Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Arthur Beswick Birth Place Croxton, Lincolnshire, 1896. Son of Annie E. Beswick of The Square, Goxhill, Lincolnshire (war pension address) Residence The Square, Goxhill, Lincolnshire Death Date 23 Mar 1918 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull, Yorkshire Rank Private Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment Battalion 4th Battalion Regimental Number 201936 Type of Casualty … Read more
Born Grimsby, 1899. Resided in Hull. Fourth son of John and Isabella Murray, of 1, Sackville Terrace, Ferries Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had five brothers and one sister. Enlisted Grimsby. Served with the 4th Lincolnshire Regiment. Died on wounds, on 20/04/1918, aged 18. Buried in Erquinghem, France. His army effects were left to … Read more
Born Scarborough, 04/06/1898. Son of Richard Luther Robinson (1873-1932) and Lucy Ann Taylor (1870-1944), of The Pharmacy, Market Place, Patrington. He enlisted at Luton, Bedfordshire, Served with the 4th Lincolnshire regiment. Died of wounds, at home, on 02/06/1915, aged 17. Buried in Patrington churchyard and remembered on the Patrington WW1 Memorial.
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JANE BUXTON (1871-1946) AND DAVID GEORGE WILKINSON (1872-1938), OF COURTNEY STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER. MARRIED ROSE HANNAH READ (1890-1964) AT WADDINGTON, LINCOLN, IN 1910. HE WORKED AS A STEEL GRINDER, IN SHEFFIELD (1911 CENSUS). THEN LIVED IN NEW BOLINBROKE, LINCS. HE ENLISTED AT LUTON, BEDFORD. … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. LIVED ABOVE.
BORN HULL, 1887. SON OF LEWIS HENRY (1854-1925) & JANE TURNER (1856-1923), OF 16, HOLBORN AVENUE, PEMBERTON STREET, HULL . HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HIS FATHER WAS AN OIL CAKE PRESSMAN. HE WORKED AS A GROCERY ASSISTANT, LIVING AT 5 MAYE GROVE, EGTON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED BLANCHE ALBERTA KNELL, … Read more
BORN PRESTON, HULL 1897. YOUNGEST SON OF HENRY AND SARAH ELIZABETH BROCKLEBANK, OF “ACEY FARM ” AND “WEST END” FARM, PRESTON, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS, ON 28/09/1917, AGED 20. HE HAD REMARKED TO THE NURSE THAT HE HAD A “BLIGHTY” WOUND AND WOULD BE … Read more
