Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
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.
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Born Hull 1894. Son of Jane Robinson, of 789 Hessle Road, Hull (Pension Address). Lived with his Brother in Law at 42 St Andrews Street, Hessle Road, Hull (1911 Census) Enlisted Hull. Served with the 13th East Yorkshire (4thHull Pals). Killed in action, at Serre, on 13/011/1916, aged 22. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
BORN HULL 21/06/1894. SON OF ANNIE M & WILLIAM WILLIAMS, OF 4, BURLEIGH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A GROCER’S ASSISTANT. HE ENLISTED IN THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (HULL PALS), ON NOVEMBER 1914. TRAINED AT HURDCOTT CAMP. EMBARKED FROM DEVONPORT TO EGYPT, ON 16/12/1915. ARRIVED IN ALEXANDRIA, VIA MALTA, ON 27/12/1915. HE GUARDED THE SUEZ … Read more
BORN BELFAST 1882. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AT THE ROBSON CEMENT FACTORY, STONEFERRY, HULL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HE ENLISTED IN NOVEMBER 1914 AND WAS “WAS MOST ANXIOUS TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY.” HE LEFT WIFE FLORENCE MAY TURLEY & SIX CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, AT 9 BEAUMONT AVENUE, BEAUMONT STREET, … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF MARK AND ANNIE WILSON AT 13 NELLIES TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). ONE OF THREE SONS KILLED IN THE WAR. A FORMER FISH WORKER. HIS MOTHER WAS DECEASED AND HE LEFT SISTERS, MARY AND ELEANOR AND OLDER BROTHER HARRY. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS 23/11/1914. HE WAS … Read more
BORN WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, 08/02/1896. ONLY SON OF ROBERT WATTS & KATE SMITH, OF NEWLAND PARK, HULL. ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN CROSBY & PARKGATE, CHESHIRE. A PROMISING SOPRANO SINGER. HE WORKED FOR A SHIP OWNER IN CARDIFF AND WAS WORKING FOR THE ADMIRALTY IN AUGUST 1914. GAZETTED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT TO THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, ON 15/01/1915. … Read more
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF CHARLES EDWARD THURSTON (1853-1894) AND SARAH THURSTON. HIS BROTHER JOSEPH ALSO LIVED IN GILLETT STREET AND HIS SISTER ELIZABETH LIVED IN CARDIFF. MARRIED ST BARNABAS CHURCH, HULL, 25/11/1900. WIFE GERTRUDE DIXON & THEIR TWO SONS CHARLES AND ALBERT, LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS, 6 PORTLAND PLACE, VAUXHALL GROVE AND 11 JUBILEE … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF THE LATE ROBERT & ROSE ANN STEVENS, OF HULL. WORKED AT THE ANGLO OIL CAKE MILLS, LIVING AT 5 DAWSON’S TERRACE, EMILY STREET, HULL. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED ON 13/11/1916. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER, MRS SARAH ALICE PRICE. HIS NAME IS … Read more
BORN HULL 15/11/1891. SON OF KATE MANN (1854-1903) & JAMES ROBERT SHARP (1854-1932), OF 32, SYKES STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED FOR HIS FATHER AS A FRENCH POLISHER. HE MARRIED IN OCTOBER 1914. HUSBAND ADA ANN BIRCH (1889-1952), OF 2, CRYSTAL AVENUE, MASSEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD … Read more
BORN GRIMSBY 1894. SON OF EMMA McCARTHY, 10 CAMDEN STREET, BOULEVARD AND LATER WOODBINE, 19, NEW WALK, BEVERLEY. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN AND LIVED WITH HIS ONLY BROTHER. REGINALD AND ONLY SISTER ANNIE. THEY LIVED AT 127, WINCOLMLEE (HIS ARMY ADDRESS). HE LISTED HIS OCCUPATION AS “SHOP MANAGER”. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 19/11/1914 … Read more
PRIVATE JOHN WILLIAM HESTER 13/814. Born in June 1891. John married Maud Percy in January 1914 and the couple lived at 5 Empringham Terrace, Daltry Street, Hull. Before the war John worked as a Coal Seaman, but he answered the call of King and Country, enlisting at City Hall, on 25th November 1914, originally in … Read more
