Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
9th (Service) Battalion
Aug 1914 Formed in Winchester as part of the First New Army (K1) then moved to Aldershot to join the 42nd Brigade of the 14th Division.
Nov 1914 Moved to Petworth and then back to Aldershot.
20.05.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and ended in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Action of Hooge, The Second Attack on Bellewaarde.
During 1916
The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
During 1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First and Third Battles of the Scarpe, The Battle of Langemark, The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele.
27.04.1918 Reduced to training cadre.
16.06.1918 Transferred to the 34th Division
03.08.1918 Disbanded in France, Desvres.
Born Beverley, Yorkshire, 1880. Son of Alfred Boyes (1851-1897) and Phoebe Ann Johnson (1857-1939), of 17, Wilbert Grove, Beverley; He had three brothers and four sisters. Married at Beverley in 1909. He worked as a Merchant’s Clerk. Husband of Nellie Jameson Boyes (1881-1973), of 54, Grovehill Road., Beverley, now of 45, Stanley Street, New Clee, … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM (1856-1944) & BETSY ANN MARTIN (1854-1940), AT “LLANBERIS HOUSE”, COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL (PROBATE ADDRESS). HIS SISTERS WERE ANN & CLARA. EDUCATED AT HULL HYMERS COLLEGE. EMPLOYED AS A BANK CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 9TH KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/04/1917, AGED … Read more
