Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN GOOLE. YOUNGEST SON OF THOMAS COATES & BETSEY TURTON, GOOLE. BROTHER DR. EDWARD TURTON ABOVE, ADDRESS WHO WAS A MAJOR IN THE RAMC. FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY THE LONDON AND JOINT STOCK BANK, GOOLE. HE LEFT FOR NEW ZEALAND TO BECOME A FARMER. HE ENLISTED AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR AND WAS ONE OF THE … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. PARENTS HELEN & LATE HARRY SIMPSON, LIVED IN AUCKLAND, NZ. ADDRESS NOT FOUND ON CENSUS RECORDS.
BORN NAFFERTON, 1892. SON OF FRANK AND HARRIET FLETCHER, 102 WEST PARADE HULL AND WATERWORKS STREET, HULL. A FORMER BUTCHER (1911 CENSUS) EX SHEEP FARMER IN RUAWARO, NEW ZEALAND SINCE 1912. HE ENLISTED IN NEW ZEALAND. SERVED WITH THE AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES. KILLED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 08/08/1915, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE CHUNUK BAIR (NEW … Read more
Born Beverley 08/07/1885. Son of John Thomas Cussons (1846-1929) and Annie Elizabeth Bettison (1858-1951). Served as Private Thomas Richard Cussons, 1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He left £84 in his will to his father, John. In 1911 Thomas was employed as a tanner. He was also a member of the 5th Battalion … Read more
