Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Hull as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division and then moved to South Holderness and then on to Darlington and then Newcastle.
07.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne where the formation became the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division which engaged in various action on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend the Lines of Communication in Dieppe.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
07.11.1918 Demobilised at Cucq.
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF EZRA KELLY (1853-1925) & FANNY DEAN (1854-1914), OF PULMAN STREET & 78, WASSAND STREET, HULL. SON OF A OIL CAKE PRESSMAN. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER & EXTRACTOR. HE MARRIED IN 1912. HUSBAND OF FLORENCE ALICE BACHE (1889-1964), OF 11, SPITTLE STREET, PENNINGTON STREET, HULL AND LATER 8, ELM … Read more
Born Hull 1894. Enlisted 1914. Son of James & Charlotte Stock, of 87 Brunswick Avenue, Hull, (CWGC address). His father was a former Sergeant with the 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers. Educated at Park Road school, who knitted him a scarf when enlisted. His genial disposition endeared him to all in military and local football circles. … Read more
BORN HULL 11/11/1891. BAPTISED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO , HULL, ON 22/11/1891. SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM RYAN (1844-1903) & CAROLINE MARSHALL (1858-1907), OF 3, ARNETTS PLACE, NORTH STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND SYKES STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN BRADFORD. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN IN SPRING ALBANY, LINCOLNSHIRE. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. … Read more
BORN BRIDLINGTON. 1895. SON OF JOHN ROBERT & ELIZABETH REDHEAD, OF 1, SELINAS CRESCENT, ROSMEAD STREET, HULL, 7, TORQUAY VILLAS, ROSMEAD STREET, HULL AND 18, PRINCESS TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). THEY LATER MOVED TO BEVERLEY AND BRIDLINGTON. WALTER ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE HAD BEEN IN … Read more
BORN HULL 20/10/1894. SON OF JANE ELIZABETH JACKSON (1862-1929) & GEORGE THOMAS PROBY (1867-1910), OF 5, WOODBINE TERRACE, REYNOLDSON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A STREET ORDERLY (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL DURING AUGUST 1914. SERVED AS A DRUMMER, IN “B” COMPANY, OF THE 1/4TH … Read more
BORN HULL 1876. SON OF JAMES AND MARY PATON, AT 9, MAY TREE AVENUE, GARDEN VILLAGE, HULL. HE MARRIED IN HULL IN 1898 AND LIVED AT 12, KELVIN STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE, ALICE GERTRUDE PATON, LATER MOVED TO STONEMARSH VILLA, BARTON ON HUMBER. HE WAS A PICTURE FRAMER AND WORKED AT CHARLOTTE STREET, HULL. HE … Read more
BORN HULL 08/03/1894. SON OF WILLIAM WADE PARKER (1860-1933) & ELLEN ELIZABETH FORTH (1868-1953), OF 98, WHEELER STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. RESIDED AT 39 , ST LEONARDS ROAD, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS KILLED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF ALICE STAPLES (1873-1959) & THE LATE ROBERT OLIVER (1874-1911). HE ENLISTED, HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/05/1915, AGED 19. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN GATE, MEMORIAL, YPRES. HE LEFT FOUR YOUNGER SISTERS. HIS DEATH & PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF JOHN MURRAY (1871-1941) AND SUSANNAH ELIZABETH TUPLIN. HE RESIDED WITH HIS UNCLE, TOM AND AUNT, MARY, AT 13 NERO TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL. EMPLOYED BY T.B. HOLMES TANNERY. ENLISTED UNDER AGE SAYING HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLDER. HE SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRES. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL. WOUNDED AT ARMIENTIERES. … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ENLISTED HULL. Uncle Tom & Aunt May lived above. On Street ROH. HDM 19/10/15 & 12/10/16.HDM 19/10/15. DIED OF WOUNDS.
