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.
3rd (Reserve) Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Pontefract and then moved to Hull.
April 1916 Moved to Withernsea and then Hedon.
June 1918 Moved to Pocklington and then Patrington.
Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1873. Son of James Summerfield, of 193, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield. He worked as an iron moulder/blade maker, before joining the 3rd KOYLI, on 7 Nov 1895. He married Sarah E, Birks, at Hull in 1901. He had three step children and a daughter. His army records described him as 5 foot, 5.5 … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. THIRD SON OF JAMES DADDY (1873-1950) & SARAH ANN GIBLIN (1879-1948), OF 15 SARAH ANN’S TERRACE, SPYVEE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A HORSE DRIVER. HE WAS THE FOURTH OF NINE CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 46293, 3RD KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE DIED AT HOME, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF THE LATE HARRY (1867-1918) AND CATHERINE (KATE) SMALES, OF 14 ST PETERS TERRACE, GREAT UNION STREET, HULL AND 6 GEORGE YARD, HIGH STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF A BUTCHER. EMPLOYED AS A FLOUR MILLER BY TRADE. DESCRIBED AS F5 FOOT, 7 INCHES TALL, 34-36 INCH CHEST, 132 LBS WEIGHT. … Read more
BORN WAKEFIELD 1896. SON OF ALBERT EDWARD WIGGLESWORTH (1897–1943) AND ANNIE CONSERDINE (1873-1929), OF 2 WATERLOO STREET, THORNE LANE, WAKEFIELD. THIRD OF SEVEN CHILDREN. WORKED AS A TRAIN BOOKER, IN SIGNAL BOX. ENLISTED NORMANTON. SERVED WITH THE 3RD KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED AT SUTTON, NEAR HULL, ON 15/06/1915, AGED 19. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON … Read more
BORN HOLBORN, MIDDLESEX 1/2/1877. ENLISTED CAMBERWELL. SON OF JOHN JOSEPH NEALE & MARY HOWELL. WIFE MALTILDA ALICE NEALE, NEW KENT ROAD, LONDON. EX CAR MAN. BURIED HULL. WESTERN CEMETERY IN A MILITARY GRAVE. HE WAS AGED 40.
BORN DUDLEY, WORCESTER, 1881. SON OF JOHN MADDOCK. HE ENLISTED IN PONTEFREACT. SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN THE 3RD KING’SOWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE DIED SUDDENLY, AT HOME, AT 138 THORESBY STREET. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 16TH NOVEMBER 1915. HE HAD COMPLAINED OF A PAIN IN HIS HEART THE … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM ANDREW (1854-1917) & GEORGINA SANDYS (1853-1930), OF 38 WESTBOURNE AVENUE, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. BROTHERS ARTHUR, FRANK, HENRY AND WILLIAM AND SISTER ANNIE AT 38 WESTBOURNE AVENUE. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WAS A KEEN OARSMAN WITH THE KINGSTON ROWING CLUB, HULL. A FORMER ACCOUNTANT WITH … Read more
HULL MAN. COMMITTED SUICIDE, BY CUTTING HIS THROAT, IN BILLET ON BEVERLEY ROAD. HIS WIFE LIVED AT 53 LUKES STREET. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 20/10/1915. HE IS BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY.
BORN EASTOFT, LINCS 1889. SON OF THOMAS KELLY, SWINEFLEET AND GOOLE. THIS WAS HIS CWGC ADDRESS. ONE OF FOUR BROTHERS SERVING (THREE WERE KILLED, ANOTHER TAKEN PRISONER). SERVED WITH THE 3RD KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE DIED OF WOUNDS AT DANSOM LANE HOSPITAL, ON 15/08/1915, AGED 26. BURIED HULL (HDM 18/8/15 PHOTO). HIS DEATH … Read more
BORN HULL 1869. SON OF HENRY AND ELIZA HUDSON. A FORMER RECKITT’S WORKER. HIS WIFE ANNIE MARY (STANLEY) WAS BORN ON 19/11/1896. THEY LIVED AT 10PENZANCE TERRACE, PROVIDENCE ROW, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SERVED AS SERGEANT, IN THE 3RD KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED OF LUNG WOUNDS IN HULL, ON 24/03/1919, AGED 52. BURIED … Read more
