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.
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF OSCAR NATHANIAL HANSEN (156-1894) & MARTHA TALLETTE LARSEN (1860-1951), OF 14, TELFORD STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS WIDOWED MOTHER WAS BORN IN NORWAY. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, OTTO AND HANS AND ONE SISTER, INGA. EMPLOYED AS AN OIL MERCHANT CLERK. HE RESIDED AT 20, RAIKES STREET, HULL … Read more
