Attested June 1914 with the 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment at Londesborough 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 France 15 August 1915 with 1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Transferred 18th Corps of Hussars 51622