Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
10th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Pontefract as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Halton Park as part of the 63rd Brigade in the 21st Division.
Dec 1914 Moved to Leighton Buzzard and then Tring and Witley.
11.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including; The Battle of Loos.
08.07.1916 Transferred to the 63rd Brigade of the 37th Division and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
The First and Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle, The First Battle of Passchendaele.
04.02.1918 Disbanded in France.
Born Devizes, Wiltshire, 1874. Son of Charles Butler (1850-1940) and Harriet Sarah Giddings (1854-1933). He served with the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards for eight years. Married twice. His last wife was Edith Emiliy Butler, married at York on 23 Oct 1907. They lived at 66, Buckingham Street, Hull (1911 Census), 35, Belvoir Street, Hull (Army … Read more
BORN SWANLAND, YORKSHIRE 1884. SON OF HENRY WAUDBY (1862-1935) & LIZZIE CLARKSON WAUDBY (1863-1946) OF 6 CHURCH COTTAGE, NORTH FERRIBY (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A COACHMAN. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. . Lance Corporal William Atkinson Waudby (brother of Alfred Neaves Waudby who was also killed in action in WW1) served with the York and Lancaster … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SECOND SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH WILSON, OF 10 COOKS PLACE, HODGSON STREET (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE WORKED IN THE OIL MILLS WITH HIS FATHER AND BROTHERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 24956, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 10TH YORK & LANCS BTTALION. KILLED … Read more
BORN SCARTHO, LINCOLNSHIRE. SON OF LOUISA. ENLISTED BIRMINGHAM. LIVED IN HULL. WIDOW KATHLEEN LOUISA STEVENS. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 12/10/1915. SERVED AS SERGEANT, WITH THE 10TH YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT. KILLED ON 28/04/1917. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL. ADDRESS UNTRACED. NO PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS. Name William Stevens Birth Place Scartho, Gunsbury Residence Hull Death Date 28 … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF CECIL M & MARION LOUISE STAFFORD, OF 49, GEORGE STREET, HULL. WIFE MRS ELIZABETH C STAFFORD, LIVED AT 24, SPOOR STREET, AND THEN 12, WILSON STREET, DUNSTON ON TYNE. ENLISTED GATESHEAD. EX 31608, DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 04/05/1917 AT NO;4 GENERAL HOSPITAL. BURIED ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY. HIS … Read more
ENLISTED BEVERLEY. EX 2761, THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED 30/09/1917. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE BEVERLEY WAR MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDENS.
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF JOHN MIDDLETON AND MARY FLORENCE LIMK. HE LIVED WITH GRANDMOTHER, HANNAH MILLDTON, AT 6, WILFREDS TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 15, BALFOUR CRESCENT, NORNABELL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). EMPLOYED AS A SAW MILLER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, SERVED WITH THE 10TH YORK & LANCS BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
BORN DRIFFIELD 1878. MARRIED ON 22/06/1900. HUSBAND OF ANNIE SAUNDERSON, AT 28, ARTHUR STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS) AND 46, FAR GROVE, NORWOOD, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A TRANSPORT WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 10/12/1915. MOBILIZED ON 19/06/1916. DESCRIBED AS 5.5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 37-40 INCH CHEST, 161 LBS WEIGHT. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25226 … Read more
BORN HORNSEA 1882. SON OF FREDERICK CARTER AND MARY GREGORY. HIS PARENTS LIVED IN GLOUCESTER. HE WAS A MANAGER OF A MINERAL WATER COMPANY. HE MARRIED AT ANLABY PARISH CHURCH, ON 16/08/1916. HIS WIFE, ANNIE LOUISA JONES (BORN 30/1/1885), MOVED TO “BROOKLANDS”, 56 ANLABY ROAD, HULL AND LATER BRIDLINGTON (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). ENLISTED HULL ON … Read more
BORN FELTHORPE, NORFOLK, 1893. SON OF JAMES AND GRACE SELINA BARNEY, OF FELTHORPE, NORFOLK. HE HAD 4 BROTHERS AND 7 SISTERS. TWO SISTERS WERE MARRIED AND LIVING IN BEVERLEY. EMPLOYED AS A BRICKLAYER AND FARM WORKER AT NEW HOLLAND FARM, TICKTON. HIS ARMY RECORD, DESCRIBED HIM, AS 5 FOOT, 5.5 INCHES TALL, 34-36 INCH CHEST, … Read more
