Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Battalions of the New Armies
8th (Service) Battalion
Formed at Hounslow on 21 August 1914 as part of K1 and came under command of 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division.
Landed in France in May 1915.
Disbanded in France 6 February 1918.
BORN HULL 1881. BAPTISED AT ST MARY’S CHURCH, LOWGATE, HULL, ON 29 Sep 1881. ONLY SON OF RICHARD FURLEY (1852-1929) & LOUISA SCOTT (1859-1943), OF 95, WESTBOURNE AVENUE, HULL. HE HAD ONE SISTER, JUDITH (1883-1977). SON OF A SHIPPING AGENT. EDUCATED AT KEABLE COLLEGE, OXFORD. HE WAS A THEOLOGICAL STUDENT STUDYING AT MIRFIELD COLLEGE (1911 CENSUS). … Read more
BORN 1896, ROCHDALE, LANCS. LIVED HULL. SON OF CHIEF CONSTABLE, ROGER JAMES CARTER & MARY FENTON, BRUNSWICK HOUSE, BASFORD, STOKE ON TRENT – CWGC & SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS. HE ENLISTED STOKE ON TRENT. SERVED WITH THE 8TH LONDON REGIMENT, ROYAL FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 02/03/1916, AGED 21. COMMEMORATED ON THE LOOS MEMORIAL, FRANCE. NOTE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. ELDEST SON OF JOHN GLEN BAMFORTH (1855-1930) & ANNIE ELIZABETH BARRETT (1859-1929), OF, 22 , NORFOLK STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS) AND 1 HALL STREET, HULL. SON OF A PICTURE FRAME MAKER. HE HAD SIX SISTERS AND TWO BROTHERS. HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ST MARYS CHURCH, LOWGATE & EMPLOYED WITH … Read more
BORN HULL 28/02/1890. SECOND SON OF ARTHUR WILLIAM ALLISON (1855-1919) & REBECCA ANN EVINGTON (1853-1917), OF 19, DUESBURY STREET, HULL. SON OF A BANKER’S ACCOUNTANT. EDUCATED AT PARK ROAD SCHOOL, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED PAINTER & PAPER HANGER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 22/11/1915. POSTED TO THE 8TH ROYAL FUSILIERS. … Read more
