Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
3rd Battalion
04.08.1918 Stationed at Meerut, India at the outbreak of war.
16.10.1914 Embarked for England from Bombay arriving in Plymouth and moved to Winchester to join the 80th Brigade of the 27th Division.
21.12.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The action of St Eloi, The Second Battle of Ypres.
18.11.1915 Moved to Salonika embarking from Marseilles and arriving 05.12.1915 and engaged in various actions against the Bulgarian army including;
During 1916
The capture of Karajakois, The capture of Yenikoi, The battle of Tumbitza Farm.
During 1917
The capture of Homondos.
During 1918
The final offensive in Salonika, The capture of the Roche Noir Salient, The passage of the Vardar River and The pursuit to the Strumica valley.
30.09.1918 Ended the war in Macedonia, Robrovo south of Kosturino and N.W. of Lake Dorain.
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF ROBERT TWELL (1856-1916) AND HARRIET TWELL, OF 57 RAGLAN STREET, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. SON OF A GAS WORKER. A REGULAR SOLDIER BEFORE WAR BEGAN. SERVED AS CORPORAL, 3RD KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 20/12/1914. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 15/02/1915, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN … Read more
BORN HULL. ENLISTED SHEFFIELD. WIFE ANNIE (GIRVAN) ABOVE ADDRESS.
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF CHARLES SOUTHCOAT (1845-1909) & HANNAH SOUTHCOAT (1849-1891). ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS RIFLEMAN, 9499, 3RD KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 15/02/1915, AGED 35. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO MISS … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JOHN RICHARD MILLETT (1852-1886) AND SARAH BOSTOCK JARVIS (1855-1919), OF HULL & 13 MILTON STREET, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE.. HIS MOTHER REMARRIED AND BECAME SARAH WALLACE, LIVING IN BRADFORD. HE HAD FIVE SISTERS AND A BROTHER, ARTHUR ERNEST MILLETT, WHO WAS A SAILOR. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER IN CIVILIAN LIFE. … Read more
