Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
admin Searching soldier’s records to positively identify a serviceman, their unit and where they lived is also difficult. Over 60% of the National Archives were destroyed in the 1940 London Blitz. This included the War Records of five million British men and women that served in the World War One.There is another set of records called … Read more
Name Position Department Rank Regiment Address Death Age Brambles, James Conductor Tramways Pte. East Lancs 1/5th 14, Frederick Terrace, Hawthorne Avenue, Hull 24/08/1918 22 Bright, Frederick Temp. Clerk Accounts C.S.M Durham Light Infantry, 27th 7. Cave Street 04/03/1918 48 Burton, George Car Washer Tramways Pte. East Riding RGA Marshall Street 01/09/1922 49 Campey, Tom Conductor … Read more
Unlike many cities, Hull does not have a public memorial which lists all the names of the fallen in the First World War. Hull has a Cenotaph at Paragon Square, but this does not list any individual names. The ‘Golden Book’ of Remembrance commissioned after the war and kept at the Holy Trinity Church, in … Read more
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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
At least eight Hull men died on the 11th November 1918, the last day of the First World War.
The first Hull man killed in the War, was Private, Frederick George Mileham, 18th Queen Mary’s Own Hussars. He died on the 24th August 1914. He was a regular soldier, who before the war had served in Egypt and India. He was 35 years old and the fourth son of George and Mary Ann Mileham … Read more
There were also many young men killed in the armed forces. Probably one of the youngest was Private, Harry Jipson, 1351, 12th East Yorkshires, killed in action at Loos on the 24th August 1916. He was only 16 years old, and lived at 73 Regent Street. The Hull WW1 Memorial contains the names of a … Read more
Many Hull Mariners and experienced Skippers were lost during the First World war. The oldest may have been Joseph William Atkinson, Chief of the Steamship ‘Tummell’ (Hull). He was lost at sea on the 24th February 1916, aged 64 years. The youngest to die in the war were often in the same ship crews. For … Read more
Private, George Jacklin, 7th EYR, enlisted in 1916. He had only been in France for three weeks before he was killed on the 5th November 1916. He left his widow Sarah (Farnill) at 24 Glasgow Street, her parents at 82 Glasgow Street, and his Mother and family at 96 Egton Street. The loss of one … Read more
