Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN NEW HOLLAND, LINCS, 1884. A RAILWAY SHUNTER, LIVING WITH HIS WIFE, EDITH JORDAN (1881-1954), AT 141 GLASGOW STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). C. JORDAN IS RECORDED ON HULL’S HESSLE ROAD, MEMORIAL BOARD TO LOST SEAMAN. HE SERVED ON THE “EROS H768” FROM HULL, AND DIED ON 03/02/1916, AGED 30. HE IS NOT LISTED IN CWGC … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF ABEL & ALICE WEBBER. HUSBAND OF BEATRICE WEBBER, OF 104 EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL. LOST AT SEA. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 17/06/1918. WITH PHOTO. * Eros, built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley in 1903 and owned at the time of her loss by Great Northern Steamship Fishing … Read more
BORN HULL 1864. MARRIED 1883. WIFE ELIZABETH. FATHER OF MRS BOOTH AT 48 GLENCOE STREET AND 176 , MARLBOROUGH AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WENT TO SEA, AGED 12 AND GRADUATED TO SKIPPERING TRAWLERS FOR THE GREAT NORTHERN STEAM TRAWILING COMPANY. HE WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE HULL FISHING FRATERNITY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF ELIZABETH MARSH & THE LATE RICHARD ALBERT HOLNESS (1848–1898). ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. BOATSWAIN OF THE TRAWLER ‘EROS, SUNK BY A MINE ON 08/06/1918. HIS BROTHER WILLIAM ALBERT HOLNESS WAS ALSO LOST AT SEA ON 05/11/1915, AGED 33. BOTH BROTHERS ARE COMMEMORATED ON LONDON’S TOWER HILL MEMORIAL TO MISSING SAILORS.
BORN HULL 3/08/1875. SON OF MICHAEL HANLON AND MARIA ANN HANNAH HATFIELD. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. MARRIED OCTOBER 1913, HULL. WIFE CHARLOTTE (MISKIN) & THREE DAUGHTERS AND A SON LIVED AT 11 EMILY’S TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET AND THIS CWGC ADDRESS. FISHERMAN. SERVED AS 2ND ENGINEER, IN MINESWEEPERS. BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY, AGED 42. Eros, … Read more
BORN RAMSGATE 1886. WIFE BERTHA LOUISA AVERY (NEE LIKINS). SON OF ROBERT & THE LATE FLORENCE AVERY. SHIP STRUCK A MINE 36 MILES N.E. OF SPURN POINT. Eros, built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley in 1903 and owned at the time of her loss by Great Northern Steamship Fishing Co. Ltd., Hull, was a … Read more
