Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Sheffield as part of the 18th Brigade of the 6th Division and then moved to Cambridge.
11.09.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at St. Nazaire and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1914
The actions on the Aisne heights.
1915
The action at Hooge
27.10.1915 Transferred to the 71st Brigade of the same Division;
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
1917
The Battle of Hill 70, The Cambrai operations.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Advance in Flanders, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Bohain, France.
Son of James and Sarah Elizabeth Ridgard; husband of Ethel May Ridgard, of 14, Hopper Terrace, Haswell Moor, Co. Durham (CWGC address). Name James Thomas Ridgard Birth Place Nottingham Residence Sunderland, Co. Durham Death Date 19 Sep 1918 Death Place VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, FRANCE Enlistment Place Hull Rank Lance Corporal Regiment Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 23/04/1890. KNOWN AS ‘ROLF’. SON OF THOMAS JOHN NICHOLSON (1863-1928) & BEATRICE MARGUERITE NICHOLSON (1867-1946). BROTHER TO ETHEL MART NICHOLSON (1893-1974), THMAS AND ETHEL. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 128, GRAFTON STREET, HULL (1891), 22, LOUIS STREET, HULL (1901) AND “SUNNYMEADE”, STATION ROAD, HESSLE. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND CHRIST’S HOSPITAL. A FORMER … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF THOMAS & HANNAH SELLER, OF 26, WALKER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). HE SERVED WITH THE 2ND SHERWOOD FORESTERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 18/09/1918, AGED 19. BURIED AT TREFCON BRITISH CEMETERY, CAULAINCOURT, AISNE, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “FOLLOWING JESUS DAY BY DAY NOTHING CAN HARM ME IF HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF THE LATE SARAH ANN WILKINSON (1867-1911) AND TOM CHAPMAN NEWMAN AT THIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. AN OIL MILLER. ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 15/01/1917, AGED 17 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. CALLED UP ON 08/03/1918. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 23/08/1918. SERVED WITH THE 2ND SHERWOOD FORESTERS. WOUNDED BY A BULLET IN THE … Read more
BORN HULL 26/08/1898. SON OF JOHN HENRY MEDCALF AND ANNIE MEDCALF, OF NOTTINGHAM & 1, ALBION PLACE, WILLIAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A WOOD MACHINIST. THIRD OF EIGHT CHILDREN. A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 29/11/1916. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 2 INCHES TALL, 124 LBS WEIGHT, 36.5 INCH CHEST. HE LIVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF SAMUEL AND SARAH ANN JOHNSON. MARRIED IN SCULCOATES, IN 1909. WIFE AGNES MARY EDWARDS & TWO DAUGHTERS LIVED AT 10 CLIFF TERRACE, GRANGE STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). A FORMER TERRITORIAL. EMPLOYED AS AN OIL MILL PRESSMAN. ENLISTED IN HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, ON 08/09/1914. … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF THOMAS HILL (1869-1939) AND ALICE ANN BARNABY (1863-1932), OF 27 COLLEGE STREET, STALLINGBOROUGH, LINCS. SON OF A SHIPPING CLERK. HE HAD ONE SISTER, EDITH. HE RESIDED AT STALLINGBOROUGH, LINCOLNSHIRE. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. SERVED IN THE 2ND SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED AT ARRAS, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF HENRY & EMMA HARRISON AT 14 DERBY TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, HULL, (ARMY PENSION ADDRESS). HUSBAND OF THE LATE ALICE HARRISON. A QUALIFIED JOINER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE LIVED WITH HIS PARENTS. ENLISTED IN NOTTINGHAM, ON 01/07/1911. JOINING THE NOTTS AND DERBY REGIMENT FOR SIX YEARS. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF KATHERINE HARRISON, A WIDOW. HE LIVED IN GRIMSBY. WORKED AS A FISH CLEANER, LIVING AT 139 WEELSBY STREET, GRIMSBY (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN GRIMSBY. SERVED WITH THE 2ND SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 21. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JANE ELIZABETH & JOHN FEENEY. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. POSTED TO THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 34. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE SENT TO HIS SISTER, MRS AGNES BURNETT. Name William Henry Feeney Birth Place Hull, Yorkshire, 1884 Death Date 23 Mar 1918 Death Place Arras Memorial, Pas de … Read more
