Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
24th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Irish) & 27th (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish)
14.11.1914 The 24th formed at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor & the City and the 27th in Jan 1915.
Mar 1915 Both moved to Woolsington and joined the 103rd Brigade of the 34th Division.
27.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
Jan 1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
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.
10.08.1917 Amalgamated with the 27th Battalion forming 24/27th Battalion.
26.02.1918 Disbanded in France.
Born Shippington, Oxford, 1878. Husband of Sarah Jane Marshall (born 23 Jan 1878), of 7, Park Avenue, Gloucester Street, Hull (War Pension address). He was a travelling Letter press compositor and resided in Lancashire (1911 census). He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 24th Northumberland Fusiliers, Killed in action, on 09/04/1917, aged 39. Buried in … Read more
Born Scawby, Lincolnshire 1892. Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Thompson, of Scawby Brook, Brigg, Lincs. He had three brother and two sisters. PC, 496, Arthur Thompson was a Hull Policeman, joining on 03/06/1912 and working at the Norfolk Street, Division. He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, on 06/05/1915, and saw much action in France. … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. ONLY SON OF ALFRED & LAURA ROBINSON, OF 3, FERNDALE WALLIKER STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS A GROOM, BORN IN DURHAM. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN IN COTTINGHAM. HE HAD TWO ELDER SISTERS, MABEL AND ETHEL. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1912. HIS WIFE LILY B. WAYMAN, LIVED AT 21 , ST LUKES … Read more
BORN STAMFORD BRIDGE, YORKS, 1880. ONLY SON OF JOHN PARKER AND ELLEN CRAVEN. HE HAD THREE SISTERS. HE RESIDED AT HUNTINGDON (1891 CENSUS), NAFERTON (1901 CENSUS) AND AT, 7, IVYDENE, PARROT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED GERTRUDE RAPER (1885-1973) AT DRIFFIELD IN 1902, AGED 24. HUSBAND OF GERTRUDE & FIVE CHILDREN, AT 7, IVYDENE, … Read more
BORN DONCASTER, 1895. SON OF THOMAS LEONARD NEEDHAM (1858-1952) AND REBECCA LILLEY, OF 116 WORTHING STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND THIS CWGC ADDRESS. SON OF A BOOT REPAIRER. HE WAS A WAREHOUSE LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 24TH TYNESIDE IRISH BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS, ON 28/04/1917, AGED 22. HIS NAME IS … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & MARY ELLEN NALTON OF 12, NORTHUMBERLAND VILLAS, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. BROTHER TO HAROLD AND MARY NALTON. A WAREHOUSEMAN. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST TYNESIDE IRISH. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 28/04/1917, AGED 25. Name John Edward Nalton Birth Place Hull Death Date 28 Apr 1917 Death Place … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY AND MARY ELIZABETH MOSES, 243 HESSLE ROAD AND 12 BROOK STREET, HULL. IRISH FAMILY. A FORMER CABINET MAKER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 23623, EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1ST TYNESIDE IRISH. DIED OF WOUNDS, 10/03/1917, AGED 20. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF EDWARD LYONS & MARY ANN LYONS (1858-1904), OF HULL. HIS PARENTS WERE FROM IRELAND. HIS FATHER WAS A BRICKLAYER. EDWARD LYONS WORKED A DOCK LABOURER, BOARDING AT 43, HULL STREET (1901) CENSUS, WHIXLEY HOSPITAL, HARROGATE” (1911 CENSUS). AGAIN WORKING AS A GENERAL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AT WALLSEND ON TYNE. JOINING … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF CHRISTIAN HENRY FREDERICK LIMBACH (1850-1892) MARY BELLIS (1854-1928). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN GERMANY. HUSBAND OF FLORA & 3 CHILDREN, AT 2 FRED’S TERRACE, FINSBURY STREET & THIS ADDRESS (HDM 08/12/12). A COACH PAINTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, 159400, R.E. HE TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 47887, … Read more
BORN ULCEBY, LINCS, 1889. SON OF JOHN ALFRED & EMILY LIDGETT, OF ULCEBY, LINCS. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1912. HIS WIFE ETHEL (WAUDBY) LIVED AT 5, YORK TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS), 27 ST JAMES STREET, HULL & 15, CHESTNUT AVENUE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). PRIOR TO WAR, HE WAS A … Read more
