Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Lichfield as part of the 18th Brigade of the 6th Division and then moved to Dunfermline and moved to Cambridge.
10.09.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at St. Nazaire and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1914
The actions on the Aisne heights.
1915
The action at Hooge
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
1917
The Battle of Hill 70, The Cambrai operations
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Advance in Flanders, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1916 Ended the war at Busigny, France
Born York, 1891. Son of Joseph Keech (1856-1914) and Harriet Wells (1865-1898), of 12 North Street, York. He was an Iron Mongers Porter Married at Newcastle, Dec 1913. Husband of Peggy Riseborough, at 29, New Walk, Beverley, East Yorkshire. They had one daughter, Marguerite, born on 26 April 1914. Enlisted at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Served in the … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SECOND SON OF CHARLES JAMES WILLIAMS (1870-1934) AND FLORENCE MARY WILLIAMS (1869-1894). STEPMOTHER EMILY HERDSMAN (1876-1964), OF 24, LEE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A SOLICITOR’S CLERK. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A HORSEMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 1.5 INCHES TALL, 119 LBS WEIGHT, 35-37 INCH CHEST. … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM THISTLETON (1858-1909) & JANE ELIZABETH PENMAN (1856-1926), OF 1, DURHAM ROW, DURHAM STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE MARRIED SISTERS. AN OIL MILL WORKER. DESCRIBED IN HIS ARMY RECORDS AS, JUST 5 FOOT TALL, 115 LBS WEIGHT , 35-38 INCH CHEST, TATTOOS ON BOTH ARMS, SMALL … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF MARY PENN & THE LATE CHARLES FREDERICK SMITH (1861-1900). A CLERK. LIVING AT 41 ROSE STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 11 INCHES TALL, 34 INCH CHEST, 112 LBS WEIGHT, “POOR” PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. HE ENLISTED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF ALFRED & HARRIET EMILY ROBINS ABOVE ADDRESS & 28 LINNAEUS STREET IN 1911. EX 12/198 EYR. APPRENTICE.
BORN HULL 1880. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM POTTS AND LUCY ANNIE WESTOBY (1855-1907), OF 1, ST MARK’S SQUARE AND 56, LEONARD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A PLUMBER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 6120 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 93051, 2ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED … Read more
BORN HULL OCT 1875. SON OF HENRY LEE (1845-1875) & BETSY KNOTT (1839- 1926), OF 39 HARDWICK STREET, HULL. MARRIED AT ST JUDES, HULL, ON 02/09/1903. AGED 27. HIS WIFE ALICE ANN GUEST (1877-1950) & SON, NORMAN (1913-1971), LIVED AT 31 FALMOUTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS). A FORMER GRAIN CLERK. HE ENLISTED … Read more
Private Charles Lazenby was called up for service on the 12th December 1917 with the 53rd (Young Soldiers) Batallion Durham Light Infantry, but was later transferred to the 51st Battalion Durham Light Infantry. His Regimental number was 92051. Charles was born on the 12th November 1899 in Beverley, Yorkshire. He was killed in action on … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1890. ONLY SON OF CHARLES HUDDLESTON (1847-1890) AND ANNE BRAY (1866-1939). HE HAD ONE SISTER, ANNE. WAS EMPLOYED AS A SHIP OWNER’S CLERK. MARRIED ETHEL FISH (1889-1985), AT THE BOULEVARD, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HALL, IN HULL, ON 15/07/1910. THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN, JOHN, GEORGE AND ENID. THEY LIVED AT RINGROSE STREET (1911 CENSUS) … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MR WILLIAM THOMAS BARNES HOLMES (1872-1941) & MRS SABRINA NEEDHAM HOLMES (1867-1952), OF 17, CECIL STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL AND 82, GREEK STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND THREE SISTERS. A LAMP MAN FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 12/10/1916. … Read more
