Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF PRISCILLA BEST (1858-1928) & CHARLES WILLIAM WILKINSON (1856-1937), OF 2 EASTERN VILLAS, HOLLAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF AN IRON TURNER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN AND THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. HE WORKED AS A HAIRDRESSER. HE ENLISTED IN THE 13TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 13TH LABOUR … Read more
BORN HULL 03/02/1893. SEVENTH SON OF JOHN & MARY JANE MAYS, OF 4, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL. EDUCATED AT HULL EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL SCHOOL.MARRIED AT ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, BOULEVARD, ON 6TH DECEMBER 1914. HIS WIFE VENETTA MAYS & CHILD LIVED AT 4 CARLTON TERRACE, SOUTH BOULEVARD, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS A SELF EMPLOYED GREEN GROCER … Read more
BORN ANLABY COMMON, HULL, 1887. SON OF GEORGE HENRY BRODDLE (1860-1926) & EMMA ELIZABETH BRODDLE, OF 13, HULL ROAD, HULL. A FORMER RECKITT’S KW, WORKER AND MILKMAN. HE MARRIED, MATILDA HANNAH ELIZABETH CHANDLER (1889-1975), AT SKIRLAUGH, IN NOVEMBER 1908. HIS WIFE MATILDA & FOUR CHILDREN, LIVED AT 10, OBAN AVENUE, DE LA POLE AVENUE, HULL … Read more
