Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull) and 13th (Service) Battalion (4th Hull)
03.11.1914 The 13th formed and on the 11.08.1914 The 12th formed, 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 12th taken over by the War Office and then on the 27.08.1915 the 13th 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.
08.02.1918 The 13th disbanded in France at Ecurie.
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. SGT ERNEST WILLIAM WOODS 12/1297. Born 26th April 1880, Ernest was the youngest of two sons to Thomas and Matilda Woods of 18 St James Square, Hull. A Brush maker by trade. On 07th July 1910, he married Annie Jeanette Gospel (1888-1966) at the St Barnabas Church, Hull. The couple moved … Read more
BORN KILLINGHOLME, 1885, LIVED IN HULL. SON OF VINCENT DOUSE NEALL (1850-1895) & EMMA LAZENBY (1854- 1931), OF 18 ,ALEXANDRA TERRACE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), AND 11, FREDERICK TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE MARRIED MARY LEESON IN HULL, ON 09/05/1914. THEY HAD ONE CHILD. WORKED AS A … Read more
Born Hull 1891. Only son of John Reeve Hicks (1864-1952) & Fanny Collinson (1869-1939), of 67 Walmsley Street, Hull. He had a younger sister, Hilda Hicks, who lived at 60 Somerscales Street, Beverley Road. He worked as a Clerk. He married on 18/11/1915, at Hull. Husband of Daisy (Stone) later Newlove, They lived at 60, … Read more
BORN MEXBOROUGH, 1889. SON OF ROBERT THOMAS HADLOW (1861-1931) AND MTILDA ALDRIDGE (1865-1930), OF 10, NICHOLSON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A GLASS BOTTLE MAKER. HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HUSBAND OF JANE FUGAL (JENNY) HADLOW, OF 6, GOODS AVENUE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL (CWGC & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A LABOURER. HE MARRIED, … Read more
Private, FRANK FULCHER 12/1113. Born in Hull, December 1891, Frank was the youngest of nine children to Joseph Tindale Fulcher (1850-1907) and Emma (Cox) Fulcher (1850-1948), of 10, Withernsea Street, Wilmington (War Pension address) and 3, Alexandra Avenue, Bridlington Street, Hull (Army address). He had three brothers and five sisters. Joseph Miller died in 1906 … Read more
