Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
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 17/05/1893. THIRD SON OF JOHN THOMAS (JACK) TAYLOR (1860-1928) AND ELLEN MARY ARCHER (1865-1930), OF 1, PALMERSTON VILLAS, DIVISION ROAD, HULL (1901 CENSUS), 64 MATTHEWS STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & LATER HAWTHORNE, ANLABY, HULL. HE HAD EIGHT BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A LERK, FOR RICHARDSON’S TIMBER MERCHANTS … Read more
