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.
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY HART AND GERTRUDE MAUD FOSTER. THE FAMILY LIVED AT WEST END COTTAGES, WEST GATE, BRIDLINGTON, AND 2, WALKER’S YARD, KIRKGATE, BRIDLINGTON. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HIS HULL ARMY ADDRESS WAS 2, JOSEPH PLACE, YORK STREET, HULL. A LABOURER. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE BRITISH OIL … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF EMILY WATSON (1852-1916) AND THOMAS JAMES WATSON (1845-1912), OF 5, SELBEy STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS). SON OF A CARPENTER. HE HAD FOUR ELDER BROTHERS, CHARLES, HERBERT, GEORGE AND ALBERT, A YOUNGER BROTHER, WALTER AND SISTER, ISABELL PORTER. HE LIVED WITH HIS BROTHER HERBERT AND WIDOWED MOTHER, AT 191, SOMERSET STREET, … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. HULL PAL. SON OF EDWARD STEELE SAUNBY (1864-1947). & EMILY WOODWARD 91868-1949), OF 29, SANDRINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. PRIOR TO WAR HE WORKED WAS A SHIPPING CLERK, ON THE STAFF OF THE ELLERMAN – WILSON SHIPPING LINE. HE ENLISTED IN THE “HULL COMMERCIALS”, … Read more
BORN HULL 14/11/1886. SECOND SON OF LATE JOSEPH ALLENBY & ELIZABETH ALLISON SAVERTON, OF 193 , WOODCOCK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS A FISH WORKER. DESCRIBED AS STANDING 6 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, 168 LBS, 36 INCCH CHEST, WITH TATTOOS ON BOTH ARMS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 11/12/1915. SERVED IN “C” COMPANY, … Read more
BORN SAINT SAMSON, GUERNSEY, 02/12/1897. SON OF FREDERICK SACKETT (1872-1950) & FLORENCE LANGDALE (1875-1960). BROTHER TO ROBERT, AGNES AND LETTIE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 32874, ‘C’ COMPANY, 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1917, AGED 2O. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF GEORGE AND MARY ANN CONEY, OF 94, PAISLEY STREET, NEWINGTON, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THIRD OF FIVE SONS. BROTHERS, GEORGE WILLIAM, FRANK, HERBERT AND STANLEY. A COACH TRIMMER. LIVING AT 22 REGENT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 10/12/1915, AGED 22 YEARS AND 90 DAYS. HE LIVED … Read more
BORN MIDDLESBOROUGH, 1893. SON OF MARGARET SCOTT (1865-1926) & THOMAS PARNELL CLARE, OF 7, BELTS PLACE, HUMBER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER AND FISH BOX MAKER. HE LIVED AT ALBERT DOCK TAVERN, ENGLISH STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5.5 INCHES TALL, … Read more
BORN SKIRLAUGH, YORKS, 1896. SON OF GEORGE & ANN BROWN AT 5 EDGAR STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT IN THE BALKANS AND FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSISVE, ON 22/03/1918, AGED 23. COMMEMORATED ON THE POZIERES MEMORIAL. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF JOHN BRADLEY (1854-1938) & SARAH ANNIE BISSIT (1853-1912). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND A SISTER. HIS MOTHER DIED IN A LUNATIC ASSYLUM ON 10/02/1912. A FORMER RAILWAY WORKER. HE MARRIED MARY MARGARET MAPLESDEN (29/10/1888-1921), IN SEPTEMBER 1915. SHE LIVED AT 2, MASONS TERRACE, WELLINGTON LANE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) & AT … Read more
BORN ASKRIGG, YORKSHIRE 1899. LIVED WITH UNCLE ABOVE. PARENTS WILLIAM BANKS & MARGARET ANNIE BELL LIVED IN YORK. BROTHERS GEORGE AND FREDERICK. SISTERS ALICE AND SARAH. ENLISTED RICHMOND. KILLED IN ACTION 10/09/1918, AGED 19.
