Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Woodhouse, Yorkshire, 1887. Son of George Hartley and Emily Mitchell. Son of a pub landlord, he was also a licensed victualler. He had one brother, Mitchell. Married at Sculcoates, Hull, in April 1915. Husband of Lucy Edmonds (1889-1948), living at 112, Estcourt Street, Hull (War Pension address). Enlisted in Hull. Served with the Machine … Read more
BORN HULL 21/01/1899. SON OF JOHN MUSE PROUD (1874-1927) & MARGARET VARLEY (1876-1960), of 9, HOLDERNESS VILLAS, RHODES STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 2825, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/10/1918, AGED 19. LISTED ON HULL GARDENER SOCIETY … Read more
Ernest Jones was born in 1883 in Beverley. He was the second son of Sam and Mary Jane Jones, of 43 Keldgate, Beverley He enlisted in Hull with the Yorkshire and Lancashire regiment and was part f the Machine gun Corps. Ernest Jones was killed on 26 March 1918 during the first battles of Arras … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM & JENNY COOPER, AT 217 BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL. SON OF A GREEN GROCER. HE WORKED AS A BUTCHER. ENLISTED HULL. JOINED AS 935933, ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 18/05/1915. TRANSFERRED TO THE 19TH MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/04/1918, AGED 28. COMMEMORATED AT … Read more
