Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
7th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Richmond as part of the Second New Army (K2) and then moved to Wareham joining the 50th Brigade of the 17th Division.
May 1915 Moved to Romsey.
14.07.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1915
Holding front lines in southern area of Ypres salient.
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Delville Wood.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Roeux, The First Battle of Passchendaele, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
19.02.1918 Disbanded and remaining personnel transferred to the 6th 12th and 13th Battalions.
Born Dublin, 1887. Son of Joseph and Margaret Knowles. Nephew of Elizabeth Rouse, of 23, Park Street, Dublin. An out or work Labourer living at 17, Johns Terrace, Derby Street, Hull (1911 Census) He enlisted in Hull. Formerly, Private 3560, Northumberland Fusiliers. Transferred to the 1/7th Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Died of … Read more
Burton, Beverley, 1897. Second son of John Curtis (1866-1946) and Mercy Renwick (1867-1947) He had two brothers and five sisters. Worked as a Farm labourer and Horseman. Enlisted Beverley. Served as Private, Harold Curtis, 42833, 7th West Yorkshire regiment, was killed in action, on 16/04/1918, aged 19 and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, … Read more
Born Weel, Yorkshire, 1896. Only son of George Davison Dean (1862-1938) and Martha Frances Tennison (1864-1923), of Ferry Boat Inn, Weel, Beverley (war pension address). He had two younger sisters, Fanny & Mary. His grandmother, Elizabeth Frances Tennison ran the Ferry Boat Inn, at Weel, York. His father was a drainage labourer that lived in … Read more
BORN BARTON ON HUMBER, 1892. SECOND SON OF FRED AND SARAH ANN TAYLOR. SON OF A GROCER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS. WORKED AS A NURSERY GARDENER. ENLISTED IN BARTON ON HUMBER. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 307647, IN THE 7TH LEEDS RIFLES. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/09/1918, AGED 26. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS MOTHER, SARAH … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. ENLISTED HULL. HE WAS A WELL KNOWN HAIRDRESSER IN HULL.HE LEFT A WIDOW AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 16TH OCTOBER 1916, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH.*
BORN HULL 1883. KILLED IN ACTION. LIVED IN TADCASTER. SON OF GEORGE & SARAH E. ROBINSON. Name John Thomas Robinson Birth Place Hull, 1883 Residence Tadcaster, Yorkshire Death Date 9 Oct 1917 Death Place Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Enlistment Place York Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 1st 8th … Read more
BORN WINTERTON, LINCS, 1889. SON OF THOMAS (1831-1893) AND MARTHA RHODES (1847-1922), OF 166 NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. A GROCER. HE MARRIED GERTRUDE BRADLEY AT SCULCOATES IN 1913. THEY LIVED AT 17, AUCKLAND AVENUE, HULL AND 5, RAGLAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/7TH WEST … Read more
BORN HULL 01/01/1883. SON OF JOSEPH MARKHAM (1845-1910) & SARAH ANN HANSLEY (1844-1899). A CLERK AND FORMER RECKITTS WORKER. HE MARRIED ELEANOR MATCHELL (1883-1940), AT HULL, ON 30/11/1907. THEY LIVED AT 7 COLERIDGE STREET, WESTCOTT STREET, HULL, WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, GUNNER, 151704, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. TRANSFERRED TO THE 7TH … Read more
BORN LEEDS 1899. ONLY SON OF JANE BROOK (1871-1939) & THE LATE JOSEPH DIXON KIRKWOOD (1867-1919), 18 BULLER GROVE, HAREHILLS, LEEDS. A CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON THE 12/09/1916, AGED 17 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS. HIS ARMY ADDRESS WAS 60 SHARP STREET, HULL. HE WAS CALLED UP ON 27/04/1917. TRAINED AT RUGELEY CAMP. POSTED … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF VIOLETTA GREGG AND FREDERICK HEMINGBROUGH, OF 8 ASHWORTH STREET, LEEDS. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. ENLISTED LEEDS. SERVED IN THE 1/8TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 3RD SEPTEMBER 1916, AGED 24. HE WAS BURIED N THE SOMME. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER VIOLETTA.
