Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HESSLE 1899. SON OF GEORGE LAWRENCE SHACKLES (1851-1926) & GERTRUDE MARY HOLMES (1862-1941), OF SOUTH FIELD ROAD, HESSLE (1901 CENSUS) AND WICKERSLY, BROUGH, EAST RIDING. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. SON OF A SOLICITOR. HE WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE 10TH KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS FOR GALLANTRY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF THOMAS HIMSWORTH (1856-1926) AND SUSANNAH ATKINSON (1854-1929), OF 73, GLASGOW STREET, HULL. SON OF A LABOURER. HE HAD THREE SISTERS AND A YOUNGER BROTHER, WILLIAM HENRY HIMSWORTH. HUSBAND OF FLORENCE (1887-1953), AT 3, ROSEMONT TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL AND 41, PULMAN STREET, HULL (WAR LEDGER ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO SONS, … Read more
