Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
15th (Service) Battalion (1st Salford) and 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Salford)
11.09.1914 The 15th formed and on the 05.11.1914 the 16th formed at Salford by Mr. Montague Barlow M.P. and the Salford Brigade Committee.
28.12.1914 The 15th moved to Conway, North Wales and the 16th joined them on 11.02.1915.
21.06.1915 Both moved to Catterick Bridge and joined the 96th Brigade of the 32nd Division.
13.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office and moved to Codford, Salisbury Plain.
22.11.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and the Division engaged in various action on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre
During 1918
The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Sambreton south of Landrecies.
Born Hull, 1898. Son of John Edward Tune and Selina Louisa Tune of 9, Spring Terrace, Spring Street, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Flour Mill Foreman. He had two sisters. His elder brother John Alfred Tune was a regular army soldier before the war and served in the Royal Field Artillery He enlisted … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF PHOEBE HARRISON AND TOM HARRISON, A DOCK LABOURER. HIS FAMILY LIVED AT 18 GLOUCESTER PLACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED DAISY MARY ELLA (1889-1981), AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL, ON 24/12/1911. WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, AS PRIVATE, 34, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED … Read more
BORN HULL 26/04/1891. SON OF ALFRED ROBINSON (1856-1930) AND ANNIE YULL (1858-1939),AT 56, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. HE MARRIED GERTRUDE BILLANY (1890-1976), AT GRIMSBY, IN 1914. HIS WIFE, GERTRUDE & SON, THOMAS HENRY (BORN 27TH MAY 1918) LIVED AT 9, SOMERSET TERRACE, STAINIFORTH PLACE, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) & 40 ROSE STREET, HULL. BEFORE … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF JOSEPH WILLIAM & HARRIET ROBERTS. A SHIPPING CLERK. LIVING WITH HIS BROTHER AT 5 WINCHESTER PLACE, SALFORD, LANCASHIRE. HE ENLISTED SALFORD, LANCS. HE ENLISTED WITH HIS BROTHER RICHARD, BOTH JOINED THE 15TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. THEY DIED THE SAME DAY TOGETHER ON THE 1ST JULY 1916, AT THE SOMME. BOTH ARE … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOSEPH WILLIAM & HARRIET ROBERTS. A DRILL GRINDER. HE LIVED AT 5 WINCHESTER ROAD, SALFORD, LANCASHIRE. HE ENLISTED AT SALFORD, WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER JOSEPH. BOTH JOINED THE 15TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. HE MARRIED CHARLOTTE MARY FISHER, IN SALFORD ON 16/10/1915, AND THEY MOVED TO WEASTE, LANCS. HE WAS KILLED ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF ANN MCDONALD. HIS WIFE FLORENCE LIVED AT 6, ESTCOURT VILLAS, ESTCOURT STREET, HULL (1911) & THEN MOVED TO OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE. EMPLOYED AS A BOILERMAKER. HE ENLISTED AT BOLTON, LANCS. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 23814, 15TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. DIED AT THE 3RD CANADIAN HOSPITAL, BOULONGNE, FRANCE, ON 16/12/1918, AGED 33. HIS ARMY … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. ENLISTED DERBY. SON OF FREDERICK & AGNES MACFALL, 28 ARNOLD STREET, DERBY. HUSBAND OF HARRIET HANSON, OF 34 GISBORNE STREET, DERBY. HE ENLISTED AT DERBY. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 53150, 15TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/08/1918, AGED 23. HE IS BURIED AT BOUCHOIR NEW BRITISH CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “NEVER … Read more
