Attested 2 February 1914 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment 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 – Transferred 150th Coy Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 23466 – Killed in Action 23 April 1917