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.
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BORN HULL 1884. SON OF MARK & MARY DAWSON AT 13, WAINFLEET TERRACE, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. HIS BROTHERS, THOMAS, ARTHUR & WALTER ALL SERVED AT THIS ADDRESS. PRIOR TO THE WAR ROBERT DAWSON WAS A FOUNDRY WORKER, AT THE NATIONAL RADIATOR WORKS, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT LOOS, ON 29/09/1915, … Read more
