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Cyril and Sidney Webb
Brothers Cyril and Sidney Webb, from 8 Wyndham Street, died within weeks of each other in 1918 as did Archibald & Fred Sims who both served with the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Credits and Acknowledgements
A wide variety of sources have been used to compile the information presented on this website. Not all material is original and due credit is given to all original sources. Where possible they are listed below: Wikipedia Imperial War Museum Bing images Hull Daily Mail BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww1 Wreck Site – http://wrecksite.eu/Wrecksite.aspx Ancestry.co.uk The Mann Index collections – … Read more
Cowl
2nd Lt, Douglas Cowl, from 194 Beverley Road was the organist and choirmaster of St Luke’s Church. He died at Arras with the 1/4th East Yorkshires on the 23rd April 1917, aged 31. He had enlisted on the 2nd September 1914 and had previously been wounded in 1916. He was the son of Richard and … Read more
Jacklin
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
Horsfield
Pte, 716, Stanley Horsfield, was the first 10th East Yorkshire casualty of the war. He was the son of Geoffrey and Kate Horsfield at 10 Curzon Street. Stanley Horsfield, was a Painter by Trade and one of the first to join the Hull Pals Regiment. He was killed by a ‘Minnie’ explosion on the 29th … Read more
Mileham
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
