Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 29/06/1894. SON OF JOHN ROBERT SHELTON AND CAROLINE PEACOCK, OF 2, WILIAM PLACE, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 39, RAKE STREET, HULL (ARMY PROBATE ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A DOCKSIDE LABOURER, “SLIGHTLY ADICTED TO DRINK”. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HE WAS SENTENCED TO A REFORMATORY SCHOLL, LEEDS, ON 25/06/1910, … Read more
BORN HULL 15/3/1897. SON OF THOMAS ROSEWALE PURNELL (1865-1962) & MARGARET AGNES TURNER (1867-1898), OF 22 RONALD’S ROAD, HIGHBURY, NORTH LONDON. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN LONDON. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE 1ST DORSET REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED AT AMIENS, ON 19/04/1916, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT … Read more
BORN LEEDS 14/12/1883, SON OF JOSEPH WITHAM MORGAN (1863-1948) & ELIZABETH ANN PURDY (1865-1943), OF LEEDS. ONE OF SEVEN SIBLINGS. HE MARRIED NELLIE PARSONS (1888-1968) IN BRADFORD, JULY 1913. HUSBAND OF NELLIE, OF 225, CARDIGAN LANE, HEADINGLEY (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 6, SCHOOL ROW, WEST STREET, LEEDS (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD ONE DAUGHTER, MABEL, BORN … Read more
