Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
10th & 11th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Newcastle as part of the Third New Army (K3) then moved to Bullswater near Frensham to join the 68th Brigade of the 23rd Division.
Dec 1914 Moved to North Camp, Aldershot.
Feb 1915 Moved to Ashford, Kent and then Bramshott, Hampshire.
Aug 1915 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
Trench familiarisation as part of the 20th (Light) and 27th Divisions and then took control of the front line at Ferme Grande Flamengrie to the Armentieres-Wez Macquart road and at Bois Grenier.
1916
The German Attack on Vimy Ridge, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy, The capture of Le Sars.
1917
The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The First Battle of Passchendaele, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
Nov 1917 Deployed to Italy to strengthen the Italian resistance;
1918
The fighting on the Asiago Plateau, The Battle of Vittorio Veneto, including the passage of the Piave and the battle of Monticano.
04.11.1918 Ended the war in Porcia, Italy.
Name George Deigham Birth Place Willington Quay, Northumberland Death Date 1 Jan 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers Battalion 11th Battalion Regimental Number 6747 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
BORN HORSFORTH, HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE, 26/03/1898. ONLY CHILD OF JOHN JAMES KIRK (1876-1901) & JANE HAWXWELL BURTON (1871- ), OF 9, FENCHURCH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 3, ELM TERRACE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A SOLDIER, SERVED AS PRIVATE, 23076, EAST YORKSHIRE YEOMANRY AND DIED AT KROONSTADT, SOUTH AFRICA, 19/09/1901, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JOSEPH ROBINSON (1857-1917) & ANN COPELAND (1860-1915), OF 6, CLAREMONT AVENUE, BEECROFT STREET, ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A RULLYMAN FOR GREENWOOD BROTHERS. HE WORKED AS A NORTH EAST RAILWAY PORTER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 11TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF CHARLES MENNELL (1845-1925) & FREDA OF 146 ROSEMEAD STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS A HOUSE PAINTER. MARRIED ANNIE VENUS (1891-1957), IN 1915. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 25/08/1915. SERVED WITH THE 11TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 06/08/1916, AGED 30. HIS WIDOW ANNIE … Read more
Born Withernwick, Yorkshire, 15/02/1883. Son of Joseph Major (1857-1936) and Elizabeth Holmes (1857-1940), of Skirlaugh. Worked as a railway platelayer. Married Ellen Johnson (1882-1963) at Hull in 1903. He enlisted at Selby. Served as Corporal, with the 11th Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed at Zonnebeke, on 20/09/1917, aged 34. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. His … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF GEORGE HENRY CRESSEY AND AMELIA ANNIE CRESSEY, OF 4 BLENKINS PLACE, WALLER STREET, HULL AND 3, GRANVILLE AVENUE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCKER. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A FIREMAN ON THE RAILWAYS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS CORPORAL, 5480, 11TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MR & MRS ANNIE ELIZABETH CLARK, OF 1 WELTON TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED FOR HORNER’S SAWMILL, MADELEY STREET, HULL AND WORKED ON THE TRAWLERS AT SEA. HE ENLISTED AT OTLEY, YORKSHIRE. EX PRIVATE, 24832 YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 45958, 11TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF SOPHIE & THE LATE JAMES BRADSHAW, AT 3 SALFORD AVENUE, MANCHESTER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). EMPOLYED BY MR ROBSON, FISH CURER, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. CORPORAL, IN THE 11TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. ON 1ST JUNE 1918, HE LED HIS SECTION AND CUT OFF THE ENEMY’S RETREAT, SHOWING GREAT … Read more
