Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull 1875. HIGGINS, JAMES WILLIAM (43), Trimmer, FV Southward, Mercantile Marine, †01/03/1919, Son of the late Patrick and Annie Higgins, of Osbourne Street, Hull; He married Elizabeth Davidson, at Hull, in 1900. They lived at 6 Louisas Terrace St Pauls Street, Hull (1911 Census). Worked as a Labourer at the Robson Cement Works, Hull. … Read more
BORN GORLESTON-ON-SEA, SUFFOLK, 07/09/1883. PRESUMED DROWNED WHILE FISHING, ON 01/03/1919, AGED 37. HIS WIFE, LIVED AT 13, CLAREMONT AVENUE, SCARBOROUGH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, 09/04/1919. * On 01/03/1919 the Grimsby steam trawler SOUTHWARD (GY288) was posted missing (presumed sunk by mine) whilst returning from a Faeroes … Read more
