Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
10th (Service) Battalion (1st Hull) and 11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Hull)
02.09.1914 The 11th formed and the 10th formed on 29.08.1914 both by Lord Nunburnholme and the East Riding Territorial Force Association at Hull, then moved to Hornsea.
June 1915 Both moved to Ripon and joined the 92nd Brigade of the 31st Division.
01.09.1915 The 11th taken over by the War Office and the 10th on 11.09.1914 and then both moved to Salisbury Plain.
15.12.1915 Mobilised for war and embarked for Egypt from Devonport, Plymouth.
30.12.1915 Arrived in Port Said to defend the Suez Canal.
Mar 1916 Moved to France and the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Oppy Wood.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Defence of Nieppe Forest, The attack at La Becque, The capture of Vieux Berquin, The Battle of Ypres, The action of Tieghem.
11.11.1918 The 10th ended the war in Belgium, near Flobecq east of Renaix.
Name Walter Long Birth Place Everton, Bawtry, Nottinghamshire, England, 1896. Son of John and Margaret Long Residence Charlsboro, Retford. Husband of Gertrude Baker. He was a Fam Labourer. Death Date 30 Mar 1918 Death Place Rumaucourt Communal Cemetery, France. Grave inscription, – THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private … Read more
Name Ralph Edwin Browne Birth Place Goole, Yorkshire, 1894. Son of George Leonard Browne of 124, Weatherill Street, Goole Residence Goole Death Date 14 Aug 1918 Death Place Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 10th Battalion Regimental Number 10/528 Type of Casualty Killed in … Read more
Born Goole, 1895. Son of Samuel Francis and Ada Woodcock, of 15, Bournville, Goole, Yorkshire (CWGC address). He had three brothers and one sister. Enlisted in Hull on 5 Sept 1914 and served with the Hull Pals, in Egypt and France. Described as 5 foot, 7.5 inches tall, 130 lbs weight, 35 inch chest, blue … Read more
Born Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1886. Son of George and Mary Ann Freeman, of “Highfield,” 11, Heene Road, West Worthing, Sussex and later Ramsgate, Kent. He had two brothers and three sisters. A single man, unmarried. Described as 5 foot 6 inches tall, 126 lbs weight, 34 inch chest, light brown hair, Church of England religion. … Read more
Born Walkington, Beverley, 1860-1928( and 1898. Son of Robert Spencer Hayton (1860-1928) and Sarah Jane Gunness (1865-1937). He had one brother, Mark and one sister, Alice. The family lived at 1, Thompsons Place, Molescroft, Beverley, East Yorkshire (war pension address). He worked as a Farm Horseman. H enlisted at Beverley, on 10 Oct 1916. Posted … Read more
Born Hull, 1893. Son of Henry Fitches (1861-1918) and Elizabeth Barker, of 12, Carisbrooke Villas, Reynoldson Street, Hull. He had five sisters and two brothers. He was a Bricklayer (1911 census) Husband of Lizzie D Heelas (1889-1965), at 35, Clifton Street, Hull (War Pension address). Enlisted on 18 Jan 1916. Served in the 10th and … Read more
Born Hull, 1889. Son of Clara Curtis at 44 White Street, Hawthorn Avenue, Hull (1921 Census). He was a Draper shop assistant, for Thos R Molis, Draper, at 463 Anlaby Road, Hull. He married Hannah Maud Procter at Hull in 1921. Husband of Hannah Maud Procter, 0f 5, Athletic Grove, Gordon Street, Hull (War Pension … Read more
Born Hull, 1881. Son of Henry and Margaret Crooks, of 52, North Street, Hull (1911 Census). Married on 24 Dec 1899. Husband of Julie Crooks. of 17, Blenheim Terrace, Norfolk Street, Hull (War Pension address). Worked as a Tailor. Served with the Hull Pals. Served in Egypt and France. Awarded the Military Medal (MM) for … Read more
Born Hull, 1885. Son of Octavius Dobson (1855-1929) and Annie Elizabeth Hornby, of 62, Northumberland Avenue, Hull. He had one brother Albert and four sisters, Emily, Ellen, Dorothyand Annie Eliza. He married Alice Hopper (1890-1964), 0n 12 Nov 1910, at St Silas church, Hull. Husband of Alice Dobson, of 11, Gertrude Terrace, Northumberland Avenue, Hull … Read more
Born Hull, 1894. Married at St James Church, Hull, on 9 Dec 1916Husband of Mary Elizabeth Bassett, at 60, Subway Street, Hull (War Pension address). He was a Boiler Scaler. Described as 5 foot 10 inches tall, 126 lbs weight, 35-37 inch chest, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England religion. He enlisted in the … Read more
