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13th (4th Hull) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
The 13th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment was known as the 4th Hull Pals or the Hull T'Others and was raised in Hull on the 2nd of September 1914 by Lord Nunburnholme and the East Riding TF Association. In May 1915 The Battalion joined the 92nd Brigade, 31st Division moving to Penkridge Bank Camp near Rugeley, then later to South Camp, Ripon and Hurdcott Camp near Salisbury.
In December 1915 they set sail for Alexandria in Egypt to defend the Suez Canal. In March 1916 The 31st Division left Port Said aboard HMT Briton bound for Marseilles in France, a journey which took 5 days. They travelled by train to Pont Remy, a few miles south east of Abbeville and marched to Bertrancourt arriving on 29 March 1916.
Not long after arriving on the Western Front they took over a stretch of the front line opposite the village of Serre at the northern most end of The Somme suffering very heavy casualties as the battle was launched. In 1917 they were in action in the Battle of Arras. On the 8th of February 1918 the Hull Sportsmen Battalion was disbanded in France
29th Oct 1915 13th East Yorks leave Ripon 13th East Yorks leave Ripon on 29th of October 1915 for Hurdcott Camp.
14th Dec 1915 13th East Yorks leave Hurdcott Camp 13th East Yorks leave Hurdcott Camp at 8am on December 14th for Salisbury then left Salisbury at 1.15pm arriving at Devonport at 9.15pm.
1st Mar 1916 13th East Yorks set Sail The troopship Simla set sail at 5.30 am March 1st from Port Said to sail to Marseilles.
4th Mar 1916 13th East Yorks enroute to France The 13th East Yorks sailing to France, passed the Med Fleet at 2am Mar 4th. Passed Malta at 11.30pm.
5th Mar 1916 13th East Yorks enroute to France The 13th East Yorks sailing to France, passed Island of Pantellaria, an Italian convict settlement, at 2pm on March 5th.
8th Mar 1916 13th East Yorks arrive France The 13th East Yorks arrived Marseilles 7pm on 8th March. The place is full of ships.
9th Mar 1916 13th East Yorks disembark 13th East Yorks disembarked from SS Simla in Marsailles at 2pm 9th of March.
3rd Apr 1916 Relief Completed
13th Nov 1916 Attack Made
13th Nov 1916 Mortal Wound
28th of February 1917 Relieved 
29th Apr 1917 In Action
1st June 1917 Operational Order 119
1st June 1917 Table B.O.O.119.
4th August 1917 Orders
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Those known to have served with13th (4th Hull) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bellenie Arthur Leolin. Pte.
- Curtis Charles. Pte. (d.21st July 1916)
- Dent Percy W. Pte. (d.13th May 1917)
- Eddom John William. Pte. (d.20th July 1916)
- Greenwood Ashton. Pte. (d.2nd May 1917)
- Hallam MM John. Sgt (d.13th Nov 1916)
- Maffin Alfred. Pte
- Moore Arthur. Pte.
- Preston James Routledge. Pte. (d.25th May 1916)
- Russell William. Pte. (d.13th Nov 1916)
- Savory Arnold Kenneth Malcolm Cecil Wordsworth. Maj.
- Sole Soloman. Pte. (d.5th May 1917)
- Sole Solomon. Pte. (d.5th May 1917)
- Trueman Townley.
- Turner Frederick. Pte. (d.10th Sep 1918)
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Pte. Ashton Greenwood 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.2nd May 1917) Aston Greenwood was killed in action on the 2nd of May 1917, aged 30. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension in France he was the son of Henry and Betty Greenwood; husband of Margaret Greenwood, of 21 Sandhurst St., Burnley
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Maj. Arnold Kenneth Malcolm Cecil Wordsworth Savory 13th (4th Hull) Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment My grandfather Arnold Savoury was often mentioned in the Yorkshire Daily Mail. He was gassed during WW1 and ended up going to Canada to settle.
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Pte. William Russell 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.13th Nov 1916) William Russell is my recently become known great-uncle, who the living members of his family were unaware of his existence. He joined up late 1914 or early 1915 only to be killed in action on 13th of November 1916 aged about 22 years. His resting place is somewhere on the Somme, he is remembered at his home village in two churches and named at the Thiepval Memorial in France. R.I.P.
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Sgt John Hallam MM 13th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment (d.13th Nov 1916) John Hallam was the fourth son of Frederick and Fanny Hallam to be killed. He won the Military Medal for bravery I believe on 1st July 1916 but would like to know more.
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Pte. Solomon Sole 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th May 1917) Solomon Sole died on the 5th May 1917 as a POW and is buried in the Hamburg Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Germany.
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Pte. Arthur Leolin Bellenie 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment My grandfather was named Arthur Leolin Bellenie. He enlisted at Hull on 18th November 1914 into 13th East Yorkshire Regiment. He went to Ripon and left there Oct 29th 1915.
His diary records: Left Hurdcott Camp 8am Dec 14th for Salisbury then left Salisbury at 1.15pm arriving at Devonport at 9.15pm. The troopship Simla set sail at 5.30 am March 1st from Port Said to sail to Marseilles. Passed the Med Fleet at 2am Mar 4th. Passed Malta at 11.30pm. Passed Island of Pantellaria at 2pm Mar 5th an Italian convict settlement.Mar 8th arrived Marseilles 7pm. The place is full of ships. Mar 9th disembarking from S.S. Simla at 2pm.'
I have not had any luck in finding his name in any ancestry records. I believe he was taken prisoner on 14th November 1916 as that is the last date in his diary. When he returned, at the end of the war, he was amongst the ex-prisoners met by Queen Mary and we have a photograph of him in the background with the Queen. It is a photograph in the Royal Collection
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Pte. Soloman Sole 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th May 1917) Soloman Sole died as a prisoner of war on the 5th May 1917 and is buried in Hamburg Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Germany.
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Townley Trueman 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment Townley Trueman was in the 13th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. He is in my photo album put together by Tommy Byers during the war. There are around 400 images in my photo album and most of the images are named and dated from 1909 to 1920.
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Pte. James Routledge Preston 13th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.25th May 1916) James R. Preston was a son of Hornsea, East Yorkshire, England. He was born 1880 or 1881. He voluntered to go to war December 1914 aged 34. He was a widower with 3 children, we believe two girls and a boy. He died in France, we believe on the Somme on 25th May 1916. His children were brought up by his sister Sarah. We have found out he has a grave within the Sucrerie Cemetery in France. We wonder why he voluntered at the age he was, having 3 children with no mother. He is my partner's great grandad and every year we go to Hornsea on Rememberance Sunday where my partner leaves his Poppy at the Memorial Garden. I think one day he would like to go to France to see his great grandad's grave. My mother has told me that her father voluntered to go to fight in the great war aged 17 (he lied about his age). She says he went to Selonika and he rode horses. Of course he lived and went on to marry my Grandma and have 6 children. I have been told he was Mustard gassed and had problems with his chest all his life, dying in his late 50s or early 60s. We remember them even though we never knew them, we're pretty sure they would be unaware of what was to come or of their fate would be. The very least we can do is honour them and never forget them.
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Pte. Arthur Moore 13th Btn. East Yorkshire My grandfather, Arthur Moore served on the Somme during WW1. The night before the battalion was due to go over the top a mortar round exploded near him whilst he was asleep. His friends tried to wake him up the next morning but he was unconcious due to a lack of blood from 13 shrapnel wounds. He was sent back to the field hospital whilst the rest of the batallion went over the top. After the attack the nominal rolls were called and he did not answer (no one knew he had been wounded prior to the attack) and as a result he was posted as missing presumed dead and my grandmother was notified acordingly by letter.
He recovered from his wounds and rejoined the batallion. However, his name appears on the Roll of Honour in Beverly Minster, but with no regimental number. He survived the war and lived until 1963.
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Pte. Frederick Turner 13th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (d.10th Sep 1918) Frederick is my Great Grandpa Brother - (George)
I would like to seek further info if anyone can help please.
I believe the following to be true:-
Frederick joined the Army in Hull - T'others - East Yorkshire Regiment
I have Frederick's war medal with his name inscribed
Frederick was a Private in the Army and lost his life fighting for his country on 10 Sept 1918 - as did so many others - brave and honourable men until the end and their courage lives on in my heart.
Fredrick is buried in France - Pas De Calais - Vis En Artois Memorial - Panel 4
Although I never knew Frederick - he seems very close to me
Do you know of anyone who may have joined? - I would love to hear
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