Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1872. SON OF SAMUEL HARWOOD (1843-1907) AND MARIA MAYES. A MARINE ENGINEER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE MARRIED ADA CECILIA WILSON (1872-1928), AT HULL’S HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, ON 13/07/1893. THEY HAD FIVE SONS. LIVING AT 7 AIRLIE STREET, THE BOULEVARD, HULL. HE WAS LOST ON THE STEAM SHIP ‘TORO’ ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF PETER DAVIDSON & SARAH ANN (STUBBS) ABOVE. ASSISTANT STEWARD. SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 3066 tons. On April 12th, 1917, Toro, on a … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. PARENTS CHARLES EDWIN & ADA TETHER, OF 12, MARINE PARADE, WITHERNSEA, HULL. LOST ON HIS 25TH BIRTHDAY. LEFT FINACEE ELMA FORD. RECORDED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE & HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROLL OF HONOUR. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE WITHERNSEA WW1 MEMORIAL. SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull … Read more
BORN HULL 26/07/1878. SON OF MARY E SPENCER. BOARDED AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). EMPLOYED AS A OIL MILLER WORKER. DIED AT SEA, 12/04/1917, AGED 39 AS PER HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s … Read more
BORN SMALLBURG, NORFOLK 1892. SON OF WILLIAM JAMES & MARY ELIZABETH SLADE ABOVE ADDRESS. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer … Read more
BORN LONDON 1880. WIFE CAROLINE AUSINDER SHARPE, HULL. SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM HENRY & HELEN SHARPE. LISTED ON THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer … Read more
BORN HULL 27/07/1892. SON OF WILLIAM FRANCIS & CHARLOTTE ANN OXENDALE. EMPLOYED AT MESSRS, AMOS AND SMITHS. HE WAS A COOK ON THE WILSON LINER. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN AND RESIDED WITH HIS PARENTS AT 5 GREEN CRESCENT, GREEN LANE, HULL. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VOYAGE. LOST AT SEA, 12/04/1917, AGED 25. HE WAS … Read more
BORN GOTHENBERG, SWEDEN 1883. SON OF OLAF EDWARD & IDA CHARLOTTE OLSSON. HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HIS BROTHER KARL OLLSON WAS ALSO LOST AT SEA, IN 1915. People on board SS TORO123 1. ANDERSSON, CHARLES (37), Able Seaman, SS Toro, Mercantile Marine, †12/04/1917, Son of Olaus Andersson, of Karlskrona, Sweden, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2. … Read more
BORN ROTHERHAM 1902. FATHER LIVED IN ROTHERHAM. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. TORO SS was a British Merchant steamer of 3,066grt. On the 12th April 1917 when on route from Alexandria for Hull she was torpedoed by German submarine U-55 and sunk when 200 miles Wnw from Ushant (Ouessant). Vessel was owned by Wilson Line, Hull. … Read more
BORN LONDON 1871. FIREMAN, ON THE HULL STEAM SHIP “TORO”. LOST AT SEA, ON 12/04/1917, AGED 46. HE IS COMMEMORATED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. SS Toro, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1904 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull, was a … Read more
