Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Also known as the City of London Regiment, the Royal Fusiliers raised no fewer than 47 battalions for service in the Great War. This makes it the fifth largest after the London Regiment, Northumberland Fusiliers, Middlesex Regiment and King’s (Liverpool Regiment).
2nd Battalion
August 1914 : in Calcutta in India.
Returned to England in December 1914. Joined 86th Brigade, 29th Division.
Sailed in March 1915 and landed Gallipoli 25 April 1915. Evacuated to Egypt January 1916.
Landed at Marseilles March 1916.
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF JOHN ROBERT & CHARLOTTE ROBINSON, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND LONDON REGIMENT. POSTED ABROAD, ON 15TH DECEMBER 1915. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR BRAVERY. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 04/06/1918, AGED 24. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON HULL’S WALKER STREET MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JOSEPH H & CHARLOTTE RILEY OF 14, CLYDE TERRACE, STONEFERRY. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. HE ENLISTED IN TOTTENHAM, NORTH LONDON. SERVED WITH THE 2ND ROYAL FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, AT GALLIPOLI, ON 14/05/1915, AGED 31. COMMEMORATED AT THE HELLES MEMORIAL, TURKEY. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, MARY ELLEN … Read more
BORN HULL 10/05/1879. SON OF LATE WILLIAM BOSTON KEY (1838-1879) & ANN WRIGHT. BORN AT 7 ELLEN’S TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL. MARRIED ELIZABETH CAPES, ON 07/01/1903. THEY LIVED AT1 WILBERFORCE TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A TRAWLER FISHERMAN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND ROYAL FUSILIERS. DIED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 31/10/1915, AGED … Read more
BORN MILE END, LONDON 16/3/1898. SON OF ARTHUR JAMES & FLORA MARIA GOODWIN ABOVE. HULL HEROES WEBSITE.
