Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, on 01/01/1898. Son of William Lawrence Britton (1874-1940) and Jane Elizabeth Iveson (1875-1959). the family emigrated to British Columbia, Vancouver, on 17/12/1906. When William Henry Britton was born on January 1, 1898, in Hull, Yorkshire, England, his father, William, was 23 and his mother, Jane, was 22. He immigrated with his family to … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF JOHN UNTHANK LEE & ANNIE MARION LEE, LIVING AT 24 WASHINGTON STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND THEN 8 HUTT STREET. KILLED WITH THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, AT THELIUS, 3 MILES NORTH OF ARRAS, 09/04/1917, AGED 18. HE IS BURIED AT NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY, THELUS, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. Henin Cross – … Read more
BORN EASTRINGTON, HULL, 1ST APRIL, 1890. SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM HOLMES (1853-1928) & MARY HOLMES (1854-1921), OF MANOR HOUSE, EASTRINGTON, HULL, – CWGC ADDRESS. A FARMER’S SON. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA. SERVED WITH THE 7TH CANADIA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/06/1916, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE … Read more
BORN HULL, 12/08/1890. SON OF THOMAS BOND (1868-1942) & EDITH JULIA BOND (1865-1890), OF HULL, OTTRINGHAM AND COTTINGHAM. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A RAILWAY CLERK, LIKE HIS FATHER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA, IN 1914. ENLISTED IN CANADA, ON 23/09/1914. JOINED THE 11TH COLUMBIA BLACK WATCH. A CANADIAN SCOTTISH REGIMENT. UNIT … Read more
BORN LOUTH, LINCONSHIRE, 1891. SON OF DAVID ALLENBY (1842-1904) & ELLEN BROWN (1861-1950), OF 31 MAYFIELD STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) & 7 PRINCES AVENUE, WHEELER STREET, HULL. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FOUR SISTERS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA, AGED 18, WITH HIS BROTHER, WILLIAM THORLEY ALLENBY IN 1913. THEY WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. … Read more
BORN HULL, ON 05/02/1896. SON OF DAVID ALLENBY (1842-1904) & ELLEN BROWN (1861-1950), OF 31 MAYFIELD STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) & 7 PRINCES AVENUE, WHEELER STREET, HULL. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FOUR SISTERS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA AGED 18, WITH HIS BROTHER, GEORGE DAVID STOREY ALLENBY, IN 1913. THEY WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC … Read more
