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.
Private
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF WILLIAM THOMAS & ELLEN PALMER, OF 13 GOGAN STREET, HULL (1911) AND 77 WAVERLEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (HULL PALS), IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT OPPY WOOD, ON 08/05/1917, AGED 19. HE […]
Lance Corporal
33 QUEENS AVENUE, BARTON UPON HUMBER, , NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
Died on
13/11/1916
Aged
29
BORN CAISTOR, LINCS, 23/12/1887. LIVED AT QUEENS AVENUE, BARTON. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF WILLIAM & HARRIET TRACY PARKER. SERVED IN THE 13TH HULL PALS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 13/11/1916, AGED 29. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIFE, EDITH DICKINSON. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 24/11/1916. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE […]
Private
25, HOOD STREET, JENNING STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
04/11/1917
Aged
21
BORN HULL 21/11/1896. SON OF JAMES PEPPER (1868-1944) & HARRIET LYONS (1870-1920), OF 25 HOOD STREET, HULL.. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 03/11/1915, AGED 19. EX 2/4TH EYR. HE WAS DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5.5 INCHES TALL, 33.5 INCH CHEST AND OF ONLY 'FAIR' PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. HE SPENT 42 DAYS IN DETENTION AT CATTERICK CAMP, FOR THREATENING […]
Private
BORN HULL 12/06/1892. HULL PAL. SON OF ELIZABETH PLATTS. A BOILER SCALER, BOARDING AT 7 YORK TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET IN 1911. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. KILLED IN ACTION, AT SERRE, ON 13/11/1916, AGED 23. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS MOTHER. https://ww1hull.com/serre-1916/
Private
4, Cobden Street, Albert Avenue, Hull
Died on
05/03/1921
Aged
33
Born Saul, Norfolk, 1888. Son of William James Pointin and Caroline Wilson. Married Gertrude Taylor, at Hull, in 1918. Husband of Gertrude Pointin, at 4, Cobden Street, Albert Avenue, Hull (war Pension address). Worked as an assistant Chemist, living at 19 Tynemouth Street Hull (1911 Census). Enlisted in the Hull Pals. served in Egypt […]
Private
3 CHURCHILL CRESCENT, DURHAM STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
04/02/1917
Aged
32
BORN HULL 1885. LIVED HESSLE. ENLISTED HULL. FORMER NER WORKER. WIFE MABEL JEANETTE PLOUGHER, 14 WELL GARDEN, BEVERLEY & AT 3 CHURCHILL CRESCENT, DURHAM STREET, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRES IN EGYPT AND FRANCE, BADLY WOUNDED ON THE 13/11/1916. HE DIED OF THESE WOUNDS, 04/02/1917, AGED 32. HE WAS BURIED AT HOME WITH […]
Private
9 BECONSFIELD AVENUE, CORNWALL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
25/05/1916
Aged
35
BORN HORNSEA 1880. SON OF MARGARET DANDY AND WALKER ROUTLEDGE PRESTON, HORNSEA. SON OF A FARM LABOURER. HE HAD FIVE SIBLINGS. HIS ARMY ADDRESS WAS 9 BECONSFIELD AVENUE, CORNWALL STREET, HULL AND HE WAS RECORDED ON THE WILMINGTON ROLL OF HONOUR. BEFORE JOINING THE ARMY, HE WAS EMPLOYED AT EARLE'S CEMENT WORKS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 3 […]
Private
23 GILLETT STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
20/07/1916
Aged
24
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF WILLIAM HAWLEY PULLEN (1869-1941) AND MARY ANN LOCK (1865-1934), OF 23 GILLETT STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL AND 2 IRELAND TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL (HULL AILY MAIL OBITUARY ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. A HESSLE ROAD, FISH WORKER. THIS WAS HIS ARMY ADDRESS. DESCRIBED AS […]
Private
7 YORK TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
15/08/1916
Aged
34
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF JAMES RALPH AND SARAH SMITH. BOTH PARENTS DECEASED. BROTHERS WILLIAM & JAMES, & SISTERS, ELIZABETH, ROSE AND HARRIET. MARRIED 16/04/1904. WIFE LILY ANN (ROBINSON) LAZENBY & THEIR FOUR CHILDREN, LIVED AT 13 LILLIES AVENUE, KENT STREET, 3 MARFLEET TERRACE, CRAVEN STREET AND 7 YORK TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET […]
Captain
BORN 1891. ONLY SON OF ELEANOR RANSOM, OF THORPE HAMLET, NORWICH. NEPHEW OF COLONEL RANSOM OF 88 SPRING BANK WEST, HULL. SERVED IN EGYPT & FRANCE. WAS ACTING CAPTAIN IN THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 21/07/1916, AGED 24. BURIED AT MERVILL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON HULL'S CLIFTON ST […]
Sergeant
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF WILLIAM REDFEARN (1857-1930) & ABIGALE CLARKE (1862-1914), OF 25 BLUE BELL ENTRY, HIGH STREET, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN AND FOUR BROTHERS SERVING. HE LEFT A WIDOW, AGNES AND DAUGHTER, MARY, AT 1 BEECH GROVE, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD SERVED TEN YEARS IN THE ARMY, INCLUDING FIVE YEAR […]
Private
8 NELSON SQUARE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
30/07/1917
Aged
24
Born Hull 1893. Hull Pal. Mother Clara Reed lived above. Enlisted the Hull Pals in March 1915. Served with the 13th East Yorkshire Regiment, in Egypt and France. He had survived the battles of the Somme and Oppy Wood and seen much fighting. Killed in action, by a shell explosion, on 30/07/1917, aged 24. A former dock labourer. Unmarri […]
Private
BORN SUTTON 1895, ONLY SON OF WILLIAM AND MARY ELIZABETH RICHARDSON. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1905 AND HE LIVED WITH FIVE SISTERS AT 5 REEDS STREET, SCULCOATES. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED FOR MR HISCOCK, GROCERS, AT HUMBER STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED WITH THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRES IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. HE WAS KILLED WHILE A […]
Lance Corporal
BORN CONSETT, DURHAM 1894. SON OF JOHN ROBBIE (1870-1947) AND ROSE GREW, OF 120 SEVERN STREET, HULL AND 36 GARTON STREET, BLACKPOOL, LANCS. HE HAD TWO ELDER BROTHERS, JOSEPH & WILLIAM. WORKED AS A SHIP STEWARD. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 35-37 INCH CHEST, 134 LBS WEIGHT. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND HAD NO CHILDREN. HE LIVED IN HUL […]
Private
29 Worsley Street Beverley Road Hull
Died on
03/12/1916
Aged
37
Born Hull 1879. A Painter. Enlisted Hull. Died of wounds, on 03/12/1916, aged 37.
Private
1, WORCESTER TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
03/12/1916
Aged
30
BORN HULL 1886. A LABOURER. AND BROTHER OF FRANK ROBERTS, OF 4 THORESBY AVENUE, FLINTON STREET. BOTH PARENTS DECEASED. HE MARRIED ADA ARMSTEAD, A WIDOW, AT HULL, ON 05/04/1914. THEY LIVED AT 1, WORCESTER TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS) AND HAD NO CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON 16/11/1914, AGED 28 YEARS AND 60 DA […]
Private
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF NORAH KELLY (1858-1905) AND EDWARD ROBERTS OF 240 BEVERLEY ROAD AND AT 13 , DERBY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION AND MILITARY ADDRESS). A TATTERS LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 5 INCHES TALL. 141 LBS WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST, A SLIGHT SPEECH IMPEDIMENT. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON 28/11/1914, AGED 27. SERVED WITH THE […]
Private
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF JAMES & ANNIE ELIZA ROBINS & 7 CHILDREN ABOVE, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR EMPLOYED AS AN APPRENTICE METAL WORKER BY MESSRS PICKERING & HALDANE. HE ENLISTED IN NOVEMBER 1914 AT THE AGE OF 17. SERVING WITH THE HULL PALS IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. HE SURVIVED THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME AND OPPY WOOD. DIED OF WOUNDS, O […]
Private
BORN HULL 1874. WIFE MARY & 2 CHILDREN ABOVE 1911. HULL MEMORIALS. NB: GEORGE BERNARD ROBINS AT NO: 96 MARLBOROUGH. SD, BUT NOT CWGC RECORD.
789 Hessle Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Died on
13/11/1916
Aged
22
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.
