Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born South Ferriby. Son of George and Eliza Beacock, of .Cottage Lane, Wrawby, Brigg, Lincs (CWGC address) and School House, South Ferriby (War Pension address). He was a Farm Waggoner. Enlisted at Brigg, Lincs. Formerly 19359, Lincs Regt. Served with the 1st King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds, on 12 April 1917, aged … Read more
Born Buttercumb, Yorkshire, 1895. Son of Robert and Mary Oxtoby. Enlisted Hull. Served as Private, William Oxtoby, 1st King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died on 06/11/1918, aged 23. Buried at St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Raskelf, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
BORN BEVERLEY 1882. SON OF WILLIAM THOMAS HOGGARD (1846-1910) & SUSANNAH NEWLOVE (1846- 1885), OF KELDGATE, BEVERLEY. BROTHER TO HENRY, JANE AND FANNY. EDUCATED AT TRAFALGA DAY SCHOOL. WORKED AT PLANET IRON FOUNDRY AS A MOULDER. HE JOINED THE ARMY IN MANCHESTER ON 19/01/1901, AGED 18, DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 134 LBS … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH (FRY). A BESPOKE TAILOR. HE LIVED IN BIRMINGHAM, BRADFORD, AND ROTHERHAM. HE MARRIED, JENNIE ETHEL WOMERSLEY, ON 04/12/1907, AT SHIPLEY. HE ENLISTED IN LEICESTER. SERVED WITH THE 1ST KINGS OWN ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT. DIED AT THE 14TH GENERAL HOSPITAL, WIMEREAUX, ON 12/04/1917, AGED 39. HE LEFT £160 … Read more
BORN HULL, 1886. REAL NAME WAS ‘JULIUS EPSTEIN’. ELDEST SON OF LEAH HILLELSON (1861-1915) & BARNETT EPSTEIN (1860-1922). HE WAS THE ELDEST OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A CABINET MAKER, FROM ‘RUSSIA’. THE FAMILY WAS JEWISH AND MOVED FROM HULL, TO LEEDS AND THEN TO MANCHESTER. HE WORKED AS A TAILOR. HE ENLISTED IN THE … Read more
BORN HULL 22/10/1892. SON OF CHARLES CROUCH AND AMY KING, OF 11 McCLINTOCK STREET, BARROW. A PAINT SHOP WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN BARROW IN FURNESS, ON 18/08/1915, AGED 22 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. THIS WAS HIS ARMY RECORD ADDRESS. HE WAS DESCRIBED AT 5 FOOT, 7 INCHES TALL, 121 LBS WEIGHT, 34.5 INCH CHEST, GREY … Read more
