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 Stockton-on-Tees as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division and then moved to Hartlepool as part of the coast defence.
05.09.1914 Moved to Ravensworth Park, Gateshead and then Newcastle.
18.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne.
14.05.1915 The formation became the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
12.02.1918 Transferred to the 151st Brigade of the 50th Division;
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to training cadre and transferred to defence of Lines of Communication.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 117th Brigade of the 39th Division which was engaged in training American Troops.
09.11.1918 Disbanded in France.
Name Sydney Platt Birth Place London Residence Husband of Lilian E. Platt, of 81, James St., Louth, Lincs. Death Date 9 Apr 1918 Death Place PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM Enlistment Place Hull Rank L Corporal Regiment Durham Light Infantry Battalion 1st 5th Battalion Regimental Number 245341 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War … Read more
Born Beverley, 1879. Son of the late George William & Jane Jameson, of 24, Mill Lane, Beverley; Son of a Draper. Married at Beverley, on 7 Sep 1904. husband of Sarah Elizabeth Jameson, of 131 Grovehill Road (army address) and 169, Grovehill Road, Beverley, Yorkshire (CWGC address). He worked as a Gas Rental & Collecting … Read more
Born York 1898. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry & Margaret Pallister, of 13 Norman Street, Hull Road, York. Enlisted at York. Served with the 1/5th Durham Light Infantry. Died of wounds, on 16/12/1917, aged 21. Buried at Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium. His war pension wnet to Margaret
BORN LAXTON, HOWDEN, YORKSHIRE, 1898. SON OF ROBERT & ELIZA MIDDLETON, OF HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/04/1918, AGED 20. COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY PENSION WENT TO HULL CITY COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN HIS MOTHER, ELIZA AT THE HULL MENTAL … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. MATHEW JOHNSON HARKER (1841-1919) AND ANNIE HARKER, 14 JAMES PLACE, HULL. SON OF A SHIPPING CLEFK. HE HAD ONE OTHER BROTHER HAROLD. EMPLOYED AS A SHOP ASSISTANT. HIS WIFE EDITH AMY HARKER & THEIR THREE CHILDREN LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25840, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. WAS MANAGER OF THE MIDLAND BANK, WHITEFRIARGATE. (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS) AND LIVED WITH SARAH ANN TAYLOR AT AT 8, HERBERTS TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL & 8, WELLINGTON TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BEFORE ENLISTING, HE WAS EMPLOYED AT MESSRS, GEORGE ROWNTREE’S, FISH CURERS, GOODWING STREET, HULL HIS FAMILY LIVED OUTSIDE HULL. … Read more
BORN HULL 28/02/1890. ELDEST SON OF DAVID BLACKBOURN (1860-1947) & EMMA HICKSON (1865-1896), OF 17, FRANCIS TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 55, NICHOLSON STREET, HULL. SON OF A BAKER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A TRAVELLING SALESMAN FOR WINE AND SPIRITS (1911 CENSUS) AND AS A MACHINE MAN … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1893. LIVED AT HESSLEWOOD COTTAGES, HESSLE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF RICHARD & HANNAH (PERRYMAN) BEADLE, OF HESSLEWOOD COTTAGES, HESSLE, HULL. HE WAS A FARM WORKER. HUSBAND OF EDITH JANE BEADLE (BORN 31 JAN 1893), AT 1, HAROLD’S TERRACE, SCARBOROUGH STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, LAURA LINDEL … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ELDEST SON OF FRED & SARAH ATKIN, AT 3, VICTORIA PLACE, WAVERLEY STREET, HULL & 7, ALBERT’S PLACE, WALKER STREET, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. AN ERRAND BOY. WHEN WAR BEGAN, HE WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE FOR OHLSON AND CO. LTD, CASTLE STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 8687, … Read more
