Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
8th and 9th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Both formed at Pontefract as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Frensham as part of the 70th Brigade in the 23rd Division.
Feb 1915 The 8th moved to Hythe and the 9th moved to Lyminge, Kent and then both moved to Bordon, Hampshire.
27.08.1915 Both Battalions mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy.
During 1917
The Battle of Messines, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele.
Nov 1917 Moved to Italy to strengthen the Italian resistance effort and engaged in various actions including;
During 1918
Fighting on the Asiago Plateau, The Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
11.11.1918 Ended the war in Italy, Porcia west of Pordenone.
Name William Franklin Birth Place North Frodingham, Yorks Death Date 16 Sep 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment Battalion 8th (Service) Battalion Regimental Number 34296 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre Comments Formerly 32/465, Northumberland Fusiliers.
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF WILLIAM ARTHUR McLEAN (1864-1928) & ALICE McLEAN (1862-1944), OF 14 GLASGOW STREET, HULL AND 5, IVY VILLAS, ROSMEAD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A POSTMAN. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A CLERK AND LIVED AT 2, WINSLADE CRESCENT, PERTH STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). DESCRIBED AS 5 … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF PERCY LONSDALE (1860-1943) & ALICE MARY HARDY (1859-1947), OF 2, VICTORIA STREET, DERRINGHAM STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A BAKER. HE WORKED AS A CLERK. ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 20/05/1916, AGED 18. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2.5 INCHES TALL, 33.5 INCH CHEST, 110 LBS WEIGHT. MOBILIZED ON … Read more
BORN HULL 13/10/1892. YOUNGEST SON OF CHARLES JOULES (1847-1919) & MARY ANN BUTLER (1851-1918), OF 14 HARCOURT STREET, HULL. ONE OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN, SEVERAL OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. THE FAMILY ALSO LIVED AT 61 ABBEY STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED AS AN APPRENTICE JOINER, FOR MESSRS HARRISON & CO, HOLDERNESS ROAD. HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. ALIAS ALBERT WELLS. KNOWN AS WILLIS ON THE CWGC RECORDS. SON OF JAMES FAIRBURN WILLIS & MARTHA WARE, OF 13 RIPPON TERRACE, KENT STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE WORKED AT RECKITT’S, HULL. JOINED RECKITT’S ON 12/07/1911 AND WORKED IN THE PAPER STORES. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF WILLIAM AND EMILY WHITE, – 56 PLOWMAN STREET, COLERIDGE ROAD, ATTERCLIFFE, SHEFFIELD. A LABOURER. ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD, ON 11/08/1914, AGED 19. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 3.5 INCHES TALL, 112 LBS WEIGHT, 35 INCH CHEST, DARK BROWN EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR. LARGE SCAR. AND HIS NAME 2FRANK WHITE” AND A PIERCED … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF ANTHONY WALSH (1843-1912) AND CATHERINE WALSH (1844-1926), OF 6, ETTY GROVE, GORDON STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF A BRICKLAYER. BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN IRELAND. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN AND THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 14, NEWTON COURT, ALDBORO STREET, HULL (1881 CENSUS); … Read more
BORN HULL 6/01/1885. SON OF JOHN & ELIZABETH OCKELTON, NEWCASTLE ABOVE. ENLISTED NEWCASTLE ON 27/11/1915. EX 28117, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. ARRIVED FRANCE ON 6/07/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH YORK AND LANCS ON 10/09/1916. HIS BROTHER JAMES HAD BEEN KILLED ON THE SOMME FOUR DAYS EARLIER. ROBERT WAS UNMARRIED, HIS PARENTS DECEASED AND HIS NEXT OF KIN … Read more
BORN LEVEN, HULL, 1894. WORKED AS A HORSEMAN ON WEST FIELD FARM, KILHAM, NEAR DRIFFIELD. HE ENLISTED AT DRIFFIELD. FORMERLEY, PRIVATE, 872 ARMY SERVICE CORPS. TRANSFERED TO THE 8TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. DIED IN ITALY, ON 24/08/1918, AGED 24. BURIED AT MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, ITALY. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, … Read more
BORN BARTON 1880. SECOND SON OF THE LATE JOHN JACKLIN (1851-1880) AND EMILY MARY WHORTER (1857-1919). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER AND ELECTRICIAN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 18009, WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 19/03/1915. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 34382, YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. … Read more
