Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
8th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Carlisle as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Codford to join the 75th Brigade of the 25th Division and then moved to Boscombe.
May 1915 Moved to Romsey and then Aldershot.
27.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
German attack on Vimy Ridge, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of the Ancre Heights.
During 1917
The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Pilkem.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Bailleul, The First and Second Battles of Kemmel.
22.06.1918 Transferred to the Composite Brigade of the 50th Division.
07.07.1918 Disbanded in France.
Born Blackburn, Lancashire, 1884. Only Son of Joseph and Jane Butterworth , of 20, Warwick Road, Blackpool and 373, Hessle Road, Hull (War pension addresses). He had three sisters. He resided in Nelson, Lancashire and worked as a Cotton Weaver. He enlisted at Preston, Lancashire. Served with the 8th Border regiment. Killed in action, on … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SECOND SON OF JOHN THOMAS & FANNY WRAY AT AT 59. BRIDLINGTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). THEY SHARED 62, BRIDLINGTON STREET WITH THE JOHNSON FAMILY AND THERE WERE 13 PEOPLE LIVING THERE (1911 CENSUS). EMPLOYED AS A GROCER’S CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 3027 EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH BORDER … Read more
BORN SKEGNESS, LINCS, 1899. ONLY SON OF FRANK & ISABELLA WELLS WILKINSON, AT 15 , SELBY STREET, HULL & 37 WOODCOCK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE YOUNGER SISTER, DOROTHY. HE RESIDED AT WORKSOP, NOTTS. ENLISTED COVENTRY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 23419, 107714, 29466 WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED AS A PRISONER OF WAR, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF GEORGE & ELLEN OSBORN, OF 14 WILSON BUILDINGS, SOUTH STREET, HULL & 11 UPPER UNION STREET, HULL. KILLED ON 12/04/1918, AT GUNNERS FARM, LE BISET, NORTH OF ARMENTIERS. HIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS PRINTED IN THE HDM ON 11TH APRIL 1919. *
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN LANE (1864-1917) & SOPHIA WILSON (1868-1944), OF 3 MORRELL’S BUILDINGS, VILLA PLACE, HULL, WHO LOST 3 SONS DURING THE WAR. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. SON OF A HORSE KEEPER. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED AS AS ERRAND BOY (1911 CENSUS) . HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. STEP SON OF ELIZA JACKSON & YOUNGER SON OF THE LATE, THOMAS WILLIAM GRUBY (1839-1896), FROM HULL. HIS FATHER WAS A HULL COUNCILLOR. HE HAD FOUR SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER. HE WAS EDUCATED WITH A VIEW TO ENTERING THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MINISTRY. HE ATTENDED ST JOHNS COLLEGE, HURSTPIERPOINT AND KEEBLE COLLEGE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SECOND SON OF FRED & LOUISA FOWLER, OF, 16 JAMES STREET, HESSLE ROAD (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 141, ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHER TO HARRY, STANLEY, IVY, AND ERIC FOWLER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 9TH BORDER REGIMENT. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 14/04/1918, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON … Read more
