Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Pembroke Dock and then moved to Lyndhurst to join the 20th Brigade of the 7th Division.
06.10.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Zeebrugge and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1914
The First Battle of Ypres.
Dec 1914 This Battalion took part in the Christmas Truce of 1914.
During 1915
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers, The Battle of Festubert, The second action of Givenchy, The Battle of Loos.
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin and the attacks on High Wood, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Guillemont, Operations on the Ancre.
During 1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Arras offensive, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle, The Second Battle of Passchendaele,
Nov 1917 Moved to Italy to strengthen the Italian resistance.
04.11.1918 Ended the war in Italy, Pozzo east of Pordenone.
Born Lewisham, Kent. Resided in Hull. Alias Frederick Richard Williams. He is recorded as Richard Filbey in CWGC records. Husband of Ethel Williams (born 17 June 1891), at 33, Grange Street, Fountain Road, Hull (War pension address). They had one daughter, Julia Emma Williams, born 15 Han 1914. Enlisted in London. A Professional Soldier and … Read more
Born Lowestoft, Suffolk, 1887. Son of George and Elizabeth Butcher, of Lowestoft. Resided in Hull according to “Soldiers Died” records. He was a fish worker boarding at 155, Walker Street, Hull (1911 Census). Husband of Margaret Butcher (born 22/12/1887), of 12, Seaton Terrace, Walcott Street, Hull (war Pension address). They had two young children, James … Read more
Captain Miles Radcliffe 2nd Bn. Border Regiment, 2nd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers 12th December 1914, aged 31. Special Memorial 2. Born Oldham, Lancashire, 10/10/1883. Son of Henry Miles Radcliffe, JP (1851-1908) and Eva Bertha Platt (1858-1950); He had one brother, Claude and two sisters, Gwendoline and Phyllis. he married at Droitwich, Worcestershire, … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MRS CHRISTIANA ALLEN (1862-1928), OF 7 GORDON TERRACE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ENLISTED HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 31776, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND 91176, KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 29189, 2ND BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/05/1918, AGED 19. BURIED AT GIAVERA … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. HUSBAND OF CLARA ROBERTS, OF 76 KING STREET, BATLEY. EX PRIVATE, 1596 NFUS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND BORDER REGIMENT. DIED ON 10/03/1915, AGED 26. BURIED IN FRANCE, AT AUBERS RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, AUBERS. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “TO MEMORY EVER DEAR”.
BORN BEVERLEY 1891. SON OF JONATHAN AND ALICE O’CONNELL. THIRD OF FOUR SONS. A FARM WORKER. HUSBAND OF ETHEL O’CONNELL, OF 36 BECK BANK, COTTINGHAM (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4881 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND BORDER REGIMENT. HE DIED IN ITALY, ON 14/11/1918, AGED 25, THREE DAYS AFTER … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF EDWARD & ANNIE E LEVITT,M OF HULL AND WELNWICK, PATRINGTON. A REGULAR SOLDIER. HE ENLISTED IN THE 2ND BORDER REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 05/10/1914. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/10/1914, AGED 27. Brother of Mrs Alice Wood, of 2, Primrose Avenue, Upton St, Hull.
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF THE LATE EDWARD & ANNIE LEVITT, OF 59 LEE SMITH STREET, HEDON ROAD, HULL. HIS FATHER WORKED FOR THE HULL CORPORATION. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A SHIP STEWARD. HE LIVED AT 5 FRANCIS PLACE, WAVERLEY STREET, HULL, (1911 CENSUS). HE JOINED THE ARMY IN 1912 AND SERVED WITH THE BRITISH … Read more
