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 COTTINGHAM 1897. SON OF WILLIAM WRIGHT (1861-1948)& SARAH PRINCE (1866-1950), OF 143 KING STREET, COTIINGHAM. SON OF A WHEELWRIGHT, HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE WAS UNMARRIED. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 10.5 INCHES TALL, 167 LBS WEIGHT, 37-39 INCH CHEST, WORKED AS A VAN MAN HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 23/11/1914. SERVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF JOSEPH & MARY ELIZABETH, OF 39 DOVER STREET, HULL. MARRIED AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH, HULL, ON 23/06/1913. HIS WIFE ADA PARKER (1886-1967), LIVED AT 12 KIMBERLEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS), WITH THEIR SON, FRANK (BORN 26/01/1914). EMPLOYED AS A CLERK AND TIMEKEEPER. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE 3RD COLDSTREAM … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF HANNAH MARY COOPER (1865-1949) & JOHN CHARLES PADGET (1859-1913), OF 31 BROOK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). HIS FATHER MANAGED A LODGING HOUSE. ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A GROCER BOY. HE ENLISTED HULL IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 13/368, “D” COMPANY, 13TH EAST … Read more
BORN HULL 20/7/1886. SON OF GEORGE ISSAC & EMILY MOORE. HUSBAND OF LIZ (YOUNG), OF 18 RICHMOND TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL. HE WAS A BRICKLAYER’S LABOURER, FOR ARTHUR BROWN, REGENT STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. WOUNDED BY A SHELL BALST IN THE TRENCHES. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, FOUR DAYS LATER, ON 02/08/1917,AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. HULL PAL. SON OF JOSEPH LEWIS & LOUISA HALL (1866-1939), OF 17, GREAT THORNTON STREET, HULL & 8, DERRINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES) AND 111, WAVERLEY STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SURVIVING SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A HAIRDRESSER. LIVING AT 46, BACHELOR STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). DESCRIBED AS 5 … Read more
Born Hull 1893. Hull Pal. Son of John Robert & Dinah Kay, 19 Northumberland Avenue, Hull (War Pension Address). He had a sister Gertrude Kay and Brother Pte. Harold Kay also served. A single, unmarried man. Before the war Charles Kay was a Paint worker and Keg maker. Enlisted Hull 16/11/1914. Served in Egypt. On … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. A HULL PAL. DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION AT BEAUMONT HAMEL. SON OF CORNELIUS GREENWOOD, 18, ASH GROVE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL. HIS MOTHER JESSIE PEARSON DIED IN 1895. HIS STEPMOTHER WAS BETTY ANN GREENWOOD. HE WORKED AS A BRICKLAYER FOR HIS FATHER WHO WAS A BUILDING CONTRACTOR. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF WILLIAM DEAN, OF 48 GOODWIN STREET, HULL. A SEAMAN AND MARRINER ON A MUD DREDGE. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY FOR TEN YEARS. HE MARRIED ADA ELLEN RIMMINGTON (1883-1951), AT HULL, ON 06/03/1911. THEY LIVED AT AT 3, SYDNEY TERRACE, SPYVEE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM BULL & ELIZA LOUISA BULL, OF 48 , WALLIKER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE WAS UNMARRIED. WORKED AS A CRANE LAD, ON HULL DOCKS, FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 34-36 … Read more
BORN LIVERPOOL, 30/04/1898. SON OF WALTER SCOTT BRUCE (1871-1932) & ELVINA ANNIE CAPLIN (1968-), AT 19 , GODDARD AVENUE, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). A CHAIR MAKER. SON OF A LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 02/02/1916, AGED 18. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 30/09/1916. JOINED … Read more
