Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1896. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF RICHARD & SARAH THOMAS, OF 26 , RAIKES STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL AND 74 LIME STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED FOR MESSRS, CHAMBERS & FARGUS OIL MILLS, LIME STREET, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 7TH CAMERON HIGHLANDERS. REPORTED MISSING AND THEN KILLED, ON 24/08/1917, AGED 21. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF CHARLES H & SARA A PRIESTLEY OF 11, EVANS SQUARE, WALTON STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF ELSIE E. PRIESTLY, OF 10, FREEDOM STREET, BATTERSEA, LONDON. LIVED BATTERSEA, LONDON. ENLISTED LONDON. EX 5982 LOVAT SCOUTS. Name Charles Walter Priestley Birth Place Hull, Yorkshire, 1886. Residence Son of Charles and Sarah Priestley, of … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF MRS ALLISON, OF 3, FRANCIS STREET, HULL. EMPLOYED AS A GENERAL LABOURER LIVING WITH WIFE CATHERINE PIERCY, AT 58, LIME STREET, GRIMSBY (1911 CENSUS). HE ALSO LIVED ELLESMERE PORT, SHROPSHIRE, (SOLDIERS DIED RECORDS). HE ENLISTED AT ELLESMERE. SERVED WITH THE QUEENS OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN AUGUST 1916 … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE DOWNS (1859-1943) & ANN ELIZABETH DAY (1857-1930), OF 6, CHARLOTTE TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, AND 76, CLARENDON STREET (Hull Daily Mail Address – 22/04/1918). SON OF A SHIP’S FOREMAN. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A CLERK. HE ENLISTED AT INVERNESS, SCOTLAND. SENT TO FRANCE, ON 10/11/1915. INVALIDED … Read more
