Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Webmaster The following are examples of some Hull Seamen, not recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:- Fireman, Joseph Smith, lost at sea, on the Steam Ship, ‘Hildago’ on the 28th August 1917, aged 27. Cook, George Nunn, lost on the ‘Montebello’ on 21st June 1918. He was a 32 year old fisherman. Son of Sarah Nunn, 95 … Read more
After the Great War, a national debate was ignited concerning, how disabled servicemen from the Great War would support themselves and their families, if they could not return to their former trade because of their disabilities. Hull established its own charity called the Hull Great War Trust to offer practical assistance to disabled Hull servicemen … Read more
Background When war began in 1914, there was already much anti German feeling in Britain. This Anglo German enmity, probably started 50 years before, when Britain supported Denmark, against the German reunification of Schleswig–Holstein in 1863. Britain had also sold weapons to France against Germany, during the Franco Prussian war in 1870. There was an … Read more
During the First World War, Hull was a much smaller and densely populated City, than it is today. Most people lived in the City Centre or were crammed around the fish docks of Hessle Road and the warehouses of Wincolmlee. In 1914, Hull’s population was around 300,000 people, a much larger number than now. North … Read more
Due to its coastal location many men joined the Navy in its many forms. As a City with long standing maritime history, Hull men served throughout the world in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Naval Reserve, Merchant Service and the Hull Fishing Feet. 14,000 merchant seamen were to die in the war, over a thousand … Read more
Hull Civilian Deaths in WW1 due to German Air Raids (Names, Age in brackets and Address where killed) June 1915 Maurice Richardson (11) – 50 South Parade. Son of Maurice Richardson, a soldier. Violet Richardson (8) – 50 South Parade – Daughter of Maurice … Read more
Keeping Britain supplied, the sea’s safe and the enemy blockaded became the primary tasks of World War 1. The war at sea is one of the lesser researched subjects of the 1914-18 War . The main focus is usually on the naval battle of Jutland in 1916, or the lesser known sea battles off the … Read more
Britain was the first county in history to experience widespread strategic bombing of civilians. Two large, rigid air ships, named Zeppelins L3 & L4, after their creator Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin, dropped bombs on eastern coastal towns in January 1915. They caused casualties in Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn. As in the Second World War, … Read more
The Kingston upon Hull Memorial remembers the 7,500 men from Hull, who died in the First World War. This ‘digital’ memorial lists all the Hull men who died in the First World War and where they lived in the City. It has taken 30 years to research and is the definitive database of Hull casualties … Read more
