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 1897. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON AND HARRIET EDITH THOMPSON, OF 40 WENLOCK STREET (1918 ABSENT VOTERS ADDRESS). A MEMBER OF ST PETER’S TROOP, DRYPOOL. EMPLOYED BY THE EAGLE OIL MILLS, HULL WHEN WAR STARTED. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, … Read more
BORN HULL 09/041877. SON OF HENRY HUGHES ATKIN (1838-1878) & ANN ATKIN (1837-1905), OF 12, CHAPMAN STREET AND WINCOLMLEE, HULL. BROTHER TO JOHN, ALFRED, JAMES AND ELIZA ATKIN. EMPLOYED AS A COOPER, FOR THE HULL OIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, STONEFERRY HULL. HE MARRIED EMILY YOUNG, IN HULL, ON 03/08/1899 – THEY LIVED AT 24, PORTLAND PLACE, … Read more
