Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
2nd Battalion
04.08.1914 Stationed at Guernsey and then moved to Southampton and then to Lyndhurst as part of the 21st Brigade of the 7th Division.
06.10.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Zeebrugge and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1914
The First Battle of Ypres (the Division suffered heavy losses in this battle and took the rest of the year to rebuild).
20.12.1915 Transferred to the 21st Brigade of the 30th Division;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge.
11.05.1918 Transferred to the 32nd Brigade of the 11th Division and absorbed 21 Officers and 640 men of the 6th 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 at Goegnies Chausse north of Maubeuge, France.
Name Tom Wood Coates Birth Place Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, 1875 Residence Straddlethorpe, Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire. Wife Thurza & six children. Death Date 18 Oct 1916 Death Place Thiepval memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 36221 Type of Casualty Killed … Read more
Born Market Weighton, Yorkshire, 1893. Son of George Baker (1864-1912) and Sarah Sanderson (1868-1912), of 16, Derby Street, Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire (CWGC address). He had four brothers and two sisters. An apprentice printer living at 11 Hibernia St Thornaby On Tees (1911 census). He enlisted at Stockton. Served with the 2nd Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of … Read more
BORN HULL, 1885. SECOND SON OF JOHN DUFFEY (1858-1937) & MARY ANN CONLON (1858- ), OF 13, GEORGE’S PLACE, COLLIER STREET, HULL (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS 09/05/1917) AND 8, ST STEPHENS PLACE, ST STEPHENS SQUARE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER, MARGARET. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE WORKED AS … Read more
Born Hull 1897. Son of William Brady, of 13, Portland Terrace, Courtney Street, Hull (War Pension address) He enlisted in Hull, on 1st November 1915. Served with the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment. Posted twice to France, wounded both times, including the thigh, arm and back. Returned to England. Discharged 7th September 1918. Awarded the Silver war … Read more
Born Selby, 1891. Son of James William and Fanny Rutherford, of 54, Weatherill Street, Goole. His father was an Assistant Station Master on the Railways. He had six brothers and three sisters. He was working as an Assistant Signalman, living at 23, Manuel Street, Goole, (1911 Census). He was living in Hull when war began. … Read more
Born Durham. No Census Records. Enlisted Hull. Served with the 2nd Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Killed in action, on 21/10/1916. His army effects were left to his unmarried wife. She applied for a war pension, on 22/04/1918, which was refused. She lived at 7, St John’s Road, Balby, Doncaster (War pension records).
Born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, 31/03/1886. Son of John Tebay Robinson and Melina Henrietta Robinson, of Old Crown Iron, Northgate, Wakefield (1911 Census). Son of a Pub landlord. Living in Hull when war began. He enlisted in Hull. Served as Sergeant, in the 2nd Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Killed in action, on 15/10/1916, aged 30. … Read more
Born Thrandeston, Suffolk, 1893. Son of David Enoch Seaman (1869-1956) and Eliza Cullum (1873-1964), of Shimpling, Diss, Norfolk. Worked as a Waggoner (farm) at Gransmoor, Lowthorpe, Driffield (1911 Census). Enlisted at Beverley. Served with the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment. Killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 01/07/1916, aged 23. Commemorated on the Thiepval memorial. … Read more
Born Aldbrough, Hull, 1891. Son of George and the late Emily Bennington, of Aldbrough. Enlisted Hornsea. Formerly Private, 21681 East Yorkshire regiment. Transferred to the 2nd Yorkshire regiment. Killed in action, on 18/04/1917, aged 28. Buried at Cayeux Military Cemetery, Somme, France. He is commemorated on the Aldbrough village war memorial
BORN EVERINGHAM, YORKSHIRE, 1878. SON OF GEORGE WINTER (1846-1906) & HARRIET MOWTHORPE (1857-1930), OF 40, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL AND 7, MILL LANE, BEVERLEY. SON OF A TANNER’S LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. THE FAMILY LIVED AT MARKET WEIGHTON (1881), BEVERLEY (1891) AND HULL (1901 & 1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED ADA MAY BLOOMFIELD … Read more
