Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1878. CHARLES GERRARD WEST & JANE MORRISH MAUNDER. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE HAD A BROTHER CHARLES AND FIVE SISTERS. MARRIED TO ALICE ANN WEST. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR SON JOHN, AT 8 PRINCES STREET, MASON STREET, HULL. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A LIMESTER AND DECORATOR. HE SERVED IN … Read more
BORN 1888. SON OF FLORENCE WATTON, 11 HOWE STREET, OFF JENNINGS STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). The steam Trawler, Halcyon, was built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in 1898 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Leyman Jr. was a British trawler of 190 tons. On February 19th, 1917, Halcyon was sunk … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF HANNAH & THE LATE WILLIAM RHOADES, 5 JUBILEE TERRACE, SUBWAY STREET. EMPLOYED AS A FITTER AT PUMPING STATION. SERVED AS TRIMMER OF THE STEAM TRAWLER, ‘HALCYON’ LOST AT SEA, ON 19/02/1917, AGED 36. The steam Trawler, Halcyon, was built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in 1898 and owned at … Read more
BORN PORTSMOUTH 1862. MARRIED 1901. WIFE HYLENA (MERKIN) LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. FISHERMAN. LOST AT SEA, ON 19/02/1917, AGED 55. The steam Trawler, Halcyon, was built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in 1898 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Leyman Jr. was a British trawler of 190 tons. On … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF THOMAS & ELIZA CHAPMAN – 37 WESTBOURNE ST. FISHERMAN. BOARDED AT ABOVE ADDRESS IN 1901. SECOND ENGINEER, ON THE TRAWLER, ‘HALCYON’, LOST AT SEA, ON 19/02/1917, AGED 39. Halcyon, built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in 1898 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Leyman Jr. … Read more
BORN NORTHALLERTON, 1874. SON OF HARRIET RHODA & JOSEPH MARSDEN, 56 PAISLEY STREET. A FISHERMAN AND DECK HAND. UNMARRIED AND LIVED WITH HIS WIDOWED MOTHER AT THIS ADDRESS. LOST AT SEA ON THE STEAM TRAWLER ‘HALCYON’. PRESUMED DROWNED, AGED 43. COMMEMORATED ON THE MERCHANT MARINE MEMORIAL, TOWER HILL, LONDON. The steam Trawler, Halcyon, was built … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM JACKSON (1868-1924) & HELENA M. BACKHOUSE (1869-1944), OF 9, HARRIETS TERRACE, EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS). EDUCATED AT DAY STREET SCHOOL. SERVED AS SECOND ENGINEER IN THE MERCHANT NAVY. LOST AT SEA ON THE STEAM TRAWLER “HALCYON”, AGED 18. HE IS LISTED ON ST JOHNS THE BAPTIST CHURCH ROLL … Read more
BORN RAMSGATE 1874. SON OF SARAH & THE LATE WILLIAM HARLAND. HIS WIDOW, LOUISA JANE HARLAND, LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. RECORDED ON THE HYMERS COLLEGE MEMORIAL. The steam Trawler, Halcyon, was built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in 1898 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Leyman Jr. was a British … Read more
BORN HULL 1876. ONLY SON OF RICHARD GREENWOOD & ALICE (HUNTER) AT THIS ADDRESS. SISTERS JANE, ANN, MAUDE & AMY. AFISHERMAN. HE SERVED AS A SPARE HAND ON THE GRIMSBY STEAM TRAWLER ‘HALCYON’. HE WAS LOST AT SEA, ON 19/02/1917, AGED 41. The steam Trawler, Halcyon, was built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in … Read more
BORN HULL 1873. SON OF JAMES & ELIZABETH DORNAN – 96 ENGLISH STREET. MARRIED HULL 1897. LOST TRAWLERMAN OF HULL RECORDS. Halcyon, built by Cochrane & Cooper, Ltd., Beverley in 1898 and owned at the time of her loss by J. Leyman Jr. was a British trawler of 190 tons. On February 19th, 1917, Halcyon … Read more
