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 SOUTH FERRIBY, 1887. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON (1856-1929) AND HARRIETT THOMPSON (1859-1947). HE HAD EIGHT BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. A BRICKMAKE (1911 CENSUS) AND FORMER HULL POLICEMAN. HE MARRIED EDITH BOWSKIN (1888- 1954), CLANFORD, BRIGG, LINCS., IN 1910. HIS WIFE EDITH & THEIR FOUR DAUGHTERS LIVED 6 BRICKYARD COTTAGES, NORTH FERRIBY. HE ENLISTED … Read more
BORN UPPER HOLLOWAY, MIDDLESEX 1894. SON OF HENRY KILVINGTON CARRICK (1858-1934) AND ALICE VIZOR (1860-1935), OF ISLINGTON, WHO MOVED TO EASINGTON WITH FOUR OF THEIR SIX CHILDREN. ARTHUR WAS UNMARRIED. HE WORKED AS A FARM LABOURER FOR THE GARDENER FAMILY, IN THORNGUMBALD AND IN BURSTWICK. HE MOVED TO HULL AND LIVED AT 3 BANGOR PLACE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ELDEST SON OF ELIZABETH MASON (1866-1959) & WILLIAM HENRY BUFFEY (1866-1942), OF 40, WASHINGTON STREET (1901 CENSUS), 194, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS) AND 99, DE GREY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS) & 14, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DEALER. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF THOMAS & ELLEN BROOKS, OF 29, HUMBER STREET, GRIMSBY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE MARRIED SELINA (MARSTON), ON 17/07/1911. HIS WIFE SELINA, LIVED AT 5, CLINTON TERRACE, LORNE STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS) AND 15, BOWERS TERRACE, WATERLOO STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS – FLORENCE (BORN 21/05/1912) … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOHN ALFRED & SARAH HANNAH BINNING – 41 WENLOCK STREET, HULL. HE WAS A PRINTER’S APPRENTICE AND WORKED AT BROWN’S PUBLISHERS, DOCK STREET, HULL. PRE WAR HE HAD SERVED FOUR YEARS WITH THE EYR TERRITORIALS. ENLISTED IN HULL. EX 11/323, 11TH EYR. SERVED IN EGYPT. HE WAS PROMOTED FROM THE … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. HULL PAL. SON OF THOMAS & SOPHIA ANNIE BARNBY. BEFORE WAR WAS A GENERAL POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE FOR SEVEN YEARS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 6TH APRIL 1915. SERVED IN EGYPT. KILLED IN ACTION, AT SERRE, ON THE 13TH NOVEMBER 1916, AGED 21. LEFT YOUNG BROTHER SIDNEY AND SISTER EMILY BARNBY AT … Read more
Born Hull 1896. Son of George & Sarah Elizabeth Bailey at this army address. He had two brothers and four sisters. Worked as an errand boy and Moulder. Described as % foot, 4 inches tall, 34.5-36.5 inch chest, 126 lbs weight, “Good” physical development. He enlisted in Hull, on 16/11/1914, aged 19 years and 9 … Read more
