Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Country Pioneers)
01.10.1915 Formed by the Durham Recruiting Committee and then moved to Hartlepool.
09.06.1916 Taken over by the War Office and moved to Catterick.
17.06.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre as part of the 19th Division.
02.07.1916 Became a Pioneer Battalion of the 8th Division which engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
03.07.1918 Absorbed by the 1/7th Battalion.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chandler; husband of Helen S. Myers (formerly Chandler), of 21, Hotham Square, Beverley, East Yorkshire (CWGC address). Served in the 22nd Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action, on 26/03/1918, aged 27. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Born on 14 SEP 1878 • Hartlepool. Son of John Boylen and Catherine Morgan, of Hartlepool. Married at 29 Dec 1902 • Holy Trinity, Hartlepool, Durham, aged 24. He moved to Hull and became a Dock Side Labourer. He lived at 33 Bean Street, Hull, with his wife, Florence Maud Mary (1881-1967) and five children. He was a well … Read more
Born Hull 1883. Husband of Florence Ford, at 8, Hawthorne Villas, Victor Street, Hull (War Pension address). Served in the 22nd Durham Light Infantry. Died 26 April 1918. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Born Patrington, 1898. Son of Robert and Rose Peckitt, of Park Road, Sproatley, and New Loge, Park Road, Burton Constable, Hull (CWGC address). Son of a Police Constable. He had two brothers and four sisters. Worked as a Horseman. Described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 124 lbs weight, 33-35 inch chest, fair physical development, … Read more
BORN BILTON 1894. SON OF JOHN THOMAS LAVERACK (1858-1938) & ANN BALNCHARD (1863-1942), OF SPROATLEY. ONE OF FIVE SONS. HE WORKED AS A HORSEMAN ON A FARM IN PRESTON. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 39876, OF THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY PIONEERS. HE WAS KILLED DURING THE 1918 GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE, ON 26/02/1918, … Read more
BORN COTTINGHAM 1899. SON OF THOMAS HENRY & ELIZA FAWCETT, OF 240 PARK ROW, NORTHGATE, COTTINGHAM (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A POSTMAN. HE WORKED AS A NEWSBOY AND GARDENER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 27/10/1916, AGED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS, 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 120 … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. HUSBAND OF MINNIE WRIGHT, WHO LIVED AT 45 , CLUMBER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONLY SON OF JAMES AND KAZIA ANN WRIGHT, OF 22 PEEL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 23 HAMLYN AVENUE, HULL. HE HAD ONE SISTER, ETHEL PORTER. WORKED AS A JOINER BY TRADE. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8 … Read more
BORN CASTLEFORD 15/09/1899. SON OF JOHN RHODES & REBECCA WOODHALL, OF 16, SACKVILLE TERRACE, FERRIES STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE TWO BROTHERS, ERNEST & CLARENCE AND ONE SISTER, LOTTIE. EMPLOYED AS A DOCK LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 34 INCH CHEST. 107 LNS WEIGHT, FAIR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT HE ENLISTED, ON 07/05/1917. … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF FLORENCE AND STEP FATHER, FOSTER FORD, AT 8, HAWTHORNE VILLAS, VICTOR STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSISTANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 21/09/1916. MOBILISED ON 06/08/1917. TRAINED AT RUGULEY CAMP. SERVED IN THE 22ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 05/04/1918. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/04/1918, AGED 18. … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF JAMES & MARY ANN WHARTON, OF 76 REDBOURNE STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. AN APPRENTICE PRINTER. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/04/1918, AGED 18. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 22.05.1918 HE IS BURIED AT CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME, SOMME, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE … Read more
