Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2/4th & 2/5th Battalion Territorial Force
04.09.1914 The 2/4th formed at Northallerton.
Sept 1914 The 2/5th formed at Scarborough.
Early 1915 Both moved to Benton, Newcastle as part of the 189th Brigade of the 63rd Division
July 1915 Moved to Cramlington and then Gainsborough.
July 1916 the 63rd Division broken up and the 189th Brigade moved to Catterick.
09.11.1916 Moved to Blackpool and transferred to the 220th Brigade of the 73rd Division.
Jan 1917 Moved to Chelmsford, then reduced in strength.
21.12.1917 The 2/4th disbanded and the 2/5th disbanded 29.03.1918.
Born Brigg, Lincolnshire, 1897. Son of William Welton (1861-1903) & Mary Jane Markham Welton (1864-1928), of 31 & 39, Barrow Road, Barton upon Humber (War Pension address). He worked in the bicycle factory from the age of 13, with his elder brother, Robert Welton. He enlisted at York. Served with the 2/5th Prince of Wales’s … Read more
Born Little Horton, Bradford, 1893. Son of the late Joseph (Joe) Sykes and Sarah Ann Wood (1861-1913), of 277 Park Lane Little Horton, Bradford, Yorks. He had two brothers and three sisters. Sister of Agnes Sykes (1891-1972) at 462, Stoneferry Road, Hull (War Pension address). He was a Spinning Room Jobber (1911 Census). He enlisted … Read more
Born Whitby, Yorkshire, 1895. Husband of Elsie Annie Wilding, of 5, The Square, East Morton, Bingley, Yorkshire. They had two children. A Waggoner (farm). He enlisted in Hull, in 1912. Formerly, Private,1332, Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France, on 10th September 1915. Transferred to the 2/5th Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Killed in action, … Read more
Born Seaham Harbour, Durham 1882. Son of Thomas and Ellen Lowery, of 61, Richmond Road, Leeds and 12, Wallace St., New Wortley, Leeds (CWGC address). His father was born in Ireland. His mother was born in Leeds. He resided in Hull. Husband of Miss Alice Sibley, of 6, Nelson Villas, Egton Street, Hull (War Pension address). … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ARTHUR & LOUISA POCKLINGTON. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE LIVED IN SAXIBY MILLS, LINCS. AN ASSISTANT IN MILL. HE ENLISTED IN LINCOLN. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 4432, 2/5TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMEN. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/02/1917, AGED 26. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. HE LEFT £62 IN HIS WILL … Read more
BORN SCARBOROUGH 1887. SON OF HARRY ROBSON SMITH (1857-1923) AND SOPHIA HILDYARD THOMPSON (1859-1936), OF 15 CASTLE HILL, SCARBOROUGH. A BOOT REPAIRER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2/5TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, AT ETAPLES, ON 10/04/1918, AGED 31. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON THE … Read more
BORN SPALDING, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1895. SON OF FREDERICK HENRY PICK AND SARAH ANN PICK AT THIS HULL ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A CARETAKER. HE WORKED AS A GROCER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/11/1917. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, FREDERICK. HE IS … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JAMES LISTER (1862-1929) & MARY ANN LISTER (1863-1918), OF 5, VICTORIA VILLAS, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL (1919 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A RULLYMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 9.5 INCHES TALL, 148 LBS WEIGHT, 36-38 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, BROWN HAIR, WESLEYAN RELIGION. MARRIED ON 01/02/1912. HIS WIFE, GERTRUDE ANN … Read more
BORN BROOMFLEET, YORKSHIRE 1899. SON OF GEORGE RANDELL COULTISH AND MINNIE COULTISH, OF BROOMFLEET LANDING, NEWPORT, BROUGH. SON OF A BRICKYARD LABOURER. BROTHER OF FRED , ALBERT AND EMILY LEIGHTON. A FARM LABOURER. HE ENLISTED BEVERLEY, ON 15/08/1917, AGED 18 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 3 INCHES TALL, 122 LBS WEIGHT, 34.5 … Read more
BORN ST MARY’S, KENT 1898. SON OF ROSA & WILLIAM BEDFORD AT 75 , GLASGOW STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS, AND THREE SISTERS. A SINGLE MAN. WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 22/02/1917, AGED 17 YEARS AND 364 DAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4.5 INCHES TALL, 36 INCH CHEST, … Read more
