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.
BORN HULL 1880. A HULL PAL. SON OF BENJAMIN JARVIS & ELIZA JARVIS (1852-1894), OF 15 BURLEIGH PLACE, PROVIDENCE ROW, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL AND 9 WATERLOO TERRACE, WELLINGTON LANE, HULL. HUSBAND OF ADA, OF 2 SELKIRK STREET, NEWSTEAD STREET, HULL HULL. THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN – RICHARD, HAROLD AND ADA ALKIMIA. HE WORKED FOR THE HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 1881. SON OF ELLARD HOBSON PECK (1852-1919) & SARAH PECK, OF 8 STORY STREET, HULL. BROTHER TO WALTER AND ELLARD, AND SISTERS, HARRIET, AND ADA. HE MARRIED AT ST PAUL’S CHURCH, HULL, ON 18/04/1908. HIS WIFE ROSE (COCKERLINE) AND THREE DAUGHTERS LIVED AT THIS ARMY ADDRESS. HE WAS A PORTER FOR THE NORTH … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF JAMES NORTH (1849-1907) & ALICE ANN WISE (1849-1923), OF 11, MONTROSE AVENUE, GIBSON STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, CHARLES AND JOHN, AND FOUR SISTERS. MARRIED AT ST PAUL CHURCH, HULL, ON 24/02/1914. HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH HILDYARD (1894-1966), OF 12, ALPHA TERRAVE, CENTRAL STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS) AND 42, GARDEN … Read more
BORN HULL 01/07/1883. SON OF PETER BRODERICK (1843-1918) & HARRIET JACKSON (1844-1883). HE HAD EIGHT BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HIS MOTHER DIED WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AND HE LIVED WITH HIS BROTHER, THOMAS, AT 6 FREDERICK TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). ALSO LIVED WITH HIS AUNTIE JANE BRODERICK, AT 16, BALFOUR CRESCENT, NORNABELL STREET, … Read more
