Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The Labour Corps was raised in 1915 and disbanded in 1921, today thier roles are undertaken by the Royal Logistics Corps.
The Corps grew to some 389,900 men (more than 10% of the total size of the Army) by the Armistice. Of this total, around 175,000 were working in the United Kingdom and the rest in the theatres of war. The Corps was manned by officers and other ranks who had been medically rated below the “A1” condition needed for front line service. Many were returned wounded. Labour Corps units were often deployed for work within range of the enemy guns, sometimes for lengthy periods.
In April 1917, a number of Infantry Battalions were transferred to the Corps. The Labour Corps absorbed the 28 ASC Labour Companies between February and June 1917. Labour Corps Area Employment Companies were formed in 1917 for salvage work, absorbing the Divisional Salvage Companies. In the crises of March and April 1918 on the Western Front, Labour Corps Units were used as emergency infantry. It became the 18th -19th Labour Corps in May 1917.
The Corps always suffered from its treatment as something of a second class organization: for example, the men who died are commemorated under their original Regiment, with Labour Corps being secondary. Researching men of the Corps was made more difficult by this until the publication of the mammoth ‘Soldiers died in the great war’ collection where the Labour Corps was finally given it’s own section in volume 80.
Name James Devine Record Type Born Hull 1892. A Labourer. Enlisted 7 Sept 1914. Posted to France, 13 July 1915 Residence Place 125, Welbeck Street, Hull (1921 census address) Death Date 3 Jun 1926 (Tuberculosis) Service Number 79418, 400184, 12109 Corps, Regiment or Unit 796th Labour Corps, 7th East Yorks. Royal Defence Corps Title … Read more
Name George William Bell Born Hull, 1876. Son of George Robert & Sarah Jane Bell Residence Place 80, Dansom Lane, Holderness Road, Hull Death Date 5 Apr 1926 Service Number G/125486, 200533, 7405, 2307, 240290 Corps, Regiment or Unit East Yorks., Labour Corp., Royal Fusiliers Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description Other Ranks … Read more
Name Emanuel Tozer Record Type Military. Born Hull, 1888. Discharged on 13 Apr 1919 Residence Place Husband of Annie Elizabeth of, 1, Orion Terrace, Gillett Street, Hessle Road, Hull Death Date 2 Apr 1924 Service Number 27439, 201589 Corps, Regiment or Unit LABOUR CORPS Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description British War … Read more
Name Thomas Foster Birth Hull 1863. Driver For Removal Company (Van Man). Widower, with 3 sons. Residence Place 101, West Parade, Spring Bank, Hull Discharge Date 5 Sep 1919 – Awarded Silver War Badge (No: B296480) Death Date 18 Jan 1924 Service Number 695132 Corps, Regiment or Unit Labour Corps, 18th Company Title WWI … Read more
Name Clement Wilson Green Rank Private Death Age 43 Record Type Military. Posted abroad 15 Dec 1915. Served in Egypt and France Birth Date 1881 Residence Place Widow, Gertrude at 46 Norfolk St, Hull & 20, Richmond Terrace, Waterloo Street, Hull Military Service Region Yorkshire, North East Military Country England Discharge Date 23 Feb … Read more
Name James William Sisson Details Hull 1873. Married 1895. Husband of Annie. Four children. Worked for J C Codner & Son, Home Shop Painter Residence Place 5, Spring Gardens, Spring Street, Hull Death Date 14 Oct 1922 Service Number 272005 Corps, Regiment or Unit Labour Corps Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description … Read more
Name Augustine Fitzgerald Description Born Hull, 1875. Son of John & Catherine Fitzgerald. He was a Labourer, 5 foot, 5 in tall, 130 lbs weight, 38 inch chest, blue eyes, grey hair, & Roman Catholic religion. Residence Place Lived with Sister, Minne, at 2, Providence Place, Pease Street, Hull Death Date 12 Feb 1922 … Read more
Name Harold Rawchiffe Gender Male Rank Private Record Type Military Residence Place 37, Dorset Street, Gipsyville, Hull – home of Eva Rawcliffe Military Service Region Yorkshire, North East Military Country England Discharge Date 3 May 1919 Death Date 4 Apr 1922 Service Number 371745 Corps, Regiment or Unit East Yorkshire Regiment, Labour Corps Service … Read more
Name George Smith Military Enlisted, 22 Dec 1914 – 471st Coy, Durham Light Infantry. Transferred to the Labour Corps. Discharged sick, on 7 Aug 1917. Awarded the Silver War Badge (No; 280116) Residence Place 17, Gordon Avenue, Cannon Street, Hull Death Date 15 Apr 1921 Service Number 316896 Corps, Regiment or Unit Labour Corps … Read more
Name Frederick Martin Record Type Military Residence Place Husband of Mary Ann Martin, of 118, Great Thornton Street, Hull Death Date 19 Jan 1921 (Tuberculosis) Service Number 36849 Corps, Regiment or Unit Middlesex Regiment & Labour Corps. Discharged on 31 March 1920. Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description Other Ranks Survived Reference Number … Read more
Born Hull, 1891. Served in the Labour Corps. Discharged on 11 Dec 1918. Died on 11 Dec 1921, aged 30. Name Alfred Garton Record Type Military Residence Place 8, St Andrews Square, Collier Street, Hull Death Date 11 Dec 1921 Service Number 679992, 30870 Corps, Regiment or Unit Labour Corps Title WWI Pension Record Cards … Read more
Born Bramley, Yorkshire West Riding, 1878. Served in the EYR. Wounded by gunshot to the right thigh. Transferred to the Labour Corps. Discharged on 14 Mar 1919, Died 2 Feb 1921 Name Frederick Crowther Record Type Military Residence Place Hull Death Date 2 Feb 1921 Service Numbers 571099, 33087, 139694 Corps, Regiment or Unit Labour … Read more
Name George Ostler Gender Male Rank Private Death Age 45 Family Son of Henry & Mary Ostler, of 10, Scarborough Terrace, Kent Street, Hull Birth Date Hull, 1876 Residence Place 3, Salisbury Terrace, Nornabell Street, Holderness Road, Hull Military Service Region Yorkshire, North East Enlisted Hull, 4 April 1916. Posted to France, 16 Oct … Read more
Born 18 Mar 1875 • Thearne, Yorkshire. Son of Thomas Hodgson (1850-1938) and Mary Elvidge (1850-1929), of Brantingham, Hull. He had enlisted in the 3rd East Yorkshire Regiment in 1895. Served as Private, 3192. Deserted at Beverley, 8 Mar 1901. Unmarried – he worked as a farm labourer. He enlisted in 1916, serving as Private, 268409, KOYLI. … Read more
Born Hull, 1882. Husband of Martha Ann Hall. A Porter for the NER Railways, living at 14, Balfour Crescent ,Nornabell Street, Holderness Road, Hull (1911 Census), with three children. Enlisted at Hull. Posted to France, 27 Dec 1915. Formerly Private, 125, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the Labour Corps. Wounded in the left hand (missing finger). … Read more
Born Selby, 1883. Son of Joseph Farley (1827-1890) and Elizabeth Ward (1851-1899). Married at Hull, 1907. Served in the Lincoln Regiment, Labour Corps and Army Reserves. An Oil Miller and cake packer for Robson Mills, Wilmington, Hull, after the war. Husband of Sarah Ellen Farley, living at Emma’s Buildings, Hill Street, Hull. Died at Hull, … Read more
Born Huntingdon, 1870. A Dock Labourer. Lived at Victoria Place, Pease Street, Hull. Served in the Labour Corps. Died on 28 June 1923 (War Pension records).
Born Hull 1893. Son of Albert and Mary Barr, of 6, Ash Grove, Dalton Street, Hull. see Hull Daily Mail, Saturday, 9 October 1920, FATAL ACCIDENT TO DOCK LABOURER. A strange accident, resulting in the death of a dock labourer, Albert “Rogers Barr (27), of 6, Ash-grove, Dalton-street, was investigated. Colonel Moss-Blundell represented the H. and B. … Read more
Name Eugen Neiman Rank Private Family Born Russia, 1891. Married at Hull Registry Office, 13 Feb 1912. Husband of Jane Ann Giles, Worked as a Boatswain. Residence Place 35, Nile Street, Hull & 10, Mary’s Place, Osborne Street, Hull (Probate address) Military Service Region Enlisted on 27 Marc 1918. Posted to France, 7 May … Read more
Name Patrick Smith Birth Place Dublin, 1879 Death Date 5 Oct 1918 Death Place Taranto Town Cemetery Extension, Italy Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Labour Corps Regimental Number 486815 Type of Casualty Died of Bronchitis on active service. Left widow, Annie & 3 children, at 7, West Essex Street, Dublin Theatre of War … Read more
Name Robert Thompson Birth Place Hull, Yorkshire, 1895. Son of Frederick and Adelaide Amelia Thompson of 113, Stepney Lane, Beverley Road, Hull (war pension address) Residence Sunk Island, Yorkshire. He was a Tanner Labourer Death Date 9 Sep 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Labour Corps Yorkshire Regiment, … Read more
Born Southwark, London, 1876. Enlisted in Hull. Son of Gottlob & Christina Settle, from Germany. He was a Baker like his father and brother. Left £476 to brother Charles Ellis Oettle, at 40, Atlantic Road, Brixton Surrey (Probate address). Served in the 737th Area Employment Labour Corps. No CWGC records of his death Name Frederick … Read more
Son of Thomas and Catherine Lewis, of 15, Cherry Tree Lane, Beverley, Yorkshire (CWGC address). Husband of Ethel at 21, Trinity Lane, Beverley and Bath Cottage, Goodmark Lane, Market Weighton. Served in the 1/5th East Yorkshire Regiment. transf. to (227160) 737th Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps. Died of Influenza, on 25/11/1918, age 32.
Son of Mrs L. Brown of 4, Hind’s Yard, Beverley, East Yorkshire (war pension address). Served in the East Yorkshire Regiment and Labour Corps. Died on 05/01/1920
Born Hull, 1869. Married at Hull in 1890. Husband of Edith Ellen Jennison of 64, Pease Street, Hull (1911 Census). He was a Hull dock Labourer. Enlisted on 17 Nov 1914. Trained at Rugeley Camp Staffordshire. Served with the East Yorkshire Regiment and transferred to the 377th Labour Corps. Discharged with “Good” Character, on 25 … Read more
Born Hull, 1896. Son of George Henry Hall (1872-1939) and Hannah Mary Batt (1874- ), of 12, Cleveland street, Hull (1911 census). eldest of four sons. Worked as an Oil Miller. Married at Hull in 1915. Husband of Olive Hampson (1895-1980)of 34, Prospect Place, Portland street, Hull; 36 Subway Street, Hessle Road, Hull and 15, … Read more
Born Hull 1877. Son of Emily Harrison at 88, Pease Street, Hull & 9, St Likes Street, Hull. He was a Tailor before the war (1911 Census). Described at 5 foot, 7 inches tall, 38-40 inch chest, 147 lbs weight, Church of England religion. He enlisted at Hull, on 3 Sept 1914. Posted to France, … Read more
Born Cottingham 1891. Eldest Son of Frank and Sarah Walker. He had two brothers and three sisters. He was a a Farm wagoner in Welton (1911 census) and Motor Driver for Lofthouse & Saltmer, Manufacturing Chemists (1921 census). Married 30 Sep 1911. Husband of Florence May Walker (born 19 Mar 1895), of 4, Hawksley Yard, … Read more
Born Limehouse, Middlesex 1887. Son of William James Oliver (1843-1913) and Emily Ann Lazenby (1856-1908), of 63, South Parade, Hull. He had six sisters and three brothers. He worked as a Keelman in Hull. Married at Hull in 1910. Husband of Elizabeth Christine Wellburn (1894–1918). They lived at 2, Mary’s Place, Porter Street Hull (1911 … Read more
Born Hull, 1880. Eldest son of William (1860-1939) and Jane Feeney (1858-1898). Married in 1912. Husband of Jessie Harness, at West Parade, Hull (War Pension address). They had four children, Emily, John, Charles and Annie Elisabeth Served in the Royal Field Artillery and the Labour Corps. Posted to France, on 29 Jan 1915. Discharged on … Read more
Born Sheffield 1882. Married in 1910. Husband of Grace Olive Precious and three daughters at 64, Lister Street, Hull (1911 Census); 13 Cogan Street, Hull (1921 Census) and 1, Myton Place, Hull (War Pension address). He was a Casual dock Labourer for the Ellerman Wilson Line. Enlisted on 26 Aug 1914. Served with the East … Read more
Born Patricroft, Lancashire, 6 Jan 1891. Son of Frederick and Sophia Dewberry, of 80, Sculcoates Lane, Hull (1911 census). Married 1916. Husband of Clara Elizabeth Hamshaw, at 5, Wordsworth Avenue, Bournemouth Street, Hull (War pension address). A Fisherman. Described as 5 foot, 5.5 inches tall, 118 lbs weight, 35-38 inch chest, blue eyes, brown hair, … Read more
Born Hull, 1880. Married at St Philips, Hull, on 9 Jan 1907. Husband of Louisa Hall at 6, De Grey Terrace, Lorne Street, Hull (war pension address). They had four children, George Lilian, Elsie and William, all born between 1907-1915. He was a Labourer in civilian life. Described as 5 foot, 4 inches tall, 120 … Read more
Born Hull, 1882. Second Son of Catherine Ward, of 1, Hume Street, Hull. He had two sisters and four brothers. Married Ann McCartney at Hull in 1906. Husband of Ann Ward, of 12, Mulgrave Street, Hull (war pension address). He was a Sawmill Labourer (1911 census) and later worked for Recketts & Sons Ltd Starch … Read more
Born Caistor, Lincolnshire, 1878. he was a Bkaer. Husband of Alice Dixon, at Springfield, North Street, Anlaby, Hull (War pension address). Enlisted on 5/3/1917. Served overseas, in the N.C.L.C. ex Lab. Co. Lincs. Discharged with insanity. Died Insane, on 01/07/1918, aged 40. Awarded the Silver War Badge (No: 415299).
Born Hereford, 1873. Son of George Davies, of 14A Eign Street, Hereford. Married Isabella Atkinson Wadlsey Allbones, on 7 Dec 1896, at Great Grimsby, Lincoln Husband of Isabella, at 3 Kingston Gardens Kingston Street, Hull, 2, Bell Vue crescent, Harrow Street, Hull and 8, Laurel Grove, Wellsted Street, Hull (War Pension addresses). He was an … Read more
Born Swanland, East Yorkshire, 1889. Son of Baumber and Sarah Crawford, of Swanland. Husband of Mary Jane at Swanland, near Hull. Transferred to the Labour Corps. Discharged from the army on 5 Jul 1918. Died on 16 Feb 1922, aged 32.
Born Hull, 1890. Son of Thomas and Mary Groke, of 22, Mary Anns Terrace, Sculcoates Lane, Hull (1911 Census) and Little Albion Street, Hull (Army NOK records). He was a Bricklayer Labourer at Greenwoods, Hull. Described as 5 foot 5.5 inches tall, 133 lbs weight, 36-38.5 inch chest, blue eyes, brown hair, Roman catholic religion. … Read more
Born Hull 28 Jul 1893. Fourth son of Arthur and Harriet Pearce, of 15, Hudson Street, Hull (1911 Census). He had four brothers. A single man living at 15, Hudson Street, Beverley Road Hull (War Pension address). Worked as a general Labourer before war began. Served in the 12th East Yorkshire Regiment, Machine Gun Corps, … Read more
Born Knaresborough, Yorkshire, 1868. Only Son of Frederick and Hannah Barry Botterill of Harrogate, Yorkshire, England; Married at st Peters, Harrogate, on 24/10/1888. Husband of Annie Botterill of Lamplugh Road, Bridlington, Yorkshire and 259, Spring Bank, Hull (War Pension Address). He was a House estate Agent. Served with the Durham Light Infantry [formerly 5th Battalion, … Read more
Born Hull, 1892. Son of William John Bateman (1860-1947) and Mary Bruce Hodgson (1863-1936), at 5 Constable Buildings, English Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 38, St James Street, Hull (War pension address). He had two brothers and three sister. He worked as a Warehouseman and was unmarried. He joined the army on 9 June 1906. … Read more
Born Hull 12 Dec 1892. Son of William M baker and Ellen Baker at 2 Arundel Street, Holderness Road, Hull (1911 census). Son of a Dredgerman. Married Mary Longman at Sculcoates, Hull in 1914. Husband of Mary Baker at 6, Myrtle Grove, Nornabell Street, hull (Navy Address) and 11, Victor Street, Holderness Road, Hull (War … Read more
Born Hull, 1879. Son of Richard and Elizabeth Wray, of 10, Albion Terrace, Walmsley Street, Hull He had two brother and two sisters. Married at Hull in 1901. Husband of Florence Mary Horracks Wray, of 2, St Davids Terrace, Scarborough Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 4 Goodwin Street, Hull (War Pension address). He was a … Read more
Born Huggate, Yorkshire, 1877. Fifth Son of George and Hannah Snowden. Son of a General Labourer from Pocklington. He married at St Judes Church, Hull, on 9 Sep 1901. Husband of Lavinia Atkinson, at 8, Railway Houses, Londesbrough Street, Hull (Army address) and 8, Waltham Terrace, Norwood Street, Hull (War Pension address). They had two … Read more
Born Hull 1883. His dependent, Anna Richardson lived at 3, Paull Terrace, Wassand Street, Hull (war Pension address). He was a water side Labourer, before the war. He enlisted at Aldershot, on 14/10/1915. Served in the 11th Royal Engineers (Labour Corps) and transferred to the Labour Corps, on 31/7/1917. Discharged with Myalgia, on 12/2/1918. Died … Read more
Born 1877. Married on 8/3/1896. Husband of Marie Corbett Gregg (born 14/11/1869), of 4, Clifford’s Cottage, Walkergate, Beverley and 26, West Street, Hull (War Pension Addresses). He enlisted on 16/9/1915. Served in the Labour Corps, 515th Company and formerly Northumberland Fusiliers. Discharged from the army on 13/3/1918, aged 40. Awarded the Silver War Badge (N0: … Read more
Born Hull, 1880. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Brown (born 27/8/1883), of 9, Springfield Avenue, Brighton Street, Hull (War Pension address). They had six children. He worked as a Labourer. Described as 4 foot, 11 inches tall, 90 lbs weight, 32 inch chest, poor physique. He enlisted at Hull, on 9/12/1915. Despite being classed as “under … Read more
Born Somerset, Taunton, 1877. Son of Henry and Selina Thomas, of Taunton, Somerset, England. Married at Brighton St Peter, Sussex, on 3/11/1907. Husband of Edith Dunhill Denton Thomas (born 1/2/1865), of 8, Waverley Avenue, Massey Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had a step Daughter, Gertrude Vera Wiles, born on 27/9/1903. He was a Professional … Read more
Born Beverley, Yorkshire, 1890. Son of Walter and Clara Grasby at 6 Hampden Terrace, Lockwood Street, Hull (1911 Census). He had four younger sisters, Elsie, Irene, Bernice and Doris. He worked in the Oil Mills. Described as 5 foot, 6 inches tall, 36-39 inch chest, good physical development Husband of Margaret Grasby, of 2, Claremont … Read more
Born Hull, 1888. Son of Richard and Margaret Mapes, at 8, Whitby Avenue, Whitby Street, Hull (1911 Census). Brothers, Edward, Harry and James, Sisters, Annie, Dorothy and Sarah. He married at St Mark’s Church, Hull, on 26/12/1913. Husband of Ethel Belvers Mapes of 1, St Johns Avenue, St Marks Street, Hull (Army address) and 24, … Read more
