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 Shrewsbury, 1878. Married on 27 May 1902. Husband of Margaret Taylor, at 3 West Dock Villas, West Dock Avenue, Hull (army address) and 66, Walker Street, Hull (War Pension address). They had five children. He was a cycle Engineer and trader. Described as 5 foot, 6.5 inches tall, 34-36.5 inch chest, 122 lbs weight, … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JAMES AND ANNIE ELIZABETH OSBORNE, OF 9 ALTON PLACE, BRIGHT STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE CLARA GORDON, LIVED AT 9 JARRETT STREET, & 21 MYTON GATE, HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE GARRISON. HE DIED IN INDIA, OF ENTERIC FEVER. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON … Read more
