Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The conditions experienced by soldiers in the trenches of the Western front were unique. The use of mechanical warfare with high explosive and rapidly firing heavy artillery aimed at men restricted in trenches with no route of escape, meant that conditions were more destructive and oppressive than had ever been previously experienced. High explosives, gas, … Read more
Hull City Police Force WW1 Memorial Plaque Name Rank Regiment Died Age Buried No: Address Mitchell, Ernest Frederick Pte Coldstream Guards, 3rd 15/09/1916 24 Thiepval, Somme, France 3 Wyndham Street, Hull Edlington, MM, John Holmes Pte Coldstream Guards, 1st 27/08/1918 24 Croisilles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France 7 Park Terrace, Seaton Street, Hull Bird, William … Read more
“TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. THIS ORGAN AND OAK TABLET WITH NAMES INSCRIBED THEREON WERE GIVEN BY THE PEOPLE OF NEWLAND AND DEDICATED BY THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ON THE 11TH NOV 1920. JESUS SAID … Read more
In Hull, income tax increased as did the number of people paying it. Whilst wages improved, many goods were more expensive and became un-affordable. Income tax increased five times between 1914-1918 and was paid by twice as many people. It would never fall to pre-war levels again. During the war, prices increased on all the basics: rent, fuel … Read more
St John The Baptist Church WW1 Memorial, Newington, Hull St John The Baptist Church, is a large red-brick, Victorian town church, built in 1878 in the Hessle Road area of Kingston-upon-Hull. The church is within the historic St Martin’s dockland, synonymous with the Hull’s fishing industry and maritime heritage. The Church’s 1914-18 war memorial was … Read more
The Fallen of the Great War, at St Charles Borromeo Church, Hull, are summarised as follows:- Name Rank Regiment Died Age Buried No: Home Address ABEL, GEORGE EDWIN Private Manchester Regiment 2/7th Battalion 01/08/1917 19 Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 8 Johnson Buildings, Green Lane, Hull ANDERSON, ANDREW Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion 16/02/1916 33 … Read more
