Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HUDDERSFIELD 1872. SON OF ELIZABETH JANE THOMPSON & THE LATE ROBERT WILSON, FROM HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. EDUCATED AT HULL’S TRINITY HOUSE SCHOOL. HE HAD JOINED THE ROYAL ENGINEERS IN 1897. EMIGRATED TO CANADA. HIS WIFE LIZ, LIVED IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. HE ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. DIED OF A HEART … Read more
BORN HULL 27TH FEBRUARY 1887. SON OF GEORGE & LOUISA YOUNG, OF, 4, FRANKLIN AVENUE, FRANKLIN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). A CARPENTER. HE HAD SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE VOLUNTARY BRIGADE, HULL, FOR FIVE YEARS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 37-40 INCH CHEST, DARK COMPLEXION, BLUE EYES, FAIR HAIR, CHURCH OF … Read more
BORN GALSGOW, 14/11/1892. SON OF JAMES THOMPSON PHILLIPS & CATHERINE DOHERTY, OF 66 HERBERT AVENUE, KEW BEACH, TORONTO. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. THE FAMILY EMIGRATED TO TORONTO, IN 1911. HE WORKED IN A TAILOR SHOP (1911 CANADIAN CENSUS) AND AS A CLERK (ARMY RECORDS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 33-35 … Read more
BORN HULL 21/07/1894. SON OF CHARLES & AMELIA ELLINOR PENDLE (1867-1961), OF 149 MERSEY STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) & SAWBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA. HIS FATHER HAD SERVED 26 YEARS IN THE ARMY. THE FAMILY EMIGRATED TO ONTARIO, CANADA IN 1903 TO FARM. HE WORKED LIKE HIS FATHER AS A FARMER. HE ENLISTED AT CALGARY, ON 26/01/1916, … Read more
BORN HULL 28/09/1879. SON OF GEORGE HOWARD & MARY JANE (LACY), OF NEWBRIDGE ROAD, HULL. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS LIVING IN ENGLAND. HUSBAND OF AMY LACY (FORMERLY HOWARD) AT 33, RENSBURG STREET, HULL. A FORMER TAILOR. HE HAD ALSO SERVED IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, AT CHATHAM, KENT, FOR THREE YEARS. HE EMIGRATED … Read more
BORN HULL 21/05/1891. ELDEST SON OF JOHN WILLIAM FOTHERBY (1860-1945) & ELIZABETH WOODS (1863-1939), OF 2, HENRY TERRACE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE LIVED AT 3 NEW STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, & 63 GOODWIN STREET, HULL, WITH BROTHER, ERNEST FOTHERBY, 2ND EYR. GEORGE EMIGRATED TO CANADA, LIVING AT 32, JESMOND … Read more
BORN BURTON ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, 13/10/1889. SON ON THE LATE JOSEPH ASBURY (1843-1897) AND SARAH JANE GRIFFITHS (1852-1903), OF 18 , ALBION STREET, HULL,. HIS FATHER WAS A BANK ACCOUNTANT. EDUCATED AT BURTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HYMERS COLLEGE, HULL. EMIGRATED TO VANCOUVER. WORKED AS A CHAUFFEUR. ENLISTED AUGUST 1914. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 11 INCHES … Read more
