Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Sessay, Yorkshire, 1895. Eldest son of Thomas and Margaret Prest, of Ripon; husband of Elizabeth Prest, of 2, Skellyard, Skellgarths, Ripon, Yorkshire (CWGC address) and 95, Clarendon Street, Hull (War Pension address). he had two brothers and five younger sisters. He was a Labourer at a Lime Quarry. hemarried Elizabeth Bogg, at Hull in … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. ONLY SON OF JOHN FISH (1847-1927) AND SARAH ANN DAWSON (1850-1913), OF 44, HIGH STREET, AND 39, RYDE STREET, HULL. A SHIPPING CLERK. HE MARRIED IN 1917. HIS WIFE, KATE “KITY” JENNESON, LIVED AT 15 HARLEY STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 7, ELDEN AVENUE, ABBEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED … Read more
BORN SOUTH FERRIBY 1886. SON OF ELIZA LONG. HE MARRIED EMILY BAILEY IN 1910. HIS WIFE & 3 CHILDREN LIVED AT 17 MYRTLE GROVE, NORNABELL STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND AT 5 ALASKA VILLA’S, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED FOR MESSERS NORTH SAW MILLS & AS A FITTER FOR THE NER DOCK ENGINEERING … Read more
