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Born Beverley, 1895. Second Son of the late Wray Welburn (1867-1913) and Sarah Jane Harmond (1862-1907) ; He had three brother, Harold, Wray and Donald and one sister, Lois. Brother of Harold Welburn of 4 George Street, Beverley, Yorks. Employed as Third Lad on a farm, at Constitution Hill Farm, Molescroft, with his elder brother Harold […]

BORN HULL 1884. SON OF REVEREND, WALTER RADFORD WELCH & ELIZABETH WELCH. LIVED EAST MOLESLEY, VICARAGE. HIS WIFE MARGARET, LIVED AT CHART HOUSE, ASH VALE, ALDERSHOT (WAR PENSION RECORDS). HE WAS A FORMER HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOLBOY AND REGULAR CAVALRY SOLDIER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SENT TO FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, […]

BORN ELLERBY 1886. SON OF JOHN & HARRIET WELDON. EX FARMER & A SINGLE MAN. HIS ARMY RECORDS RECORD THAT HE WAS OF GOOD PHYSICAL BUILD, 5 FOOT 11 INCHES TALL, 12.5 STONE IN WEIGHT. HE ENLISTED AT HORNSEA, ON  13/11/1915. SERVED IN THE 21ST KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 15/09/1916, AGED 30. REMEMBERED ON ST JAMES CH […]

BORN OTTRINGHAM, 1890. SON OF JOHN WELDON (1849-1923) AND ELLEN HARRISON (1853-1900). SON OF A WIDOWED LAND GRAINER IN PATRINGTON, LIVING AT BOREAS HILL FARM, PAUL. HE WORKED AS A FARM WAGGONER IN HEDON AND PAUL (1911 CENSUS). HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTER HANNAH JOPLING AT 16 ROBERTS TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THO […]

BORN OTTRINGHAM 1884. SON OF JOHN WELDON (1849-1923) AND ELLEN HARRISON (1853-1900). SON OF A WIDOWED LAND GRAINER IN PATRINGTON. HE WORKED AS A FARM LABOURER. HE MARRIED LOTTIE SWAN, IN HULL, ON 03/10/1909. HIS WIFE LOTTIE SWAN LIVED AT THIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 6 INCHES TALL, 154 LBS, 37 INCH […]

BORN HULL 1879. THIRD SON OF THOMAS WELDRAKE AND MARGARET CHARLTON, OF 2 SUSANNAH TERRACE, LEE SMITH STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO ELDER BROTHERS AND A YOUNGER SISTER, ELLEN. HE MARRIED AT HARTLEPOOL, IN 1902. HUSBAND OF MARY MARGARET WELDRAKE, OF 15 BOWSER STREET, WEST HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS AND TWO SONS. EMPLOYED AS A G […]

BORN SURREY 22/10/1885. WIFE FLORENCE ELIZABETH WELLAND LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. SON OF GEORGE & SUSAN WELLAND, OF SURREY. HE SERVED IN THE 9TH ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 08/09/1918, AGED 32. BURIED AT TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, "UNTIL THE DAY BREA […]

BORN HULL 1893. SON OF LAURA WELLS, OF 1, ST ANDREW VILLAS, PRINCES ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 66, PRINCES ROAD, NEWLAND, HULL. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE HULL CO-OPERATIVE, WORKING IN THE BAKERY DEPARTMENT. HE ENLISTED AT HULL AND SERVED WITH THE HULL PALS, IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. HE HAS SURVIVED THE SOMME AND THE BATTLE AT OPPY W […]

BORN HULL 1893. SON OF GEORGE & ALICE STEPHENSON (1859-1926), OF 6, BOWLING AVENUE, KIMBERLEY STREET, HULL. HE LIVED WITH HIS AUNT, ADELAIDE WELLS, AT 7. LINDEN GROVE, FOLKESTONE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 30/08/1914. SERVED WTH THE COLDSTREAM GAURDS IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. KI […]

BORN NEWINGTON, HULL 1892. ONLY SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM (FRUIT MERCHANT) & ASENATH WELLS, HORNSEA. WORKED FOR GOSSCHALKS. PLAYED CRICKET FOR NEWINGTON. BURIED AT AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, ON THE SOMME. HIS GRAVE READS, "SLEEP ON BELOVED". Hull Pals Memorial Post: Born in 1892, George was the eldest of two children and only son o […]

Born Hull 1894. Step son of Mary Jane Wells, of 20, Cromer Street, St Leonard's Road, Hull (War pension address). He was a Blacksmith. Enlisted on 02/03/1916. Served as Private, 163299, Royal Army Service Corps. Discharged on 21 Feb 1918. Awarded Silver Badge (No: 319066). Died on 04/02/1922, aged 28.

Rifleman, Wells, of the Royal Rifles is reported to have died on wounds on the Tadman Street Roll of Honour (Hull Daily Mail 25 September 1916).  Born at Torino, Italy, 1894. He was the son of Percy and Annie Wells, of 20 Jackson Street, Hull. He had four brothers and three sisters, living at this address. He was married on 17/09/1908, […]

BORN HULL 1884. LIVED CLAPTON, MIDDLESEX. 1911 CENSUS PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER SERVING WITH THE 3RD COLDSTREAM. HULL CONNECTION UNTRACED

BORN HULL 1899. SON OF ROBERT WILLIAM & EDITH LOUISE WELLS AND SISTERS EDITH & FLORENCE, OF 6 ROLAND AVENUE, ARTHUR STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL.PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE, WITH THE 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED AS A PRISONER OF WAR, ON 08/09/1918, AGED 19. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN HDM 02/10/1918. NO CWGC RE […]

BORN HULL 1899. SON OF WILLIAM & FRANCES WELLS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 04/11/1918, AGED 18, A WEEK BEFORE THE WAR ENDED. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JOHN. HE IS BURIED AT GHISSIGNIES BRITISH CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS […]

BORN HULL 1898. SON OF ALFRED & LAVINIA SOPHIA WELLS OF 37 MARMADUKE STREET, HULL. PRIOR TO THE WAR, HE WORKED FOR MESSRS ACKWITH, OF THORNTON STREET, HULL AND ATTENDED THE COLTMAN STREET SUNDAY SCHOOL. HE LIVED AT 15 ALBERT AVENUE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS WHEN WAR BEGAN. HAD ONLY BEEN AT THE FRONT FOR ONE MO […]

BORN COLNE 1874. WIFE ADA (RANCH) ABOVE. SON OF ROBERT & BETSY WELLS, COLNE, LANCS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/06/1916, AGED 42. (1918 ABSENT VOTERS. ADDRESS) Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE WILLIE WELLS 11/1393. Born in 1874 in Colne, Lancashire Willie was one of eight children to Robert and Betsy Wells. Moving to Hull where he worked […]

BORN HULL 06/07/1899. SON OF TIMOTHY WELSH (1873-1927) & MARY McNULTY (1874- ), OF 12, WILLIAMS TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 1, BELLE VUE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCKSIDE LABOURER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, JOHN AND ONE SISTER, MARGARET. HIS PARENTS HAD MARRIED AT ST CHARLES BORR […]

BORN HULL 1897. ENLISTED HULL. DIED. EX 4936 EYR. SON OF TIMOTHY WELSH ABOVE. ARMY RECORD ADDRESS. DOCK LABOURER

BORN HULL 1887. LIVED GOOLE. KILLED IN ACTION. REGULAR SOLDIER. BURIED AT VENDRESSE BRITISH CEMETERY, AISNE, FRANCE