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.
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE, JOHN WILLIAM BOLDER 11/1136. Born in Hull, on 2nd July 1888. John was the second of nine children and eldest son of Joseph (1863-1912) and Annie Bolder (1862-1941), of 86, Subway Street, Hessle Road, Hull and 4, Salford Avenue, Manchester Street, Hull (War Pension address). When he was born, his … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE AMOS POLLARD 11/349. Born in Walkden, Lancashire in 1893, Amos was the eldest of three sons to Oliver and Mary Pollard of 3 Scaife Street, York. A Grocer’s Apprentice prior to the war, Amos enlisted in Hull in September 1914, queuing in the long, uneven lines of late summer with … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. Private, ALBERT McPHERSON 28614. Born in October 1884 Albert’s life was a tragedy from the start. Orphaned into Hull Workhouse with his brother Charlie, he came up the hard way parentless and penniless. He made it though, finding work as a Mill Labourer and marrying Annie Elsey on 25th October 1906. … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JAMES & ALICE MOOSTON BRITTON. MARRIED 1915. WIFE LOUISA E (NAYFORD) LIVED ABOVE. EX NER MESSENGER AT HULL. HDM 9/5/18. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE DONALD BRITTON 225326. Born in July 1895, James was the youngest of two sons to James and Alice Britton of 263 Hessle Road, Hull. He … Read more
