Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish) & 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
Nov 1914 Both formed at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor & the City.
Mar 1915 Alnwick and joined the 102nd Brigade of the 34th Division and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
15.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office.
Jan 1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The fighting at Hargicourt, The Third Battles of Ypres.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle for Kemmel Ridge.
17.05.1918 Both reduced to cadre.
17.06.1918 The 23rd transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
18.06.1918 The 22nd returned to England with the 16th Division and absorbed the new 38th Battalion at Margate and rejoined the 48th Brigade of the 16th Division at Aldershot.
16.08.1918 The 23rd transferred to the 66th Division.
July 1918 The 22nd returned to France and once again engaged in various actions including;
The Final Advance in Artois.
20.09.1918 The 23rd transferred to the 197th Brigade to defend the Lines of Communication.
11.11.1918 The 23rd ended the war near Aumale, France and the 22nd ended the war south of Tournai, Belgium.
Born Howdendyke, Yorkshire, 1899. Son of Brian Middleton (1862-1946) and Marie Drewery (1863-1914), of Howdendyke, Howden, Yorkshire. Son of a Furnace Man at the local Chemical Manure Works. One of six sons, three of which died in the war. Harry Middleton enlisted in Hull. Served with the 7th East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on … Read more
Born Leominster, Hereford. Son of Mary Jenkins, of 36, Vicarage Street, Leominster, Hereford. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Died on 11/02/1917. Buried in Belgium. Name Edward Jenkins Birth Place Leominster, Hereford Death Date 11 Feb 1917 Death Place Belgium Enlistment Place Hull, Yorkshire Rank Private Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers … Read more
Born Sheffield, 1892. Son of Emily Pratt (1869-1933)and Robinson Bemrose (1867-1924), of 5, Harold’s Terrace, South Parade, Hull (1911 Census), Son of a draper’s Assistant. He worked as a Dock side Labourer. Enlisted in Hull. Served with the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action, on 12/09/1917, aged 25. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. … Read more
Born Long Riston, Yorkshire, 1884. Son of Charles and Charlotte Harrison, of 3, Chatham Place, Adelaide Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had four brothers and five sisters. Like his father, He worked as a Coal Heaver On the Hull Docks. Served in the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers. Taken prisoner. Died of Dysentery, … Read more
Born at Skidby, Yorkshire, 1894. Only son of Fred Grantham (1868- 1955) and Mary Ann Grantham, of 4, Lennoxe Villa, Paddock, Anlaby Park, Hull. Son of a farm labourer. He had one sister, called Ivy. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 23rd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish), Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action, on 17/08/1917, aged 22. … Read more
BORN OLDCOATES, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 1893. SON OF RICHARD AND JANE E. RIMMINGTON. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A FARM HORSEMAN ON WHITELEES FARM, BRADFIELD, NEAR SHEFFIELD. HIS WIFE SARAH E LIVED AT SPYVEE STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD, YORKS. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 184895, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 23RD NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF … Read more
BORN HEDON, HULL 1884. SON OF WILLIAM AND ANN M PIERCY, OF 4, CARLTON TERRACE, DURHAM STREET. HIS WIFE FRANCES PIERCY, & THEIR FOUR CHILDREN LIVED AT 109 COURTNEY STREET, HULL, & 3, TEMPERENCE BUILDINGS, SWANN STREET, HULL. A FORMER RECKITT’S EMPLOYEE & SAW MILL WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25028, EAST YORKSHIRE … Read more
BORN ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, 1900. SON OF JOHN WILKINSON PEASEGOOD (1865-1899) AND BEATRICE MARY CHAPPELLE (1868-1929), OF 8 GRANVILLE STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND “CYPRUS HOUSE”, NEWPORT, BROUGH, EAST YORKSHIRE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN HULL. HIS FATHER WAS A WATCHMAN AT THE SUGAR COMPANY, IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, AND WAS FOUND DROWNED, … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & MARIA MORTON, OF 13, WYCLIFFE GROVE, ARGYLE STREET, HULL, AND 8, CRYSTAL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A COACH PAINTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE TYNESIDE SCOTS. KILLED ON 11/09/1917, AGED 21. BURIED AT JEANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, AISNE, FRANCE. Name Frank Morton Birth Place … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF ARTHUR ERNEST MONSON AND CLARA EMILY NEWLOVE, OF 97 SPRING BANK WEST, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25193, WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 23RD TYNSIDE SCOTTISH. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/04/1918, AGED 23. BURIED IN BELGIUM. … Read more
