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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

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

Alice Maud Brown married Stephen Johnson on the 31st January 1916 at St Mathews Church, Anlaby Road. Her husband was killed soon after serving with the East Yorkshires, on the 10th September 1916. His name is remembered by her on the memorial inside the church.