Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
19th (Service) Battalion (2nd County)
13.01.1915 Formed at Durham by the Durham Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as a bantam battalion.
May 1915 Moved to Cocken Hall and then Masham, Yorkshire to join the 106th Brigade of the 35th Division.
July 1915 Moved to Perham Down, Salisbury Plain.
15.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office.
01.02.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1916
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The fighting for Arrow Head Copse and Maltz Horn Farm, The fighting for Falfemont Farm.
Jan 1917 After medical examination ceased to be a bantam battalion, removing unfit men to the Labour Corps.
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The fighting in Houthulst Forest, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
08.02.1918 Transferred to the 104th Brigade of the same Division.
1918
The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Courtrai, The action of Tieghem.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Everbecq west of Grammont
Born Driffield, 1899. Son of Albert and Clara Elsworth, of 1, Waverley Place, Waverley Street, Hessle Road, Hull (CWGC address). He enlisted in Hull. Joined the 19th Durham Light Infantry. Died of wounds, on 01/11/1918, aged 19. Buried in Belgium. His grave reads, FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW OUR DEAR ONE SLEEPING … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ELDEST CHILD OF WALTER & CATHERINE WARDELL, LIVING AT 11 ARTHURS TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORD AND WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE YOUNGER BROTHERS, THOMAS, JOSEPH AND ROBERT, AND A SISTER CATHERINE. EMPLOYED AS AN OIL MILL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 18/05/1916. ARRIVED FRANCE, 29/12/1916. POSTED TO 19TH … Read more
BORN HULL DECEMBER 1881. SON OF GEORGE TURNBULL (1851-1917) AND ELIZABETH LINFOOT (1851-1901), OF 18, CAROLINE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 29, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HIS PARENTS WERE DECEASED AND HE LIVED WITH HIS OLDER SISTER MRS ELIZABETH ELLEN BURTON AT 25, CAROLINE STREET, HULL. WORKED AS A … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF MATTHEW JOHN STANDALOFT (1854-1938) AND HANNAH POOLE RALPH,OF HULL. ONE OF THREE SONS. HE WORKED AS A CLERK FOR AN OIL SHIPPING COMPANY. HE MARRIED ELLENA REDMOND ON 31/05/1914. THEY LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 08/12/1915, AGED 24 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 … Read more
BORN STAINFORTH, YORKSHIRE, 21/12/1898. ELDEST SON OF FREDERICK WILLIAM NELSON (1878-1935) & ANNIE MARY BARRAS (1873-1911), OF 9, AIGBURTH AVENUE, ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HIS GRANDPARENTS LIVED AT 9, EGGINGTON STREET, HULL. JUST 5 FOOT 2 INCHES TALL, 103 LBS, WITH A 33 INCH CHEST, PRIMITIVE … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF JOHN STEAD LOWTHER (1862-1918) & ANNIE SOPHIA JACKSON (1865-1944). THE ELDEST OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE MARRIED FLORENCE FILBY (1888-1967) AT HULL, IN 1910. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR TWO SONS, FRED AND JOHN STANLEY LOWTHER, AT 8 BRUNSWICK TERRACE, VICTOR STREET, (1911 CENSUS) AND 62 VICTOR STREET, HULL (HDM ADDRESS, 24/06/1918). … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF ADA JORDAN (FORMERLY JACKSON) & THE LATE THOMAS CRATHORNE JACKSON (1873-1936), OF 113, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL AND 14, FLORENCE TERRACE, VILLA PLACE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER. HE HAD TRIED TO ENLIST, ON 02/03/1916 UNDERAGE. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF FLORENCE AND ELIZABETH HARPER. LIVED WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER, ROSINA ELIZABETH COOPER, AT 162, DIVISION ROAD, HULL, 262, HESSLE ROAD, HULL AND 52, CHILTERN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 33-35,5 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 07/05/1915. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF RICHARD BARNARD HALL & EMMA FOWLER WRIGHT, OF 38, CAROLINE PLACE, HULL (1911 CENSUS); 13, NORWOOD STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS) AND BARTON. SON OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. HE WORKED AS A WHOLESALE DRYSALTER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 7.5 INCHES TALL, 33-35 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 10/12/1915. CALLED … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. YOUNGEST SON OF MICHAEL GRAYSON & HANNAH ELIZABETH SMITH, WHO HAD FIVE SONS. THE ADOPTED SON OF WILLIAM AND CATHERINE MABB. HE IN ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 19TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1918, AGED 19. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 13/05/1917, BY HIS ADOPTED PARENTS, … Read more
