Attested September 1913 with the 4th Battalion at Londesborough Street Barracks Hull – Mobilized 5 August 1914 – Left Hull and marched to South Holderness to prepare defensive positions – Moved North to Hummersknott Park near Darlington became part of 150th York and Durham Brigade 50th (Northumberland) Division – October 1914 moved to Newcastle – Medal Index Card Entered Boulogne France 17 April 1915 with 1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Wounded Casualty List Hull Daily Mail 26 October 1916 – Transferred Machine Gun Corps