Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2/4th 2/5th Battalion Territorial Force
21.09.1914 The 2/4th Formed at Sheffield and the 2/5th formed at Rotherham on 03.10.1914.
Mar 1915 Both moved to Bulwell, Nottingham to join the 187th Brigade of the 62nd Division.
April 1915 Moved to Strensall, then Beverley, Gateshead, Larkhill, and Bungay.
Jan 1917 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1917
The Operations on the Ancre, The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Arras offensive, The actions on the Hindenburg Line, The Cambrai Operations.
During 1918
The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras 1918, The Battles of the Marne 1918, The Scarpe, The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of the Selle, The capture of Solesmes, The Battle of the Sambre.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Sous-le-Bois near Maubeuge.
Born 1883. Previously served in the 3rd East Yorkshire regiment, time expired, Dec 1907. Worked as a Labourer. Described as 5 foot, 8.5 inches tall, 35-37 inch chest, “Good” character. Married at Thornton Hall, Hull, on 1 Jul 1911. husband of Edith Matilda Halderson, of 65, Cecil Street, Hull (war pension address). They had one … Read more
Born Hull, 1884. A labourer living at 78, Goulton Street, Hull (Army Address). Husband of Miss Ida Annie Thompson, of 79, Brighton Street, Hull (War Pension address). They had one son, John, born on 01/04/1916. He enlisted at Hull, on 02/07/1917. Served with the 2/4th York & Lancs Regiment. Posted to France, on 09/11/1917. Wounded … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF EDWARD FISHER PRISSICK (1868-1949) & HARRIET ARMSTRONG (1869-1950), OF 44, HOPWOOD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHER OF JOHN & HAROLD, AT 44, HOPWOOD STREET, HULL; AND JAMES OF 379, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL. HIS WAS THE FOURTH SON SERVING. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AT THE HUMBER STREET FRUIT MARKET. … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF ARTHUR (1854-1925) & ADA NEEDLEY (1856-190), AT 161, PERTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 5, STEPNEY LANE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD SEVEN BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS, WHO ALL LIVED AROUND BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL. HE MARRIED FLORENCE JOHNSON, AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH, HULL, ON 24/08/1912 AND LIVED … Read more
BORN LOCKINGTON, YORKSHIRE, 1881. SON OF LOT WHITTON (1848-1926 )AND JANE WHITTON, OF 37 BROOK STREET, DRIFFIELD. HE HAD A HALF BROTHER ALBERT AND TWO SISTERS, MABLE AND DORA. HE MARRIED ALICE JANE ASHWELL (1878-1929), AT ST MATTHEWS CHIRCH HULL, ON 06/12/1902. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN AT, 4 ST GEORGES AVENUE, REDBOURNE STREET, … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF WILLIAM AND AUGUSTA THOMPSON. HIS FATHER WAS SHIP STEWARD. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN IN HAMBURG, GERMANY. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 6, VICTORIA AVENUE, WELLSTED STREET (WAR PENSION ADDRESS), 32, WESTBOURNE STREET & 168, BEAN STREET, HESSLE ROAD. HE LIVED WITH HIS OLDER MARRIED SISTER, AMY ROBINSON AT 32 WESTBOURNE STREET. … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF WILLIAM H. SPOUSE & AVA E. SPOUSE, OF 3 JANES PLACE, FRANCIS STREET, HULL. EMPLOYED AS A COAL TRIMMER, BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS ON THE HUMBER DOCK. HE MARRIED ANNIE ELIZABETH MCDERMOTTM AT HULL, IN 1907. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR TWO SONS, AT 8 BOOTH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) … Read more
BORN PATRINGTON 30/04/1884. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM SHARP (1858-1934) AND ANNIE SCREETON (1856-1930), OF 6 TENNISON AVENUE, FERRIES STREET, HULL. SON OF A LABOURER. HE ALSO WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 118 LBS WEIGHT, 33.5- 35.5 INCH CHEST. HE MARRIED EMMA ELIZABETH … Read more
BORN HULL, 1895. ONLY SON OF JANE HANNAH SHERWOOD, OF 12, ADA’S TERRACE, ST PAUL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). LIVED WITH HIS ONLY SISTER, CHARLOTTE SHERWOOD, AT 5, HOPPS TERRACE, ST PAUL STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). UNMARRIED. HE WORKED AS A BUTCHER AND SCALEMAN. ENLISTED HULL, ON 06/11/1915. CALLED UP, ON 18/03/1916. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4441, … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF WILLIAM & MARY ANN KIEL. WIFE BEATRICE LIVE ABOVE ADDRESS. EX HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY WORKER. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AGED 34. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 23RD SEPTEMBER 1918 * NB:GEORGE H KIEL, RFA – 16 FREDS TERRACE, STRICKLAND ST.
