Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Kamptee, India at the outbreak of war.
Dec 1914 Returned to England and then moved to Winchester to join the 83rd brigade of the 28th Division.
16.01.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
During 1915
The Second Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Loos.
26.10.1915 Embarked for Salonika from Marseilles via Alexandria.
03.12.1915 Arrived at Salonika and engaged in various action against the Bulgarian forces including;
During 1916
The occupation of Mazirko, The capture of Barakli Jum’a.
During 1917
The capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches, The capture of Barakli and Kumli.
During 1918
The Battle of Doiran, The pursuit to the Strumica valley.
30.09.1915 Ended the war in Macedonia, north of Lake Doiran.
Captain Lionel George Hill (1875-1915), OC “B” Coy, 2nd Battalion: b. Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, 15 April 1875, elder son of Robert Hill, bank manager, and Caroline Frederica Hill, of Cheshire and Scarborough; He married Millicent Mabel Hill (1883-1966) on 11 May 1911, daughter (and youngest of twelve children) of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Edward Hill … Read more
Born Abergavenny, Wales. Resided in Paddington. Enlisted in Hull. Served with the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France on 6 Mar 1915. Killed in action, on 23 April 1915. Commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium. His army effects were left to his mother, Florence J Hughes of 84, Carlton Vale, Kilburn, London … Read more
Name Thomas Stephen Mooney Birth Place Howden, Yorks Residence Goole Death Date 23 Apr 1915 Death Place Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 3/5181 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Name Matthew William Marquis Birth Place Ripon, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, 1877. Son of John Marquis, of Ripon, Yorkshire; husband of Jane Ann Marquis, of Bridge Gate, Howden, Yorks. Residence Howden, East Yorkshire. He worked as a Tailor Death Date 24 Apr 1915 Death Place Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank … Read more
Name James Johnson Birth Place Three Bridges, Sussex, 1893, Son of Annie Johnson of Bellevue Farm, Peaspottage, Crawley, Sussex Residence Peaspottage, Crawley, Sussex Death Date 27 Feb 1915 Death Place Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Kingston-upon-hull Rank Lance Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 10038 Type of Casualty … Read more
Name John Good – “SPENCE,” the true family name. Birth Place Lambeth, Surrey Residence East Croydon Death Date 23 Apr 1915 Death Place Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank L Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 11399 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western … Read more
Name George Brooks Birth Place Ipswich, 1895. Son of Edward Brooks, of East Lane, Ufford, Suffolk. Residence Woodbridge Death Date 27 Feb 1915 Death Place Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 10599 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War … Read more
Brother of Mrs. Nellie Hamilton, of 82, Fernside Road., Wandsworth Common, London. Native of Scarborough. Name William Baker Birth Place Stockport, Cheshire Residence Scarborough, North Yorkshire Death Date 23 Apr 1915 Death Place Ypres, Menin Gate memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank Sergeant Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 9016 Type of … Read more
Born Leeds, 25 Jul 1889. Third son of William Henry Smith and Henrietta Smith, of Leeds. He resided at York. A professional Soldier. He enlisted at Beverley and served there as Corporal, then Sergeant, with the 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France on 15 Jan 1915. He was killed in action, on 23 Apr … Read more
Born 1872 Grangegeeth Cross Roads, Tyrone, Ireland. Son of John Scott, of 5, Cecil Place, Porta Down, Armagh. Married at Hull on 24 April 1916. Husband of Lilian May Burgess Smedley, of 108, Keldgate, Beverley and 5, Minster Terrace, Moorgate, Beverley, East Yorkshire (war Pension address). He was a baker in civilian Life. Described as … Read more
