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. CPL, JOHN ARTHUR SMITH, MM, 12/234. Born in April 1891 in Rochester, Kent. John was the eldest of seven children to Edward and Annie Smith of 170 Cleveland Street, Hull and 4 Nornabell Street, Holderness Road, Hull (War pension address). A railway Labourer before the war, he enlisted at City Hall on 15th Septemb […]
26 KINGS STREET, COTTINGHAM, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
01/07/1918
Aged
28
Hull Pals Memorial Post. CPL WILLIAM HENRY SMITH MM 30911. Born in Burstwick in July 1889, William was the youngest of ten children to John Hardy Smith (1842-1909) and Agnes Langdale Smith (1844-1919), of 26 King Street, Cottingham. A Boot Repairer by trade, he seems to have thrived as a soldier rising to the rank of Corporal and showing […]
8 BRUNSWICK AVENUE, FRANKLIN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
31/07/1916
Aged
29
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF WILLIAM DOUGHTY SPINK (1857-1919) & CATHERINE ELLEN MOODY (1858-1941), OF 8 BRUNSWICK AVENUE, FRANKLIN STREET, HULL. (HDM ADDRESS 31/07/1917).HIS BROTHER WILLIAM SPINK WAS ALSO KILLED IN ACTION ON 01/06/1918. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE GILBERT SPINK 12/100. Born in 1887, Gilbert was the second of three so […]
2nd Lieutenant
32 , CHOMLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
03/05/1917
Aged
28
BORN NORTH DALTON, YORKSHIRE, 1889. SON OF JOHN ALFRED STAVELEY (1851-1912) AND KATE SHEARDOWN (1856-1908). HIS FATHER WAS A LANDOWNER FARMER AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN AND FOUR SISTERS. EDUCATED AT JESUS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE IN OCTOBER 1907. HE GRADUATED IN LAW IN 1910. WORKED AS AN ARTICLED SOLICITOR'S CLERK, BOARDING […]
20 SISTERS TERRACE, TADMAN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
08/09/1918
Aged
29
BORN BEVERLEY 1889. SON OF JOSEPH JOHN HURFORD (1846-1914) AND MARY JANE STOTHARD (1856-1921). HE MARRIED EMILY FLORENCE JEFFERSON (1889-1972), AT NEWINGTON PARISH CHURCH, HULL, ON 11/03/1909. WIFE EMILY FLORENCE STOTHARD LIVED AT 20, SISTER'S TERRACE, TADMAN STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). EMPLOYED AS A FIREMAN AT SEA, BY MESSRS […]
13 ALEXANDER TERRACE, CROWLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
01/12/1917
Aged
25
BORN LIVERPOOL 1892. SON OF WILLIAM & EMMA STOUT, 1901 CENSUS. HULL PAL. DOW. NB: 4 CLIFTON GARDENS, ST GEORGES RD. Hull Pals Memorial Post. CORPORAL CHRISTIAN FREDERICK JOHN STOUT 11/248. Born in Liverpool in 1892, Christian was the fourth of five children to William and Ellen Stout of 3 Paradise Place, Commercial Street, Hull. A Letter […]
15 JOSHUA AVENUE, MADELEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
02/07/1918
Aged
20
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE ALFRED ALEXANDER TOMMINS SWALES 13/1347. Born on 7th October 1897, Alfred was the only son of Alfred and Emma Tommins of 9 Joshua Avenue, Madeley Street, Hull. For some reason he was named for both his father's surname and his mother's maiden name and it was the latter he adopted becoming 'Alfred Swales'. […]
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE THOMAS SWINDEN 11/612. Born in July 1886, Thomas was the youngest of three sons to Robert and Jane Swinden of 2 James Place, Cleveland Street, Hull. A Coal Filler by trade, he had actually being rejected for military service some years before on the grounds of "bad teeth", yet he queued outside Hull City […]
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE ARTHUR BEAL TASKER 11/1319. Born in 1891, Arthur was the sixth of nine children to Thomas and Emma Tasker of 12 Rowland Terrace, St. Paul Street, Hull. A Labourer before the war, he married Minnie Broadbent in January 1913 when war was the least of their worries. When hostilities came he dutifully enliste […]
11, Dupree Road, Charlton, Kent
Died on
27/03/1918
Aged
35
Born York, 1882. Married in London. Husband of Mary Tereasa and four children at 11, Dupree Road, Charlton, Kent (war pension address). He enlisted in Hull. served with the 11th East Yorkshire regiment. Killed in action, on 27/03/1918, aged 35. Commemorated on the Arras memorial, France.
BORN HULL 1872. SON OF JOHN AND SARAH ANN TEMPLE, OF 3 COLLEGE ROW, GREEN LANE, WINCOLMLEE, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, REUBEN AND GEORGE AND ONE SISTER, MRS HOWELL, AT 4, JOHNSONS BUILDINGS, GREEN LANE, HULL. EMPLOYED AS A DOCK LABOURER. HUSBAND OF MARY ELLEN TEMPLE, AT 9 CORAL GROVE, GRANGE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FI […]
109 , GREAT THORNTON ST, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
17/04/1916
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF EDWARD TENNISON (1853-1936 & LAURA PLUMMER (1865-1941), OF 109 GREAT THORNTON STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. A CHEMIST ASSISTANT. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE ALFRED TENNISON 11/822. Born in March 1896, Alfred was the youngest of four children to Edward and […]
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF WILLIAM HERDSMAN & ANN MARIA THEAKSTONE, OF MENTONE AVENUE, ARUNDLE STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE MARY ELIZABETH LIVED AT 74 SYMONS STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). MEMBER OF THE HULL GARDENER SOCIETY. HE WORKED FOR THE IDEAL BOILER COMPANY, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. BURIED AT LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RIC […]
Lance Corporal
39 , PROVIDENCE ROW, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
13/05/1917
Aged
28
Hull Pals Memorial Post. L/CPL JOSEPH THIRSK 11/389. Born in 1888, Joseph was the seventh of nine children to Joseph and Jane Thirsk, of 79 Clifton Street, Hull. A Clerk before the war he queued to enlist at City Hall on 8th September 1914 and joined the fledgling 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 'The Tradesmen', 2nd Hull Pals. Af […]
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE HARRY THOMPSON 11/1268. Born in October 1893, Harry, largely down to the common nature of his name, has been a tricky man to nail down, but I believe he was the eldest of eleven children to Harry and Mary Thompson of 50 Walmsley Street, Hull. A Labourer before the war, he enlisted at City Hall on 14th Dec […]
BORN HULL 1897. AKA 'TED'. SON OF GEORGE & LOUISA ELLEN THOMPSON,OF 157 CRAVEN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & 63 ESCOURT STREET, HULL (HDM ADDRESS, 04/07/1919). HIS FATHER WAS A RAILWAY PLATELAYER. GEORGE WAS A SAW MILL WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. KILLED ON 27/03/1918, AGED 21. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE GEORGE EDWI […]
BORN LIVERPOOL 1899. SON OF FRANK THURLOE (1870-1918) AND SARAH AVELINE JENSEN (1868-1920), OF 116, YORK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BOTH PARENTS WERE BORN IN HULL. SON OF A PAINT WORKER. ONE OF FOUR SONS. HE HAD ONE SISTER. A RECKITT'S WORKER. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 30745 EAST RIDING YEOMA […]
Lance Corporal
BORN COTTINGHAM 1889. SON OF ARTHUR & ALICE GERTRUDE THURLOE. SISTER MARY, GLADYS & ANN & BROTHER WILLIAM. TIMBER MEASURER. ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT 11 INCHES TALL, 126 LBS, 34 INCH CHEST. POSTED TO FRANCE 27/05/1916. KILLED AT OPPY WOOD, AGED 27. Hull Pals Memorial Post. L/CPL RICHARD FREDERICK THURLOE 22500. Born in 1889, Ri […]
14 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FIELD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
03/05/1917
Aged
23
BORN HULL 1893. ELDEST SON OF ALBERT ROBERT THURNELL (1871-1932) & ANNIE AMELIA JENNISON (1871-1951), AT 14 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FIELD STREET, HULL AND 22 PEMBERTON STREET, HULL. SON OF A LABOURER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WORKED ON HULL'S TOWN DOCKS. HE MARRIED HELEN LISTER IN HULL, IN 1912. ENLISTED IN THE 11TH HULL PALS. KILLED IN A […]
Lance Corporal
14 FREDERICK'S TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
28/03/1918
Aged
24
Hull Pals Memorial Post 12/08/2014. L/CPL JAMES TODD, 11/305. Born in Hull, 1893. James was the eldest of five sons to John and Sarah Todd of 36 Strickland Street, Hessle Road, Hull. A Barman by trade, he enlisted at Hull City Hall, on Monday 7th September 1914, joining the fledgling 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 'The Tradesm […]
