Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN LEEDS 12/03/1896. SON OF WALTER MARGERISON (1868-1942) AND JANE MARGERISON (1868-1922), AT 42 RUSSELL STREET, 13 VANE STREET & 18 GODDARD AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE SERVED AS THIRD HAND, ON THE STEAM SHIP ‘CHICAGO’, SUNK ON 08/07/1918. HIS NAME IS RECORDED IN THE WW1 HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HE DEATH WAS REPORTED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1873. SON OF JAMES & REBECCA REYNOLDS ABOVE. HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE ELLERMAN -WILSON LINE. HE RESIDED WITH HIS BROTHER ALFRED (WHO SERVED IN FRANCE) AT 6, VINE TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT SEA, ON 08/07/1918, AGED 45. RECORDED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HIS DEATH … Read more
BORN NORWAY 1863. SON OF THE LATE JACOB & HANNAH LIE. WIFE OLIVE CECILIA LIE ABOVE ADDRESS. Chicago was a 7,709grt, defensively-armed steamship. Built for Ellerman´s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull; Yard No 616; Launch Date 24/02/1917; 1 x 4.7ins QF stern gun; Carring Fuel oil in double bottom. Whilst on passage from North Shields to … Read more
