Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The Regiment raised 35 Battalions and was awarded 57 Battle Honours and 4 Victoria Crosses, losing 12,700 men during the course of the war.
10th (Service) Battalion
03.09.1914 Formed at York and then moved to Wareham as part of 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 the 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.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Fontaine S.W. of Maubeuge, France.
Born Hull, 3 Oct 1893. Son of William George Saville and Maria Rispin (1857-1901). He had two brothers and four sisters. Joined the Army aged 18 and was a Professional soldier when war began. Enlisted 17 Aug 1908. Served with the 1st & 6th East Yorkshire Regiment (1911 Census) and the 10th Prince of Wales’s … Read more
Born North Barwick, Edinburgh. Son of James and Annie Taylor, of Cedar Grove, Dirleton, East Lothian (CWGC address) He enlisted in Hull. Served as Sergeant in the 10th West Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 23/04/1917, aged 25. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. His younger brother, Private, William Taylor, 19107, 2nd Royal Scots, had … Read more
Born Roundhay, Leeds, 1895. Son of Robert Wrigley Nichols and Emily Nicholls, of 15 Belvue Avenue, North Lane, Roundhay, Leeds. Worked at Leeds City, Electric & Gas Lighting Works (1911 Census). He enlisted at Hull. Served with the 10th West Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 30/10/1916, aged 21. Buried at Deville Wood Cemetery, Somme, … Read more
Born Barton Upon Humber, 1879. Son of John and Margery Ellen Burgess. Worked as a Boot repairer and boarded at 61, Waterloo Street, Hull (1911 Census). He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 10th West Yorkshires. Died on the first day of the Somme Battle, 1st July 1916, aged 37. His army effects were left … Read more
Born Hull, 1889. Son of Thomas Edward Grindell (1859-1921) and Clarinda (1861-1891) of 17, Thomas Terrace, Barnsley Street, Hull (War Pension address). He resided and enlisted in Selby, Yorkshire. He lost his mother when he was only 2 years old. He had one sister. He served with the 10th Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) … Read more
Born Hull, 1895. Son of Thomas Miller and Maria Coupland (1875-1938), of 5, Marvel Street, Drypool, Hull (War Pension address). A Dock Labourer. Enlisted on 06/09/1914. Served as Private, 13385, 10th West Yorkshire Regiment. Discharged on 05/06/1915. Awarded the Silver Badge (No: B114982). Died on 28/02/1920, aged 25. Buried Hull Hedon Road Cemetery
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF PETER CANNELL AND MARY ANN (KNOWN AS POLLY) PENROSE, WHO WERE BOTH BORN IN HULL. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 15 WITHERNSEA STREET, HULL. THEY LATER MOVED TO BRADFORD AND LIVED AT 8 LITTLE CROSS STREET, BRADFORD AND 10B MYRTLE STREET, LEEDS ROAD, BRADFORD. PTE, PETER CANNELL, 15679, 10TH WYR, WAS … Read more
C.C, Peaker is listed on the Hull Friendly Society Memorial at Hull Minster. Believed to be Private, C.E. Peaker, 23914, 10th West Yorkshire Regiment. Wounded, on 04/09/1916, 19/11/1917 and 03/05/1918. Died 04 September 1918. Age 21 years old. Son of James Arthur and Lily Peaker, of Leeds.
BORN NORTH BARWICK, EDINBURGH, 1877. SON OF JAMES AND ANNIE TAYLOR, OF CEDAR GROVE, DIRLETON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 10TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1917, AGED 40. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ANNIE, … Read more
Born Hull 1897. Son of Walter Richmond and Eva Wells, of Eastbourne Road, Hornsea, Yorkshire; husband of Florence May Jones (formerly Richmond), of 34, Henry Street, Scunthorpe, Lincs. One of six children. Son of a Butcher’s merchant. Educated at Hull Grammar School. He enlisted at Hornsea, as Private, 790, East Yorkshire Regiment. He transferred as … Read more
