Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF ISSAC & LYDIA ELIZABETH LEE, OF THIS ADDRESS. DROWNED, ON 22/08/1918, AGED 17. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. SS Prunelle, built by Bergsunds Mek. Verks., Stockholm in 1874 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller (H. W. & C. M. Ezard), London, was a British steamer … Read more
BORN GOOLE 1895. SON OF JOSEPH DAVIS. STEP SON OF ADA JANE SCOTT. DROWNED, 22/08/1918, AGED 23. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. SS Prunelle, built by Bergsunds Mek. Verks., Stockholm in 1874 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller (H. W. & C. M. Ezard), London, was a British steamer of … Read more
BORN LIVERPOOL 1867. SON OF JOHN FOSTER & ANNIE ELIZABETH.HIS WIFE ELIZA (SAWYER) LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS WITH THEIR DAUGHTER CARRIE. HIS SON WILLIAM CHEETHAM WAS LOST AT SEA ON 31/10/1916. ALFRED CHEETHAM SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE ANTARTIC AND IN FOUR POLAR EXPEDITIONS, TWICE WITH SCOTT AND TWICE WITH SHACKLETON. HE HAD SAILED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JENNY WRIGHT & THE LATE JAMES BLISS,OF 7 ROBERTS TERRACE, MARMADUKE STREET, HULL. HIS STEP FATHER, GEORGE WRIGHT. DROWNED 22/08/1918, AGED 19 (HDM 03/09/1918). SS Prunelle, built by Bergsunds Mek. Verks., Stockholm in 1874 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller (H. W. & C. … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF GEORGE HENRY BISHOP (1851-1921) & ELIZA JANE BISHOP (1855-1941), OF 69 OSBORNE STREET, HULL. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A MASTER MARINER. HE MARRIED EDITH ANNIE SNOWDEN (1892-1971), AT HULL IN JUNE 1915. THEY LIVED AT 27 BRIDLINGTON STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL, WITH THEIR TWO SONS, ARTHUR KENNETH BISHOP … Read more
