Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/5th 1/6th & 1/7th Battalion Territorial Forces
04.08.1914 The 1/5th stationed at York, the 1/6th stationed at Bradford and the 1/7th stationed at Leeds, all as part of the 1st West Riding Brigade of the West riding Division then moved to Selby and then Strensall and back to York.
Mar 1915 Moved to Gainsborough.
15.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne.
15.05.1915 Formation became the 146th Brigade of the 49th Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of Aubers Ridge, The defence against the first Phosgene attack.
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
1917
Operations on the Flanders Coast (Hush), The Battle of Poelcapelle.
1918
The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Battle of the Scherpenberg, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of Valenciennes.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Evin-Malmaison north of Douai, France.
Name John William Hall Born Bradford, 1889. Married at Hull in 1908. Widow Ellen Gladstone Hall at 4, Crescent Place, Walker Street, Hull (1921 Census) Death Date 9 Oct 1917 Death Place Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Bradford, Yorks Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 1st 5th Battalion … Read more
Born Horsforth, Yorkshire, 28 Sep 1875. Son of George Isaac & Ann Marks. He worked as a House Painter. Enlisted at Skipton, Yorkshire. Served with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), 1st/5th Bn. Killed in action, on 25/04/1918. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Married Mary Hudson in 1894. Married again, Florence Taylor, … Read more
Born Cottingham, 1898. Son of Hannah Johnson and Goodhall Johnson, of Woodhouse, Farm, Cottingham, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Farm Foreman. Served in the 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). Killed on 25/04/1918, aged 19. Commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Born Kilnhurst, West Yorkshire, 1895. Son of James W Carr & Mary Carr. He was a Miner & Labourer Below Ground, working in Rotherham. He also resided in Leeds. Husband of Ann Elizabeth Carr, of 32, New Garden Street, Hull (War Pension Address). Enlisted on 19 July 1915. Served in the 1/5th Prince of Wales’s … Read more
Born St. John’s, Keswick, Cumberland. Son of Thomas Robert and Elizabeth Lee; Husband of Susannah Lee, of The Village, Myton-on-Swale Yorkshire and 29, Green Lane, Hull (War Pension address). Enlisted at York. Served in the 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). Killed in action, on 09/10/1917, aged 34. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot … Read more
Born Headingley, Leeds, 1896. Son of Thomas Stokes (1843-1921) and Louisa Brace (1866-1941), of 13, Alliance Avenue, Hull (War Pension Address). He enlisted in Leeds. Served as Private, with the 1/5th, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), in Egypt and France. Killed in action, on 01/07/1916, aged 19. His army effects were left to his … Read more
BORN MIDDLESBROUGH 1879. ENLISTED IN THE ‘HULL PALS’. EX 279 11TH EYR. HE MARRIED ZILLAH BAIRSTOW AT HULL IN JULY 1896. PRIOR TO WAR, HE WORKED FOR THE HULL LABOUR EXCHANGE FOR THREE YEARS. BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF TRADE, HE ACTED FOR ELEVEN YEARS, AS ASSISTANT SCHOOLMASTER, ON THE TRAINING SHIP ‘SOUTHAMPTON’, … Read more
BORN HULL 1895 AS WILFRED ERNEST WAIN. ENLISTED SELBY. SON OF HERBERT & ELLEN WAIN OF 5, JUBILEE TERRACE, SUBWAY STREET, HULL & SELBY Name Ernest Wain Birth Place Hull, Yorkshire, 1895 Residence 5, George Street, Barlby Road, Selby, Yorkshire. Employed as a Clerk Death Date 11 Jan 1917 Death Place De Cusine Ravine British … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. LIVED SELBY. SON OF ERNEST & CLARA ANN TUTE, OF 23 BULLER STREET, SELBY (CWGC ADDRESS).
BORN SOUTHCOATES, HULL 1889. SON OF JOHN ELI & ANNIE ELIZABETH TURNER, HULL. BROTHER JOSEPH WILLIAM TURNER LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS, HEDON ROAD 1911. IRON FOUNDRY WORKER. ENLISTED HULL. PROMOTED TO LANCE CORPORAL. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 25/04/1918, AGED 28.
