Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Sunderland, 1898. Eldest son of John Henry Potter and Margaret Amelia Bell, at 2, Gardeners Place, Gt Thornton Street, Hull (1911 Census). Son of a Hull Docker. He had three brothers and one sister, Jane. Husband of Ann Sarah Potter (born 17/9/1898), at 54, Pease Street, Hull (war pension address) Enlisted at Sunderland. Formerly … Read more
Born Hull 27/12/1885. He joined the West Yorkshire Regiment as a Private 7161 in about Oct 1903 from his service number. In 1911 he is shown to be a Private in 1st West Yorkshire Regt, 1st Battalion The Prince of Wale’s Own West Yorkshire Regt, Connacht Barracks, Rawalpindi, Punjab, India. On 28/12/1914, he arrived in … Read more
BORN ST GEORGES, HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF AMOS & ANNIE MILLS – 10 DANES HILL ROAD, LEICESTER. HE HAD AN ELDER SISTER, MAJORIE. EMPLOYED AS A BANK CLERK FOR THE LONDON CITY BANK. HE WAS UNMARRIED. DESCRIBED AS 6 FOOT, 1.5 INCHES TALL, 156 LBS WEIGHT, 37-40 INCH CHEST SIZE. ENLISTED AT LEICESTER, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 31/01/1879. SON OF JOHN CHARLES FARRER AND ELIZABETH COULTASS. EDUCATED AT NORTH CAVE CHURCH SCHOOL. EMPLOYED BY THE HULL TRAWLER SUPPLY COMPANY. HE MARRIED. SARAH ELIZABETH GREAVES, AT JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, ON 10/04/1903. THEY HAD SIX CHILDREN AND LIVED AT 503, HESSLE ROAD, HULL AND 26, WITTY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) … Read more
