Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF FREDERICH EUSEBIUS HORATIO STRAKER (1846-1915) & HARRIET HARRISON (1848-1914), AT 10 HOLBORN STREET. HE HAD SERVED IN THE 5TH ROYAL IRISH LANCERS, FOR 12 YEARS. SAW ACTION IN THE BOER WAR. EMPLOYED AS A CORPORATION STORE WEIGHER (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED IN 1897. HIS WIFE ELLEN PARR (1875-1938), AND THEIR … Read more
BORN CAMERTON, RYEHILL, HULL 1895. SON OF MR JOHN WILLIAM NETTLETON (1874-1936) & SARAH ELIZABETH FEWSON (1870-1900). HE EMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA. WORKED AS A LABOURER, IN ADELAIDE. ENLISTED IN OAKLAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ON 06/01/1915, AGED 19. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6.5 INCHES TALL, 147 LBS WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST, LIGHT BLUE EYES, AND BROWN HAIR. … Read more
