Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
admin Pte. Christopher Bell Tindall, 8th EYR was killed on 14th July 1916; Pte. Robert Tindall, 6th EYR was killed 21st August 1917 and L/Cpl. Walter Henry Tindall, 9th Yorkshire Regiment, was killed a month later on 20th September 1917. They were the three sons of William and Henrietta Tindall, 30 Bishop Lane, Hull. They have … Read more
Steward, William Oaktree, sank with the Steam ship ‘Hazlewood’ on the 19th October 1917, aged 19. His brother Frederick Oaktree, died the same day on a different Steam Ship called ‘Sten’, aged 22. They lived with their parents, Peter and Augusta Oaktree, at 3 Ryders Terrace, Strickland Street, Hessle Road.
Brothers Herbert and Arthur Wise died together on the 15th June 1915, when the Hull Steam Ship ‘Argyll’ struck a mine from the German submarine UC11 in the North Sea. They lived at 3 Ebor Avenue, Eastbourne Street, Hessle Road and died with 6 other crewmen, who all lived in Hull
John Cunningham, VC (28 June 1897 – 21 February 1941) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cunningham was 19 years old, and a Private in the 12th (Service) Battalion, (the … Read more
We tend to approach war memorials with pathos and a narrative about the futility of war, but the generation that built them were actually proud of them. People wanted to show the pride of sacrifice. They even experienced joy that their fathers, husbands and sons, had stepped up to the plate in the time of need. War … Read more
Hull officially lost 7,000 men in the First World War. Another 14,000 were wounded, of which 7,000 were maimed. The Hull casualty rate was officially 30% of those who served, that is 21,000 men killed or wounded, from a total of 70,000 men recruited. These were the figures reported by Hull Lord Mayor in 1919, … Read more
Hull Royal Infirmary Naval Hospital The first hospital organised by Lady Nunburnholme (Lady Marjorie Wynn-Carrington), was the Naval Hospital at Hull’s Western General Hospital (now called the Hull Royal Infirmary). It was located at Argyle Street, Hull, next to today’s Hull Royal Infirmary. Originally opened in 1914, to help Hull’s poor and sick people from … Read more
The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary organisation, providing field nursing services, mainly in hospitals to Britain and various other countries in the British Empire. The organisation was founded in 1909, with the help of the Red Cross and Order of St John. By the summer of 1914 there were over 2,500 Voluntary Aid Detachments … Read more
In 1914, there were some 120 separate, railway companies in Britain. The North Eastern Railway (NER) in Hull, saw about a third of its staff enlist, with 18,339 railwaymen or 34% of the workforce, released for military service. Of these, 2,236 of these men died during the war, and 300 received military decorations. With the … Read more
Unique to Hull was the creation of a voluntary Special Constabulary. Comprised of mature men over military age and drawn from all classes of Society, it raised over 3,000 Special Constables during the First World War and released large numbers of men for active service. Under the Command of Captain George Morley, the Chief Constable … Read more
