Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
3rd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Chelsea Barracks, London as part of the 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 2nd Division.
13.08.1914 Mobilised for war and landed in Havre as part of the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1914
The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, First Battle of Ypres.
1915
Winter Operations 1914-15, The Battle of Festubert, The Battle of Loos.
20.08.1915 Transferred to the 1st (Guards) Brigade of the same Division.
1916
The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of the Ancre, Operations on the Ancre.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Cambrai.
08.02.1918 Transferred to the 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 31st Division.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Defence of Nieppe Forest.
20.05.1918 Transferred to G.H.Q. Reserve.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Criel Plage S.W. of Le Treport.
Born Winteringham, Barton-on- Humber, 1882. Eldest Son of William and Emma Dixon, of 44, Dam Road., Barton-on-Humber, Lincs. He had five brothers and two sisters. He was a Professional Soldier serving with the 3rd Coldstream Guards when war began, He resided at Barton-on-Humber. Enlisted at Hull. Posted with the British Expeditionary Force. Sergeant, 3rd Coldstream … Read more
Name John William Feather Birth Place Hull Death Date 18 Jan 1918 Death Place DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, FRANCE Enlistment Place Bradford, Yorkshire Rank Private Regiment Coldstream Guards, 3rd Regimental Number 18710 Type of Casualty Died of wounds at the No:19 CCS France Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Son of Robert and Harriet Drewell, of Mill House, Bridge Street, Louth, Lincolnshire; husband of Ada Drewell, of 4, Emerson Place, Southwark, London & two children, Harold and Grace Name Harold Llewellyn Drewell Birth Place St. James’s, Louth, Lincolnshire, 1889 Residence Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium Death Date 13 Apr 1918 Death Place Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, … Read more
Name Oswin Oades Birth Place Norton, Doncaster, Yorkshire, 1894. Son of Charles and Annie Oades, of Norton, Doncaster. Residence High Street, Norton, Doncaster, Yorkshire Death Date 15 Sep 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Coldstream Guards Regimental Number 13447 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War … Read more
Born Sturton-by-stow, Linconshire. Resided at Grimsby. Enlisted at Hull. Served with the 3rd Coldstream Guards. Died at St Julien ,on 21 Oct 1914. Commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium. His army effects were left to Frederick K chamberlain (Possibly brother in law?)
Born Elsecar, Yorkshire, 1893. Son of Thomas and Alice Knowles, of 9, Ebor Street, Selby. An Oil miller working Hull when war began. he enlisted in Hull, Served in the 3rd Coldstream Guards. Killed in action, on 15/09/1916, aged 23. His army effects were left to his brothers and sisters.
Born Filey, North Yorkshire, 1892. Son of Thomas Skelton (1860-1920) and Mary Crimlis (1861-1927), of 5, Wenlock Place, Church St., Filey, Yorkshire. He had three brothers and four sisters. Employed as a Blacksmith’s Apprentice, living at 6 Ebenezer Terrace Queen St Filey, (1911 Census). He enlisted at Hull. Served with the 3rdColdstream Guard. Died of … Read more
Born Aldbrough, East Yorkshire, 1894. Son of James Greensides (1834-1907) and Ann Clark. Enlisted West Hull Recruitment Office. Served with the 3rd Coldstream Guards. Killed in Belgium, on 14/04/1918, aged 24. His army effecst were left to his siste Mary Jane Knaggs, of Leven (Guardian of his child) and Mrs Emily Murphy, of North View, … Read more
Born Middleton-on-the-wolds, Yorkshire, 1895. Son of Henry William Snaith (1848-1904) and Sarah Snaith. He had three brothers and three sister. Employed as a Gardener ( Domestic ) Enlisted Driffield. Served with the 3rd Coldstream Guards, Killed in action, on 15/09/1916, aged 21. Commemorated at Thiepval. His army effects were left to his mother, Sarah and … Read more
Born Birkley, Northallerton, Yorkshire, 1892. A Hull City Policeman. Nephew of Mrs Muncaster, of 3 Wyndham Street, Hull. Son of George Henry Mitchell (1868-1940) and Elizabeth Muncaster (1869- ), of 7, Bridge Street, York (CWGC address), 9, Cecilia Place, Holgate Road, York and 6, Minstergate, York (War Pension Addresses). He had five sisters and three … Read more
