Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Thomas Westby Birth Place Chorley, Lancashire, 1888. Son of John W. Westby, of 4, Weldbank Lane, Chorley Residence Chorley, Lancashire Death Date 9 May 1915 Death Place Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull, Yorkshire – 1906 Joined the Manchester Regiment Rank Private Regiment East Lancashire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number … Read more
Born Morecambe, Lancs, 1879. Married Bertha Greenhaigh, at Acrington, in 1900. Resided at Heysham, Lancs. He worked as a Dock Labourer and had been in Prison for being drunk (1911 Census). His Next of kin were Joseph Cryer, of 1, Clegg Street, Burnley Lancs and Edith E. Dunn, of 20, Convent Lane, Hull (War Pension … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. A HULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. SON OF GEORGE THOMAS WEST (1844-1931) & ANN ELIZABETH GIBSON (1852-1929), OF 19 MIDDLETON STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS AN INSURANCE AGENT AND COLLECTOR. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HIS BROTHER, CLEMENT WAS A CLEGYMAN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS RIFLEMAN, 12935, KING’S ROYAL … Read more
