Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The conditions experienced by soldiers in the trenches of the Western front were unique. The use of mechanical warfare with high explosive and rapidly firing heavy artillery aimed at men restricted in trenches with no route of escape, meant that conditions were more destructive and oppressive than had ever been previously experienced. High explosives, gas, … Read more
World War 1, lasted four years, three months and one week (1,564 days). About about 10 million military personnel and about 7 million civilians died in World War 1, with some 23 million wounded – an estimated casualty total of 40 million people. As calculating casualties is often complex and controversial, others estimate that the … Read more
Sapper, Joseph Burn, Royal Engineers, of 18, Grove Terrace, Spyvee Street, Hull, had served in France, before being posted to East Africa. He committed suicide, by cutting his throat, on 10th June 1917, aged 23. He had served in the army for over five years, was judged to be of sound mind and his family … Read more
The Hull Corporation recorded that 7,000 men died in the war and 14,000 were wounded, of which 7,000 were maimed. There were over a hundred Hull families that lost two or more from the same family. At least ten Hull families lost three sons and four Hull families, lost four sons. Many more returned injured … Read more
