Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name George Glimbis Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial, Tower Hamlets, London Rank Fireman Born Greece, 1882 Residence Place married at Hull, 1916. Wife Gladys Proctor, at Hull’s Place, Osborne St. Hull Death Date 31 Oct 1917 Service Number 3237 Ship Cambric Service Branch Navy Title WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description Great War Mercantile … Read more
BORN NEW HOLLAND, LINCS 1860. SON OF THOMAS SHALLCROSS (1834-1864) AND EMMA DOUGHTY (1839-1901). HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1880. HIS WIFE ANN ELIZABETH HORTON (1860-1919), LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. THEY HAD NINE CHILDREN, EIGHT OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. HE HAD BEEN AT SEA SINCE 16 YEARS OLD AND WORKED AS A MARINE FIREMAN. … Read more
BORN ARGENTINA 1896. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. UNTRACED. The British steamship Cambric SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 when 14 miles W. of Cape Shershel, Algeria, on October 31st, 1917 when on route from Tunis for England, with a cargo of iron ore. The captain and 23 of the crew were killed. … Read more
BORN HULL 1875. SON OF WILLIAM & JOSEPHINE (WALKER). WIFE ELIZABETH PEARSON LIVED AT THIS PROBATE AND CWGC ADDRESS. CHIEF ENGINEER. DROWNED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION, ON 31/10/1917. AGED 42. HIS LEFT £327 IN HIS WILL TO THOMAS, CAPES, CLERK TO THE MINISTRY OF FOOD, AND CHARLES WARD, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PRUDENTIAL … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. PARENTS JOHN &THE LATE ANNIE OXTOBY, HULL, AUNTIE LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. HIS WIFE MARY ELIZABETH LIVED 11 MILFORD ST. FILEY. DROWNED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION, NEAR ALGIERS, ON 31/101/1917, AGED 21. The British steamship Cambric SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 when 14 miles W. of … Read more
BORN HULL 1903. SON OF THE LATE JOHN WILLIAM & ANN NOLAN. CROWNED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION, ON 31/10/1917, AGED 14. HIS BROTHER, PTE EDWARD NOLAN, EYR, WAS ALSO KILLED, ON 04/11/1914, AGED 21. BOTH ARE LISTED ON THE HULL BOYS CLUB MEMORIAL, ROPER STREET. HIS NAME IS ALSO RECORDED ON THE HULL … Read more
BORN LONG EATON, 1899. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & ADELINE SARAH LANE, CHELTENHAM. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION, ON 31/10/1917, AGED 18. HIS NAME IS RECORDED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. The British steamship Cambric SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 when 14 miles W. of Cape Shershel, Algeria, on October 31st, … Read more
BORN MIDDLESBROUGH, 1869. SON OF EMMA & FRANCIS KITSON. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION, ON 31/10/1917, AGED 49. RECORDED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. The British steamship Cambric SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 when 14 miles W. of Cape Shershel, Algeria, on October 31st, 1917 when on route from Tunis for … Read more
BORN BELFAST 1881. SON OF NANCY & ALEXANDER KERR, BELFAST. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION, ON 31/10/1917, AGED 36. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HULL ADDRESS UNTRACED. The British steamship Cambric SS was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 when 14 miles W. of Cape Shershel, Algeria, on October 31st, 1917 when on … Read more
BORN BOLTON 1875. SON OF JAMES EDWIN & LATE CLARA KELSALL. SERVED WITH THE 23RD IMPERIAL YEOMANRY IN SOUTH AFRICA. WOUNDED AT FROBISHER BAY& DISCHARGED ON 14 JUNE 1901. BECAME A STEELWORKS MANAGER IN ST HELENS (1911 CENSUS). WIFE ZILLAH ADELINE (JONES) & FIVE CHILDREN, LIVED AT 53, WRIGHT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). THIRD ENGINEER. … Read more
