Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Hull as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division and then moved to South Holderness and then on to Darlington and then Newcastle.
07.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne where the formation became the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division which engaged in various action on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend the Lines of Communication in Dieppe.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
07.11.1918 Demobilised at Cucq.
Born Beverley, 27/05/1895. Son of John Henry and Margaret Ann Leighton, of 3, Wednesday Market, Beverley. His father was a Sergeant at Victoria Barracks, Beverley. A Member of the Church Lads Brigade, where he was Drummer and Sergeant. He helped his father in his fruit shop, after he retired from the army He enlisted in … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF JANE ANN COUSINS (1869-1944) & THE LATE ARTHUR BAYFORD (1869-1902), WHO LIVED AT, 6, BROUGHAM STREET, ALBERT AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SECOND OF THREE SONS. HE HAD HALF SIBLINGS FROM HIS MOTHER’S SECOND MARRIAGE. EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS AS A CAPSTAN LAD. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED … Read more
