Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1881. SON OF ELIZABETH JANE THOMPSON & THE LATE ROBERT WILSON. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. EDUCATED AT TRINITY HOUSE SCHOOL. HE HAD SERVED ON THE STEAM SHIP ‘DIDO’ AND WAS ONE OF ONLY THREE SURVIVORS, WHEN IT WAS MINED, ON 26/02/1916. (HDM 26/02/1916). HE WAS BOSUN ON THE STEAMER, “GITANO”, WHICH WAS MINED … Read more
BORN MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 1886. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. ADDRESS UNTRACED. Hull Daily Mail, 6th January 1919:- S.S. GITANO OVERDUE. – No News of Ellerman Wilson Liner. FEARED MINED. – GOTHENBURG. Friday. – Much anxiety is felt here regarding the Wilson Line steamer GITANO (1,687 tons), which was recently placed on the Gothenburg – Hull route. … Read more
BORN ARENSBURG, RUSSIA 1878. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. UNTRACED. Hull Daily Mail, 6th January 1919:- S.S. GITANO OVERDUE. – No News of Ellerman Wilson Liner. FEARED MINED. – GOTHENBURG. Friday. – Much anxiety is felt here regarding the Wilson Line steamer GITANO (1,687 tons), which was recently placed on the Gothenburg – Hull route. She … Read more
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF JOHN DAVID & SUSAN ELIZABETH SIMKINS. EDUCATED AT BOULEVARD SCHOOL & HULL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. LOST ON THE VOYAGE FROM HULL TO GOTHENBURG. HE HAD BEEN AT SEA FOR TWO YEARS AND TWICE TORPEDOED DURING THE WAR. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL … Read more
BORN GERMANY 1858. LIVED ISLINGTON, LONDON. WIFE EMMA. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. The GITANO was posted missing in January 1919, lost with all hands, presumed mined after passing Flamborough Head on 20/12/1918. The master was engaged chiefly in the general trades to the Baltic and had been running regularly and continuously throughout the … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF JOSEPH HUNSLEY & LATE MABEL ELEANOR HEWITT ROBINSON. DRAPERS ASSISTANT. LOST AT SEA ON THE STEAM SHIP ‘GITANO’, 23/12/1918, AGED 24. CWGC ADDRESS AND RECORDS. LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. The GITANO was posted missing in January 1919, lost with all 28 hands, presumed mined after … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF ROBERT GEORGE & EMMA RIPPON. WIFE ANNIE (BROMLEY) ABOVE. HIS DEATH IS LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. The GITANO was posted missing in January 1919, lost with all 28 hands, presumed mined after passing Flamborough Head on 20/12/1918. The master was engaged chiefly in the general trades to … Read more
BORN SWEDEN 1899. SON OF ROBERT EFRAIM OF HOGSJO, OF SWEDEN. LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR RECORDS. The GITANO was posted missing in January 1919, lost with all hands, presumed mined after passing Flamborough Head on 20/12/1918. The master was engaged chiefly in the general trades to the Baltic and had … Read more
BORN COPENHAGEN 1896. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. Hull Daily Mail, 6th January 1919:- S.S. GITANO OVERDUE. – No News of Ellerman Wilson Liner. FEARED MINED. – GOTHENBURG. Friday. – Much anxiety is felt here regarding the Wilson Line steamer GITANO (1,687 tons), which was recently placed on the Gothenburg – Hull route. She left Hull … Read more
BORN NORWAY 1875. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. Hull Daily Mail, 6th January 1919:- S.S. GITANO OVERDUE. – No News of Ellerman Wilson Liner. FEARED MINED. – GOTHENBURG. Friday. – Much anxiety is felt here regarding the Wilson Line steamer GITANO (1,687 tons), which was recently placed on the Gothenburg – Hull route. She left Hull … Read more
