Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN MONTROSE, FORFAR 05/08/1863. SON OF LATE JAMES SHARP & ANN McDONALD. MARRIED ST JAMES CHURCH, HULL ON 12/05/1892. WORKED IN HULL AS AN ABLE SEAMAN. KILLED IN ACTION WHEN ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE. HIS WIFE MARY ELIZABETH HUNT LIVED AT 5 PORTER PLACE, PORTER STREET, HULL. HIS DEATH IS RECORDED IN THE CWGC RECORDS. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF TOM TATE & MIENZEA LANCASTER, OF 39, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. LOST AT SEA ON 16/11/1917, AGED 17. HIS NAME WAS RECORDED ON ST THOMAS CHURCH MEMORIAL, CAMPBELL STREET, WHICH WAS DESTROYED IN WW2. Kyno SS was a British Cargo Steamer of 2,202 tons built in 1913 by Dunlop Bremner & … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF ELIZABETH (WHITTLE) & WILLIAM AT 5, EDWARDS PLACE, HOLMES STREET, HULL. THE FAMILY ALSO LIVED AT 1, WOODBINE TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER. HIS CARGO SHIP, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, ON 16/11/1917, WITH THE LOSS OF FIVE CREW. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1874. SON OF CHARLES GADD (1829-1907) & MARY HERON (1833-1911), AT 56 STRAWBERRY STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A MARINE ENGINE FITTER AND WAS LIVING AT 39 STIRLING STREET, NEW CLEE, GRIMSBY (1911 CENSUS). DROWNED ON 16/11/1917, AGED 41. KYNO SS was a British Cargo Steamer … Read more
