Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
8th (Service) Battalion
Aug 1914 Formed at Halifax as part of the First new Army (K1) and then moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join the 34th Brigade of the 11th Division.
18.01.1915 Transferred to the 32nd Brigade of the same Division and then moved to Witley.
July 1915 Embarked for the Mediterranean from Liverpool arriving at Mudros.
06.08.1915 Landed at Suvla Bay and engaged in various actions against the Turkish Army including;
The Battle of Sari Bair.
Dec 1915 Evacuated from Gallipoli to Mudros due to severe casualties from combat, disease and harsh weather.
07.02.1916 Deployed to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal.
July 1916 Deployed to France;
The capture of the Wundt-Werk, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Thiepval.
1917
Operations on the Ancre, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Langemarck, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle.
13.02.1918 Disbanded in France.
BORN CORTON, SUFFOLK 04/01/1893. THIRD SON OF THE REVEREND, WALTER EDMUND SMITH & MARGARET ROSE VAUGHAN OF THE SCULCOATES PARISH, HULL (1901 CENSUS) & LATER THE VICARAGE, ANDOVER, HAMPSHIRE. EDUCATED HYMERS COLLEGE, HULL AND TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE. WAS IN THE CORN TRADE BEFORE THE WAR. ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MARK AND HARRIET RENNARDSON. SON OF A JOINER. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS, HARRY, THOMAS, MARK, SAMUEL AND PERCY AND FIVE SISTERS, MARY, JENNY, HARRIET, SELINA AND ALICE. THE FAMILY LIVED AT CLARENDON STREET (1891), 35 BLAKE STREET (1910) AND 2, RIPON TERRACE, LIDDELL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). FREDERICK WORKED AS … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF JOHN FRANCIS MOGER (1841-1910 & MARY JANE O’GARD, OF 49 RODNEY STREET, HULL AND 30 MILTON TERRACE, HALIFAX, CALDERDALE, WEST YORKSHIRE. HIS FATHER WAS A MASTER TAILOR AND HE ALSO WORKED AS A TAILOR IN HULL AND HALIFAX. HE ENLISTED AT BRIGHOUSE, YORKSHIRE. SERVED WITH THE 8TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT. … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF JAMES HENRY LIDSTER (1851-1913) AND MARY DODGSON (1856-1899), OF 129 WATERLOO STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED HULL. WAS A REGULAR SOLDIER BEFORE THE WAR. SERVED AS CORPORAL, IN THE 8TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT. KILLED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 07/08/1915, AGED 29. HE LEFT A DAUGHTER, … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM HAWKSLEY (1864-1926) & FANNY FOSTER PETCH (1849-1923), OF 1 SUSANS TERRACE, GOODWIN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 5, THORNTON TERRACE, WALKER STREET, HULL AND 2, DUMBARTON AVENUE, CLYDE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. WORKED AS A DOCK LAOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, … Read more
BORN HALIFAX, 1870. SON OF FRANCIS FLEMING (1843-1913) AND JANE WORRELL, OF 75 VICTORIA CRESCENT, ECCLES, MANCHESTER. THOMAS WORKED AS A CARD AND BELTING MANUFACTURER. HE LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED SOUTHPORT. HE MARRIED SARAH MAWER IN JULY 1915. SERVED IN THE 8TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, AT GALLIPOLI, ON 12/08/1915, AGED 44. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF JOSEPH CLOW (1855-1924) & ELIZABETH ANN WEST, OF 51, DALE STREET, SHIPLEY, YORKSHIRE (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A MASON’S LABOURER. ONE OF FOUR SONS AND TWO DAUGHTERS. A WOOL SCOURER. HE MARRIED EMMA PICKARD, AT NORTH BIERLEY, YORKSHIRE, IN JULY 1911, AGED 18. THEY LIVED AT 26, QUEENS STREET, SALTAIRE … Read more
