Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, 1884. Son of Thomas Bridgeman (1845-1913) and Elizabeth Bridgeman (1848-1928). Married Mary Ann Redburn in Hull, in 1906. They lived at this address. Died at Archangel, on 29/12/1915, aged 31. During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPHO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons … Read more
Born Hull 1894. Son of John William and Ruth Topham. Steward on the Steamship ‘Sappho’. Died of exposure, 29/12/1915, aged 22. During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPHO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons of sugar compulsorily unloaded before being released. On 7th December 1915 … Read more
BORN HULL 1875. LISTED ON THE WILSON LINE ROLL OF HONOUR. During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPHO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons of sugar compulsorily unloaded before being released. On 7th December 1915 she was trapped in ice in the White Sea near … Read more
Born Hull 1887. Boatswain on the steam ship ‘Sappho’. Died of exposure, on 29/12/1915, aged 28. His widow Charlotte Johnson, lived at this address. During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPHO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons of sugar compulsorily unloaded before being released. On … Read more
BORN LIVERPOOL 1861. HE OWNED THE BUTCHERS SHOP AT 199 HESSLE ROAD – ADDRESS FROM HULL DAILY MAIL. HUSBAND TO MARY JANE SOUTHWICK, 4 HIGH STREET, NORTH FERRIBY. HE HAD SEVEN CHILDREN. HIS ELDEST SON CHARLES CROSBY JOHNSTON, DIED ON 19/04/1916 AT YPRES, SERVING WITH CEF. HIS OTHER SON WILLIAM BERNARD JOHNSTON DIED OF FLU … Read more
During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPHO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons of sugar compulsorily unloaded before being released. On 7th December 1915 she was trapped in ice in the White Sea near Archangel while on passage Archangel to Hull with a cargo of … Read more
Born Hull, 1871. Wife Elizabeth Fieldsend and 5 children, lived at this address. Served as Fireman on the steam ship, ‘Sappho’. Died of exposure, 29/12/1915, aged 45. During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPHO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons of sugar compulsorily unloaded before … Read more
BORN WINTERINGHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1874. SON OF MR & MRS T E BRUMBY. HUSBAND OF ALICE GERTRUDE BRUMBY & CHILDREN, BERNARD & FLOSSIE AT 9 SALMON GROVE, COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL FRANK JOINED THE MERCHANT NAVY IN 1895 AND QUALIFIED IN 1902. HE MARRIED IN 1902. HE DIED OF EXPOSURE IN DECEMBER 1915, AGED 42. HE LEFT … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. YOUNGEST SON OF CAPTAIN, ROBERT BARTLETT & LOUISA BARTLETT, OF LORNE HOUSE, ST HILDA STREET, HULL. SERVED AS THIRD ENGINEER ON THE WILSON LINE, ‘SAPPHO’. LOST IN DECEMBER 1915 AGED 30. HE LEFT SISTER ALICE BARTLETT AT 38 EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER ALSO DIED AT SEA IN 1917. THE BARTLETT FAMILY … Read more
Born Hull 1875, served as Second Officer on the ‘Sappho’. Died of exposure. aged 40. During August 1914 the Hull cargo steamer SAPPO was detained at Hamburg by the Germans on the outbreak of war and 100 tons of sugar compulsorily unloaded before being released. On 7th December 1915 she was trapped in ice in … Read more
