE, PROSPECT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A CARTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT IN FRANCE. KILLED DURING THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE, ON 30/03/1918, AGED 30. COMM […]
BORN ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND 1884. ONLY SON OF JAMES HENRY ANDREWS & REBECCA LEZANTO, OF BALFOUR STREET & 170 BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL. BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN PLYMOUTH, DEVON. HE HAD TWO SISTERS, FLORENCE AND ALICE MARY ANDREWS. EMPLOYED AS A GENERAL LABOURER. HE MARRIED HARRIET ANN TEAL, AT HULL IN JULY 1907. HE ENLISTE […]
16 EPPING TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
27/06/1916
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF MARY LOUISA & THE LATE THOMAS ARMSTRONG, OF 16 EPPING TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WAS AN APPRENTICE JOINER, 18, UNMARRIED AND LIVED WITH HIS WIDOWED MOTHER AT THIS WAR PENSION ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/06/1916, AGED 18 […]
15 TENNYSON AVENUE, FERRIES STREET, HEDON ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
15/09/1916
Aged
27
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF ROBERT STAMPER AUSTIN AND EDITH AUSTIN, OF 13 CHURCHILL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS); 10 HAZLEMERE AVENUE, CROWLE STREET, HULL (1915) AND 15 TENNYSON AVENUE, FERRIES STREET, HEDON ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A SHIPYARD LABOURER. HE MARRIED AT ST MARYS CHURCH, BARTON-ON-HUMBER, IN 1913. […]
19 , COLONIAL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
13/02/1916
Aged
18
BORN NAFERTON 1898. SON OF MATHEW BAILEY (1861-1933) & MARY JANE BAILEY (1869-1944), OF 19 COLONIAL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 3 ST JOHN'S PLACE, ALBION STREET, DRIFFIELD (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY SIGNALMAN. BROTHER TO WALTER, HARRY AND ELSIE. HE ENLISTED HULL. HIS ARMY RECORDS STATE THAT HE WAS BORN IN HULL? SERVED AS PRIVATE […]
BORN BROOMFLEET, BROUGH 1894. SON OF THOMAS BAITSON (1862-1931)AND SARAH ANN WILSON (1869-1896), OF 132 ADELAIDE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY PORTER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS AT THE CANADIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AT ETAPLES. HE […]
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY BAKER & MARY ELIZABETH (HALLADAY). MARRIED 1899. HUSBAND OF MATILDA ELIZA (WILBY) AT THIS 1911 CENSUS ADDRESS. WITH THREE DAUGHTERS. A SELF EMPLOYED HAWKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX 2179 EYR. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 17/04/1915. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/03 […]
1, FLORAL AVENUE, EDINBURGH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
18/11/1918
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1898. HULL PAL. SON OF ZACHARIAH DAVISON BANKS & ELEANOR BANKS, AT 1, FLORAL AVENUE, EDINBURGH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY ON 18/11/1918, AGED 20. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, "IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON, HONOURED & […]
Sergeant
6 FLORAL GROVE, ARUNDLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
23/04/1917
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF HENRY THOMAS BARNBY (1860-1932) & ELIZABETH ANN (ELIZA) WILSON, AT THIS ADDRESS. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HIS GRANDFATHER, ROBERT WILSON LIVED AT 159 DURHAM ST. SAW MILL WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 17/04/1915. SERVED AS SERGEANT IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/ […]
Corporal
BORN HULL 22/10/1882. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM JOHN BARNETT AND MARGARET LOUISA MALT. THEIR OTHER CHILD, BENJAMIN BARNETT, HAD DIED IN 1893, AGED 19. WILLIAM MARRIED, ISABEL VICTORIA MAUD CRAYCRAFT (1883-1949), ON 13/08/1902, AT HULL. HE WORKED AS A PUB LANDLORD IN LAMBETH, SOUTH LONDON. HIS WIFE AND FOUR DAUGHTERS LIVED AT THIS HULL ADDRESS. […]
8 , LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
02/05/1915
Aged
16
BORN COTTINGHAM 1899. SON OF WILLIAM & THE LATE SARAH BARR, OF 26 BURLEIGH STREET, HULL. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES, ON 02/05/1915, AGED ONLY 16. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FATHER, WILLIAM HIS NAME IS LISTED ON WEST PARADE ROLL OF HONOUR. HE LEFT DORIS, FR […]
