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.
BORN SALFORD 1894. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF MARY ALICE & THE LATE JAMES GORMAN. STEPFATHER ALEXANDER CROWTHER, LIVED AT 24 WENTWORTH STREET, HULL. A REGULAR SOLDIER SERVING IN INDIA WHEN WAR BEGAN. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT YRPES, ON 05/02/1915, AGED 21. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE PRINTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON … Read more
