Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/5th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 Stationed at Huddersfield as part of the 2nd West Riding Brigade of the West Riding Division and then moved to Hull and Grimsby as part of coastal defences.
05.11.1914 Moved to Doncaster.
14.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne.
12.05.1915 The formation became the 147th Brigade of the 49th Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of Aubers Ridge, The defence against the first Phosgene attack.
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
1917
Operations on the Flanders Coast (Hush), The Battle of Poelcapelle.
30.01.1918 Absorbed the 2/5th Battalion to become the 5th Battalion and transferred to the 186th Brigade of the 62nd Division.
1918
The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras 1918, The Battle of the Tardenois (part of the Battles of the Marne 1918), The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of the Selle, The capture of Solesmes, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war east of Maubeuge, France.
Born Hornsea, 1896. Son of Albert Edward Whipp and Emily Marion Dyson. he father was Managing Director a steam shipping company. He had elder siblings, Kathleen, a nurse and William, a Shipping Clerk. The family lived in Croydon, Surrey, Brentwood, Essex and Shoreham, Sussex, where Philip went to the local Grammar School. Philip worked as … Read more
BORN WOOTEN, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1897. SON OF CHRISTOPHER GEORGE WHITELAM (1865-1937) & GEORGINA COOK (1859-), AT 47 , ELLA STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A WHOLESALE MEAT SALESMAN. HE WAS EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICES OF THE WILSON SHIPPING LINE COMPANY. LEWIS WHITELAM JOINED THE INNS OF COURT Q.T.C., … Read more
BORN HULL, 1899. SON OF EDWARD PRICHETT (1864-1910) AND ALICE SMITH (1860-1924). OF 10, BRIGHAM TERRACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A LABOURER (BLACKSMITH’S STRIKER), FOR MESSRS, W. ARMSTRONG & WHITWORTH, HULL. HIS ARMY ADDRESS WAS 6, UNION PLACE, ENGLISH STREET, HULL. HIS 1918 ABSENT MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS WAS 1 FRANCIS … Read more
BORN SWANLAND 1883. HARRY & FANNIE GRUNDY TRANBY LANE, HULL. WIFE ADA ABOVE. DOCKER. ARMY ADDRESS HULL ROAD, ANLABY. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE ANLABY WW1 MEMORIAL, ST PETER’S CHURCHYARD, WILSON STREET, ANLABY. Name Arthur James Grundy Birth Place Swanland, Yorks Residence Hull Death Date 28 Sep 1918 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF WILLIAM & MARY A GOMERSALL, OF 4, WASSAND STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. A HULL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, AGED 18.BURIED IN FRANCE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 18TH … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF ALFRED THOMAS & ANNIE KEZ BROWN, WITHERNSEA. EMPLOYED BY A LARGE DRAPERY FIRM IN HUDERSFIELD FOR TWO YEARS. HE ENLISTED IN SEPTEMBER 1914 AS A PRIVATE IN THE DUKE OF WEKLLINGTON’S WEST RIDING REGIMENT. HE WENT TO FRANCE IN APRIL 1915. WAS SUCCESSFUL AS A BOMBER ANAD RAPIDLY PROMOTED. HE … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1888. LIVED IN HULL. SECOND SON OF WILLIAM THOMAS ASHBRIDGE & MARY JANE SOUTHWICK, 11 LURK LANE, BEVERLEY AND AT 6 CISSIES TERRACE, WALLER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A PLATER’S HELPER. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. JOINED THE 5TH DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S (WEST RIDING) REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 02/10/1915. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, … Read more
