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, 1881. Son of John Thomas Sharp and Emma (Hardy) Sharp, of 4 Model Terrace, Hull. He married at Hull, in 1902. Husband of Annie Elizabeth McLachlan and two children, at 8, Ann Elizabeth’s Place, Adelaide Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 1, Marine Place, English Street, Hull (war pension address). Worked as a Dock … Read more
Name Frank Woods Birth Place Cambridge, 1895. Son of Henry and Harriet Woods. 5 brothers & 4 sisters. Residence Coventry Cottage, Six Mile Bottom, Little Wilbraham, Cambs. A gardener Death Date 8 Nov 1917 Death Place Arras Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull – 10 Sept 1914 Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 11th … Read more
Name George Robinson Birth Place Goole, 1895, Son of Arthur & Lottie Robinson Residence 31, Henry Street, Goole. Employed as an Architects’ Clerk Death Date 1 Jul 1917 Death Place Duisans British Cemetery, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Enlistment Place Hull – 8 Sept 1914, Served in Egypt and France. Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion … Read more
Name Frederick Albert Roberts Born Hull, 1880. Son of Henry & Margaret Roberts. Wife Agnes. Residence Place 19 Melton Terrace, Eagle Terrace, Cleveland Street, Hull & Blake Street, Hull. House painter Death Date Discharged 16 Dec 1918 with Tuberculosis. Died 1 Sep 1920 Service Number 713 Corps, Regiment or Unit 11th East Yorkshire Regiment … Read more
Name Ernest Young Birth Place Grimsby, Lincolnshire Residence Grimsby, Lincolnshire Death Date 10 May 1918 Death Place LILLE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 11th Battalion Regimental Number 27085 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Name Harry Taylor Birth Place Norton, Yorks. Son of Richard and Isabel Taylor, of 54, Mill St., Norton, Malton, Yorks. Residence Norton Death Date 27 Mar 1918 Death Place Arras Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 11th Battalion Regimental Number 11/264 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre … Read more
Name James Edward Spetch Birth Place Selby, Yorkshire, 1892 Residence Long Drax, Selby, Yorkshire – He was a House Joiner & Wheelwright (apprentice) Death Date 12 Apr 1918 Death Place PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull – 8 Sept 1914 Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 11th Battalion Regimental Number 11/571 Type of … Read more
Name William Palmer Birth Place Scarborough. Son of Mrs. Rachel Palmer, of 96, North Street, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Residence Scarborough Death Date 12 Apr 1918 Death Place PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 11th Battalion Regimental Number 11/956 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western … Read more
Name John William Dennis Birth Place Skegness, Lincs, 1899. Son of Walter and S. Dennis, of 2, Roman Cottages, Winthorpe, Skegness, Lincs. Residence Skegness Death Date 23 Apr 1918 Death Place TOURNAI COMMUNAL CEMETERY ALLIED EXTENSION, BELGIUM Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 11th Battalion Regimental Number 225242 Type of … Read more
Name Thomas Edgar Teece Birth Place Hoyland, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, 1891. Son of the Reverend, John Teece andMary Alice Teece, of Church Square, Oldbury, Birmingham. he had one brother & one sister. Residence Belper, Derbyshire; Driffield (1911 census); Hull (1914). He was a shipping Clerk. Death Date 3 Jul 1917 Death Place Albuera Cemetery, Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult, … Read more
