Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
21st (Service) Battalion (Yeoman Rifles)
Sept 1915 Formed from companies of farmers from Yorkshire, Northumberland, Durham, Lincoln, Leicestershire and Norfolk.
Jan 1916 Moved to Aldershot and joined the 124th Brigade of the 41st Division.
04.05.1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
During 1917
The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of the Menin Road.
Nov 1917 Moved to Italy to strengthen Italian resistance.
Mar 1918 Returned to France landing at Sombrin and disbanded in France on 16.03.1918.
Name George West Birth Place Hornsea, Yorkshire, 1896 Residence Bridlington, Yorkshire Death Date 16 Sep 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Rifleman Regiment King’s Royal Rifle Corps Battalion 21st Battalion Regimental Number R/16385 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Name George Stanley Peers Birth Place Hornsea, Yorkshire, 1891 Residence Hornsea. Draper’s Apprentice Death Date 10 Oct 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Rifleman Regiment King’s Royal Rifle Corps Battalion 21st Battalion Regimental Number C/12955 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Son of David (1858-1938) & Hannah Ellen Wilkinson (1862-1931), of the Court House, Police Station, Brough, East Yorkshire. He was a domestic footman and a former KRRC soldier. He served with the British Expeditionary Force, with his brother, Gunner, George Wilkinson, 21st DAC, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in 1917. Name Frank Wilkinson Birth … Read more
Born 1891 • West Hartlepool, Durham. Only son of Anthony (1857-1919) and Elizabeth Lythe Newton, of Station House, 32, Railway Street, Beverley, East Yorkshire (CWGC address). Son of the Beverley Station Master and Goods Agent. He had two sisters, Gertrude and Elsie. Worked as a Ships Draughtsman and was a ship yard office worker. Described as 5 … Read more
Born North Somercoates, Lincs, 29 Nov 1896. Eldest child of Robert Young (1866-1939) and Florence Pinkney (1870-1964), of New Rise, Skirlaugh, Hull (war pension address). Son of a Bricklayer. He had two brothers and one sister, who all lived at home, in Skirlaugh. He was unmarried and worked as a Clerk in Hull. described as … Read more
Born Sutton, Hull, 1888. Only son of Frederick William Island (1861-1936) and Mary Chatterton, of 580 Holderness Road, Hull (1911 Census) and Wyton, Ganstead, Hull (Pension Address). He had an elder sister, Winifred, who lived in Wyton, Ganstead. Employed with his father as a General Printer. Described as %foot, 5,5 inches tall, 33-35 inch chest, … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM THORNTON (1865-1910) & KATE COCKERILL (1864-1901). LIVED WITH AUNT, HARRIET COCKERILL, AT 13, MONTROSE AVENUE, STANLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS ON THE CLERICAL STAFF OF MESSRS BLUNDELL & SPENCE CO. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT, 7.5 INCHES TALL, 34-36 … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1876. SON OF ARTHUR WILLIAM WESTERMAN (1852-1914) AND ELIZABETH ANN CARR (1851-1931). WIFE MARY BEATRICE WESTERMAN (1885-1925). A REGULAR SOLDIER AND ACTING COLOUR SERGEANT, IN THE WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. SERVED IN INDIA IN 1907. PROMOTED TO SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE 21ST KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/08/1918, AGED … Read more
BORN ELLERBY 1886. SON OF JOHN & HARRIET WELDON. EX FARMER & A SINGLE MAN. HIS ARMY RECORDS RECORD THAT HE WAS OF GOOD PHYSICAL BUILD, 5 FOOT 11 INCHES TALL, 12.5 STONE IN WEIGHT. HE ENLISTED AT HORNSEA, ON 13/11/1915. SERVED IN THE 21ST KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 15/09/1916, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF CHARLES ALFRED WEBSTER (1862-1943) & MARY HERD (1861-1939), OF 422 HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. HE HAD A YOUNGER, BROTHER, STANLEY AND OLDER SISTER GERTRUDE, WHO BOTH LIVED AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS. BORN HULL 1893. HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER’S PLUMBER BUSINESS, AT THORNTON LODGE, HOLDERNESS ROAD. HE WAS WELL KNOWN … Read more
