Attested 15 March 1897 , 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment awarded Queens South Africa Medal Clasps Witterbergen Cape Colony and Transvaal , 2nd Battalion January 1908 Appointed Regimental Scout , 2nd Battalion Marksman D Coy January 1908 , 2nd Battalion Posted to 3rd Battalion 14 February 1914 , Hedon 3rd Battalion Promoted Quarter Master Sergeant 8 September 1914 , Granted Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1 July 1915 (Medal Roll) , Posted 1st Battalion 31 March 1918 , Posted 10th Battalion 4 June 1918 , Discharged on termination of second period of engagement 18 March 1919 , Documents Available