Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN WESTCOTTINGWITH, YORKSHIRE, 10/04/1887. SON OF JAMES SHARP WILSON (1850-1924) AND ELIZABETH (ELIZA) NEWSOME (1851-1920), OF THE “STEAM PACKET INN”, HOWDENDYKE. THIRD OF SEVEN CHILDREN. AN EX FARM HAND & HULL CITY ASYLUM ATTENDANT. HE MARRIED ANNIE WALKER (1888-1975), AT LASTINGHAM, ON 12/06/1915. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, IN SEPTEMBER, 1914. JOINED AS TROOPER, 17414, IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF DANIEL McPHAIL MERRYLESS (1860-1936) AND ELIZA HARRISON (1862-1911), THIS ADDRESS. HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND AND WORKED AS AN ENGINE AND MACHINE FITTER. ALBERT WAS ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A SAW MILL LABOURER. HIS WIFE ALICE YEAMAN (1893-1983) AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, WALTER, ALBERT AND FLORENCE, LIVED … Read more
