Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
9th & 10th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Both formed at Pontefract as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Berkhamsted to join the 64th Brigade of the 21st Division and then moved to Halton Park, Tring.
Nov 1914 Moved to Maidenhead.
April 1915 Returned to Halton Park and then on Witley.
Sept 1915 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1915
The Battle of Loos (the Division suffered severe casualties and took the rest of the year to rebuild).
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The flanking operations around Bullecourt, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Second Battle of Passchendaele, The Cambrai Operations.
13.02.1918 The 10th disbanded in France. The 9th continued to engaged in various actions;
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Messines, The Second Battle of Kemmel, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of Albert, The Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war moving to Limont Fontaine N.E. of Aulnoye, France.
Born Woodhouse, Leeds, 1885. Son of Lockwood Huntley (1859-1933) and Lily Kirk (1863-1901) at 14, St Mary’s Terrace, Beverley, East Yorkshire (1911 Census). Son of a Municipal Librarian. Employed as a Glass blower. He married Mary Elizabeth Roberts, on 21 Oct 1904, at York, St Saviour, Yorkshire. They lived at 19, Aldwark, York. Enlisted at … Read more
Born Burythorpe, Malton, 1884. he was a domestic Butler, at 2 Montpellier Terrace Scarborough. His c/o address was his sister, Eva May Inman, of Hutton Cranswick, Beverley (war pension address) Enlisted at Hutton, Yorkshire. Formerly 2439, Yorks Regiment. Served in the 9th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action on 16/09/1916, aged 32. Commemorated … Read more
Born Beverley, 1899. Son of Edith Mary Pilkington, of 43, Flemingate, Beverley (1911 Census address) and 49, Minster Moor Gate, Beverley, Yorkshire (CWGC address). He enlisted at Beverley. Formerly 2808, Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 9th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, on 16 Sep 1916, aged 19. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, … Read more
Born Hull, 1899. Third Son of Mrs. Martha Cone, of 3, Till Rd. Cottages, Raglan St., Lowestoft (CWGC address) and 12, St Andrews Terrace, Gillett Street, Hessle Road, Hull (1911 Census and War Pension Address). Both Parents were born in Lowestoft. He had five brothers and one sister. Enlisted in Hull. Formerly 27690, Training Reserve. … Read more
Born Keighley, Yorkshire, 05/05, 1889. Son of John William Chapman and Emma Elizabeth Chapman (nee Godley), of 33, Fleet Street, Hull (war pension address). He enlisted at Leeds. Served in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, “D” Coy. 9th Bn. Died of wounds, on 08/07/1916, aged 24. Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. His army effects … Read more
Born Newland, Hull 1889. Son of John and Hannah Waters, of Goole. Brother of Miss Sarah Ann Waters of 24, Mason Street, Goole (War pension address). He had one brother, Ruben and six sisters. Worked in the Goole Flour Mills. Enlisted at Goole. Served with the 9th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, … Read more
Born Wressle, Howden, 1896. Son of Frank and Frances M. Stimson, of Station Road, Flitwick, Ampthill, Bedfordshire (CWGC address). His father was a Farm Manager. He had relatives at 85, Plane Street, Hull (1901 Census). Enlisted in Hull. Formerly 1803, East Riding Yeomanry. Transferred to the 9th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, … Read more
Born York, 1900. Son of Albert and Eliza Sales, of 80, Selby Street, Anlaby Road, Hull (CWGC address) Enlisted Hull. Formerly, Private, 2875, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 9th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, on 24/10/1918, aged 18. He is commemorated on the WW1 Memorial, at St John The Baptist … Read more
BORN DERBY, 1891. MARRIED AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1915. HUSBAND OF KRISTIANIA WILHELMSON, (B. 30/7/1892-1984). SHE WAS FROM NORWAY. THEY LIVED AT, 9, GRANVILLE TERRACE, LANSDOWNE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEIR DAUGHTER, KRISTINA LOUISA, WAS BORN ON 14TH MARCH 1916. HE ENLISTED AT ROTHERHAM. SERVED AS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR, 9TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT … Read more
Born Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, 15/12/1891. Son of Sam Horace Bettney (1870-1951) and Emily Ann Horton (1872-1928), of 24, Johnson Lane, Ecclesfield, Sheffield. Son of a coal miner. He had one brother Bertie and one sister, Amelia Ellen Bettney. Nine years a coal miner, employed by Smith’s Woodcutting, Thorncliffe. Described in his military and medical records, as … Read more
