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.
Son of John and Sarah Wilson, of South Dalton; husband of Nellie Wilson, of East Gate, Beverley, Yorkshire (CWGC address). Buried at SOUTH DALTON (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, YORKSHIRE. His grave inscription reads, NOT OUR WILL O LORD BUT THINE BE DONE
Born Hull, 1889. Son of Thomas Feasey (1851-1926) and Millicent Edgill (1850-1929), of 51, Wheeler Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 100, Wheeler Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had two brothers and five sisters. He worked as a Dock Labourer. He enlisted in Hull. Served as Private, 38685, 1/5th Northumberland Fusiliers. Died a Prisoner of … Read more
Born Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire, 1890. Son of Mary Chafer, of 24, Finkle Lane, Barton-on-Humber, Lincs., and the late Henry Chafer. A Grocer’s Assistant. Enlisted at Barton, Lincolnshire. Formerly 5/1654, Territorial Reserves. Transferred to the 1/5th Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action, on 27/05/1918, aged 28. Buried at La Ville-aux-Bois British Cemetery, France. His army effects … Read more
Private Joseph Carter (1880-1916) of Beverley Joseph Carter was born in Beverley in 1880. , Son of John Thomas and Annie Elizabeth Carter, of 43, Mill Lane, Beverley, Yorks. He served in the 1st/5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. As part of the 50th Division, the 1/5th Bn. of the Northumberland Fusiliers took part in … Read more
Born Hull, 1882. Employed as a dockside labourer. He was well known in the Groves and Wincolmlee district of Hull. He was unmarried and lived with his sister, Gertrude Hogan , at 6 Ella Grove, Mulgrave Street, Hull. He enlisted at Walker-on-Tyne, on 20/03/1916, joining the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers. He was only in France, for … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MARTIN McDERMOTT & WINIFRED MURPHY, AT 15 WASSAND TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, A TERRITORIAL RESERVE BATTALION. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/04/1918, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FOUR SIBLINGS, … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF MICHAEL & CATHERINE DOLAN, OF 12. AMNITY COURT, NORTH STREET, HULL. BROTHERS JOHN & JAMES DOLAN ALSO SERVED IN FRANCE. EX DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HEXHAM. SERVED IN THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED AT ZONNEBEKE, ON 26/10/1917, AGED 33. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. Name Thomas Dolan … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SECOND SON OF PTE, GEORGE ALFRED RICKETTS, ASC, & CLARA (DONKIN), AT 1, EPWORTH GROVE, EPWORTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A NEEDLER’S WORKER, WORKING AT THE BOURNEMOUTH STREET, FACTORY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY TR/5/18789, TERRITORIAL REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/05/1918, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF A BUILDING CONTRACTOR. A FORMER STONE MASON. ENLISTED HULL. EX PRIVATE, 4/3552, 5/7131, & 242327, 1/4TH BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/5TH BATTALION NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 27/11/1916, AGED 26. SON OF ERNEST WHITEHEAD & SARAH ANN LEES, OF SADDLEWORTH, YORKS. ARMY EFFECTS LEFT TO MOTHER SARAH A. HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF DAVID & MARY WELBON (1849-1921), OF 57, WATERLOO STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON A TAILOR. HIS MOTHER WAS A CONFECTIONER. HE WORKED AS A RULLYMAN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 23/09/1916, AGED 31. COMMEMORATED … Read more
