Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN ARRAM, YORKSHIRE, 20/11/1892. SON OF GEORGE WILEY SOWEN (1854-1892) AND EMMA MOORE (1854-1933), OF 32, WOOD LANE, BEVERLEY. FROM A BAPTIST FAMILY. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. WORKED AS AN IRON MONGER’S APPRENTICE (1911 CENSUS). EMIGRATED TO CANADA ON 10/02/1913, ARRIVING HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. WORKED AS A TEAMSTER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, … Read more
BORN COTTINGHAM, HULL, 06/05/1887. SON OF THOMAS HOLLIDAY (1854-1922) AND CHARLOTTE KIRK (1858-1940), OF COTTINGHAM, HULL. HE EMIGRATED TO VANCOUVER, CANADA, IN 1909. ENLISTED IN CANADA. SERVED WITH THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT ALBERT, ON THE SOMME, ON 20/11/1916, AGED 29. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE VIMY MEMORIAL HIS NAME … Read more
