NEWTEST

BORN ALDERSHOT, 1875, INTO AN ARMY FAMILY. ONE OF FOUNTEEN CHILDREN, SEVERAL OF WHICH ALSO JOINED THE FORCES. HE MOVED FROM ALDERSHOT TO BEVERLEY VIA SHEFFIELD. HE MARRIED ROSA BUTTERS, IN BEVERLEY, IN 1903 AND HAD TWO CHILDREN, CHARLES AND WILFRED. HE HAD SERVED IN THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT FROM 1891-1908 AND THEN WORKED IN A LOCA […]

BORN HULL 1898. SON OF WILLIAM ROBERT WATTS & MARGARET ISABELLA COOOPLAND (1876-1903), OF 127, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 10 HERBERTS TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL. SON OF A DOCK TUG MAN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER, LILY. HIS MOTHER DIED WHEN HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD. HIS FATHER RE-MARRIED AND ROBERT WAS RAISED BY HIS […]

BORN WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, 08/02/1896. ONLY SON OF ROBERT WATTS & KATE SMITH, OF NEWLAND PARK, HULL. ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN CROSBY & PARKGATE, CHESHIRE. A PROMISING SOPRANO SINGER. HE WORKED FOR A SHIP OWNER IN CARDIFF AND WAS WORKING FOR THE ADMIRALTY IN AUGUST 1914. GAZETTED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT TO THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, ON 15 […]

BORN HULL 1884. SON OF MRS CHARLOTTE ANN (WALKER) & THE LATE ROBERT WILSON WATTS, OF 14 TADMAN STREET, HULL AND 1 CROMWELL TERRACE, WEST PARADE, SPRING BANK, HULL . ELDEST OF FOUR CHILDREN. WAS AN ENGINEER EMPLOYED BY MESSRS, MAJOR OF WILMINGTON AND AN EX HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH "D" COMP […]

BORN HULL 1872. SON OF ROBERT & MARY ANN WATTS - 22 WELTON TERRACE, SOUTHCOATES LANE, HULL. HIS WIFE MRS S STEPHENSON LIVED AT THIS NAVAL ADDRESS. A TRAWLER HAND. LOST AT SEA, ON 09/05/1917, AGED 45. The fishing vessel, WINDWARD HO (H 692) was a British registered steam trawler of 226grt. On the 9th May 1917, when 3 miles S from Pet […]

BORN HULL 1889. SON OF MRS SARAH ANN WATTS, OF 13, BLENHEIM TERRACE, NORFOLK STREET, HULL. A SINGLE MAN. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, GEORGE, AND THREE MARRIED SISTERS. HE WORKED FOR MR ROBSON, HAY MERCHANT, HESSLE ROAD, HULL,  AS A STRAW AND HAY TRUSSER. HE  BOARDED AT 12, ALFRED TERRACE, VAUXHALL GRIVE HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND THIS ARMY ADDRESS […]

BORN HULL 31/10/1879. SON OF THOMAS AND ELIZABETH WAUD, OF 45 KING STREET, CHARLES STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) HE WENT TO SEA, AGED 15. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5.5 INCHES TALL, 39 INCH CHEST, BROWN EYES, LIGHT BROWN HAIR, RUDDY COMPLEXION. MARRIED IN 1902, AT HULL. HUSBAND OF SARAH ELIZABETH CRAM AND DAUGHTER BEATRICE, AT 1, PARK STREET, H […]

BORN HULL 12/06/1888. SON OF FRED WARD AND MARY WELSH (1862-1923). HE HAD THREE OLDER SISTERS, JANE, FLORENCE AND GERTRUDE. FRED WAS 5 FOOT 3 INCHES TALL AND KNOWN AS "LITTLE FREDDIE". HE WORKED AS A SHIP'S STEWARD. HIS WIFE ALICE & TWO DAUGHTERS JESSIE AND WINIFRED WAUD LIVED AT THIS ARMY ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS ON 16/ […]

BORN SWANLAND, YORKSHIRE 1889. SON OF HENRY WAUDBY (1862-1935) & LIZZIE CLARKSON WAUDBY (1863-1946) OF 6 CHURCH COTTAGE, NORTH FERRIBY (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A COACHMAN. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE RESIDED IN NORTH FERRIBY. ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 30919, 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/11/1916, AGE […]

Born North Cave, 1894. Son of Ada Ann Donkin (formerly Waudby) (1867-1945) , of 34a, Lorne Street, Waterloo Street, Hull, and the late John Waudby (1859-1897). He had two brothers, John William and Thomas Waudby, three half brothers, James, George and Frank Donkin and sister Ada Donkin. A Tanner. He enlisted in Hull, on 11/12/1915, aged […]

BORN SWANLAND, YORKSHIRE 1884. SON OF HENRY WAUDBY (1862-1935) & LIZZIE CLARKSON WAUDBY (1863-1946) OF 6 CHURCH COTTAGE, NORTH FERRIBY (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A COACHMAN. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. . Lance Corporal William Atkinson Waudby (brother of Alfred Neaves Waudby who was also killed in action in WW1) served with the York and Lan […]

BORN HULL 1878. HULL PAL. SON OF ARTHUR & GERTRUDE WAUDBY, OF 19, BLUE BELL ENTRY, HIGH STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE, EMMA ALICE WAUDBY, LIVED AT 4, ALMA PLACE,  AND 1 EMERALD TERRACE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS A MARINE ENGINEER FOR THE KINGSTON STEAM TRAWLER COMPANY AND FOR THOMAS WILSON AND SONS. HE SERVED AS SERGE […]

BORN HULL 1878. SON OF THE LATE SAMUEL WAUDBY & MARY ANN (TODD) WAUDBY. BROTHER TO HERBERT, SAMUEL, FLORENCE AND MARY. A WELL KNOWN HARBOURSIDE AND TRANSPORT WORKER IN HULL. HE MARRIED GERTRUDE ANNIE BETTS AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, HULL, ON 22/06/1902. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN. LIVED AT 11 HIGSON COURT, BLANKE ROW, HULL. HE ENLISTED HULL […]

BORN HULL 1891. SON OF GEORGE ROBERT WAUDBY (1860-1934) & EMILY GARTON WAUDBY, OF 1 ALBERTS TERRACE, PARROT STREET, HULL. BROTHER TO GLADYS AND DORIS. HE WAS MARRIED FLORENCE JONES, AT ST BARNABAS CHURCH ON 28/11/1915. THEY LIVED AT 18 VICTORIA AVENUE, CONWAY STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. HE WORKED AS AN ENGINE CLEANER, FOR THE NORTH […]

BORN PRESTON, HEDON, 12/06/1891. ENLISTED WEST HULL. LIVED ANLABY COMMON. SON OF MRS WAUDBY AT 8 , HULL ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED AS A HORSE DRIVER, IN THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS. HE DIED OF DYSENTERY IN EGYPT, ONE DAY AFTER HIS 24TH BIRTHDAY. HARRY'S DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 15TH JULY 191 […]

BORN HULL 1882. SON OF SAMUEL WAUDBY (1848-1894) & MARY ANN TODD (1849-1899), OF HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE MARRIED, SARAH MARIA LAWLOR (1884-1970), AT DUBLIN, ON 18/01/1903, AGED 20. A REGULAR ARMY SOLDIER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, 6627, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR, LOYAL NORTH LANCASH […]

BORN HESSLE, 1891.  SON OF JOHN AND SARAH WAUGH, OF HESSLE, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WAS A FOREMAN OF THE GARDENS AT HESSLE MOUNT, FOR NINE YEARS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRES. KILLED IN ACTION, AT THE SOMME, ON 15/09/1916, AGED 25. COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE H […]

BORN HULL 1884. SON OF CHARLES WEATHERILL (1841-1890) & MARGARET WEATHERILL (1843-1929), OF 34, SUMMERGANGS ROAD AND 120, JAMES RECKITT AVENUE, HULL. HE AHD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WWAS WORKING AS A DOCK LABOURER AND LODGING AT 7, MYTON PLACE, HULL (1911 CENSUS) HE MOVED TO GREAT YARMOUTH & ENLISTED AT GREAT YARMOUTH […]

BORN HULL 1876. SON THE LATE ANDREW & ISABELLA WEAVER. WIFE MINNIE WEAVER LIVED AT 5 TALBOT TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL,. WORKED ON MINE SWEEPING TRAWLERS DURING THE WAR. ALTHOUGH ILL HEALTH MEANT HE HAD TO SEEK WORK ON SHORE.  HE WORKED AS A DRIVER AND CONDUCTOR, ON THE HULL TRAM CARS.  HE WAS INDUCED TO GO TO SEA AGAIN TO IMPROVE HI […]

BORN HULL 1880. SON THE LATE ANDREW & ISABELLA WEAVER. SERVED WITH THE MERCHANT NAVY DURING THE WAR. SERVED AS SECOND ENGINEER, ON THE RED CROSS TRAWLER "BARBADOS". MINED WHILE FISHING ON 06/11/1920. AGED 40. HE LEFT YOUNG WIDOW, EMILY AND FOUR MONTH OLD BABY, AND THREE SONS, AGED EIGHT, FIVE AND THREE, AT 8 BELGRAVE TERRACE, ROSAM […]