Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Denmark 1884. Edmund Edward Andersen was a Sailor. His surname appears as “ANDERSON” on St John the Baptist Church, WW1 Memorial, Newington, Hull Edmund married Ada Ann Mower (1875-1926), at Sculcoates, Hull, in 1906. They lived at 1, Eldorado Avenue, Scarborough Street, Hessle Road, Hull (1911 Census) and 2, Wilson Avenue, Rhodes Street, Hull (CWGC … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF GEORGE & MARIA (KINGDOM) WARE, OF 22 MONMOTH STREET. HE MARRIED LILY MAY (THOMPSON) IN 1909. THEY LIVED HERE WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN.HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE WW1 MEMORIAL, AND RECORDED ON THE MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. On February 15th, 1915, the British cargo ship MEMBLAND, … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1882. WIFE EDITH WARD ABOVE. DEATH REPORTED IN HDM 15/02/1918. On February 15th, 1915, the British cargo ship MEMBLAND, built in 1900 by William Gray & Co., Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Macbeth & Co., West Harlepool, left Hull for Tyne in ballast, and went missing. She was … Read more
BORN HULL 30/05/1880. SON OF GEORGE TATTERSALL (1855-1920) & JANE GREENWOOD) TATTERSALL, OF 3, RICHMOND TERRACE, JAMES STREET, HULL. RICHARD WAS A MERCHANT SEAMAN. LOST AT SEA ON THE “MEMBERLAND”, 15/02/1915, AGED 34. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR AND SUBWAY STREET ROH. On February 15th, 1915, the British … Read more
BORN BLYTH, 1900. SON OF HENRY & ELIZABETH SWANSON. BOARDED AT 10 , WOODHOUSE STREET, HULL, (1911 CENSUS) AND 7 LILLIAN TERRACE, WOODHOUSE STREET, HULL. LOST AT SEA. AGED 15 YEARS. DEATH REPORTED IN HDM, on 26/02/1915* and 15/02/1918. The Scarborough Minefield During the First World War, nothing outraged the people of Yorkshire more than … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. WIFE LILY (THOMPSON) LIVED ABOVE. SON OF GEORGE & MARIA (WARE). ON TRINITY NAVAL MEMORIAL. NO CWGC RECORDS. On February 15th, 1915, the British cargo ship MEMBLAND, built in 1900 by William Gray & Co., Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Macbeth & Co., West Harlepool, left Hull … Read more
BORN SWEDEN 1882. SAILED WITH HULL CREWS REPORTED LOST IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL. MARRIED SARAH ELLEN OBERG 1907 IN HULL. On February 15th, 1915, the British cargo ship MEMBLAND, built in 1900 by William Gray & Co., Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Macbeth & Co., West Harlepool, left Hull … Read more
BORN LEEDS 1894. SON OF MARTIN McDERMOTT & WINIFRED MURPHY, OF 15 WASSAND TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A FISHERMAN. HE WAS LOST AT SEA, ON 15/02/1915, AGED 21. HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, MARTIN McDERMOTT, 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 10/04/1918. On February 15th, 1915, the British … Read more
BORN OSLO, 1885. REPORTED AS PART OF HULL CREWS LOST IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL. TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON. On February 15th, 1915, the British cargo ship MEMBLAND, built in 1900 by William Gray & Co., Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Macbeth & Co., West Harlepool, left Hull for … Read more
BORN DENMARK 1873. LOST AT SEA. HIS WIFE BERTHA JOHNSEN LIVED HERE. On February 15th, 1915, the British cargo ship MEMBLAND, built in 1900 by William Gray & Co., Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Macbeth & Co., West Harlepool, left Hull for Tyne in ballast, and went missing. She was … Read more
