10th (Service) Battalion (1st Hull) and 11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Hull)
02.09.1914 The 11th formed and the 10th formed on 29.08.1914 both by Lord Nunburnholme and the East Riding Territorial Force Association at Hull, then moved to Hornsea.
June 1915 Both moved to Ripon and joined the 92nd Brigade of the 31st Division.
01.09.1915 The 11th taken over by the War Office and the 10th on 11.09.1914 and then both moved to Salisbury Plain.
15.12.1915 Mobilised for war and embarked for Egypt from Devonport, Plymouth.
30.12.1915 Arrived in Port Said to defend the Suez Canal.
Mar 1916 Moved to France and the Division engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The Capture of Oppy Wood.
During 1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Defence of Nieppe Forest, The attack at La Becque, The capture of Vieux Berquin, The Battle of Ypres, The action of Tieghem.
11.11.1918 The 10th ended the war in Belgium, near Flobecq east of Renaix.
BORN HULL 1895. ALSO KNOWN AS 'TEDDY'. ONLY SON OF EDWARD & EMILY ADAMSON ABOVE. Born in 1895, William was the third of five children to Edward and Emily Adamson of 45 Leonard Street, Beverley Road, Hull. Known as "Teddy", to his friends, he worked as a Tailor prior to the outbreak of war but signed up to fight for King and Country […]
Born in 1890, George was the fifth of seven children to George and Louisa Archer, of 42, Field Street, Holderness Road, Hull. An Insurance Clerk before the war. He worked for the Sun Life Assurance Society, at Lowgate, Hull and for the Company Headquarter's at Threadneedle Street, London. He had a promising financial future ahead of him […]
BORN NEWLAND, 1891. AKA 'BERT'. SON OF ROBERT BOULTON & CAROLINE ELIZABETH ASCOUGH, OF 3, MALVERN AVENUE, ELLA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS - 12.06.1016). HE LIVED WITH HIS PARENTS AND WORKED FOR CARLTON MAIN COLLIERY LTD. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST VINCENTS CATHOLIC CHURCH, QUEENS ROAD, HULL & ON THE […]
Lance Sergeant
12 PARK LANE WEST, ANLABY PARK ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
28/06/1918
Aged
26
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM BONE (1855-1912) & MARY ELIZABETH TATE BONE, OF 48 HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A COAL MERCHANT. HE MARRIED IN HULL, IN JULY 1914. HUSBAND TO ROSIE HARBORD (1888-1956) AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. PROMOTED TO LANCE SERGEAN […]
BORN HULL 1897. HULL PAL. ENLISTED SEPT. 1914. SON OF CHARLES & ALICE BRAY ABOVE 1901, WHO THEN MOVED TO LEEDS. RECORDED ON THE KINGS HALL CHURCH ROH & SYMON'S STREET ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH ON 14TH JUNE 1916. * Hull Pals Memorials Post: Born October 1897 in Hull, George was the seco […]
4, IVY COTTAGES, HODGSON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
29/09/1918
Aged
29
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM BROTHERTON & LAVINIA REDFEARN, OF 25, HILL STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE, ETHEL (COTTON) & FOUR CHILDREN LIVED AT 4, IVY COTTAGES, HODGSON STREET, HULL (HDM 14/02/1919). EX FLOUR MILLER FOR MESSRS A & R APPLETON, HULL. ONE CHILD DIED OF INFLUENZA A WEEK BEFORE FRANK WAS KILLED IN ACTION. HIS DE […]
BORN HULL 1888. THE SIXTH SON OF EMMA FAWCETT & WILLIAM BROWN, OF THE GROCER'S SHOP, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE MARY FRANCES (SMITH) LIVED ABOVE & 1 MAIN STREET FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. HE JOINED THE "HULL COMMERCIALS". SERVED WITH THE 10TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 27/04/1918, AGED 30. HIS […]
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF DAVID BATTY DOUGLAS (1853-1941) & ALICE DAWSON (1860-1938) , OF 94 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL AND 53 , LAMBERT STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A GENERAL LABOURER AT THE LOCAL PAINT WORKS. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A CLERK AT THE SAME PAINT WORKS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 9.5 INCHES TALL, 147 LBS, 34 INCH C […]
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1884. HULL PAL. YOUNGEST SON OF MARY & THE LATE SKELTON FOWLER. GNR. JOHN SKELTON FOWLER, RGA SERVED AT SAME ADDRESS. CLERK Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE WILLIAM ERNEST FOWLER 10/1291. Born in June 1884, William was the youngest son of Skelton and Mary Fowler of 112 Plane Street, Anlaby Road, Hull. The fourth of five childre […]
BORN HESSLE 1897. SON OF ERNEST CHARLES & JANE JESSOP OF 7 GEORGE YARD, HIGH STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND CLIFF ROAD, HESSLE. EMPLOYED BY THE HULL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. E ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, IN 1914. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/04/1918, AGED 21. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL […]
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF WILLIAM JOHNSON (1866-1941) & EMMALINE JULIA LONGMAN, OF 35 RAGLAN STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL. SON OF A RAILWAY FOREMAN. HE WORKED AS A GOODS PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. KILLED AT OPPY WOOD ON 03/05/1917, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL.TO THE MISSING. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE […]
BORN HULL 1893. ONLY SON OF WALTER HERBERT (1868-1948) & BELLA JOHNSON 91869-1929), OF 156 ALLIANCE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A CLERK IN THE IMPORT DEPARTMENT, FOR THE THOMAS WILSON LINE. HIS FATHER WAS ALSO A CLERK FOR THE SHIP OWNER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL COMMEMRICALS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/04/1918, AG […]
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE STANLEY MARR 10/79. Born December 1892, the third of six children to Philip Marr (1861-1934) and Sarah Kate Marr (1862-1949), of 13, Colenso Street, Hull, (CWGC address). Stanley was a Solicitor's Clerk by trade, but rushed to answer the call of King and Country being among the first to sign up for the f […]
9 BEECH GROVE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
03/05/1917
Aged
21
BORN HULL 1896. AN ORIGINAL HULL PAL. SON OF THOMAS & AMY MOSS, AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE IS BURIED AT ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE READS, "ABIDE WITH ME"
Lance Corporal
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JAMES & KATE SPRING. EDUCATED AT HYMERS COLLEGE MEMORIAL.HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER, MESSRS A. SPRING & CO. LTD, AT HULL FISH DOCK. HE WAS A FOOTBALLER. AND HIS FATHER WAS CHAIRMAN OF HULL CITY AFC. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. HE HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR A COMMISSION, BUT PREFE […]
BORN NEWINGTON, HULL 1892. ONLY SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM (FRUIT MERCHANT) & ASENATH WELLS, HORNSEA. WORKED FOR GOSSCHALKS. PLAYED CRICKET FOR NEWINGTON. BURIED AT AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, ON THE SOMME. HIS GRAVE READS, "SLEEP ON BELOVED". Hull Pals Memorial Post: Born in 1892, George was the eldest of two children and only son o […]
5, WEST VIEW, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
07/09/1918
Aged
17
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM & ADA WRIGHT, OF 5, LOUISA TERRACE, FINSBURY STREET, HULL AND 5 WEST VIEW, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. PRIVATE ERNEST WRIGHT 13022. Born in December 1900, Ernest was the youngest of five children and only son, of George and Ada Wright of 5, Louisa's Terrace, Finsbury Street, Fountain Road, Hull (War p […]
Born Hull 1889. Son of Mr. John Wright, of 94, New Bridge Road., Hull; husband of Jane Ethel Marr (formerly Wright), of 1, Ashdene Villas, Brecon St., Holderness Rd., Hull. His name is recorded on the Nornabell Street, Roll of Honour. His death was reported in the Hull Daily Mail, on 16/01/1919. * Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE JOHN ED […]
