Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2/5th & 2/8th Battalion Territorial Force
16.10.1914 The 2/5th formed at Derby.
11.09.1914 The 2/8th formed at Newark.
Jan 1915 Moved to Luton as part of the 178th Brigade of the 59th Division and then moved to Watford.
April 1916 Moved to Ireland stationed at Dublin and then at Curragh.
Jan 1917 Returned to England at Fovant, Salisbury Plain.
26.02.1917 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The capture of Bourlon Wood, The German counter attacks.
06.02.1918 the 2/8th disbanded in France.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge.
07.05.1918 Reduced to cadre.
02.06.1918 Transferred to the 16th Division.
17.06.1918 Transferred to the 34th Division.
28.06.1918 Transferred to the 117th Brigade of the 39th Division.
03.08.1918 The 2/5th disbanded in France.
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF THOMAS & EMILY ELIZABETH RAMSDALE. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND/8TH SHERWOOD FORESTER. KILLED IN ACTION ON 7TH APRIL 1917, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FATHER, THOMAS. HIS DEATH IS RECORDED ON THE FAMILY GRAVE AT HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. NB: WALTER … Read more
BORN HULL 28/02/1898. SON OF FRANCIS GUY (1879-1930) AND ALICE JANE SPENCER (1877-1965), OF 31 KENT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 27, LILAC AVENUE, GARDEN VILLAGE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 28/04/1917, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. HE LEFT SIBLINGS, BEATRICE, JOHN, HARRY, ALICE, THOMAS, … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF TOM EDWARD & ELIZA ANN FOSTER, AT 646, HOLDERNESS ROAD AND 86, VILLAGE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). EDUCATED AT MERSEY STREET AND CRAVEN STREET SCHOOLS, IN HULL. HE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED VIOLIN PLAYER. ALSO ON THE ELECTRICAL STAFF OF MESSRS RECKITT’S. HE ENLISTED MAY 1916. TRAINED IN IRELAND AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF ARTHUR & HARRIET ANN FOSTER, AT 330, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. SON OF A TIMBER MERCHANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE SHERWOOD FORRESTERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 07/04/1917, AGED 24. BURIED AT TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS AUNT, MARY ELLEN AT 3 JESSAMINT … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. KNOWN AS EDGAR BORRILL. SON OF EDWIN BORRILL (1873-1955) & SARAH ALICE BLAKELEY (1875-1959), OF 2, YORK TERRACE, BRIGHT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 50, BRIGHT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A SAWMILL LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS – BENJAMIN (1896-1961), EDWIN (1903-1964), NORMAN (1911-1974) AND KENNETH BORRILL … Read more
