Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Frederick Grayland Birth Place Sidcup, Kent, 1895. Son of James George Grayland & Kate Grayland. Residence 21, Wingfield Place, Halfway Street, Sidcup, Kent Death Date 13 Apr 1918 Death Place Nine Elms British Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium. His grave inscription, reads, A GOOD SON LOVING, BRAVE & TRUE Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment … Read more
Born Preston, Lancashire. Son of Alfred and Margaret Barker, of 98, Eccleston Street, St. Helens, Lancashire (CWGC address). He was a Tramway Driver (1911 Census) and shop assistant (Army records). He enlisted in Hull, on 7th September 1914. Formerly 242, 11th East Yorkshire Regiment. Served in Egypt and France. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Transferred … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF ALBERT & ELIZABETH WILSON, OF 48 RAYWELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A STREET LAMP GLAZIER. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 12TH EYR & TRANSFERRED TO MACHINE GUN CORPS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 18/04/1918, AGED 24. BURIED AT ETAPLES, FRANCE. BEFORE THE WAR HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF GEORGE HENRY SHARP (1861-1950) & ALICE MARY SHARP (1867-1946), OF 1, MABELS AVENUE, FRANKLIN STREET, HULL. A BLACK LEAD LABOURER. HE WAS EMPLOYED FOR NINE YEARS, AT THE RECKITT’S WORKS, DANSOM LANE, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 12632, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. ENLISTED HULL. ONLY CHILD OF WILLIAM & EMILY NOBLE, ABOVE ADDRESS, OFF HAWTHORNE AVE. EX 367 EYR. WAS A CLERK BY TRADE. GARDNER ROH.
BORN GILBERDYKE 1893. SON OF JOHN CLAYTON (1852-1905) & ELIZABETH CAWOOD (1858-1938), OF SHYLAM LODGE, GILBERDYKE. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE WAS A HAY CUTTER IN GILBERDYKE, BEFORE MOVING TO HULL. HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTERS JENNIE & GERTIE AT THIS ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 12/12/1915. EX. PRIVATE, 21546, 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF THOMAS BLOWMAN (1844-1915) & JANE ANN NOBEL (1860-1942), OF HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE MARRIED AT SCULCOATES, IN 1911. HIS WIFE EFFIE VIOLA ALLEN (1892-1966), LIVED WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN, EFFIE MAY AND THOMAS, AT 11, PRIORY STREET, CHURCH STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS & 15, CRANBOURNE STREET, HULL … Read more
BORN BRIGHOUSE, YORKSHIRE, 1899. SON OF RICHARD BARTON (1867-1937) AND RACHEL BARTON (1868-1936), OF 8 SPRING TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, AND 118 , ST MARKS STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS) HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX 19747, 3RD EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE 31ST MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTIO, ON 12/04/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE … Read more
