Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Limerick, Ireland at the outbreak of war as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division and then moved to Cambridge
09.09.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at St. Nazaire and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1914
The actions on the Aisne heights.
During 1915
The action at Hooge.
During 1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
During 1917
The Battle of Hill 70, The Cambrai operations.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Second Battle of Kemmel Ridge, The Advance in Flanders, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Beaurevoir, The Battle of Cambrai, The pursuit to the Selle
The Battle of the Selle.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in France, Bohain
Born Beverley, 1899. Son of Robert (1870-1937) and Emily Cross (1873-1951), of East End, Walkington, Beverley, East Yorkshire. Served in the 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment. Died 11 April 1918, aged 19. Buried at The Huts Cemetery, Belgium. Note: His pension records say he died on 14 May 1918. CWGC records state he Died 11 … Read more
Born Hull October 1892. Son of John Hill (1867-1921) and Maria Coupland (1870-1947), of 9, Berkshire Street, Holderness Road, Hull (1911 census). Son of a Ranks Flour Miller. He worked as a Saw Mill Labourer. He had an elder sister Annie, and was the eldest of five sons. Enlisted 24 June 1916. Called up on … Read more
BORN LEYTON TOWN, ESSEX, 1895. SON OF THE LATE JOHN WILLIAM LEE (1866-1909) & ELLEN MARSHALL LEE (1866), OF 50 HIGH HOUSE, SHEFFIELD, 70 JOHN STREET, WORKSOP, 18 WENTWORTH STREET, CHURCH STREET, HULL AND 12 OWENS SQUARE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A LABOURER. HIS PARENTS WERE FROM LINTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE. HIS … Read more
Born St Marks, Hull. Enlisted in Hull. Posted to France, on 27/01/1915. Served in the 2nd York & Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action, on 31/12/1915. He is commemorated on the English Street Roll of Honour, (Hull Daily Mail 23 September 1916) His Army Effects were left to his sister, Annie Marie Lee and Brother in Law, … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. YOUNGEST SON OF JOHN KEY WATSON, A FARMER & FRANCES EMMA KEY (JACKSON). EMPLOYED BY MESSRS MAYFIELD, STEPNEY PAPER MILLS. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 10/04/1918, AGED 33. BURIED IN GERMANY. HE IS LISTED ON THE WALMSLEY STREET ROH PUBLISHED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 16TH OCTOBER 1917. ALSO FEATURED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. FOURTH SON OF CAPTAIN, FREDERICK CHARLES STOCKS (1852-1918) & RACHEL ANN JOHNSON (1859-1912), OF 87 COLTMAN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A SHIP’S PILOT. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1912. HIS FATHER DIED ON 15/07/1918. A FORMER OFFICE WORKER. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 22746, 2ND YORK … Read more
BORN MANCHESTER 22/12/1883. SON OF JAMES SPOONER (1861-1909) AND HONARA JANE BROMLEY (1859-1941). HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN 1902 FOR FIVE YEARS. WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER, LIVING WITH HIS BROTHER, JOHN, AT 17 LILIANS TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED ADA ABLETT JACKSON (1885-1944) AT HULL, ON 26/12/1913. THEY LIVED AT … Read more
BORN BROUGH 1896. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SON OF THOMAS & EMMA PLASKITT IN BROUGH.
BORN HULL 1885. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION. MARRIED AYGUUST 1913. WIFE MRS BETSEY OLSSEN ABOVE ARMY ADDRESS. DOCK LABOURER. PRIOR TO ENLISTING HE WORKED FOR THE BRITISH GAS COMPANY AT SCULCOATES. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON THE 23RD JULY 1915 AND HIS SISTER AT, 6 CLEO AVENUE, ARUNDLE STREET, WHOSE HUSBAND SGT. BARKER, WAS … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF CHARLES OLSON, A GAS WORKS LABOURER, BORN IN SWEDEN. HUSBAND OF BETSY OLSEN WHO LIVED AT 63 , REFORM STREET, HULL. EMPLOYED BY THE BRITH GAS LIGHT COMPANY HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED UNDER THE NAME PERRY, IN THE 2ND YORK AND LANCS REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/08/1915, … Read more
