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.
6th (Service) Battalion
12.08.1914 Formed at Pontefract as part of the First New Army (K1) and then moved to Inkerman Barracks, Working to join the 43rd Brigade of the 14th Division.
Nov 1914 Moved to Witley.
Feb 1915 Moved to Aldershot.
21.05.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Action of Hooge, part of the first flamethrower attack by the Germans, The Second Attack on Bellewaarde.
1916
The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Langemark, The First Battle of Passchendaele, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of the Avre.
19.02.1918 Disbanded in France.
Born Wakefield, 1895. Son of William Henry Woodhead and Mrs. Hannah Woodhead (1858-1941), of 2, Gaskell Street, Lawfield Lane, Wakefield (CWGC address). He had two brothers and two sisters. A Milk Salesman. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 6th KOYLI. Killed in action, on 07/09/1915, aged 19. Buried in Belgium.
Born Bradford, 5 Feb 1888. Eldest son of Frederick William Emsley and Mary Sophia Clarke, of 205, Fartown, Pudsey, Leeds (CWGC address). Educated at the Greenside Council School and Primrose Hill School, Pudsey. Served in the Leeds Boys Brigade from 1902-1905. Was a painter and grainer. Enlisted in Hull, on 14th Oct 1914. Served with … Read more
Born Patrington, 1886. Son of the late Richard Sharp (1834-1918) and Ann Eliza Sharp (1839-1916), of Patrington; He married Henrietta Stead (1883-1959), on 6/11/1904, at Thornes, St James with Christ Church, Yorkshire. They lived at 10 Hartley Yard Kirkgate Wakefield. They had four daughters. He was employed as a Labourer. He enlisted in Wakefield. Served … Read more
Born Goole, 1893. Son of John William Sutherby (1863-1943) and Mary Elizabeth Drax, of 24 Phoenix Street Goole. He had four brothers and four sisters. A Crane Driver (1911 Census) He Enlisted at Goole. Served with the 6th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds, 02/03/1916. Buried Beauval Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. His army … Read more
BORN HUTTON CRANSWICK 1887. SON OF ALFRED DAINES (1856-1927) AND MARY JANE SPECK, OF 7 NEW ROW, HUTTON CRANSWICK, YORKSHIRE AND WELTON RAILWAY COTTAGES. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A PORTER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. LIVED AT 125 , WATERLOO STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SERVED AS PRIVATE, 21565, … Read more
BORN OTTRINGHAM, 1890. SON OF JOHN WELDON (1849-1923) AND ELLEN HARRISON (1853-1900). SON OF A WIDOWED LAND GRAINER IN PATRINGTON, LIVING AT BOREAS HILL FARM, PAUL. HE WORKED AS A FARM WAGGONER IN HEDON AND PAUL (1911 CENSUS). HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTER HANNAH JOPLING AT 16 ROBERTS TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JAMES PEARSON AND HANNAH GASK AT 35 , SEATON STREET, HULL (CWGC RECORDS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 5/91175, 7TH TRAINING BATTALION. SERVED WITH THE KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION ON 22/04/1918, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER HANNAH. HE IS … Read more
BORN 1895. SON OF ROBERT AND SARA ANN JOSH, YORK. HE WAS AFIREMAN AND DRIVER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS AND WAS WELL KNOWN IN HULL THROUGH HIS WORK ON THE TRAINS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 07/09/1915, AGED 20. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 4TH … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ELDEST SON OF CHARLES EDWARD JAGGER (1871-1947) & ANNIE SECKER (1874-1954), OF 75 WALTON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & AT ‘TYNE COT’ HOUSE, NORTH ROAD, WITHERNSEA. HE JAD TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. SON OF A IRON MOULDER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. LIVED IN GOOLE. SON OF HARRIET ANN & SAMUEL HARRISON, OF 3 GEORGES TERRACE, STATION ROAD, RAWCLIFFE, AND 18 KINGSTON STREET, GOOLE. HE SERVED WITH THE 6TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED AT YPRES, ON 02/09/1915, AGED 24. HE IS COMMEMORSATED ON THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL, YPRES. HIS WAR PENSION WENT … Read more
