Attested 18 January 1914 1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment at Central Recruiting Office City Hall Hull – re-numbered 200989 – Medal Index Card entered France 28 October 1915 with 1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Wounded Casualty List Hull Daily Mail 26 October 1916 – Missing Casualty List Hull Daily News 16 July 1918 – Effects to Widow and sole legatee – Commemorated East Yorkshire Regiment War Memorial Beverley Minster East Yorkshire
WAR DIARY
27 May 1918
1.0am Intense enemy bombardment of all calibres including GAS on whole sector lasting 21/2 hours causing many casualties and practically destroying trenches.
4.0am Enemy attacked breaking through line on right of 5th battalion Yorkshire Regiment at eastern end of Craonne Plateau. Battalion completely disorganized but rear-guard action fought by isolated parties retiring to River Aisne and crossing at Maizy. Number which succeeded in crossing very small.
Quartermaster, stores and transport forced to evacuate Maizy owing to intense enemy Gas and High Explosive shelling, defence of River Aisne attempted by personnel of Quartermaster and transport but forced to withdraw and abandon all stores, regimental records and vehicles. Rear guard action to Fismes which was held for some little time by about 100 men of several units, afterwards withdrawing through a line held by the French. Casualties estimated at 30 Officers and 642 Other Ranks reported missing no definite information (including attached to Divisional Headquarters Brigade Headquarters and at schools)