Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Wilberfoss, East Riding, 1895. Son of Fletcher and Alice Gray, of Wilberfoss, Yorkshire, England. An Apprentice (bricklayer). Described as 5 foot, 5.5 inches tall, 33.5- 35.5 inch chest, 117 lbs weight. He had one brother, called George Cecil Gray. He enlisted at Beverley, on 17/05/1917. Posted to France, on 06/10/1917. Served in the 4th … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF ARTHUR & MARY WINFIELD OF 64 REGENT STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL. SON OF A CLERK. BORN IN NOTTINGHAM. THE FIFTH OF NINE CHILDREN. HE HAD OBE BROTHER, ALFRED AND SEVEN SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A BAKER. MARRIED KATHLEEN MARY HARRIS, AT ST PATRICK’S CHURCH, HULL, ON 25/10/1912. HIS WIFE AND … Read more
BORN HULL 31/10/1890. ELDEST SON OF FREDERICK WHITTAKER (1858-1916) & GEORGINA TAYLOR (1862-1939). ONE OF TEN SURVIVING CHILDREN, OF 35, BANNISTER BUILDINGS, NAYLORS ROW, HULL (1901 ADDRESS) AND 58, CROWL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) HE MARRIED MARGARET FAIRBANK (1893-1968), AT HULL IN 1914. HUSBAND OF MARGARET (LATER COATES), OF 7, WATERLOO TERRACE, CRAVEN STREET, HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 09/06/1889. ELDEST SON OF JAMES THOMPSON (1863-1938) & MARGARET REED (1864-1931), OF 5, LINCOLN TERRACE, LIDDLE STREET, HULL & 22 WORSLEY STREET, HULL. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. A FORMER HULL DOCKER. HE MARRIED IN 1913. HUSBAND OF ALICE WEBSTER (1891-1965) & 2 CHILDREN, JAMES AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JAMES LAWRENCE (1855-1929) & ANNIE REGAN (1856-1937). HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN BRADFORD. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN IN HULL. ONE OF 13 CHILDREN. A DOCK LABOURER. HE MARRIED ROSE ANN OWENS (1887-1925), IN 1910. THEY LIVED AT 10, TUNIS STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS), WITH DAUGHTER, CECILIA. HE ENLISTED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JOHN SHUTWELL HOLMES (1855-1941) & EMILY FORD (1859-1941), OF 23, ARTHUR STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS &WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 11 , QUEENSGATE STREET, BOULEVARD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WAS UNMARRIED. WORKED AS A COAL MERCHANT. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6.5 INCHES TALL, 36-38 … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF CHARLES DRING & MRS ELIZABETH M. FREER, POST OFFICE, DUNNINGTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. HE ENLISTED AT YORK. EX 45566 KOYLI. TRANSFERRED TO THE 4TH NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS AND MENIGHITIS, ON 21/03/1919, AGED 20. HE IS BURIED AT DUNNINGTON (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD. HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO HIS MOTHER, … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. MARRIED ST PHILIPS, HULL, 14 FEB 1913. HUSBAND OF ADA BARMBY & TWO CHILDREN, OF 10, LUCAS SQUARE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). PREVIOUS TO ENLISTING HE WORKED FOR MESSR WRIGHT & CO, TIMBER MERCHANTS, VICTORIA DOCK. HE ENLISTED WITH HIS TWO BROTHERS, ONE WHO SERVED IN EGYPT, THE OTHER, IN … Read more
