Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1st Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at York as part of the 18th Brigade of the 6th Division.
08.08.1914 Moved to Edinburgh and then to Cambridge.
10.09.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at St. Nazaire and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1914
The actions on the Aisne heights.
During 1915
The action at Hooge.
26.11.1915 Transferred to the 64th Brigade of the 21st Division and continued to engage in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
During 1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First and Third Battles of the Scarpe, The flanking operations around Bullecourt, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Second Battle of Passchendaele. The Cambrai Operations.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Messines, The Second Battle of Kemmel, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of Albert, The Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Berlaimont.
Name Oscar Stephenson Birth Place Pocklington, 1888, Son of Francis & Louise S Stephenson Residence Station Farm, Holme on Spalding, Pocklington. A Milk dealer Death Date 28 May 1918 Death Place Soissons Memorial, Picardie, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Sergeant Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 225043 Type of Casualty Killed … Read more
Name Albert Edward Potter Birth Place Driffield, Yorkshire, 1894. Son of Mrs. Esther Potter, of White House, Coppergate, Nafferton, Yorks. Residence Allison Lane End, Ulrome, Lowthorpe, Driffield, Yorkshire. A farmer’s son working on farm. Death Date 14 Nov 1918 Death Place CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment … Read more
Name John Howard Payne Birth Place Margate, Kent, 1898. Son of Ernest D & Alice E Payne Residence Brixton, Middlesex, London Death Date 22 Mar 1918 Death Place Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 13/1475 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre … Read more
Name Richard Patrick Birth Place Nafferton, Yorkshire 1898. Only Son of Abel & Susannah Patrick. He had four sisters. Residence Nafferton, Yorkshire Death Date 3 Sep 1918 Death Place Bagneux British Cemetery, Somme, Picardie, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 39979 Type of Casualty Died … Read more
Name John Thomas Moody Birth Place Nafferton, Yorkshire Residence High Street, Nafferton, Yorkshire, 1900. Son of John & Jame Moody Death Date 18 Nov 1918 Death Place Caudry British Cemetery, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 55034 Type of Casualty Died of wounds Theatre … Read more
Name Arthur Langton Birth Place Bridlington, 1900 Residence 9, Kirkgate, Bridlington Death Date 18 Sep 1918 Death Place TARGELLE RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-GUISLAIN, FRANCE Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 39715 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Name Stuart Irving Melville Gilks Birth Place Bedford, 1900. Son of Harry Gilks of Woodend Hall, Thirsk, Yorkshire Residence Auburn Cottages, Langton Road, Malton, Yorkshire (sister’s house) Death Date 10 Sep 1918 Death Place Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number … Read more
Name John Henry Price Birth Place Bradford, Yorkshire. Son of the late James and Ann Price Residence Bradford. Yorkshire Death Date 9 Aug 1915 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 7721 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Ypres, … Read more
Name Levi Osborne Birth Place Grantham, Lincolnshire. Son of Andrew Osborne Residence 2, Newboult Cottages, Scotgate, Stamford, Lincolnshire Death Date 1 Jan 1915 Death Place PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 3/6358 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European … Read more
Name Thomas Lewis Huley Birth Place Plumstead, Surrey, 1895 Residence Son of Francis Hully, of 25, Strada Stella Maris, Sliema, Malta. Death Date 9 Aug 1915 Death Place Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull. Posted to France on 23 Oct 1914 Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number … Read more
