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.
1st Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Lichfield as part of the 18th Brigade of the 6th Division then moved to Dunfermline and then Cambridge.
10.09.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at St. Nazaire and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1914
The actions on the Aisne heights.
1915
The action at Hooge.
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
1917
The Battle of Hill 70, The Cambrai operations.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Advance in Flanders, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Fresnoy N.E. of St. Quentin.
Born Hull, 1885. Son of Walter & Minnie E Marshall, of 1, Weston Villas, Franklin Street, Holderness Road, Hull. He joined the 1st Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment, as a Drummer Boy, on 15 Nov 1902, aged 17. He qualified at Keller Music school in 1905 & also played Euphonium & Cello to … Read more
Born York, 1888. Husband of Dora Clarrisa Parker, of Welton, Brough, Yorkshire. Enlisted in Hull. Formerly 2351, East Yorkshire Regiment. transferred to the 1st Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Died of wounds, on 28/06/1918, aged 30. Name Alfred Parker Birth Place York Death Date 28 Jun 1918 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment … Read more
Name James Kennalley Birth Place St. Mary’s, Leeds, 1878 Death Date 6 Oct 1915 Death Place Ypres, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 4/8474 Type of Casualty Killed in action
Born Coldstream, Berwick, 1873. Son of Mrs Ellen Dawson (1844-1916), of 13, Williams Place, St James Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 3, Hope Terrace, Walker Street, Hull (war pension address). A General Labourer. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 1st West Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 23/09/1915, aged 42. Buried in Belgium. His … Read more
Born Andover, Hampshire, 1891. Son of Sidney Henry Forder and Elizabeth Ellery, of 17, Portland Place, Andover, Hampshire (CWGC address). He enlisted in Hull. Served in the 1st Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Died of wounds, on 19/12/1915, aged 25, at the18th Field Ambulance hospital. He is buried at Hop Store Cemetery, outside … Read more
Born Layerthorpe, York, 1888. Son of William Henry and Etherington and Eliza Etherington (1860-1936), of 77, Edgecumbe Street, Newland Avenue, Hull (War Pension address) A Professional Soldier when war began. He served in India and had a Campaign medal. He was posted to France with the 1st West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). Killed … Read more
Born Sigglesthorne, Yorkshire, 1891. Son of Stephen Postill (1848-1943) and Lucy Sanders ( 1861-1943). He had two brothers and two sisters. Worked as a farm hand in Goxhill (1911 Census) Enlisted in Hull. Served with the 1st West Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 26/08/1917, aged 26. He had married Daisy Ann Clark at Hornsea, … Read more
Born Hull 1879. Private, Charles Button, 1st West Yorkshire Regiment, died of war injuries on 03/07/1924, at 32, Stanley Street, Hull (War Pension Ledger Address). He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) on 30th June 1915, for rescuing a wounded man 200 yards from the German Trench and carrying him back under fire, through … Read more
BORN NORTH FERRIBY 1898. KNOWN AS “TOM”. SON OF GEORGE STRAKER & AMELIA CAMPBELL, AT 80 NICHOLSON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A MOULDER, EMPLOYED BY THE BRITANNIA, OIL AND CAKE MILLS, WINCOLMLEE, HULL. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 3.5 INCHES TALL, 125 LBS, AND 35 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 21/05/1916, AGED 17 AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF THOMAS & MARY ELIZABETH HODGSON, OF 1 PERSEVERENCE TERRACE, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. AND WAS A SERVING SOLDIER WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, WHEN WAR BEGAN. PROMOTED TO LANCE CORPORAL. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/09/1914, AGED 21.’ … Read more
