Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THE LATE FREDERICK & MARGARET WALLACE, OF 4 STEPHENS TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL. A SHOP ASSISTANT (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS A COOK ON THE TRAWLER MINESWEEPER ‘ONWARD’, WHICH WAS BLOWN UP BY SUBMARINE U-52 (HANS WALTHER), OFF ABERDEEN. HE WAS SINGLE AND HAD BEEN RAISED IN THE SPRING BANK ORPHANAGE … Read more
BORN HULL 1877. HE LIVED WITH HIS WIFE ELIZABETH AND THREE CHILDREN ABOVE. A FISHERMAN HE JOINED THE AUXILLARY FLEET SOON AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. HE WAS MATE OF THE ‘ONWARD’, WHICH WAS BLOWN UP BY A SUBMARINE. HE LEFT A WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN AT 11 PRINCES AVENUE, WEST DOCK AVENUE, HULL HIS … Read more
