Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The Regiment was awarded 67 Battle Honours, 6 Victoria Crosses and lost 12,530 men during the course of the war.
10th (Service) Battalion
22.08.1914 Formed at Newcastle as part of the First New Army (K1) and then moved to Woking to join the 43rd Brigade of the 14th Division and then moved to Aldershot.
Nov 1914 Moved to Witley.
Feb 1915 Moved to Corunna Barracks, Aldershot.
21.05.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of Loos
1916
German gas attacks near Hulluch, The defence of the Kink position, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Le Transloy.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Pilckem, The Battle of Langemark.
12.02.1918 Disbanded in France.
Born Wrexham, Wales, 1888. Married at Hull, in 1910. Husband of Annie Parkin, at 8, Maye Grove, Perth Street, Hull (war Pension address). He worked as a Merchant Dealer. Enlisted on 8th August 1916. Served in the 10th Durham Light Infantry. Discharged on 10th July 1918. Awarded the Silver War Badge (No: 420238). Died on … Read more
Born Barnsley, Yorkshire, 1884. He had resided at 2, Ethel Grove Barnsley (army address). Married at Hull in 1903. Husband of Jane Middleton, of 163, St Paul Street, Hull (War pension Address). They had one daughter, Ethel May born 1st April 1916. He enlisted in Hull, on 15/10/1914. Formerly 2754, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to … Read more
Born North Newbald, Yorkshire, 1898. Son of George and Aggie Hardcastle of Red House, Eske, Beverley, Yorks. He had four brothers and two sisters. Employed as a Farm Servant. Described as 5 foot, 1.5 inches tall, 36-38.5 inch chest, 123 lbs weight, Enlisted at Beverley, on 20/06/1916. Served in the 10th Durham Light Infantry. Posted … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF THE LATE AMOS WILSON (1841-1901) & SARAH ANN JOHNSON (1843-1895) HULL. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. AN APPRENTICE COOPER. HE MARRIED IN HULL, ON 23/05/1912. HUSBAND OF ALICE (PERKINS) OF 144 LEE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 28, MAY TREE AVENUE, GARDEN VILLAGE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SHE LATER MOVED TO … Read more
BORN NORTH SHIELDS, 16/02/1882. SON OF WILLIAM WALLACE (1844-1893) AND MARY ANN WALLACE (1846-1893). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE MARRIED MARY JANE ALLINSON (BORN 25/3/1882), IN NORTH SHIELDS REGISTRY OFFICE, ON 27/06/1904. HIS WIFE MARY JANE & SIX CHILDREN (HENRY, ELEANOR, LILY, JAMES, DAVID STEPHENSON & JOHN ROBERT WILKINSON) LIVED AT 31 … Read more
BORN HULL SEPT 1894. SON OF SEPTIMUS SMITH (1860-1920) & ADA ARMSTRONG COOK (1870-1898). HE HAD ONE SISTER, CARRIE (1892-1974) AND ONE BROTHER, WILLIAM ARMSTRONG SMITH (1895-1952). HE MARRIED ELIZABETH BIRKBECK (1898-1970), AT AUCKLAND, DURHAM, IN 1915. THEYLIVED AT 8, HIGH ST, CROOK, DURHAM AND 21 FRANCES STREET, CROOK, DURHAM (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A FORMER … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JOSEPH SLATER AND ELIZA HARRIET SLATER. HE WAS MARRIED TO ELSIE (SMITH). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINING AS PRIVATE, 225276, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 10TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 27/10/1917, AGED 29. HE IS BURIED AT THE MENIN ROAD SOUTH CEMETERY, BELGIUM. … Read more
BORN HULL. LIVED COTTINGHAM. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. EX 5748 EYR. LISTED IN SOLDIER’S DIED RECORDS. COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
BORN DRIFFIELD 09/04/1885. SON OF ELIZA JANE WAITES & GEORGE WILLIAM THOMPSON RANSOM, OF, 46, MIDDLETON STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND 8, PARK AVENUE, PERRY STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). ONE OF TWELVE CHILDREN (SEVEN BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS). HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A FRENCH POLISHER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 1.5 INCHES TALL, 32-34.5 INCH CHEST, 103 … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF HENRY & MARY ANN, OF 7, WAKEFIELD STREET, HULL. A FORMER HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY CLERK, WORKING 14 YEARS, AT THE CANNON STREET, GOODS STATION. HE JOINED THE COLOURS IN APRIL 1916. SERVED WITH THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/09/1917, AGED 27. HE LEFT WIDOW, ETEL MAY … Read more
