Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914

The 8th West Yorkshires Roving

back from the Front Line after they had captured the Montaigne de Bligny, 29 July

The 10th East Yorkshire Regiment

Men of the 8th Battalion

East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917

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Learn about the people of Hull and how they lived in the First World War

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The Kingston upon Hull Memorial remembers all men from Hull, who died in the First World War.

It is the most comprehensive database of Hull Casualties during World War One. It remembers not only the 7,000 Hull men that officially died in the War, but another 4,500 Hull men who died from East Yorkshire towns and villages that lived, worked and enlisted in Hull. It includes all Hull casualties recorded in official military records, all names that are recorded on Hull church and workplace memorials and all Hull casualties reported killed in local newspapers. It includes many casualties that for various reasons were omitted from official records and were not recorded on local war memorials. These include, Hull born men who lived outside the city and died, fighting for other cities, counties and countries; discharged Hull servicemen whose war pension records, reported died of war wounds; it remembers all oversea sailors, lost on Hull ships, all Commonwealth War Graves burials in Hull from WW1 and all Hull civilians killed in Zeppelin air raids. Casualties where appropriate are listed by name, rank, service number, regiment, age, date of death, place of burial, home address and post code. Personal details and photographs are provided on each casualties so they are better remembered. Their names are linked to “Street Memorials” and satellite maps, to show where they lived in the city and the impact of war casualties on Hull communities. Everyday the website list the names of Hull men who died in the First World War on this day.

The WW1 Hull Memorial is on line, easy to use and free. You can search the database for relatives, regiments, battles, cemeteries and addresses. Discover Hull’s story during World War One, find out who died from your Hull street and learn more about the Great War itself. Please add your own family stories and photographs, to the website to ensure that Hull’s history during 1914-18 is not forgotten. This memorial belongs to the people of Hull. It is my gift to a great city that has been my home.

Hull in the First World War

Over 70,000 men enlisted in Hull and served during the First World War, nearly a third of the City’s population. Over 7,000 of these men died, and 14,000 were wounded. Many more discharged servicemen died of wounds during the war and soon after, but through war pension records are all remembered on this website.

Hull raised four ‘Pal’ Battalions for the East Yorkshire Regiment, more than many other larger Cities. It formed an additional 5th ‘Cyclist’ Battalion, a ‘Bantams‘ Battalion and the 17th Northumberland Fusiliers, a Railways battalion, formed from Hull’s docks. Hull created other voluntary reserve Units, which the City paid for and equipped itself. Hull was the first to develop its own Anti Aircraft unit and unlike other cities, had its own Army Service Corps.

Hull supplied Britain with modern trawlers and sailors to safeguard the seas. At a time of severe shortages, Hull built a remarkable 40 ships during the war, and supplied the nation with vital food and raw materials. Hull lost nearly 130 ships and over 1,200 sailors during the First World War.

Hull created a unique force of 3,000 ‘Special Constables’, to guard the City and its ports. Hull became known as the ‘Home to Blighty’, receiving some 80,000 repatriated Prisoners of War through its ports. Hull established medical units and new hospitals, and had one of Britain’s most successful recruiting offices, at Hull City Hall. Hull formed a Special Garrison of Artillery, made up of local Policemen, to specifically guard the Humber Estuary. Hull adapted its industries and workforce to produce over one million artillery shells and supplied universal First Aid equipment for the war effort. The City suffered eight Zeppelin raids. It founded the Serbian Relief Fund and was home to the British Spy, Max Schultz. Throughout, Hull women proved indispensible, maintaining home life, in the face of great hardship and tragedy.

After the war, Hull established a unique charity, known as ‘The Great War Civic Trust’. This helped Hull’s wounded and their dependents for the next 65 years. The city also built new homes for those who returned from war.

Th story of Hull and its sacrifice during the First World War is in many ways unique and all told here.

Today we remember

British Troops taken prisoner

British Soldiers amputations

Soldiers who lied about their age