Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918 | The story of Hull in World War 1

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Web Name: Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918 | The story of Hull in World War 1

WebSite: http://ww1hull.org.uk

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Home Battle of Tardenois The 8th West Yorkshires Roving back from the Front Line after they had captured the Montaigne de Bligny, 29 July…The 10th East Yorkshire Regimentmarching to the trenches; near Doullens, 28th June 1916Men of the 8th BattalionEast Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the Third Battle of Ypres, 1917 LearnLearn about the people of Hulland how they lived in theFirst World War The Kingston upon Hull Memorial remembers the 7,500 men from Hull, who died in the First World War.This 'digital' memorial lists all the Hull men who died in the First World War and where they lived in the City. It has taken 30 years to research and is the definitive database of Hull casualties in World War One. You can search the memorial by name, rank, regiment, age, date of death, place of burial, and home address. All names are linked to a 'Street Memorial', and a satellite map which shows the street where they lived. Every day the site will show the names of the Hull men, who died in the First World War, on this day.It remembers over 7,000 Hull men that died in the War, who were born in Hull, lived in Hull and were buried in the City. It also includes details of another 2,000 men who died from nearby towns and villages that enlisted in Hull, or were associated with the City. It records the names of oversea sailors, lost on Hull ships, so that their sacrifice is remembered too. There is also a full list of all Hull's civilian casualties, killed in Zeppelin air raids, during the First World War.The Hull Memorial is inter active. You can search for Hull relatives lost in the 'Great War', or find out who died from your Street in Hull. Discover Hull in the First World War, or learn more about the Great War itself. Also, add your own family stories and photographs, to make the Hull Memorial comprehensive, interesting  and up to date. The Hull Memorial is 'on line', accessible and free to use. It belongs to the people of Hull.Hull in the First World WarDuring 1914 -18, Hull citizens joined up in large numbers. Over 75,000 people served, and some 30% were to become casualties. Hull raised four 'Pal' Battalions for the East Yorkshire Regiment, which was more than many other larger Cities. It formed an additional 5th 'Cyclist' Battalion, and a Railway 'Pals' Battalion, known as the 17th Northumberland Fusiliers. Hull created other voluntary reserve Units, which the City paid for and equipped itself. It was one of the first to develop an Anti Aircraft unit and had its own Army Service Corp.Hull supplied Britain with modern trawlers and skillful mariners to safeguard the seas. The City at a time of severe shortages 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 was 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. The City suffered eight bombing raids by enemy Zeppelins and was home to the British Spy, Max Schultz.As the war ended, Hull established a unique charity, known as the 'Great War Civic Trust'. This helped Hull's 20,000 wounded and their dependents for the next 65 years. Hull adapted its industries and workforce to help win the war. Hull women proved indispensable in maintaining home life, in the face of great hardship and tragedy.Hull has a unique story to tell during the First World War. It is time to remember Hull's history, 100 years on from the start of World War One, and as Hull becomes the City of Culture in 2017.This website is constantly under development.On this day we remember 1915 John Henry Robb1916 George Cross1916 John Joseph Octavius Crowther1916 Edmund Holmes Day1916 Harry Donkin1916 Patrick Dunbar1916 Robert Earnshaw1916 James Christopher Elliott1916 Walter Elsworthy1916 Edward England1916 Frederick Featherstone1916 Alfred Seymour Gibson1916 Clarence Gill1916 John Henry Grainger1916 Charles William Grange1916 Charles Gray1916 William Green1916 James Henry Haddon1916 (John) William Hagues1916 Herbert Harris1916 Ernest Harrison1916 Ernest Harrison1916 Fred. Gilbert Hayton1916 George Albert Edward Horsley1916 Robert Hunsley1916 Arthur Freeman Hunt1916 Melbourne Jarvis1916 John Thomas Johnson1916 John William George Johnson1916 George Leak1916 Charles Herbert Leighton1916 Edward Lonsdale1916 Ernest Lyons1916 George Arthur Matthews1916 Horace Megson1916 James Moanwell1916 Mathew Bayfield Moore1916 Frank Cyril Moss1916 Frederick Mould1916 John William Naylor1916 Thomas O'Malley1916 Ernest Ounsley1916 Alfred Palmer1916 William Henry Penrose1916 Albert Petch1916 William Henry Porter1916 Harold Ridley1916 Harold Rignall1916 Percy Lazenby Robinson1916 Stanley Reynard Robinson1916 Joseph George Rogers1916 Jack Ross1916 Thomas Sanderson1916 George Carllill1916 George William Wroot1916 Arthur Hart Wilson1916 John William Wiles1916 John Henry Widdas1916 John Jackson Weldon1916 Robert John Waugh1916 Albert Greenwood Walker1916 John Robert Trowell1916 Stanley Thompson1916 Edward Thompson1916 Robert Tennison1916 Walter Tattersall1916 John Strong1916 Stanley Snell1916 Edward Smith1916 Charles Skelton1916 Philip Donovan Simmonds1916 George William Shaw1916 William Edwin Scurr1916 Thomas Sanderson1916 John William Cousins1916 John James Coulson1916 Ernest Henry Constable1916 Frederick Clifton1916 Frederick Charles Caley1916 Alexander Elliott Butterworth1916 Harold Bulson1916 Arthur Edward Buck1916 George Herbert Billett1916 William Henry Bell1916 William Batty1916 John Thomas Austin1916 Henry John Andrews1917 Hugh Hall Mc1917 Wilfred Clement Hanson1917 Alfred (Fred) Higinbotham1917 Robert Wilkinson1918 John Dale1918 Oliver Harrison1918 Joseph James Hopkinson1918 Joseph Inman1918 William Larkman1918 Joseph Yeadon1918 Percy Windley1918 Henry Ernest West1918 Sidney Waters1918 Harry Stuart Smith1919 Arthur Herbert MullinsBritish Troops taken prisoner150000British Soldiers amputations100000Soldiers who lied about their age100000Find out more statistics and interesting facts about World War One

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