Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Hull as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division and then moved to South Holderness and then on to Darlington and then Newcastle.
07.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne where the formation became the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division which engaged in various action on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend the Lines of Communication in Dieppe.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
07.11.1918 Demobilised at Cucq.
Born Hull, 22 Feb 1896. Son of William & Gertrude M Searle. Joined the Royal Navy on 13 Aug 1912. Invalided on 12 Mar 1913, with heart disease. Enlisted in the 1/4th EYR, on 29 Sept 1914. Died at Hull, on 19/12/1925, aged 29. Left £65 in his will to Ellen Chambers (wife of Fred … Read more
Name Clegg, Alfred Anthony Birth Place Plaistow, London, Dr Barnardos Homes, 1886. Son of the late Aldhelm and Mary Clegg, of 21, Elmer Avenue, Kew Beach, Toronto, Canada Residence 16, Ryde Avenue, Beverley Road, Hull (probate address). He worked as an Insurance Secretary for Scottish Union. Death Date 20 Nov 1917 Death Place France Enlistment … Read more
Name James Edward Windsor Birth Place Leeds. Yorkshire 1893. Son of John Windsor Residence 10 Darby St Green Road, Leeds Death Date 27 Jun 1917 Death Place ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, FRANCE Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st 4th Battalion Regimental Number 200986 Type of Casualty Died of … Read more
Name Arthur Exley Birth Place Hull, 1897. Son of Mr. Fred Ward Exley, of Wesley House, Saddlethorpe, Gilberdyke, Yorks, and the late Jane Exley. Residence Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire Death Date 16 Dec 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st 4th Battalion Regimental Number 30985 Type … Read more
Name Joseph Harrison Halliday Birth Place West Marsh, Lincs, 30 Jun 1893. Son of Joseph & Agnes Wilkinson Halliday, of 45, Corporation Road, West Marsh, Grimsby, and the late Joseph Halliday. Residence 29, Osborne Street, Hull (1911 Census) & Grimsby. He was an Apprentice Draper in Hull. Death Date 29 Jan 1916 Death Place … Read more
Born Matlock, Derbyshire, 1885. Son of Thomas and Mary E. Kidd. He married Margaret Moody at Matlock, Derbyshire, on 26 Sep 1909. They lived at 9, Cave Terrace, Carr Street, Hull (War Pension address) He enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment, on 18/10/1915, aged 30. Discharged on 10/06/1916. Died on 15/05/1923, aged 38.
BORN MELTON, 13/02/1885. SON OF ARTHUR BROMBY WILSON (1854-1929) & EMILY BARKWORTH (1841-1932), OF “THE ELMS” KIRKELLA, HULL. A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE. SERVED AS CAPTAIN, IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 25/10/1917, AGED 32. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. Captain Kenneth Arthur Wilson-Barkworth served in the … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF JOSEPH SEDGEWICK (1868-1940) & THE LATE MARGARET JONES (1857-1918), OF 10 GROSVENOR TERRACE, GROSVENOR STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SISTERS MABEL & HILDA. AND BROTHER, HARRY. SON OF A POULTRY DRESSER. BEFORE THE WAR WAS A CRANE DRIVER, FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE ENLISTED IN THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE … Read more
BORN WALLSALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, 1889. KNOWN AS “ARCHIE”. SON OF THOMAS PAGNET SENIOR AND KATE HALSTEAD. HE LIVED IN HULL. MARRIED EVA QUEST (BORN 10/4/1877 -1941) AT HULL, IN 1910. HE WORKED AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, FOR MESSRS, PARRISH & BERRY, 3 WALTHAM STREET, HULL. HE LIVED AT 9 NELSON AVENUE, WELLINGTON LANCE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). THEIR … Read more
BORN LANARKSHIRE 1872. ELDEST SON OF JAMES RUTHVEN (1838-1922) & AGNES RUTHVEN (1841-1901), OF ‘HAZELMERE’ HOUSE, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FIVE SISTERS. HIS FATHER WAS FROM EDINBURGH AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HULL STEAM TRAWLER COMPANY. HIS FATHER JAMES WAS AN OIL MERCHANT. HE MARRIED FLORENCE OLGA TULLEY IN 1896, WHO LIVED AT … Read more
