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 VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, 1896. AKA FRANCIS JAMES. SECOND SON OF JAMES CLARKE BROCKLEHURST (1860-1944) & MARGARET McCANN (1865-1944), OF 56 , PLANE STREET, HULL. HIS GRANDFATHER WAS WILLIAM McCANN. SON OF A SHIPPING CLERK. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A CLERK, IN THE FRUIT TRADE. … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1897. SON OFJOHN & ANNIE BARKER, OF 35, CORNWALL STREET, COTTINGHAM, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE 10TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIEMENT (HULL PALS). SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN SECTION. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 06/08/1916, AGED 19, AT NO;7 GENERAL HOSPITAL, … Read more
