Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
3rd (Reserve) Battalion
04.09.1914 Stationed at Beverley, Yorkshire and then moved to Hull.
April 1916 Moved to Withernsea where it remained.
BORN HULL 20/09/1883. SON OF JOHN AND HANNAH MARY SMITH. HE HAD AN OLDER BROTHER, HENRY WILLIAM SMITH (1879-1950), WHO LIVED AT 49 GLASGOW STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1907. HIS WIFE, FANNY ELIZABETH HODGSON (1882-1965) AND FOUR CHILDREN, THOMAS, WALTER, ALBERT AND ELIZABETH, LIVED AT, OF 5 WILLIAMS TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 19/09/1892. BAPTISED AT ST CHARLES BOORMEO, HULL, ON 08/01/1893. SON OF JAMES HENRY CHILDS (1858-1920) & MARGARET McGANN (1870-1952), OF 1, JAMES PLACE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS, SOME OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN “A” COMPANY, … Read more
