Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Workington attached to the East Lancs. Division and then moved to Barrow.
26.10.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre to defend the Lines of Communication.
05.05.1915 Transferred to 149th Brigade of the 50th Division.
20.12.1915 Transferred to 151st Brigade of the 50th Division and continued to engage in various actions 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 Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
12.02.1918 Transferred as a Pioneer Battalion to the 66th Division.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres.
07.05.1918 Absorbed the personnel of 11th Battalion and transferred to 97th Brigade of the 32nd Division
31.07.1918 Absorbed the cadre of the 11th Battalion and continued to engage in various actions on the Western Front including;
The Battle of Cambrai, The Pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, near Avesnes.
Born Southcoates, Hull, 1897. Son of Thomas Benjamin (Ben) Johnson and Isabella Johnson, of 35, Buckingham Street, Hull (1911 Cenus); 21, Arundle Street, Hull (Army records address) and the Shopping Centre, Garden Village, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a sailor. He worked as a Draper’s errand Boy. He was a Engineer Turner, Employed by … Read more
Born Patrington, 1898. Son of Charles Wilkins (1870-1943) and Annie Jane Wilkinson (1869-1955), of 2, Villa Terrace, Grange Street, Hull (war Pension address). He had one brother. He enlisted in Hull. Served as 241912, 1/5th Border Regiment was killed on 01/10/1916, aged 23 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. His brother Herbert Wilkins, … Read more
Born Patrington, 1898. Son of Charles Wilkins (1870-1943) and Annie Jane Wilkinson (1869-1955), of 2, Villa Terrace, Grange Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had one brother. He enlisted in Hull. Formerly 4173, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 1/5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 23/04/1917, aged 19. His brother Samuel Wilkins 241912, also … Read more
Born Hull, 1888. Son of Annie E. Pickering, of 3, Ocean Cottage, Newport Yorkshire (War Pension address). He resided in Newport, Yorkshire & Hull. Enlisted at Hull. Formerly of the East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 1/5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 19/05/1917. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Name Fred Pickering Residence 3, Ocean … Read more
Enlisted in Hull. Formerly 7/4224, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 1/5th Border regiment. Killed in action, on 16/09/1916. Commemorated on the Theipval Memorial, France. His army effects were left to his sister, Miss Stella M. O’Hara, at “Rosebank Road” Bangalore, India.
Born Howden, 1896. Son of John and Hannah Maria Howden, of 2, Wressell Station, Selby, Yorkshire. A Ploughboy from Beech Tree Farm, Newsholme, Howden (1911 Census). Enlisted Hull. Served with the 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 16/09/1916, aged 20. Buried in France. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/702942:60779
Born Newport, East Yorkshire, 1899. Son of Featherstone and Sarah F. Haigh, of Newport, Gilberdyke, Yorkshire. Enlisted at Hull. Served with the 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 16/09/1916, aged 18. Buried in France.
Born Hull, 1896. Son of Matilda Moody, of 1, Pleasant Place, Marvel Street, Hull (War pension address). He had two brothers and two sisters. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action, on 23/04/1917, aged 21. His army effects were left to his mother, Matilda. His elder brother, George Henry … Read more
Born Castleford, Yorkshire, 1896. Son of Alice Mulvey, of 5, Ebenezer Place, Commerce Lane, Hull (1911 census) and 9, William Place, St James Street, Hull (War Pension address) Served as Private, 3422, 4399, 241936, East Yorkshire Regiment, Border Regiment, Killed in action, with the 1/5th Border Regiment, on 16/09/1916, aged 19. Commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, … Read more
Born Hull 1884. Son of Jane Elizabeth Brown, of 2, Beech Grove, Wellsted Street, Hull (War Pension address). A fish packer, living at 98, Flinton Street, Hull with his wife Emily and two children (1911 Census). Served as Private, 76263, Manchester Regiment and 31453, Border regiment. Died of Tuberculosis, on 29/04/1921, aged 37
