2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Malta.
14.09.1914 Embarked for England arriving at Southampton and moved to Hursley Park, Winchester to join the 23rd Brigade of the 8th Division.
05.11.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers, The action of Bois Grenier.
1916
The Battle of Albert.
1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of Pilkem, The Battle of Langemarck.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The actions at the Somme crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The actions of Villers-Bretonneux, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of the Scarpe, The Final Advance in Artois.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Tertre west of Mons, Belgium.
20 SORRENTO AVENUE, WOODHOUSE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
01/07/1916
Aged
19
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF ROBERT HENRY KIRKWOOD (1868-1920) & MARTHA ELTHERINGTON, (1866-1922), AT 3 BEACH GROVE, WITHERNSEA STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, ON 1ST JULY 1916, AGED 19. HIS BOTH WAS NEVER FOUND AND HE IS COMMEMORATED ON TH […]
BORN HULL. LIVED SHEFFIELD. ENLISTED SHEFFIELD. EX 4617 4TH YORK & LANCS REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION.
38 , GREAT PASSAGE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
24/07/1917
Aged
28
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF ISRAEL AND DORAH NEWMAN, AT 38 PASSAGE STREET, HULL. A PROFESSIONAL, REGULAR ARMY SOLDIER, SERVING WITH THE 1ST WEST YORKSHIRE (PRINCE OF WALES OWN) REGIMENT (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED SEVEN AND HALF YEARS WITH HIS REGIMENT IN MALTA. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 05/11/1914. TRANSFERRED AS […]
118 , WELBECK STREET, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
29/05/1918
Aged
28
BORN HIGH MOWTHORPE, YORKS 1890. HUSBAND OF RUTH NICHOLSON, AT 118 WELBECK STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED AS PRIVATE, 22809, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL (MM) FOR BRAVERY. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, AT JEDFRECOURT, ON 29/05/191 […]
11, EMPRINGHAM TERRACE, DALTRY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
30/08/1917
Aged
43
BORN HULL 1874. SON OF EDWIN PARRY (1843-1921) AND EMMA ROBINSON, OF HULL AND 76, VICTORIA STREET, MOSESGATE, FARNWORTH, LANCASHIRE. HE WORKED AS A COTTON SPINNER, IN FARNWORTH, LANCASHIRE (1911 CENSUS). MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1913. HUSBAND OF ALICE MAUD CAPES (1886-1927), OF 11, EMPRINGHAM TERRACE, DALTRY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRE […]
2 GLADYS AVENUE, WEST DOCK STREET, HULL EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Died on
22/04/1918
Aged
20
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM PYRAH (1869-1945) & ELIZA DIXON (1873-1966), OF 3 PICTURESQUE TERRACE, MANCHESTER STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 52 WALCOTT STREET, HULL AND 2 GLADYS AVENUE, WEST DOCK STREET, HULL (PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCKSIDE LABOURER. HE HAD TWO OLDER BROTHERS, WHO WORKED IN THE HULL SAW MILLS AND A YOUNG […]
NORTH GATE, COTTINGHAM, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Died on
12/10/1917
Aged
22
Stanley Rhodes was the son of Florence Rhodeas, who was only 19 and unmarried when he was born. It is said that Florence had been in service in a big house when she became pregnant. He was born in January 1895 at Northgate and brought up here, by Emma Wiles, a widow. Florence married three years after Stanley was born and lived in Bridli […]
89, Worthing Street, Beverley Road, Hull
Died on
19/12/1914
Aged
23
Born Pocklington, East Yorkshire, 1891. Eldest Son of Harriet and Sidney Thomas Richmond, of 22, Leonards Road, Hull (1911 census) and 89, Worthing Street, Beverley Road, Hull (War Pension address). Son of an Assurance Agent. He had two brothers. Worked as a smelter in an Iron Foundary (1911 Census). Served in the 2nd West Yorkshire Reg […]
BORN HULL 1890. LIVED LEEDS. ENLISTED SOMERLEYTON. KILLED IN ACTION. SON OF MAX & HANNAH RIGGLE ABOVE. SINGLE MAN.
BORN HULL. ENLISTED LEEDS. DIED OF WOUNDS. SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS - NO 1911 CENSUS ADDRESS FOUND.
BORN HULL 1894. SCULCOATES. SON OF HAUXBY SCOTT (1867-1943) & EMILY MARTHA SOLLY (1867-1961), OF 40 ARTHUR STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 11 SEYMOUR STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL. (ARMY CARD ADDRESS). HE WAS BROTHER, TO HERBERT, SYDNEY, LEONARD & ERNEST SCOTT. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS ON THE CLERICAL STAFF FOR MARRIS, WILLOWS & […]
8, SHIRLEY AVENUE, PERTH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Area
Died on
23/06/1917
Aged
22
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF MRS JANE SIMPSON, OF 47, BLACKFRIARGATE, HULL. HIS MOTHER WAS A WELL KNOWN FIGURE, SELLING NEWSPAPERS AT THE CORNER OF SCALE LANE HULL FOR OVER 30 YEARS. A WIDOW, SHE HAD NINE CHILDREN ALL OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY, APART FROM GEORGE AND ANOTHER SON. GEORGE SIMPSON WAS A FORMER HULL TRAMWAY DRIVER ON THE SPRING BAN […]
BORN HULL. ENLISTED ST ANTHONY, FALMOUTH, CORNWALL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 19/03/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/10/1916. COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. HULL ADDRESS UNTRACED. NO PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS.
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF THOMAS & JANE ANN SMITH, OF 155 NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND WEST YORKSHIRES. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/05/1918, AGED 18. HIS BODY WAS NOT RECOVERED. COMMEMORATED ON SOISSONS MEMORIAL, AISNE, FRANCE HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, THOMAS. HE LEF […]
10, St Patricks Square, Edinburgh
Died on
29/05/1918
Born Leith. Husband of Louise Bethell, of 10, St Patricks Square, Edinburgh Enlisted in Hull. served with the 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in action, on 29/05/1918 Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF THOMAS HENRY THOMPSON (1857-1949) & EMILY FORD (1863-1936), OF 52, SYMONS STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 99, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. A FORMER APPRENTICE JOINER. HE WORKED AS A TRAM DRIVER ON THE BEVERLEY ROAD CARS. HE MARRIED ANNIE E. PENN, AT SCULCOATES, HULL, ON 24/03/1913. THEY HAD TWO CHILD […]
Loftus, Cleveland
Died on
25/09/1915
Aged
35
Name Martin Turner Birth Place Loftus, Cleveland Death Date 25 Sep 1915 Death Place Ypres, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull, Yorks Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 4/8465 Type of Casualty Killed in action
308, Holderness Road, Hull
Died on
16/08/1917
Aged
34
Born Clay Cross, Derbyshire, 1884. Son of John Henry and Mary Unwin, of Clay Cross, Chesterfield; husband of Lilian Unwin, of 85, Monmouth St., Sheffield (CWGC records). He worked as a Railway Porter. Enlisted at Nottingham. Formerly 16765, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 2nd Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. […]
Welwick, Patrington, Yorkshire
Died on
08/05/1918
Aged
29
Born Patrington, Yorkshire, 1889. Son of William Wood (1848-1905) and Priscilla Wood (1854-1928). Husband of Harriet Rebecca Wood, of Welnwick, Patrington. They had three children. He enlisted in Hull. Formerly T/4/036665, R.A.S.C. Transferred as Lance Corporal, 2nd Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own). Killed in action […]
