Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name William Henry Bowen Birth Place Preston, Lancashire, 1886. Son of Emily & Isaac Bowin Death Date 20 Jul 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull, Yorks Rank Private Regiment Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) Regiment Battalion 18th Battalion Regimental Number PW/144 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Thiepval … Read more
Born Preston, Lancashire, 1886. Son of Isaac Bowen, of 47, Luke Street, Preston, Lancashire (war pension address). Employed as a Shoe and slipper worker, living at 30 Dean Lane, Newton Heath, North Manchester (1911 census), with his wife Annie. Living in Hull when war began. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 18th Duke of … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF EDWARD CHARLES COOPER & SARAH ANN COOPER, OF 49 SPRING BANK. HIS FATHER WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER. HE WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE 18TH MIDDLESEX REGIMENT. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED, ON 22/04/1918, AGED 21. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 08/05/1918. HE LEFT £255 IN HIS WILL TO HIS FATHER … Read more
