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 LEEDS, 1887. SON OF GEORGE FREDERICK LANGDALE & ANNE, OF 15, ST JAMES SQUARE, JAMES STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1913. HIS WIFE MARGARET ANN BIELBY LIVED AT 14, RHODA’S TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET AND 11, MINERVA TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER, WHERE HE WAS WELL … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. KNOWN AS ‘FRANK’. SON OF MICHAEL GRAYSON (1863-1899) & HANNAH ELIZABETH SMITH (1866-1920), OF HIGH STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, WILLIAM AND THOMAS. HE MARRIED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH, ON 01/11/1913. HIS WIFE, SUSANNAH ANN DEYES, AND DAUGHTERS SUSANNAH GRAYSON AND ELSIE DEYES, LIVED AT 37, ALBEMARLE STREET, BOULEVARD, HULL. … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1887. ONLY SON OF ALBERT MARTIN COATES (1863-1942) & ANNIE ELIZABETH COATES, OF HAWORTH HALL, SWANLAND. HE HAD THREE SISTERS – MARGARET, DORA AND EFFIE. GEORGE COATES WAS A JOINER, UNMARRIED AND LIVED WITH HIS SISTER EFFIE, AT 7 ELLEN’S VILLAS, HOLLAND STREET, HULL (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS). HE HAD SERVED ELEVEN YEARS … Read more
