Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN MICHIGAN, USA, 1894. SON OF MARGARET WOLFUNBERG, USA. HE WORKED AS A HORSEMAN, ON THE HULL STEAM SHIP, “ETONIAN”. LOST AT SEA, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 24. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON. RECORDED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR RECORDS. ETONIAN SS was a 6,515 grt defensively-armed British … Read more
BORN TOXTETH 1885. LIVED IN LIVERPOOL. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. Etonian SS was a 6,515 grt defensively-armed British Merchant Ship of the Leyland Line. Built as “Chicago” 1901 and transferred from Wilson´s & Furness to the Leyland Line. On the 23rd March 1918 when on route from Liverpool for Boston, Mass. she was torpedoed by … Read more
BORN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 1868. A MERCHANT NAVY SAILOR. LOST AT SEAN ON THE “ETOIAN”, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 80. HIS NAME IS LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. Etonian SS was a 6,515 grt defensively-armed British Merchant Ship of the Leyland Line. Built as “Chicago” 1901 and transferred from Wilson´s & Furness to … Read more
