St John’s Roll of Honour, Newland Parish, Hull

“TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. THIS ORGAN AND OAK TABLET WITH NAMES INSCRIBED THEREON WERE GIVEN BY THE PEOPLE OF NEWLAND AND DEDICATED BY THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ON THE 11TH NOV 1920. JESUS SAID … Read more

St John The Baptist Church WW1 Memorial

St John The Baptist Church WW1 Memorial, Newington, Hull St John The Baptist Church, is a large red-brick, Victorian town church, built in 1878 in the Hessle Road area of Kingston-upon-Hull. The church is within the historic St Martin’s dockland, synonymous with the Hull’s fishing industry and maritime heritage. The Church’s 1914-18 war memorial was … Read more

St Charles Borromeo, Hull, 1914-1918 Memorial

The Fallen of the Great War, at St Charles Borromeo Church, Hull, are summarised as follows:- Name Rank Regiment Died Age Buried  No: Home Address ABEL, GEORGE EDWIN Private Manchester Regiment 2/7th Battalion 01/08/1917 19 Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 8 Johnson Buildings, Green Lane, Hull ANDERSON, ANDREW Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion 16/02/1916 33 … Read more

Hull Street War Memorials

Britain’s War Memorial. We tend to approach war memorials with pathos and a narrative about the futility of war, but the generation that built them were actually proud of them. People wanted to show the pride of sacrifice. They even experienced joy that their fathers, husbands and sons, had stepped up to the plate in the time … Read more

St John The Baptist Church WW1 Memorial

03/04/2024 by Webmaster St John The Baptist Church WW1 Memorial, Newington, Hull St John The Baptist Church, Newington, Hull. Unveiled on 11th August 1921, the white marble, WW1 Memorial, records 302 names, in five columns in alphabetical order. St John The Baptist Church, is a large red-brick, Victorian town church, built in 1878 in the Hessle Road … Read more