Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF EDWIN WRIGHT AND OLIVE ELIZABETH ADDISON (1855–1942), OF THWAITE GARDENS, COTTINGHAM (PENSION ADDRESS). A GARDENER AT THWAITE HOUSE WITH HIS FATHER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 403, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. DROWNED, ON 27/05/1918, … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF TOM DUNN & EMMA SERGEANT, OF 34A WITHAM, HULL. A PRINTER, COMPOSITOR (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED ED IN HULL ON 06/11/1915. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 20079 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES TALL, 134 LBS WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST, “MANY BAD TEETH”. HE ENLISTED AT FOLKESTONE, KENT. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, … Read more
