Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
7th (Service) Battalion
16.09.1914 Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire as part of the Second New Army (K2) in the 50th Brigade of the 17th Division, then moved to Wareham.
May 1915 Moved to Romsey.
14.07.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Delville Wood.
During 1917
The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe, The Capture of Roeux, The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre. 11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Aulnoye.
FYTCHE Walter Lawrence, Private. 30868. East Yorkshire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Died of wounds 25th September 1917, aged 25 years. Son of Joseph West and Annie Maria Fytche of 80 Cemetery Road, Crewe, Cheshire. Born Crewe, Cheshire, enlisted Hull, Yorks and resident Crewe, Cheshire. Interred DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN. V.B.26. Commemorated Grimsby St James / Grimsby St. … Read more
Name Joseph Tunnecliffe Birth Place Derby Residence Derby Death Date 12 Jan 1918 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Lance Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 12/142 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Name Eden Pratley Birth Place Ascott-under-wychwood, Oxford 1892 Residence Fairspear, Ascott, Wychwood, Leafield Witney Oxfordshire. Labourer On Farm Death Date 13 Aug 1918 Death Place Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 12/709 Type of Casualty Died of wounds Theatre of … Read more
Name William Edward Worsley Birth Place St. Helens, Lancashire, 1884. Son of Edward Thomas and Harriet J Worsley Residence 236, Park Road, St Helens, Lancashire Death Date 24 Apr 1917 Death Place Arras Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 30932 Type of Casualty Killed … Read more
Name Arthur Southern Birth Place Tadcaster, Yorkshire, 1893. Son of John and Edith Southern, of Marlbro’ House, Ulleskelf, York. Residence Stoneleigh, Tadcaster, York. Married 1915. Widow Beatrice May Brayshaw. He was a Railway Clerk Death Date 20 Mar 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion … Read more
Name John Robert Wiles Birth Place Bubwith, Yorkshire, 1887 Residence Howden, East Yorkshire Death Date 10 Jul 1916 Death Place Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 19736 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Name William Sheppard Birth Place Brighton, Sussex, 1896 Residence 22, Salthouse Lane, Hull (1911 Census) & Woodford Bridge, Essex Death Date 8 Jul 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 12249 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Thiepval … Read more
Name Thomas Edward Newbown Birth Place Barton-on-Humber, Lincs, 1892 Residence Barton-on-Humber, Lincs – Cycle worker Death Date 7 Nov 1916 Death Place Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 30897 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Name William Christopher Mulvana Birth Place Scarborough, Yorkshire, 1878 Residence Leeds, Yorkshire Death Date 10 Apr 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 10956 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery, France
Name Thomas Ferrell Birth Place Darlington, Durham, 1884 Residence 69 Pipewellgate, Gateshead. Wife Agnes & 3 Children Death Date 1 Jul 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull, – Northumberland Fusiliers Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 11161 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War … Read more
