Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Sabathu, India.
20.11.1914 Embarked for England from Karachi arriving at Plymouth 22.12.1914 moved to Winchester and joined the 84th Brigade of the 28th Division.
18.01.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Second Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Loos.
24.10.1915 Embarked for Alexandria from Marseilles.
24.11.1915 Deployed to Salonika and engaged in various actions against the Bulgarian Army including;
1916
The occupation of Mazirko, The capture of Barakli Jum’a.
1917
The capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum’a), The capture of Barakli and Kumli.
June 1918 Left 28th Division and returned to France via Itea and Taranto.
16.07.1918 Transferred to the 150th Brigade of the 50th Division and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of Valenciennes.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Dourlers north of Avesnes, France.
Born Goole, 1895. Only Son of Frederick and Sarah Jane Stephenson, of Thorne, Doncaster and 32, Wheeler Street, Hull (war Pension address). He had three sisters. Worked as a Drapers Errand Lad. Enlisted at Ripon, Yorkshire. Served with the 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action, on 01/08/1915, aged 20. His grave reads, “IN THE MIDST … Read more
Born York. Son of John William and Lily Briskham, of 12, Trinity Lane, York. Enlisted in Hull. Served with the 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of wounds, on 04/10/1918, aged 22. Buried in France, His grave reads, IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH
Born Newington, Kent, 1883. Sone of William Slingsby. A Professional Soldier serving as Private, 641, with the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, in India (1911 Census) Enlisted in Hull. Transferred to the 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers. Died on 21/02/1915, aged 32. Commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.
Born Acomb, Yorkshire, 1886. Son of William and Jane Gray, of The Raikes, Hartington, Buxton (CWGC address). Son o a Huntsman. He had two brothers and five sisters. Worked as a Soap Traveller, living at Acomb Kennels, Near York (1911 census) He enlisted in Hull. Formerly 1792, East Riding (York) Yeomanry. Transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers, … Read more
BORN LEEDS. SON OF BRIDGET AND THOMAS DUNN, LIVING AT 25 LUNHAM’S BUILDINGS, OSBOURNE STREET, HULL. ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIAVTE, 17938, WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIER.S. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 02/08/1915, AGED 24. HE DIED AT THE 3RD CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. HE HAD ONLY BEEN AT THE FRONT FOR A FEW … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF FREDERICK RICHARD ROWDEN (1865-1930) & MARIA HUDDER (1866-1906). BROTHER TO ALBERT AND FIVE SISTERS. (1901 CENSUS). WAS A REGULAR SOLDIER BEFORE WW1. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. HE DIED ON THE 12/07/1915, AGED 22. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN BEWHOLME, EAST YORKSHIRE, 1886. SON OF JAMES OVERFIELD (1852-1922) AND JANE ANN SCRIVENER (1852- ). HE HAD TWO SISTERS, CLARA AND CARRIE. HE MARRIED AT SKIRLAUGH, IN 1904. HIS WIFE BESSIE ANN KEMP, LIVED AT 15, CARRISBROOK VILLAS, MARSHALL STREET, HULL AND 55, RAGLAN STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). THEY HAD THREE … Read more
BORN HULL 1879. SON OF CHARLES HOLMES, OF 9 STAVES BUILDINGS, PORTER STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF WIFE FLORENCE HOLMES, OF 15 HOWARDS ROW, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL. AN OIL MILLER (1911 CENSUS). EMPLOYED BY MESSRS, HEWITT & THOMPSON, CONFECTIONERS, WHEN WAR BEGAN. HE ENLISTED IN 1916. SERVED WITH THE 2ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED AS A PRISONER … Read more
BORN HULL 22/05/1892. ONLY SON OF JAMES HILL AND ADA MARIA FIELD (1858-1923). A LAD PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/10/1918, AGED 26. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL’S WALKER STREET MEMORIAL. HE IS BURIED AT UNICORN CEMETERY, VENDHUILE, AISNE, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF JOHN & ANN GREEN, AT 17 BARROW AVENUE, CAVE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN THE 2ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 16/01/1915. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 19/02/1915, AGED 23. COMMEMORATED ON THE YPRES, MENIN GATE MEMORIAL … Read more
