Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 09/07/1898. SON OF DANIEL HEWITT (1870-1941) & MARY ADELAIDE BENNETT (1869-1929). SON OF A MECHANICAL ENGINEER.HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 5, ASH GROVE ROAD, GOODMAYNES, ESSEX (WAR PENSION ADDRESS), HE ENLISTED IN ESSEX, AS PRIVATE, GEORGE SPILMAN BENNETT TODD, OF THE 9TH ESSEX REGIMENT. HE DIED OF … Read more
BORN MILE END, EAST LONDON 1877. SON OF CAROLINE & THE LATE BARNETT SILVERSTONE, AT 121 WALKER STREET, HULL. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. HIS PARENTS WERE FROM WARSAW, POLAND. HIS FATHER WAS A HIGH CLASS TAILOR. HARRY LIVED IN AT 465 HIGH ROAD LEYTON, ESSEX (PROBATE ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A LONDON BUS CONDUCTOR. HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM MCKEE (1857-1915) & SARAH HARRIET WHITE, OF 1 CALIDARE AVENUE, BRIGHTON STREET, HULL. ONE OF THREE BROTHERS LOST IN THE WAR. A FORMER DOCK LABOURER. HE LIVED IN NEWINGTON, SURREY. ENLISTED IN WESTMINSTER, MIDDLESEX. EX PRIVATE, 291576 ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 39444, 9TH ESSEX REGIMENT. … Read more
