Attested 09 September 1914 at Central Recruiting office City Hall Hull – Promoted Corporal 01 June 1915 Snapper June 1915 – Initial training in Hull at the Cricket Ground Anlaby Road and on 18 January 1915 to Ousthorpe Camp Pocklington. In May 1915 the 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment joined the 92nd Infantry Brigade of the 31st Division and moved for Divisional training to Penkridge Bank Camp near Rugeley, 18 June 1915 on to South Camp Ripon and then to No 2 camp Hurdcott near Fovant Salisbury – Medal Index Card entered Egypt 23 December 1915 with 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Entered Marseilles France 8 March 1916 – Arrived Bertrancourt on the Somme 2 April 1916 – Discharged 14 February 1917 sickness – Awarded disability Pension Snapper March 1917 25/- per week for 6 months conditional – Silver War Badge Number 30480