Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN EDINGBUGH 09/10/1889. ONLY SON OF THE LATE JOHN STRACHAN (1850-1904), & ISABELLA HOLLOWAY (FORMERLY STRACHAN), OF 21 NEWTON STREET, BOULEVARD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN CANADA. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND WITH THE 2ND CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. POSTED TO FRANCE, WITH THE COLUMBIA MOUNTED RIFLES. HE WAS KILLED ON THE SOMME, NEAR MAUQUET FARM, ON … Read more
BORN DONCASTER, 4TH OCTOBER 1876. SON OF JOSEPH SPEIGHT, OF 154 , HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL. HIS WIFE EMMA (HOPWOOD) SPEIGHT, LIVED AT 30 HALTEMPRICE STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL HE ENLISTED AT TORONTO, CANADA, ON 4TH MAY 1916. SERVED WITH THE 2ND CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES. WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/08/1918, AGED 42. BURIED AT BOUCHOIR … Read more
I am grateful to Jackie Carlton who identified this Hull casualty and provided the following information on Weds 08/04/2015. George Robert Mowforth was born 12th July 1890 Hull to parents Robert Woods Mowforth (1866-1895)and Louisa Holdsworth (1868-1936). (His attestation papers give his birth as 12th October 1892. In 1891 (aged 7 months) he lived in … Read more
BORN LEEDS 16/12/1892. SON OF ALFRED LOFTUS (1852-1902) & ISABEL SEWARD (1858-1902), OF HEADINGLEY LEEDS. HE HAD two BROTHERs, ERNEST (1877-1895), ( DOUGLAS (1880-1905) AND TWO SISTERS, BARBARA ISABEL (1888-1853) AND MARJORIE CAROLINE. HE WORKED AS AN ACCOUNTANCY CLERK, IN HORNSEA (1911 CENSUS) AND AS A FARMER IN, CANADA . HE LIVED AT NEWLAND PARK, … Read more
Born at Chatham, New Brunswick, 25/07/1883. Son of Thomas Keating (1841-1902) and Catherine Flanagan (1840-1928), of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. A Farmer’s son. He had four brothers and five sisters. Single man, unmarried. He worked as a Land Agent. He enlisted at Calgary, Canada, on 11/01/1915. Described as 5 foot, 7.5 inches tall, Chest 38-41 … Read more
BORN HULL 22/10/1895. SON OF WALTER HARE (1868-1949) & LOUISA EASTWOOD (1871-1960), AT 26, NICHOLSON STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. EMIGRATED TO BRIGHTON, ONTARIO, CANADA IN 1911. WORKED AS A FARMER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6.5 INCHES TALL, 34-37 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, BROWN HAIR, PRESBYTERIAN RELIGION. ENLISTED IN CANADA, ON … Read more
