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.
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
Born Hutton Cranswick, 1889. Son of Thomas Waites Tomlinson (1853-1931), of North Frodingham, Driffield, Yorks, and the late Mary Jane Bentley (1859-1921). Son of a farm labourer at Hutton Cranswick. He had eight brothers and six sisters. Four sons died in the war:- Private Thomas Bielby Tomlinson, 201348, 1/4th EYR. Killed in action, on 16/11/1916, … Read more
BORN BLOFIELD, NORFOLK, 1892. ELDEST SON OF GEORGE HENRY WAITE (1865-1920) AND ISABELLA BARTINDALE (1863-1947). SON OF A DRAPER MANAGER AND SHOP KEEPER, AT STAION ROAD, HESSLE. HE HAD A BROTHER, GEORGE AND SISTER DAISY. HUSBAND OF VERA CYNTHIA KINGSLEY (1897-1961) OF 120 WESTBOURNE AVENUE, HULL (PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS) AND THEN ‘ST LEONARD’S’, BEVERLEY … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. HULL PAL. SON OF WILLIAM JOSHUA & AMELIA MARY SELLERS. KILLED IN ACTION. BROTHER HERBERT ALSO DIED 19/9/16. Hull Pals Memorial Post. SGT HARRY SELLERS MM 11/772. Born in 1893, Harry was the third of ten children to William and Amelia Sellers of 140 Severn Street, Hull. A Ship’s Cook by trade … Read more
BORN HULL 15/02/1885. SON OF LUCY EMMA AND JAMES THICKETT JACKSON, OF HULL. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE MARRIED AT ST JAMES CHURCH, HULL, ON 08/03/1914. HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH COLE JACKSON (1885-1989), OF 4 HERBERTS TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HULL, 21 PULMAN STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS) AND 5 PETTINGALE TERRACE, DALTRY … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. SGT JOHN ALBERT CALLAGHAN 11/600. Born in January 1897, John was the eldest son of William and Mary Callaghan of 2 Sarah Ann’s Terrace, Spyvee Street, Hull. He enlisted at Hull City Hall for the then fledgling 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, ‘The Tradesmen’, 2nd Hull Pals. One of the Originals, … Read more
