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.
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
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF MRS CHARLOTTE ANN (WALKER) & THE LATE ROBERT WILSON WATTS, OF 14 TADMAN STREET, HULL AND 1 CROMWELL TERRACE, WEST PARADE, SPRING BANK, HULL . ELDEST OF FOUR CHILDREN. WAS AN ENGINEER EMPLOYED BY MESSRS, MAJOR OF WILMINGTON AND AN EX HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF JOHN RICHARD WALDBY (1853-1924) AND ANNIE ELIZA BELL (1873-1948), OF 6, RICHMOND TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A PAINT GRINDER. PRIOR TO WAR, HE WAS AN ATTENDANT AT BEVERLEY ROAD BATHS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 04/08/1914. SERVED IN “D” COMPANY, 1/4TH TERRITORIALS AND WAS CALLED … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF SAMUEL NEWBURY (1849-1929) & ELIZABETH ANN COLLINSON (1850-1921), OF 41, HADDON STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS AN ENGINE CLEANER, FOR THE HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY LINE. HE HAD ENLISTED IN THE HULL TERRITORIALS, ON 29/02/1912 AND ENLISTED WHEN WAR BEGAN ON 05/08/1914. … Read more
BORN SHIPLEY 03/05/1885. SON OF FREDERICK HEWITT (1852-1929) & ELLEN COWMAN (1855-1930), OF 4 AITKENS ENTRY, MYTON GATE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AS A CANAL BOATMAN (1911 CENSUS) HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/4 EAST YORKSHIRE TERRITORIALS. WENT TO FRANCE … Read more
