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.
Born Goole, 1892. Son of John & Emily Huntington, of Ousedene, Goole. Worked as a Draper Assistant. Described as 5, 9″ tall, 37,5 inch chest, 156 lbs weight, grey eyes, brown hair, Wesleyan religion. Enlisted at Hull, on 4 Sept 1914. Served with the Hull Commercials. Served with the 10th EYR “C” Company, in Egypt … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JAMES & KATE SPRING, OF 401 , ANLABY ROAD, HULL AND 145 , ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). EDUCATED AT HYMERS COLLEGE MEMORIAL. HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER, MESSRS A. SPRING & CO. LTD, AT HULL FISH DOCK. HE WAS A FOOTBALLER. AND HIS FATHER WAS CHAIRMAN OF … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF WILLIAM JOHNSON (1866-1941) & EMMALINE JULIA LONGMAN, OF 35 RAGLAN STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY FOREMAN. HE WORKED AS A GOODS PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. KILLED AT OPPY WOOD ON 03/05/1917, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL.TO THE MISSING. KNOWN … Read more
Born Hull 1889. Son of Mr. John Wright, of 94, New Bridge Road., Hull; husband of Jane Ethel Marr (formerly Wright) born 4 Dec 1888, of 1, Ashdene Villas, Brecon St., Holderness Rd., Hull. They had two children, John Robert and Rose. His name is recorded on the Nornabell Street, Roll of Honour. His death … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM & ADA WRIGHT, OF 5, LOUISA TERRACE, FINSBURY STREET, HULL AND 5 WEST VIEW, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. PRIVATE ERNEST WRIGHT 13022. Born in December 1900, Ernest was the youngest of five children and only son, of George and Ada Wright of 5, Louisa’s Terrace, Finsbury Street, Fountain Road, … Read more
BORN NEWINGTON, HULL 1892. ONLY SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM (FRUIT MERCHANT) & ASENATH WELLS, HORNSEA. WORKED FOR GOSSCHALKS. PLAYED CRICKET FOR NEWINGTON. BURIED AT AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, ON THE SOMME. HIS GRAVE READS, “SLEEP ON BELOVED”. Hull Pals Memorial Post: Born in 1892, George was the eldest of two children and only son of George and … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THOMAS & AMY MOSS, AT 9, BEECH GROVE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SERVED WITH THE 10TH EYR (HULL PALS) IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT OPPY WOOD, 3RD MAY 1917, AGED 21. BURIED AT ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “ABIDE … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE STANLEY MARR 10/79. Born December 1892, the third of six children to Philip Marr (1861-1934) and Sarah Kate Marr (1862-1949), of 13, Colenso Street, Hull, (CWGC address). Stanley was a Solicitor’s Clerk by trade, but rushed to answer the call of King and Country being among the first to sign … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ONLY SON OF WALTER HERBERT (1868-1948) & BELLA JOHNSON 91869-1929), OF 156 ALLIANCE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A CLERK IN THE IMPORT DEPARTMENT, FOR THE THOMAS WILSON LINE. HIS FATHER WAS ALSO A CLERK FOR THE SHIP OWNER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL COMMEMRICALS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1897. SON OF ERNEST CHARLES & JULIA JESSOP, OF 7 GEORGE YARD, HIGH STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS), 156, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND CLIFF ROAD, HESSLE. EMPLOYED BY THE HULL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, IN 1914. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/04/1918, AGED … Read more
