Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/4th 1/5th & 1/6th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 1/4th stationed at Hexham, the 1/5th stationed at Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne and the 1/6th stationed at Northumberland Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, both part of the Northumberland Brigade of the Northumbrian Division, on Tyne Defences.
April 1915 Mobilised for war and Landed in France where the formation became 149th Brigade of the 50th Division and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
15.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defend Lines of Communication in the Dieppe area.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 118th Brigade of the 39th Division which supervised American Troop training.
10.11.1918 All Disbanded.
Private, TINDALL, JOSEPH JOHNSON, 1st/4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers Service Number 48135. Died of pneumonia, at the Hull Military Hospital, on 21/11/1918, aged 32 Born Whitby, Scarborough, 1886. Son of Robert Frank and Rose Tindall (1857-1929), of Raw Green Farm, Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorks. Joseph also lost three of his brothers in the Great War. George … Read more
Born Lowestoft, Suffolk, 1889. Son of Mr. Duncan McLean and the late Sarah McLean, of 24, Quay St., Newport, Isle of Wight. His father was born in Victoria, Australia and worked as a Draper. John was a Dentist, living at 54 Monks Rd Lincoln (1911 Census). He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 1/4th Northumberland … Read more
Born Arram, Yorkshire, 1895. Eldest son of Edith Sarah Blakestone (1871-1951) and Hugh Seymour Grant (1843-1920), of Arram and Ticton, Beverley (War pension addresses). His father was born in Brandesburton and was 26 years older than his mother, who was born in Cherry Burton. His parents married at Beverley on 9 Feb 1894. Their children … Read more
Born Hindolveston, Norfolk. 1899. Son of Frederick James Reeder and Harriet Elizabeth Reeder, of 109 Scukcoates Lane, Hull, (1911 Census) and 4 Sydney Terrace, Londesborough Street, Hull. The third of seven children. Son of a Grocery Manager. He enlisted in Beverley. Served withthe 4th Northumberland Fusiliers. Died on 07/04/1918, aged 19. His army effects were … Read more
Born Elloughton 1894 Son of the late George William Beaulah (1857-1922) & Mary Anna Verity (1859-1921), of Elloughton, Brough, Yorkshire and 53 Craven Street, Hull (War Pension address). He worked with his father as a Carting Labourer. He had four brothers and six sisters. He enlisted in at Elloughton. Served as Pte, George Carlill Beaulah, … Read more
BORN HULL 01/09/1890. SON OF JAMES WILLIAM COOPER (1860-1910) & ANNIE MARIA INGRAM (1864-1930), OF 34 STANIFORTH PLACE, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. AN ENGINE CLEANER FOR THE NORTH EAST RAILWAYS. HE MARRIED ADA WAUDBY (1891-1977), AT ST BARNABAS CHURCH, HULL, ON 31/08/1912. THEY LIVED AT 15 CHESTNUT AVENUE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL, WITH THEIR CHILDREN, JAMES AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF GEORGE WILSON BORMAN (1861-1930) & ANNIE BAUMFORTH (1868-1935), OF 21 PULMAN STREET, HULL 9WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A LABOURER. ONE OF 12 CHILDREN. HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS, SOME OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. HE ENLISTED IN HEXHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, 50TH DIVISION. … Read more
BORN COTTINGHAM 1887. SON OF WILLIAM WRIGHT, OF 66 PULMAN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) HE ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION 26/10/1917, AGED 30. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE SHARED EVENLY BETWEEN WILLIAM DALBY, MARY E DALBY AND EVERLYN DALBY. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. FULL NAME FREDERICK JAMES HERALD WILLIS. SON OF JOHN (1839-1912) & MARY JANE WILLIS (1850-1918), OF 67 NAYLORS ROW, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (TERRITORIALS). DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 28/03/1918, AGED 32. HE IS BURIED AT NAMPS-AU-VAL BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF MICHAEL & SARAH ANN WHITE, HULL. IN 1911 HE WAS AN INMATE OF THE WELBURN REFORMATORY. HE ENLISTED IN THE WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, IN HULL. TRANSFERRED TO THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN BELGIUM, ON 19/12/1917, AGED 22. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS ELDER SISTER, MRS EDITH LEE. HE … Read more
