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 DRIFFIELD 1891. ELDEST SON OF MARY HANNAH COOPER, OF 1, WILSONS COURT, DOCK STREET, HULL & 11, BOURNE STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER. A FORMER SOLDIER WHO HAD SERVED FOUR YEARS IN INDIA. HE WAS A SHIPYARD LABOURER, IN CIVILAIN LIFE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 9646, 2ND … Read more
