Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
8th (Service) Battalion
22.09.1914 Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire as part of the Third New Army (K3) in the 62nd Brigade of the 21st Division, then moved to Tring.
Aug 1915 Moved to Witley Camp, Godalming.
09.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including; The Battle of Loos.
16.11.1915 Transferred to the 8th Brigade of the 3rd Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Actions of the Bluff and St Eloi Craters, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
The First, Second and Third Battles of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Cambrai 1917.
17.02.1918 Disbanded in France, remaining personnel formed the 10th Entrenching Battalion with the 12th West Yorkshire Battalion.
Name Benjamin Stead Birth Place Leeds, Yorkshire, 1892. Son of Joseph Stead & Louisa Berry Residence Leeds, Goole & Hull, Yorkshire. He was a seaman Death Date 3 May 1917 Death Place Arras Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 11090 Type of Casualty Killed … Read more
Name Henry Spilman Birth Place Whitton, Brigg, Lincolnshire, 1895, Son of Thomas and Helena Blanche Spilman Residence Whitton, Via Doncaster. Farmer’s Son Working On Farm Death Date 2 May 1917 Death Place Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Acting Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 14/86 Type … Read more
Name Percy Gospel Birth Place Low Catton, Driffield, Yorkshire, 1893. Son of Elizabeth Gospel. 3 brothers & 1 sister Residence Low Catton, Driffield, Yorkshire. Worked as a grocer Death Date 29 Mar 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull 7 June 1915 Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental … Read more
Name John Gorman Birth Place Leeds, Yorkshire, 1898. Residence Son of James and Bridgett Gallagher, of 4, Upper Wrigglesworth St., Bank, Leeds. Death Date 26 Sep 1917 Death Place YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY, BELGIUM Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 3/5827 Type of Casualty Killed in action … Read more
Name Wallace Carmichael Birth Place Lenton, Notts, 1886 Residence 31, Peas Hill Rise Nottingham (1911 Census) & Skegness. He was a Press Printer Death Date 3 May 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 30957 Type of Casualty Killed in action … Read more
Son of Thomas and Sarah Jane Linsley, of 14, Sutton St., Goole, Yorks.∼Fred was born in mid 1896, and lived at 14 Sutton Street, Goole with his parents, brother, and 2 sisters. He was a typist at the local council before enlisting with the 12th Battalion, the East Yorkshires. He went to France in April … Read more
Name Reginald Jackson Birth Place Goole, Yorkshire, 1895. Son of John Thomas and Mathilda Jackson of 37, Hook Road, Goole Residence 17 Marshfield Road, Goole Death Date 15 Jul 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 14/42 Type of Casualty Died … Read more
Name Charles Guise Birth Place Droitwich, Worcester, 1895. Son of William Seymour Guise and Henrietta Guise, of Droitwich. Residence 36, Westcroft Street, Droitwich, Worcester Death Date 14 Jul 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull – 3 June 1915 Rank L Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 10/1377 … Read more
Name George Arthur Drewery Birth Place Withernsea, Yorkshire, 1890. Son of Emma Drewery Residence 29, Cammidge Street, Withernsea, Yorkshire Death Date 13 Nov 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 22569 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Thiepval … Read more
Name Alfred Bryant Birth Place Wood Green, Middx, 1891. Son of Mary Ann & William Joseph Bryant Residence Wood Green, Middlesex, UK Death Date 30 May 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 8th Battalion Regimental Number 9929 Type of Casualty Died of wounds Theatre … Read more
