Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
4th Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Gharial, 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.
Dec 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.
19.11.1915 Moved to Salonika embarking from Marseilles and arriving 25.11.1915 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.
June 1918 Embarked for France arriving in Serqueux early July and transferred to the 151st Brigade of the 50th Division and once again engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of Valenciennes.
11.11.1918 |Ended the war in France, St. Remy-Chaussee, N.W. of Avesnes.
Born Cherry Burton, East Yorkshire, 09/03/1895. Youngest child of Thomas and Emma Starkey, of Cherry Burton. He had two brother, Thomas and Arthur and two sisters, Ellen and Sarah. Worked as Farm lad in Lockington, Beverley (1911 Census). His army records describe him as 5 foot, 6 inches tall, 107 lbs weight, 33-34 inch chest … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SCULCOATES. SON OF FRANCIS AND ADA HARDING, OF 9, ETHEL GROVE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, 12 MASON STREET, HULL AND 25, DOCK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE RESIDED AT 4, COBDEN TERRACE, TERRY STREET, HULL HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN, IN THE 4TH KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS.KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
