Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1893. WIFE EMILY WRIGHT. SON OF ROBERT & SARAH WRIGHT. SERVED AT SEA. DROWNED AGED 24. COMMEMORATED ON THE TOWER HILL NAVAL NENORIAL AND AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL. S/S ‘DURBAN’, A steam trawler, built for the Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Hull (H378). In December 1914 vessel Rqd … Read more
BORN HUNSLET 1873. SON OF THOMAS & SARAH ANN WEST, HUNSLET, LEEDS, YORKSHIRE. NARRIED, HULL 1910. A FISHERMAN. DROWNED AGED 46. HIS NAME IS LISTED IN THE LOST TRAWLERMEN OF HULL RECORDS. S/S ‘DURBAN’, A steam trawler, built for the Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Hull (H378). In December 1914 vessel Rqd by the … Read more
Born Hull 1886. Son of the late Edwin and Clare McDonald.He served as “RYAN” His true name was McDONALD. Served in the Merchant Navy. Drownedon 15/03/1919, aged 33, when the steam Trawler “Durban”, hit a mine. All hands lost. He left a widow, at this CWGC address. Built for Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., … Read more
BORN HULL 1879. SON OF WILLIAM JAMES JOSEPH & ARAMINTA MATTHEWS. WIFE ELSIE EMMA MATTHEWS LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. A FISHERMAN. LOST AT SEA, AGED 40. S/S ‘DURBAN’, Built for Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Hull (H378). In December 1914 vessel Rqd by the Royal Navy as an auxiliary vessel No FY 1209. … Read more
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF RICHARD & MARY LAWSON. WIFE ADA LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. A FISH LABOURER. SERVED A BOATSWAIN, WITH THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. LOST AT SEA. AGED 42 S/S ‘DURBAN’, Built for Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Hull (H378). In December 1914 vessel Rqd by the Royal Navy as an … Read more
A SAILOR, LOST AT SEA. RECORDED IN THE LOST TRAWLERMAN OF HULL RECORDS. ADDRESS UNTRACED. S/S ‘DURBAN’, A steam trawler, built for the Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Hull (H378). In December 1914 vessel Rqd by the Royal Navy as an auxiliary vessel No FY 1209. In October 1915 returned to owners. In 1917 … Read more
BORN 1866. SAILOR. LOST AT SEA, AGED 53. HIS NAME IS LISTED IN THE LOST ON THE LOST TRAWLERMAN OF HULL RECORDS. S/S ‘DURBAN’, Built for Humber Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Hull (H378). In December 1914 vessel Rqd by the Royal Navy as an auxiliary vessel No FY 1209. In October 1915 returned to … Read more
BORN GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK, 22/12/1891. SON OF CHARLES & JANE CATLING, OF 21 MANCHESTER STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED, AT SCULCOATES, HULL, ON 18/04/1916. WIFE GERTRUDE MARIA MECKLENBURG (1895-1975), THEY LIVED AT 13 , NABURN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE SERVED IN THE MERCHANT NAVY. LOST ON THE TRAWLER “DURBAN”, 15/03/1919, AGED … Read more
BORN NOTTINGHAM, 25/07/1887. A SAILOR/FISHERMAN. BOARDED WITH THE CLAXTON FAMILY AT, 22, DEE STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE MARRIED GERTRUDE BRYANT CLAXTON, AT HULL, IN 1912. THIS WAS HIS PROBATE ADDRESS. MASTER OF THE STEAM TRAWLER ‘DURBAN’, SUNK BY A MINE, ON 15/03/1919. WELL KNOWN ON HULL FISH DOCK, HE WORKED FOR THE … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. KNOWN AS “BRICKY”. ELDEST SON OF HERBERT & CHARLOTTE BRIGNALL & NINE CHILDREN AT THIS NAVAL ADDRESS. HE HAD SERVED THREE YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, ON MINESWEEPERS. HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO BE LOST ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE ON THE S/S DURBAN, WHICH STRUCK A MINE AFTER THE WAR. HE WAS … Read more
