Attested 4 August 1914 with the 4th Battalion at Londesborough Street Barracks Hull – re-numbered 200350 – 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 – On ‘D’ Coy roll 1/4th Battalion 24 October 1916 – Wounded casualty list 26 October 1916 Hull Daily Mail – East Yorkshire Regiment Posted wounded Snapper February 1917 – AVL Hull 1918 1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Wounded Casualty List Hull Daily News 6 June 1918 – Discharged 28 February 1919 – Silver War Badge number 499834 – Silver War Badge list 0/5322/1 – para xvia wounds – aged 30 years