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 1881. SON OF SAMUEL BARKER (1851-1891) AND MARY JANE ROWLAND (1858-1893). HE MARRIED NELLIE BELLAMY (1884-1975), IN MARCH 1900, AT HULL. HIS WIFE NELLIE & SIX CHILDREN, LIVED AT 61, QUEENS STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND 36, PORTLAND PLACE, PROSPECT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A HULL POST OFFICE WORKER. HIS CHILDREN WERE MILLICENT MAY, … Read more
BORN HULL 23/12/1893. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM WIGGLESWORTH (1859-1919) AND ADA EDWARDS (1866-1910). BROTHER OF WILLIAM ARTHUR WIGGLESWORTH. THEY LIVED AT 5 RICHMOND TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ALSO LIVED WITH HIS SISTER, AT 14 ADA’S TERRACE, SEATON STREET, HULL. HE WAS A TRAM WAY STORE KEPPER FOR HULL CORPORATION. HE ENLISTED IN … Read more
BORN DERBY 1895. ELDEST SON OF DANIEL HILIKER WILCOCKSON & SARAH WILCOCKSON, LIVING AT THIS ADDRESS. SON OF A BOOK BINDER. WORKED AS AN APPRENTICE MARINE FITTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 2482, “C” COMPANY, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 17/04/1915 TO DEFEND THE YPRES CANAL. HE WAS KILLED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF WILLIAM & ANNIE ELIZABETH TOCK, OF 21 LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL. PRIOR TO ENLISTING HE WORKED FOR MESSRS CHAMBERS & FARGUS. ENLISTED HULL. SERVING WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE HAD BEEN IN FRANCE FOR SEVENTEEN MONTHS WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1917, AGED 20. HE IS COMMEMORATED … Read more
BORN HULL 23/01/1885. SON OF TOM STOCKDALE (1856-1916) & RUTH LONGSTAFF (1856-1909), OF 50 BEVERLEY ROAD AND 105 HAVELOCK STREET, HULL. SON OF A PRINTER. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A PICTURE WORKER APPRENTICE. HE MARRIED IN 1911. HIS WIFE, EMILY CRAWFORD (1886-1957), LIVED AT EMMELINE’S TERRACE, ST PAULS STREET, HULL, CARR LANE, WILLERBY … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. AKA HARRY. SON OF MOSES STARKEY (1853-1912) & ANNIE (BOWMAN) STARKEY, OF 74 , NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL AND 10, ST HILDA’S TERRACE, SYMONS STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. A GENERAL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION, ARRAS, ON 23/04/1917, AGED 21. HIS ARMY EFFECTS … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SECOND SON OF CHARLES FRANCIS NIX (1869-1957) & ANNIE MALTSON RHOADES (1871-1932), OF 15, EAST STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND EIGHT SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A RIVETT HEATER, AT EARLES SHIPYARD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, IN 1914 AGED ONLY 17 YEARS OLD. … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THOMAS MALTON MEADLEY (1864-1922) & MARGARET ANN TAYLOR (1868-1942), AT 129 WINCOLMLEE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 17/04/1915. HE SERVED IN “C” COMPANY, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, 29/07/1915, AGED 19, AT PLOEGSTEERT. UNMARRIED. HE LEFT SIBLINGS JANE AND GEORGE MEADLEY. HIS MOTHER, MARGARET … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SECOND SON OF ROBERT & ANNA KIRK, OF 5, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL. HE LIVED AT 23 PRINCES STREET, WITHERNSEA. HE SERVED AS A SIGNALLER, IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/05/1918, AGED 22. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 19TH DECEMBER … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM BLAKESTONE KIDD (1863-1908) & LATE MARY ELIZABETH SMITH (1867-1912), OF 39, AND 70, BLENHEIM STREET, HULL. HE WAS EMPLOYED IN THE DAIRYCOATES ENGINE SHEDS BEFORE THE WAR. ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HULL & DISTRICT DRUIDS ORDER WHICH HAD 1,096 MEMBERS SERVING IN THE WAR. HIS BROTHER, … Read more
