Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born September 29, 1896. Son of Alfred Thomas and Hebe Jane King, of East Riding Asylum, Beverley, Yorkshire. He was a British Home Child, sent to Canada to work on fames and in domestic service. He enlisted in Canada. Served in the 4th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Died of wounds, on 09/08/1918, aged 29. … Read more
BORN HULL 14/09/1885. ONLY SON OF FREDERIC WILLIAM STARR (1847-1928) & ANNIE MARIA MILLS (1856-1917), OF HULL & ELLOUGHTON. EDUCATED WARWICK SCHOOL, ENGLAND. SERVED IN THE 19TH LINCOLN REGIMENT AND ROYAL WARWICK VOLUNTEERS. EMIGRATED TO CANADA. EMPLOYED AS AN ELECTRICAL OPERATOR. HE MARRIED. MABEL VENITA GANDER, ON 11/12/1907, AT 3, WHITE AVENUE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO … Read more
BORN HULL 1984. SON OF ABRAHAM & MARY JANE WATSON, OF 19, FIELD STREET, HULL & 115 , ABBEY STREET, HULL. (ADDRESS FROM CANADIAN WAR RECORDS.) HE WAS A RESERVIST AND HAD SERVED FOUR YEARS WITH THE HUSSRS. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN APPRENTCIE AT MESSRS, ROSE, DOWNS AND THOMPSONS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN … Read more
BORN HULL 24/03/1896. SON HERBERT ARTHUR TOWNSHEND (1871-1930) & ETHEL MARY PAGE (1875-1971), OF 83, BELVOIR STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 28, AIRLIE STREET, HULL (1915). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS. A FANCY METAL WORKER, WORKING IN CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE (1911 CENSUS). HE EMIGRATED TO QUEBEC, CANADA, ON 20/09/1913. EMPLOYED AS A MOTORMAN, IN 1916. HE ENLISTED … Read more
BORN HULL, 17TH OCTOBER, 1894. SON OF JOHN W & ELIZABETH ANN MILNER, OF 2, DE LA POLE AVENUE, BALFOUR STREET, HULL. WORKED AS SEAMAN & MINER. ENLISTED 1917, VANCOUVER. SERVED IN THE 47TH & 4TH ONTARIO, CANADIAN INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 02/09/1918, AGED 23. BURIED AT DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY
