Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF SAMUEL WHIP TOSLER (1838-1915) & ELIZABETH SHAW (1841-1908), OF 60 ARTHUR STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE WAS WELL KNOWN ON HULL FISH DOCKS AND EMPLOYED BY HIS BROTHER, WHO WAS A ROPE MAKER AND MARINE STORE DEALER IN HULL AND LINCOLNSHIRE. HE LIVED AT 2 … Read more
BORN GOOLE 1891. LIVED HULL. YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE & ANNIE LAWSON, OF 44, WAVERLEY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & 167, CHANTERLANDS AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A SHIP STEVEDORE. BROTHERS GEORGE, HARRY & RICHARD. HE WORKED AS A TICKET PRINTER. HE ENLISTED IN CHISWICK. SERVED IN THE 1ST BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN … Read more
BORN MARYLEBONE, MIDDLESEX, 1885. SON OF RICHARD JOHNSON OF LONDON. HIS WIFE, ALICE ANN JOHNSON & DAUGHTER, GLADYS, (BORN 10 MAY 1888), LIVED AT 2, LEO PLACE, CUMBERLAND STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS) AND 16, VICTORIA TERRACE. LORNE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER AT THE HULL STEARINE COMPANY, CLEVELAND … Read more
