Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The Regiment raised 23 Battalions, awarded 26 Battle Honours and 8 Victoria Crosses during the course of the war.
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Dublin as part of the 13th Brigade of the 5th Division.
16.08.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1914
The Battle of Mons and subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau and the Affair of Crepy-en-Valois, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines 1914, The First Battle of Ypres.
1915
The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60.
28.12.1915 Transferred to the 97th Brigade of the 32nd Division;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of the Ancre.
1917
Operations on the Ancre, The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
1918
The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Haut Lieu S.W. of Avesnes, France.
Name William Swailes Shirbon Birth Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, 1883. Rank Private Record Type Died of wounds, Reading Borough, Berkshire, England. Buried at Howden Minster Churchyard Residence Place 49, St Johns Grove, Holderness Road, Hull Military Service Region 2nd King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Family Son of William & Annie Marie Sherbon. Married … Read more
Born Hull 1881. Eldest child of Alfred and Selina Barley of 56, Blake Street, Hull (1911 census) and 86. Ampleforth Grove, Willerby Road, Hull (War pension address). Son a Goods Checker. He worked as a Railway Goods Porter. he had a younger brother, Alfred and three sisters, Selina, Elsie and Doris. He served as Acting … Read more
Born Liversedge, Bradford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Willey, of Bridgend, Glamorgan; husband of Ellen Willey, of Bryn Crier House, Pencoed, Bridgend. Enlisted Hull. Served in the 2nd King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, on 18/10/1914, aged 31.
Born Whissendine, Rutland, England, 1880. Son of William and Lana Ofield. A Railway Signalman and Army Reservist. Married at Sheffield in 1913. Husband of Harriet Hollis Slater, of 100, Rutland Road., Sheffield (CWGC address). They had a young daughter, Phyllis, who died on 11th April 1915. He enlisted in Hull. Went to France, on 10th … Read more
Born Hartlepool, Durham. Son of the late Robert and Sarah Moody, of Enington Street, Scotswood Road., Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Susannah Moody, of 37, Glue Terrace, Elswick. They had five children. He was a General Labourer. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 2nd King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, on 18/10/1914, aged 29. … Read more
Born Norton, Malton, Yorkshire, 5th May 1889. Son of Clifton and Eliza Dixon, of 1, Grove Street, Norton, Malton, Yorkshire. Married at St Peters Church, Norton, on 21st April 1918. Husband of Mildred Oldfield, of “Westfield House”, Scarborough Road, Norton, Malton, Yorkshire (war pension address). He was employed as a Draper’s Assistant. Enlisted in Hull, … Read more
Born Pontefract, 1896. Son of John and Julianna Westwood, of 18, Faith Street, South Kirby, Wakefield, Yorkshire. he worked as a rope boy underground in the coal mines. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 2nd KOYLI. Posted to France, on 17th June 1915. Killed in action, on 05/09/1915, aged 20. Buried at Carnoy Military … Read more
Born Eastrington, Yorkshire, 1890. Only son of Charles Henry Mountain Ruth Mathilda Guy, of 27, Carlton Street, Hull (CWGC & War pension address). Son of a railway signalman. He had one sister, Ethel. Worked as a Shop Assistant (1911 Census). He enlisted in Hull. Formerly 22468, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 2nd King’s Own … Read more
Born Keyingham, 1888. Son of William Henry Snaith and Fanny Clark (1857-1938) , of North Street, Patrington, Yorks. Son of Highway Surveyor. He had one brother and two sisters. He went by the name of henry Snaith. Worked as a Grocer’s Assistant, (1911 Census). He married Sybil Jackson, at Guisborough, in 1912. He was commissioned … Read more
BORN NORTH FERRIBY, 1884. ELDEST SON OF THOMAS THISTLETON, HUMBER ROAD, NORTH FERRIBY, EAST RIDING WHO FOR FIFTY YEARS WAS A PORTER ON THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. TOM WORKED AS A RAILWAY CLERK, LIVING AT STATION ROAD, NORTH FERRIBY. HE ENLISTED IN LEEDS. FORMERLY, 32/709, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT … Read more
