Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1893. FOURTH SON OF GEORGE AND MARY JANE JOHNSON, OF 36, ALBEMARLE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 9, LOLA CRESCENT, ALBEMARLE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A SHIPWRIGHT. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS – GEORGE, ARTHUR, HAROLD, & SYDNEY AND ONE SISTER, ELSIE. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS WHO ALSO … Read more
Born Lincoln ,1879. Married on 11 Sept 1901. Husband of Mary Ann Cox, of 158, Division Road, Hull (1911 Census) and 27, Woodcock Street, Hull (War Pension Address). A French Polisher. He had 3 children. Enlisted on 11 dec 1915. Served overseas with the 18th, 9th and 22nd Northumberland Fusiliers. Discharged on 25 Mar 1918. … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. DRYPOOL. SON OF FRANCIS WILLIAM THOMPSON AND REBECCA HARDY, HULL. BROTHERS ROBERT AND FRANK. SISTER EVA. HE WORKED AS A PLATER RIVETTER ANDBOARDED AT 6 RIPON TERRACE, KENT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS DEPOT. DIED IN HULL, AGED 32. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. ELDEST SON OF HENRY & RACHEL ANN RAINE, OF 120 CLUMBER STREET, HULL & 198 , BELVOIR STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A POSTMAN. HE HAD AN OLDER SISTER MABEL AND YOUNGER BROTHER HARRY. HE WORKED AS A CLERK IN THE INSURANCE OFFICE, OF THE ELLERMAN-WILSON SHIPPING LINE. HE ENLISTED HULL. … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SECOND SON JAMES AND ELIZABETH MCDONALD, OF 22 SOUTH PARADE, ANALBY ROAD, HULL. A WAREHOUSEMAN AND LABOURER. HIS MILITARY RECORDS, DESCRIBED HIM, AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 124 LBS WEIGHT, 36 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, LIGHT HAIR, ‘GOOD’ CHARACTER, “A STEADY AND SOBER MAN”. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 11/12/1915, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JOHN BARMBY (1851-1933) AND ELIZA FIELDER PARKINSON (1858-1919), OF 44, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS MOTHER DIED ON 01/05/19, AGE 62). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS GEORGE AND HAROLD AND THREE SISTERS. WAS A CARTER BY TRADE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL AND JOINED THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, (12th NFUS. 3/9042). … Read more
