Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
9th (Service) Battalion
25.08.1914 Formed at York as part of the first New Army (K1) and moved to Belton Park, Grantham as part of the 32nd Brigade of the 11th Division.
April 1915 Moved to Witley Camp, Godalming
03.07.1915 Embarked for Gallipoli from Liverpool via Mudros.
06.08.1915 Landed at Suvla Bay and engaged in various actions against the Turkish Army including;
The Battle of Sari Bair.
20.12.1915 Evacuated from Gallipoli to Egypt due to severe casualties from combat, disease and harsh weather.
07.02.1916 Arrived in Egypt and took over part of the Suez Canal defences.
01.07.1916 Moved to France landing at Marseilles and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
The capture of the Wundt-Werk, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Thiepval.
1917
Operations on the Ancre, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Langemarck, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle.
13.11.1917 Absorbed 400 men of all ranks from the Yorkshire Hussars to become the 9th (Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry) Battalion.
1918
The Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Quant Line, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war Bettignies north of Maubeuge, France.
Name James Spooner Birth Place Cambridge Death Date 9 Aug 1915 Death Place Gallipoli Enlistment Place Hull, Yorkshire Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 9th Battalion Regimental Number 10431 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Balkan Theatre. Left unmarried wife, Miss Caroline Rice, and daughter, Dorothy … Read more
Name Joseph Henry Germain Birth Place Cardiff – 1887 Residence Hull, Yorkshire – 1, Waverley Street, Hull (1911 census). A Labourer Death Date 9 Aug 1915 Death Place Gallipoli Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 9th Battalion Regimental Number 10296 Type of Casualty Killed in action. … Read more
Name Frank William Burns Birth Place Deptford, Middlesex Residence Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Burns, of 73, Olympia Cottages, Selby, Yorkshire Death Date 7 Aug 1915 Death Place Gallipoli Enlistment Place Hull, Yorks Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 9th Battalion Regimental Number 10424 Type of Casualty Killed in … Read more
Son of Jane Ann Bayes of 5, St. Nicholas Terrace, Kenyon Street, Thorne, Doncaster (war pension address) Name Harry Bayes Birth Place Thorne, Doncaster, Yorkshire, 1886 Death Date 9 Aug 1915 Death Place Gallipoli Enlistment Place Hull, Yorks Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 9th Battalion Regimental Number 10393 Type … Read more
Born York, 1884. Married at York in 1906. Husband of Mary Ann Flannery, of 9 Dundas Street, York, (1911 census). They had four children, John, Annie, Peter and William. He was a field labourer. Enlisted York. Served with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) 9th Bn. Killed in action, at the Somme, on … Read more
Born Hunslet, Leeds. Son of Mary Wake, of 14 Hulland Street Hunslet Leeds, and the late Austin Wake. A Hotel Waiter. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 9th West Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds, on 29/08/1917, aged 31. His grave reads, ETERNAL REST GIVE TO HIM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON … Read more
Born Holborn, London. Son of George Richards, of 13, Faulkner’s Alley, Benjamin Street, London (War Pension address). He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 9th West Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds, on 14/10/1917. His army effects were left to his sister, Mary Ann Rapp. Name Harry Richards Birth Place Holborn, London Death Date 14 Oct 1917 … Read more
Born Ireland. Enlisted Hull. His army effects were left to his brother, James at 53 Foundry Street Warrington, UK. Name John Garland Birth Place Dromantic, Dundalk Death Date 15 Dec 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank L Corporal Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 9th Battalion Regimental Number … Read more
Born Grangemouth, Scotland, 1886. Son of John Leyden and Julia Burke, of Grangemouth, Scotland. He had four brothers and four sisters. A Sawmill Machine man. Living and working Hull when war began. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 9th West Yorkshire Regiment. Posted overseas, on 23trd Sept 1915. Killed in action, on 14/09/1916. His … Read more
Born Kennington, Surrey, 1884. Son of Alfred Ernest Robinson (1854-1909) and Alice Maud Poletti. He resided with his Grandparents at Spring Head House, Easingwold. He lived in Humbleton and worked as a Bank Clerk. He served as Lieutenant, in the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), 13th Bn. attd. 9th Battalions. Killed on the Somme, 14/09/1916, … Read more
