Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
12th (Service) Battalion (3rd 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.
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Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE JOHN GOULDING 11/971. Born in 1896, John was the youngest of seven children to William Goulding and Catherine Leap, of 11 Scarborough Terrace, Kent Street, Hull. A Furnisher’s Assistant by trade he enlisted at City Hall joining the 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Hull Pals, initially, before transferring to … Read more
BORN HULL 94/11/1889. SON OF THOMAS BUSBY (1846-1908) & ELIZABETH BRADBURY (1852-1889), OF 22, NEW PARADE, SUTTON BANK, DANSOM LANE, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS, BILL, SAM AND JOE. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER, FOR MR ROBERTS, PAINT WORKS, GREEN LANE, HULL AND LIVED AT 11, GLADYS GROVE, COURTNEY STREET, WITH … Read more
PRIVATE, ALBERT DALE WOOMBLE, 12/1103. Born IN Hull, 1896, Albert was the eldest son of James Woomble (1872-1949) and Meady Thompson (1876-1945), of 11 Lockwood Street, Hull. Son of a Blacksmith striker, he had five brothers and three sisters. Albert was a Hull brewery labourer, who enlisted in the Hull Pals, on 6th November 1914. … Read more
BORN HULL 25/05/1893. SON OF JAMES WATSON WALLACE (1864-1944) AND ELIZABETH BARBARA BRYSON (1866-1933), OF 13, SACKVILLE TERRACE, FERRIES STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 40, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (ARMY & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A HOUSE PAINTER. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A SIGN WRITER. HE ALSO LIVED AT 66, SHERBURN STREET, … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF RICHARDSON STOTE & SARAH ANN WALEA, OF 7 GEORGE’S AVENUE, LAKE STREET, HULL . HIS HOME ADDRESS WAS 8 GRAHAM’S ROW, ALMA STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL. (HULL DAILY MAIL, 01/01/1917). HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PAL. REPORTED MISSING AND THEN KILLED IN ACTION, ON 13/11/1916, AGED 25.. THE WALES FAMILY ALSO … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. ONLY SON OF SARAH CLIFF (SECOND MARRIAGE) OF HODGSON STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. HIS FATHER DIED WHEN HE WAS YOUNG. HE MARRIED IN 1908. HUSBAND OF AMY ELIZABETH (KEMP), OF 18 CRANBOURNE TERRACE, WILLIAMSON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 16 GROVE TERRACE, SPYVEE STREET, HULL AND THIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. HE … Read more
BORN HULL MARCH 1887. HE MARRIED AT HULL REGISTRY OFFICE ON 19/6/1906. HIS WIFE THEANA (PALMER) & 4 CHILDREN LIVED AT 3. YORK TERRACE, BEDFORD STREET, HULL (NEXT DOOR TO HER SISTER, ALICE AT NO:2). BEFORE THE WAR, HERBERT GOODFELLOW WORKED AS A LABOURER FOR RECKITTS. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON NEW YEAR’S … Read more
