Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & THE LATE FRANCIS TINDALL. PRESUMED DROWNED. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. On April 2nd, 1917, the British steel cargo ship BENLARIG, left Fremantle for Colombo with a cargo of wheat in bags and went missing. She was not heard of ever since. 37 CREW LOST. Benlarig was a … Read more
BORN GORLESTON-ON-SEA, SUFFOLK, 13/03/1888. SON OF GEORGE BENJAMIN FLEET (1853-1937) & ANNA MARIA WATSON (1856-1924), OF ‘BRAM LEA’ THE PADDOCK, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY, ON 11/05/1904 AGED 16. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 7 INCHES TALL, BLUE EYES, FAIR HAIR, TATTOOS ON BOTH ARMS. LOST ON THE S/S BENLARIG, 02/04/1917, AGED 29. HIS … Read more
BORN CARDIFF 1858. SON OF GEORGE DALTRY (1832-1902) AND MARY WILLIAMS (1827-1872). HE MARRIED SUSAN JACOBSON (1854-1935) IN HULL, IN MARCH 1916. WIFE SUSAN DALTRY LIVED AT 10, LIZZIE GROVE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL (NAVAL ADDRESS). LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. On April 2nd, 1917, the British steel cargo ship BENLARIG, left Fremantle … Read more
