Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1894. TWIN SON OF MARY ELLEN FLEMING (1861-1928) AND JOHN EDWARD WALKER (1861-1910), OF 343, ANLABY ROAD, HULL. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN, INCLUDING EIGHT SONS (SEVEN SERVED IN THE ARMY). THREE SONS DIED IN THE WAR ALL DURING 1918. HIS FATHER WAS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT. HE WAS EDUCATED AT HYMER’S COLLEGE, HULL, LIKE … Read more
BORN CHARLTON, LONDON 1896. ONLY SON OF MARK & ADA F. LANCASTER, OF 7 CHOLMLEY STREET, HULL. EDUCATED AT THE BOULEVARD SECONDARY SCHOOL, HULL, HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND CRICKERT TEAMS. HE PASSED ALL HIS EXAMINATIONS FOR WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, LONDON. HIS FAMILY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE THORNTON HALL, WESLEYAN MISSION. HE ENLISTED … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF ARTHUR & MARY HEWITSON, OF 39 , PARK AVENUE, HULL & THEN BRISTOL. SON OF A MASTER MARINER. EMPLOYED AS A TELEPHONE OPERATOR. ENLISTED BRISTOL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 31/05/1915. SERVED AS SERGEANT, IN THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENTAL DEPOT. DIED OF PNEUMONIA, AT PUTNEY HOSPITAL, 25/10/1918, AGED 31. HIS ARMY EFFECTS … Read more
