Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 19/04/1888. SON OF CHARLES WILLIAM JOULES (1847-1919) & MARY ANN BUTLER (1851-1918), OF 14, HARCOURT STREET, HULL. ONE OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN, SEVERAL OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. THE FAMILY ALSO LIVED AT 61, ABBEY STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD (1911 CENSUS). THREE BROTHERS WERE KILLED IN WW1. HE WAS EDUCATED AT TRINITY NAVAL SCHOOL, HULL. … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF GEORGE RICHARD & MARY ANN WESTCOTT, OF 29 WINDMILL STREET, GRAVESEND, KENT. HULL HE JOINED THE MERCHANT NAVY IN 1899 AGED 15 AND IS LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship built in 1904 by Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and … Read more
BORN HULL 19/12/1882. SON OF ADA LUNDIE (1856-1921) and JOHN ALBERT WESTERMAN (1860-1885). HE LEFT £371 IN HIS WILL TO HIS MOTHER AT THIS PROBATE ADDRESS. HIS NAME IS LISTED IN HULL’S MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchant ship built in 1904 by Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., … Read more
BORN SWEDEN 1885 . HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON. CALYPSO SS was a 2,876grt British Merchant ship built in 1904 by Earle’s Sb. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and owned by T. Wilson, Sons & Co., Ltd., Hull . There was accommodation for 57-1st, 44-2nd and 863-3rd class passengers. Taken up … Read more
BORN HULL 06/10/1880. SON OF TOM STOCKDALE (1856-1916) & RUTH LONGSTAFF (1856-1909), OF 167, CRAVEN STREET, HULL. SON OF A MACHINE PRINTER. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. A PAWN BROKER’S ASSISTANT. HE MARRIED IN 1909. HIS WIFE, MARY ANN BETNEY, LIVED AT 3, SWINBURNE STREET, WESTCOTT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SERVED AS SECOND MATE, MERCHANT NAVY. … Read more
BORN HULL 1877. MARRIED 1901. HUSBAND OF BEATRICE GILLETT SMITH (1878-1953), AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. DROWNED ON THE ‘CALYPSO’, ON 11/07/1916, AGED 39. HIS NAME IS LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchant ship, built in 1904 by Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and … Read more
BORN HULL 1860. SON OF GEORGE BYGOLT SMITH & HANNAH COOK SMITH. HUSBAND OF FRANCES ANN VANN, OF 194, COLTMAN STREET, HULL. HE WAS A FREEMASON AND MEMBER OF HULL’S HUMBER LODGE. CAPTAIN OF THE STEAMER “CALYPSO”. HE WAS LOST AT SEA, ON 11/07/1916, AGED 56. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL’S TRINITY HOUSE MEMORIAL … Read more
BORN ICELAND 1887. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON. CALYPSO SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship built in 1904 by Earle’s Sb. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and owned by T. Wilson, Sons & Co., Ltd., Hull . There was accommodation for 57-1st, 44-2nd and 863-3rd class passengers. Taken up by the … Read more
BORN 1891 GIBRALTA. SERVED ON THE HULL SHOP “CALYPSO”. LOST AT SEE ON 11/07/1916, AGED 25. RECORDED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. COMMEMORATED ON THE TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON. CALYPSO SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship built in 1904 by Earle’s Sb. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull and owned by T. … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. LOST – HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 24/07/1916. HIS SISTER MRS SMITH LIVED ABOVE. NOTE: POWDRELL’S – JOHN POWDRELL, RNRT – 6 HERBERTS TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET; 3 BURN GROVE, RUGBY STREET; 6 MASSEY ST; & FLINTON STREET, HULL Calypso SS was a 2,876grt British Merchantship built in … Read more
