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 Dublin, 1887. Son of Joseph and Margaret Knowles. Nephew of Elizabeth Rouse, of 23, Park Street, Dublin. An out or work Labourer living at 17, Johns Terrace, Derby Street, Hull (1911 Census) He enlisted in Hull. Formerly, Private 3560, Northumberland Fusiliers. Transferred to the 1/7th Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Died of … Read more
Born Weel, Yorkshire, 1896. Only son of George Davison Dean (1862-1938) and Martha Frances Tennison (1864-1923), of Ferry Boat Inn, Weel, Beverley (war pension address). He had two younger sisters, Fanny & Mary. His grandmother, Elizabeth Frances Tennison ran the Ferry Boat Inn, at Weel, York. His father was a drainage labourer that lived in … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF JOSEPH EARNSHAW AND MARY PARTIS. SON OF A LABOURER. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN, HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS, LIVING AT 18 ANNS PLACE, CHAPMAN STREET AND 7 JAMES SQUARE, HODGSON STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER, WHEN WAR BEGAN. LIVING WITH HIS SISTER ELSIE, BROTHER, ROBERT AND … Read more
