Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Lambeth, London, 28 Feb 1868. Son of Henry Samuel Burnby (1841-1894). A professional Soldier. Served 1886-1907 and 1914-1917. South Africa, India and WWI Home front. Served as Quarter Master Sergeant, Farrier, 28152, 10th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Royal Hussars. Discharged on 13 Jan 1917. Died of war aggravated, Chronic Bronchitis, 10/01/1918, aged 49. Buried … Read more
BORN HOWDEN, 1884. LIVED HULL. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SON OF JAMES ARTHUR & ANN (MOONEY). DIED OF WOUNDS. AKA WALLACE IN SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS. HE IS BURIED AT POPERINGHE OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “HE WAS KILLED FOR LOVE OF US”
BORN HULL. HIS FAMILY WERE FROM HESSLE, HULL. HE ENLISTED AT HESSLE. KILLED IN ACTION. SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. HE IS ALSO RECORDED AS “KILLED”, ON HULL’S, WESTBOURNE STREET, ROLL OF HONOUR (HULL DAILY MAIL, 22/09/1916)
BORN MARKET WEIGHTON. 1895. FOURTH SON OF WILLIAM ROBERT SMITH & CHARLOTTE LOUISE SMITH, OF 93, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS A POLICEMAN AND MEMBER OF THE EAST RIDING CONTABULARY, HE ENLISTED BEVERLEY. JOINED THE 10TH HUSSARS (PRINCE OF WALES OWN). LANDED IN FRANCE, ON 06/10/1914. KILLED AT YPRES, ON 13/05/1915, AGED … Read more
BORN GRIMSBY 1888. SON OF GEORGE EDWIN PURCHON (1864-1934) & SARAH ELIZABETH (PETTMAN) (1868-1925), OF 3 GILLETT STREET, HULL. A REGULAR SOLDIER. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS CAVALRY. HE HAD SPENT SEVEN YEARS IN THE ARMY, AND SIX YEARS IN INDIA. HE WAS LYING WOUNDED FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE HE WAS … Read more
BORN YORK 1896. SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH HAYES, OF MYTON-ON-SWALE, HELPERBY, YORK (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS). SON OF A FRUITIER, GAME DEALER AND FISH SELLER. HE HAD FIVE OLDER BROTHERS WHO ALL SERVED IN THE WAR.. A SINGLE MAN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/01/1916, … Read more
BORN BURSTWICK 1888. REGULAR SOLDIER WITH THE 10TH HUSSARS. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SON OF GEORGE & MATILDA BAYSTON. BROTHERS GEORGE, FRED & HAROLD. KILLED IN ACTION ON 13/05/1915, AGED 26. ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS BROTHER GEORGE. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH, WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER … Read more
