Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF HENRY & KATE ROSINDALE, OF 7, SALTBURN AVENUE, FOLKESTONE STREET, HULL. HE WAS A CARPENTER AND ORGAN BUILDER. HE MARRIED IN 1914. HIS WIFE SARA ANN TAYLOR LIVED AT 64, PRINCES ROAD, HULL. HE DROWNED, ON THE STEAM SHIP ‘DIDO’, SUNK ON 26/02/1916, AGED 29. ONLY THREE SURVIVED THE SINKING. 26 … Read more
Born Hull, 1882. Son of John Edward Tadman (1857-1897) and Rhoda Elizabeth Kirkwood. a Merchant Seaman. He married Ethel Margaret Kilvington, at Hull, in 19109. they lived at 49 Washington Street, Hull (HDM 28/02/1916). The Dido Steamship was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from Hull for … Read more
Fireman on the s/s ‘Dido’. sunk on 26/02/1916, aged 34. lived at 80 Grimston Street, Hull (HDM 28/02/1916). he is not listed on CWGC records. DIDO SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from Hull for India she hit a mine when 4 miles Nne from … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. PARENTS LIVED AT 14 BEAUMONT AVENUE, WELLSTED STREET, HULL LOST AT SEA. THE STEAM SHIP, ‘DIDO’ WAS MINED OFF SPURN POINT- 28 LIVES, INCLUDING THE MASTER WERE LOST. BURIED HULL WESTERN CEMETERY (GRAVE REF: 45918). HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE MEMORIAL, THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR AND … Read more
BORN SWEDEN 1879. LIVED AT 3 DIXON TERRACE, MYTON STREET, HULL (HDM 28/02/1916). ALSO LIVED 73 ALICIA STREET. HE WAS MARRIED BUT HAD NO CHILDREN. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 2ND MARCH 1916 WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. * BURIED HULL WESTERN CEMETERY, PLOT 528. … Read more
BORN STANNINGLEY, WEST RIDING YORKS, 1868. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM AND ANN WAITES, OF LEEDS. HUSBAND OF CATHERINE WAITES, LIVED AT RIPON VILLAS, BRUNSWICK AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). DROWNED WITH HARRY ROSINDALE ON THE S/S ‘DIDO’, 26/02/1916, AGED 47. HE HAD SERVED AT SEA SINCE BOYHOOD. HE LEFT £268 TO HIS WIDOW JANE CATHERINE WAITES … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF HARRY VINSON (ROYAL NAVY) & MARY (VAUGHAN). DROWNED ON 26/02/1916, AGED 22. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. LISTED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE MEMORIAL. BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. See HDM 26/02/1916 for full crew. 26 drowned, 3 survived, 8 bodies washed ashore. Dido SS was a British Merchant … Read more
BORN ROTTERDAM 1882. WIFE ANNIE ELIZABETH (LIDSTER), LIVED AT ALICIA STREET AND 73 ENGLISH STREET, HULL (HDM 26/02/1916). HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. BURIED AT HULL’S HEDON ROAD CEMETERY. Dido SS was a British Merchant steamer of 4,769grt. On the 26th February 1916 when on route from Hull for India, … Read more
BORN SPILSBY, LINCS, 1852. SON OF JONAS AND ELIZA THORNLEY. MARRIED LONDON, 1875. WIFE ANNA DEBUHR. EX DOCK LABOURER. BOSUN, OF THE STEAM SHIP ‘DIDO’, MINED OFF SPURN, IN HEAVY WEATHER ON 26/02/1916, AGED 62. HE IS BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. HE IS LISTED ON THE WALKER STREET CHURCH MEMORIAL. 16 HARROW STREET, HESSLE … Read more
BORN REEDHAM, NORFOLK 1882. SON OF WALTER JAMES & DORCAS THAXTER. JOINED RFA IN 1914. WIFE NORAH ABOVE. DROWNED WHEN THE ‘DIDO’ STRUCK A MINE. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/96281-ss-dido-sunk-26th-february-1916-north-sea/
