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 HULL 1879. SON OF HENRY AND ANNA WILLEY. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE MARRIED ELIZABETH FRANCIS DENMAN, AT HULL IN 1898. HIS WIFE ELIZABETH FRANCIS, LIVED AT 23 , BROMLEY STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS), FOUNTAIN ROAD. THEY HAD A DAUGHTER, MABEL AND SON HARRY. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A BILL POSTER. … Read more
Born Hull 1892. Hull Pal. Enlisted September 1914. He worked for Wilson Ltd, from leaving school. Son of Susan Walton & the late John Henry Walton of 7 Cornwall Gardens, Brunswick Avenue, Hull. Buried in Fauboug Damiens Cemetery. Arras. His photo appears in the Hull Daily Mail 7th April 1917. His parents visited Fred’s grave … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1895. ELDEST SON OF PATRICK AND RUTH McBRIDE, 31 ANDREWS STREET & 1 CHANTRY’S LANE, BEVERLEY. HIS FATHER WAS FROM LONDONDERRY, WHO HAD SERVED WITH THE WARWICK REGIMENT IN 1901 AND WORKED IN BEVERLEY AS A TANNER’S LABOURER. HIS AUNTIE MRS MARGARET JANE TAYLOR LIVED ABOVE. JAMES McBRIDE WORKED AS A CLERK AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JAMES WILLIAM MARSHALL (1840-1907) & ADELINE MARGARET CAMPEY (1848-1884). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HUSBAND OF ETHEL HARDAKER NIGHTINGALE (1890-1967), OF 46, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 16, NEPTUNE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS), 107, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL AND AT 115, WEST PARADE, SPRING BANK, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). … Read more
BORN STANFORD, YORKSHIRE, 1892. ONLY SON OF MATHEW JAMES KIRKMAN (1864-1925) & LOUISE HELEN HABBERSHAW (1866-1952), AT 62 SOMERSCALES STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD (1911 CENSUS) AND 46 , FOLKESTONE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A BUILDER. AND BROTHER TO THREE SISTERS, ELIZABETH, EVERLYN AND LAVINIA. PRIOR TO ENLISTING HE WORKED FOR MESSRS BARKER SONS & … Read more
BORN ASHTON UNDER LYNE, LANCS. 1886. SON OF SIMEON FITTON & ANN TRAVIS, OF 12 SOUTH PARADE, AND 2 BOND STREET, HULL. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, ANDREW WHO LIVED IN DERBY. HE WAS UNMARRIED, WORKED AS A CLERK AND LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON 07/09/1914. SERVED IN EGYPT FROM 15/12/1915. … Read more
BORN NOTTINGHAM, 1886. SON OF RICHARD CRAYTON (1855-1911) & ELIZABETH CRAYTON (1848-1921), OF 4, QUEENS ROAD, HULL AND 40, SHARP STREET. HULL. (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS). A GROCERS CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON 27/01/1915, AGED 29. SERVED WITH THE 10TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (HULL COMMERCIALS). POSTED TO EGYPT ON 29/12/1915. TRANSFERRED … Read more
