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.
Name Robert Stoker Birth Place Jarrow-on-tyne, 1886. Son of Robert Stoker & Ann Olgivie. Residence Jarrow-on-tyne Death Date 26 May 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 12th Battalion Regimental Number 12/763 Type of Casualty Died of wounds Theatre of War SUCRERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS, … Read more
Name William George Smith Birth Place Bradford, Yorkshire, 1891. Residence Bradford, Yorkshire. Husband of Eva Smith, of Barkston, Grantham. Death Date 27 May 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 12th Battalion Regimental Number 10431 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War SUCRERIE … Read more
Name William Irving Birth Place Thirsk, Yorkshire, 14 Mar 1895. Son of Nathan and Elizabeth Irving Residence Knaresborough, Yorkshire Death Date 26 May 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 12th Battalion Regimental Number 12/184 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War SUCRERIE … Read more
Born St George Hanover Square, London, 1893. Third son of Doctor, Samuel Herbert Habershon (1857-1915) and Catherine Davies (1860-1930). Son of a Harley Street, Doctor. Educated at Winchester College, Southgate House, Winchester. Served as Temporary Captain, in the 12th East Yorkshire Battalion. Killed at Serre, on 13/11/1916, aged 23. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. He … Read more
Born Hull 1889. Son James Uriah Wallis (1849-1936) and Kate Carmichael, of 84 Rosemead Street, Newbridge Road, Hull. Like his father, he was employed as an Iron Moulder. He married Eliza M. Deyes, at Hull in 1914. They had two sons and lived at 78, Danson Lane, Hull (War pension address). Described as 5 foot, … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. MARRIED HULL 1911. WIFE LILLIAN UTTON – 8 LEONARD’S AVENUE, COURTNEY STREET. ENLISTED 4TH EYR – HULL 10.5.15, ONE WEEK BEFORE HIS DAUGHTER (WHO HE NEVER KNEW) WAS BORN. IN FEBRUARY 1917 HE WAS DRAFTED TO FRANCE WHERE HE JOINED THE 12TH EYR JUST BEFORE THE ATTACK ON OPPY WOOD. DURING THE … Read more
Born Hull 1888. Son of Charles & Hilda Moulds, at 67 Brunswick Avenue, Hull. Husband of Alice Moulds, of 3, Alexandra Avenue, Bridlington Street, Hull. He worked for the British Gas Light Company. Hull. he enlisted in Hull as Private Alfred Moulds 12/231. Unit: Machine Gun Section, B Company, 5th Platoon, 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire … Read more
BORN WELTON 1896. HULL PAL. SON OF JAMES HEBDEN AND MARY JANE NORMAN, OF 48 MASON STREET, HULL. WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE MARRIED 17/09/1915. HIS WIFE BERTHA GARETT (WARD) AND SON, HAROLD, LIVED AT 1 LILY GROVE, SUBWAY STREET, HULL, AND 2 MOUNT TERRACE, HODGSON STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 01/10/1914. SERVED … Read more
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 HULL 13/04/1896. SON OF ARTHUR JOHN SMITH (1860-1934) AND THE LATE MARGARET HANNAH WATSON (1865-1919), AT 116 BRUNSWICK AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A MAST AND BLOCK MAKER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A BAKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 22/01/1916, AGED 19. JOINED THE 12TH EYR … Read more
