Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
1/5th 1/6th & 1/7th Battalion Territorial Forces
04.08.1914 The 1/5th stationed at York, the 1/6th stationed at Bradford and the 1/7th stationed at Leeds, all as part of the 1st West Riding Brigade of the West riding Division then moved to Selby and then Strensall and back to York.
Mar 1915 Moved to Gainsborough.
15.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne.
15.05.1915 Formation became the 146th Brigade of the 49th Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1915
The Battle of Aubers Ridge, The defence against the first Phosgene attack.
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
1917
Operations on the Flanders Coast (Hush), The Battle of Poelcapelle.
1918
The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Battle of the Scherpenberg, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of Valenciennes.
11.11.1918 Ended the war at Evin-Malmaison north of Douai, France.
Born Horsforth, Yorkshire, 28 Sep 1875. Son of George Isaac & Ann Marks. He worked as a House Painter. Enlisted at Skipton, Yorkshire. Served with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), 1st/5th Bn. Killed in action, on 25/04/1918. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Married Mary Hudson in 1894. Married again, Florence Taylor, … Read more
Born Cottingham, 1898. Son of Hannah Johnson and Goodhall Johnson, of Woodhouse, Farm, Cottingham, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Farm Foreman. Served in the 1/5th West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own). Killed on 25/04/1918, aged 19. Commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Born Kilnhurst, West Yorkshire, 1895. Son of James W Carr & Mary Carr. He was a Miner & Labourer Below Ground, working in Rotherham. He also resided in Leeds. Husband of Ann Elizabeth Carr, of 32, New Garden Street, Hull (War Pension Address). Enlisted on 19 July 1915. Served in the 1/5th Prince of Wales’s … Read more
Born Headingley, Leeds, 1896. Son of Thomas Stokes (1843-1921) and Louisa Brace (1866-1941), of 13, Alliance Avenue, Hull (War Pension Address). He enlisted in Leeds. Served as Private, with the 1/5th, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), in Egypt and France. Killed in action, on 01/07/1916, aged 19. His army effects were left to his … Read more
BORN HOLME, SHIPTON, YORKS 1899. ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR STEPHEN THEOBALD TAYLOR. & MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR, AT 9, MONTROSE AVENUE, KIMBERLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION AND 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS). SON OF A NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY SIGNALMAN AND PORTER. STEPHEN TAYLOR, WORKED AS A CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 21/04/1917. TRAINED AT RUGELEY AND … Read more
BORN NEW YORK, USA, 1895. ONLY SON OF A LIVER MERCHANT. SERVED AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, IN THE 5TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. SHOT BY SNIPER, ON 17/08/1916, AGED 21. HE LIVED AT 28 , WRIGHT STREET, HULL (HULL DAILY MAIL 25/08/1916) HE LEFT £221 IN HIS WILL TO HIS MOTHER, MRS MARY JANE PREST, OF46 CONEY … Read more
BORN HARTLEPOOL 1888. SON OF RACHAEL ALICE HOPPER & ROBINSON HOPPER, OCEAN HOUSE, MOOR TERRACE, HARTLEPOOL, COUNTY DURHAM. A SOLICITORS CLERK. EX CORPORAL IN THE EWEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED FRANCE, 15/04/1915. KILLED IN ACTION ON 28/04/1917. HE LEFT £321 IN HIS WILL TO HIS MOTHER. COMMEMORATED: Loos Memorial, Loos-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
