Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
15th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Newcastle as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Halton Park and join the 64th brigade of the 21st Division and then moved to Maidenhead.
April 1915 Moved to Halton Park and then Witley, Surrey
11.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1915
The Battle of Loos (the Division suffered over 3,800 casualties and took the rest of the year to rebuild)
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The flanking operations around Bullecourt, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Second Battle of Passchendaele, The Cambrai Operations.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Messines, The Second Battle of Kemmel, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of Albert, The Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Berlaimont, France.
Name John Denn Birth Place Liverpool Residence Bootle. His sister Winifred lived at 23, Sunbury Street, St Helens (war pension address) Death Date 31 Mar 1918 Death Place Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Durham Light Infantry Battalion 15th Battalion Regimental Number 75339 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre … Read more
Described in army records as 5 foot, 4 inches tall, 113 lbs weight, 37 inch chest, grey eyes, dark hair, tattoos on both arms, Catholic religion. Name George Fox Dalton Birth Place Grimsby, 1886. Son of Ellen Dalton, of Grimsby Residence 28, Castle Street, Grimsby. Married at Grimsby, on 14 Apr 1907. Husband of Rose … Read more
Born Usworth Springwell, Durham, 1897. Son of James henry Witts and Sarah Ellen Witts. He had one brother, Fred. Worked as a rope lad in the coal mines. He was 5 foot, 6.5 inches tall, 148 lbs weight, 37-39.5 inch chest, brown eyes, brown hair. He married at Cardiff on 8/2/1915. Husband of Beatrice Alice … Read more
Born Hull, 1888. Son of Edward Kilkenny (1863-1901) and Margaret Conlon. His step father was Joseph Yeaman, of 7 Cottingham Terr Charles Street, Hull (1911 census). He had three younger brothers, who all served in the war. He worked as a Dock Labourer. Married on 23 Dec 1911. Husband of Mary at 2, Brown Terrace, … Read more
Born Retford, Nottinghamshire, 1900. Second Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Williamson of 34, Somerscales Street, Beverley Road, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Motor Cycle Engineer. He had one brother and four sisters. He was a motor Cycle mechanic. He was 5 foot, 4.5 inch tall, 110 lbs weight, 33-35 inch chest, “fair” physical … Read more
BORN BRANDESBURTON, HULL 1899. SON OF THOMAS & LATE FANNY SMITH, OF IVY TERRACE, WALKINGTON, BEVERLEY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS, PRIVATE, HENRY SMITH, 77371, 15TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, KILLED ON 21/03/1918, AGED 19. HIS BROTHER, STAMFORD SMITH, SERVED AS A DRIVER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY AND DIED ON 12/05/1917, AGED 23. HE … Read more
BORN HULL 16/06/1889. SON OF GEORGE HENRY & AGNES MARY SMITH AT 12, WESTBOURNE AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) ONE OF THREE SONS. HE WAS EDUCATED AT HYMERS. WORKED AS A ‘BLACK AND WHITE’ ARTIST PRIOR TO THE WAR. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 12/08/1914. EX 6086 16TH CORP OF LANCERS. DESCRIBED AS 6 FOOT 1 … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF WILLIAM GREAVES AND MARTHA AUGUSTA WILKINSON OF 100, PEEL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADRESS). SON OF AN ASSISTANT IRON MONGER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, WILLIAM AND REGINALD AND ONE SISTER, AUGUSTA EMILY. EMPLOYED AS A BOOTS SALEMAN. UNMARRIED. NO CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 11/12/1915, AGED 24 AND 6 … Read more
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF ALICE (1866-1935) & JOHN WILLIAM WHIPHAM (1837-1915), OF 37 SOMMERSCALES STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 9 , FINSBURY GROVE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FORUR BROTHERS. GEORGE & WILLIAM WHIPHAM SERVED AT SAME ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 53RD DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, A TRAINING … Read more
BORN HULL 10/06/1890. SON OF WILLIAM & MARY ANN WHITE, OF 63 CARLTON STREET, HULL (HIS ARMY ADDRESS). ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. A SHOP ASSISTANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 10/12/1890, AGED 25 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS. JOINED AS 22466, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL, ON 26/07/1916. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 18/12/1916. TRANSFERRED TO … Read more
