Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Gwent)
05.12.1914 Formed by the Welsh National Executive Committee at Brecon and then moved to Colwyn Bay.
24.04.1915 Formation became the 115th Brigade of the 38th Division and then moved to Hazeley Down, Winchester.
04.12.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert. (The Division suffered severe casualties and did not return to major action for over a year later).
1917
The Battle of Pilkem, The Battle of Langemark.
1918
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of Cambrai, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre.
27.02.1918 Disbanded in France.
Lived with his Grandmother, Frances Jackson, at 16, Charles Street, Hull (War pension address). Enlisted Hull. Formerly, Private, 4763, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 6th South Wales Borderers. Taken Prisoner on 27/05/1918. Died in Germany, on 16/07/1918. His army effects were left to his Grandmother, Frances.
BORN CAERNAFON, WALES, 26/09/1897. SON OF SARAH CATHERINE NANNEY (1869-1940 & THE LATE WILLIAM REES NANNEY (1869-1915), AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HIS FATHER WAS A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER, WITH THE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS, AND WAS KILLED AT GALLIPOLI ON 20/08/1915, AGED 46. JOHN WAS ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN CAERNAFON. SERVED WITH THE 11TH … Read more
BORN COTTINGHAM, HULL, 1878. SON OF JOHN KIRK (1853-1933) & ANNE ELIZABETH WRIGHT (1852-1940),OF GEORGE STREET, COTTINGHAM AND 13, WALGRAVE STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A BRICKLAYER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A BRICKLAYER, BOARDING AT 57, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN CHATAM, KENT. … Read more
