Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Beverley, 1881. Only son of Thomas Neal (1852-1932) and Fanny Oglesby (1845-1903), of Butcher’s Row, St Martin Ward, Beverley, and Bridlington, East Yorkshire. He had three married sisters, who all lived in Beverley. He was an apprentice Blacksmith before joining the army in March 1908, aged 27. His wife Rebecca Neal and five children, … Read more
BORN HULL 30/06/1898. SECOND SON OF PERCY JAMES EGGLETON (1873-1957) AND EDITH FLORENCE EGGLETON (1875-1951, OF 543, HESSLE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) AND 171, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS MOTHER WORKED IN A LAUNDRY HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY 3975, EAST YORKS REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO 1/6TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/05/1918, … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ONLY CHILD OF GEORGE WILLIAM BAXTER WRIGHT & HANNAH MAY WRIGHT, OF 5, BELMONT STREET, NEWBRIDGE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. EMPLOYED AS A GROCERS APPRENTICE. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 32-34 INCH CHEST HE ENLISTED, ON 12/12/1915 AT HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 24629, EAST YORKSHIRE … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF THOMAS (SCHOOLMASTER) & MARY ELIZA PIPES. 1901 CENSUS ADDRESS. HIS FATHER WAS RETIRED SCHOOLMASTER IN HULL. ENLISTED SHEFFIELD. KILLED IN ACTION ON 28/08/1918, AGED 25. HIS PROBATE ADDRESS WAS GIVEN AS ROSEVILLE AVENUE, SCARBOROUGH. HE LEFT HIS ARMY EFFECTS AND £185 TO HIS FATHER THOMAS, IN HIS WILL. HE IS … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. ONLY SON OF THOMAS NORWOOD & LUCY JUDITH NORWOOD (1868-1935), AT 316 , STONEFERRY ROAD, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). A BOOK KEEPER. ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 04/12/1916. MOBILIZED ON 06/03/1917. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 02/01/1918. SERVED WITH THE 6TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS AND DIED OF LEG WOUNDS, IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ONLY SON OF JOHN MURRAY (1862-1934) & ELLEN CATHERINE DUNN (1863-1939), OF 1, QUEENS PLACE, SYKES STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO SISTERS, ELLEN AND ALICE. A FRENCH POLISHER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 23/10/1916. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, 34.5 INCH CHEST, 113 LBS WEIGHT. CALLED UP FOR … Read more
J. W. Leighton, No. 3/38358 Private John William Leighton of the 3rd Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment. Born: Beverley, in Q1, 1888. Enlisted: Beverley, 27th November 1915 Resided: Beverley. Killed in Action: On the 14th April 1918, while serving with the 1/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Regimental No: 44168. Commemorated: Plogesteert memorial, Belgium, panel 8 and … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF TIM FURSEY & AMY HAIGH.
