Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 29/10/1893. SON OF THE MARTHA SARAH ANN BLOOM (1854-1940) & FREDERICK WATSON (1853-1914), AT 4, ELSIE GROVE, FLINTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRSS). HE HAD TWO BRORS AND SIX SISTER. HIS FATHER WAS A COAL TEAMER AT THE ALBERT DOCKS IN HULL. SYDNEY WAS EDUCATED AT SCARBOROUGH STREET COUNCIL SCHOOL. WORKED AS A CRANE … Read more
BORN OWSTON FERRY, LINCOLN 1878. SON OF SAMUEL PEARSON (1841-1906) & CHARLOTTE PEARSON (1846-1920). ONE OF THREE SONS KILLED IN THE WAR. CHARLES MARRIED ALICE A COULLING, AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH, HULL IN 1902. THEY LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS, TAKING PART IN THE BOER WAR. IN … Read more
