Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The Regiment raised 25 Battalions and was awarded 52 Battle Honours and 10 Victoria Crosses during the course of the War.
1/4th & 1/5th Battalion Territorial Force
04.08.1914 The 1/4th stationed at Northallerton as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division then moved to Newcastle and then Hammersknott Park, Darlington.
04.08.1914 The 1/5th stationed at Scarborough as part of the York & Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division then moved to Hull and then Hammersknott Park, Darlington.
Oct 1914 Both moved to Newcastle.
18.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and formation became 150th Brigade of the 50th Division.
1915
The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Frezenburg Ridge, The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge.
1916
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Wancourt Ridge, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of the Aisne.
16.07.1918 Reduced to cadre and moved to defence the Lines of Communication at Dieppe areas.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
06.11.1918 Demobilized.
Name George Parfoot Birth Place Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England, 1899 Residence Bilston, Staffs Death Date 27 May 1918 Death Place Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) Battalion 5th Battalion Regimental Number 35224 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre … Read more
Name Maurice Raymond Jefferson Birth Place Beeford, Driffield. East Yorkshire, 1896. Son of Fred Jefferson Residence Beeford, Driffield. A Tailor’s Apprentice Death Date 11 Apr 1918 Death Place Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) Battalion 5th Battalion Regimental Number 24918 Type of Casualty … Read more
Born Hull Bridge, Beverley, 1894. Third son of Jane and Levi Nicholson, of Swinemoor, Gate House, Beverley, East Yorkshire. He had four brothers and a sister Enlisted at Beverley. Served in the 1/5th Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Killed in action on 03/03/1917, aged 23. Commemorate on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. His … Read more
BORN BAINTON, DRIFFIELD, YORKSHIRE, 1891. THIRD SON OF JOHN AND LOUISA RUSTON, OF 41, ST ANDREW STREET, BEVERLEY. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER, MABEL. WORKED AS A TANNER’S LABOURER, WITH HIS FATHER.. ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, ON 22 OCT 1915. SERVED IN THE 1/5 YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 28 MARCH 1916. CAPTURED … Read more
Born Howden, Yorkshire, 1894. Son of Jon Frederick Harrison (1858-1927) and Fanny Harrison (1860-1939), of Howden and 44, Midway Grove, Gipsyville, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a rural police constable and later farmer with a small holding. He had two brothers and two sisters, Charlotte and Dora L. He worked as a wagoner and … Read more
BORN WOOTEN, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1893. SON OF CHRISTOPHER GEORGE WHITELAM (1865-1937) & GEORGINA COOK (1859-1943), AT 47 , ELLA STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN WOOTEN, LINCOLNSHIRE. HIS FATHER WAS A WHOLESALE MEAT SALESMAN. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, LEWIS (1897-1916) AND ONE SISTER, DOROTHY MAY (1898-1931). HE WAS EDUCATED AT HULL … Read more
Born Hull, 18 Ocy 1873. Eldest Son of William Alexander Stott (1847-1919) and Emily Snowden (1852-1917), of 7, Belle Vue, South Parade, Hull. Son of a mariner sailor. Brother to John E Stott, Francis Stott, of 5 Division Road, Hull and two sisters, Emily & Eliza May Stott. He worked as a hair dressers and … Read more
Born Middlesbrough. Son of Daniel Clark, od 21 Worsted Street, Mill Street, Leeds. Resided with wife at 6, Alexandra Terrace, De La Pole Avenue, Hull (War Pension address). Enlisted at Scarborough Served in the 1/5th Yorkshire Regiment (Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Killed in action, on 15/09/1916. Buried in France
Born Seaton, Hull, 1893. Son of Elizabeth and William Ely, of Back Lane, Back Road, Linton, Cambridgeshire (1911 Census). A Farm Labourer. Enlisted at Driffield. Formerly, Private, 2813, East Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France, on 18th April 1915. Transferred to the 5th Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Killed in action, on 27/05/1918, aged … Read more
Born at Flemingate, Beverley. Son of William Henry O’Connell (1856-1926) and Mary Ann O’Connell (1857-1918), of 116 Flemingate Beverley; He had four brothers and three sisters. He worked as a shipyard labourer. He enlisted in the 5th Yorkshire Regiment. Posted to France, on 18/04/1915. He married at Beverley, in 1917. Husband of Margaret O’Connell (1899-1969), … Read more
