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.
Born Barton-on-Humber, 1893. Son of Hodgson and Ada Grassby, of 6, Pasture Road, Barton On Humber, Lincolnshire (war pension address). He had one brother and two sisters. Worked as a Cycle Mechanic. He enlisted in Hull, on 13th November 1915. Served with the 7th East Yorkshire Regiment, “C” Company. Posted to France, on 6th July … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN & MARIA SNOWDEN, OFÂ 10 HAYES AVENUE, ELLA STREET, HULL. BROTHER OF JACK BERNARD SNOWDEN, AND SISTERS CECILIA, CORDELLA & RUBY WHO LIVED AT 144 SUMMERGANGS, HULL. HE RESIDED AT 1 WHITWORTH STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION … Read more
BORN DRIFFIELD 1885. SON OF JANE ETHEL TURNER (1858-1940) & LATE RICHARD WRIGHT WHO LIVED IN EASINGTON. HE MARRIED ALICE RUSSELL, IN HULL, IN 1904. WORKED AT SEA, FOR THE HULL STAM COMPANIES. HIS WIFE ALICE & FOUR SONS LIVED 187 BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A SERGEANT, WITH THE 4TH … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. ONLY SON OF JOHN WILLIAM STEPHENSON (1870-1908) & ELLEN WITTY (1872-1943), OF 32 CLEVELAND STREET, WITHAM, HULL AND 1 CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). SISTERS ELSIE & NELLIE. CENSUS PHOTO. A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 04/09/1914. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/02/1916, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM ROBERT & MARY A PLATT, OF 13, YORK TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL AND HESSLE, YORKS. EMPLOYED BY MR TEANBY, TOBACCONIST, MARKET HALL, HULL. ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS AT THE FRONT FOR 17 MONTHS BEFORE BEING WOUNDED ON THE SOMME IN SEPTEMBER 1916. … Read more
BORN HULL 27/041889. BAPTISED AT ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC CHURCH, ON 12/05/1890. SECOND SON OF PATRICK MCLOUGHLIN (1858-1901) AND ELIZABETH MCLOUGHLIN, AT 21 NORTH STREET, (OFF PROSPECT STREET), HULL. A DOCKSIDE LABOURER. LIVING AT 36 WEST STREET, HULL. HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PRIVATE, 1293, 13TH EYR. RE-ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 30/08/1916, AGED 28. STATIONED AT … Read more
BORN NORMACOT, STAFFORDSHIRE, 1885. STEPSON OF MARY WALKER, OF MILTON, STAFFORDSHIRE. A BREWER’S CLERK, AT BURTON ON TRENT. HE MARRIED HARLOTTE ELLEANOR MEDLAND (3/10/1885-1969), AT TORQUAY, DEVON, IN 1910. MOVED TO HULL. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN, FRANCIS HENRY, ADA MARY, JOAN, AND KATHLEEN, BORN BETWEEN 1911-1918. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EYR. DIED OF … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF WILLIAM HILL & SARAH JANE CASELTON, OF 2, WARWICK TERRACE AND 29, WARWICK STREET, EAST HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE WORKED AT THE CITY SAWMILL, HEDON ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TOFRANCE ON 3RD SEPTMEBER 1915. KILLED IN ACTION, AT FRICOURT, ON 01/07/1916, AGED … Read more
