Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
19th (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Pioneers)
16.11.1914 Formed at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor & the City.
13.01.1915 Moved to Morpeth and then Cramlington.
08.02.1915 Became a Pioneer Battalion then moved to Masham and joined the 35th Division.
Aug 1915 Taken over by the War Office and moved to Perham Down, Salisbury Plain.
29.01.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre.
1916
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The fighting for Arrow Head Copse and Maltz Horn Farm, The fighting for Falfemont Farm.
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The fighting in Houthulst Forest, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
1918
The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Courtrai, The action of Tieghem.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Waermaerde east of Courtrai, Belgium.
BORN HULL 1897. SECOND SON OF JOHN WHITFIELD PARKER & CHARLOTTE DARLINGTON, OF 5 NEWTON VILLAS, ESTCOURT STREET, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL. (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A HAND DRILLER &SHIP REPAIRER. YOUNGEST OF THREE CHILDREN. HIS ELDER SIBLINGS WERE BEN AND ADA. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY JOHN GOOD & SONS. HE WORKED AS A … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN MADDISON (1861-1931) & STEP MOTHER, SARAH ANN BROWN (1864-1936) OF 25, LORRAINE STREET, STONEFERRY, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF AN ENGINE DRIVER. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 19TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION BETWEEN THE 24TH OR 25TH JULY 1918, AGED 18. … Read more
BORN BARTON, LINCS., 1894. SON OF JOHN & ANNIE ELLIS, OF PULMAN STREET, HULL. (1911 ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS A BRICKLAYER’S LABOURER. HE WORKED AT HULL’S IDEAL RADIATOR COMPANY. HE MARRIED ALICE MARIA MAMWELL (1890-1934), AT HULL IN EARLY 1914. HE ENLISTED HULL. JOINED THE 19TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (TYNESIDE PIONEERS). DIED … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF ANNIE (1866-1911) & JOHN BATES (1860-1932), AT 35 MARLBOROUGH TERRACE, BOULEVARD SOUTH (1911 CENSUS) AND 1, ELEANOR’S PLACE, RAYWELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A OIL MILL PRESSMAN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 19TH TYNESIDE PIONEERS. DIED ON 28/03/1918, … Read more
