Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1883. ATTACHED TO 138TH RAMC. SECOND SON OF HENRY & EMILY SHORES, OF 43 LOUIS STREET AND 199 PARK AVENUE, HULL. HIS WIFE MARY ELIZABETH SHORES AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN LIVED AT 155 BLENHEIM STREET, HULL AND LATER MOVED TO DONCASTER. BEFORE ENLISTING HE WORKED FOR THE POST OFFICE AND CORPORATION TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. … Read more
BORN HULL 13/10/1888. SON OF OLIVER HANSON (1858-1903) AND ADA HODGSON (1864-1956), OF 6, LORNE TERRACE, LORNE STREET, HULL.. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. HE HAD FIVE SISTERS AND FOUR BROTHERS. EMPLOYED AS A RULLEYMAN. HE MARRIED, AT HULL, ON 20/05/1907, AGED 19. HIS WIFE ANNIE BREWER (1890-1923) AND TWO DAUGHTERS, OLIVE AND VIOLET, LIVED AT … Read more
BORN BARROW ON HUMBER, LINCS, 1883. SON OF THOMAS NELSON GRIMBLEBY (1855-1942) & EMILY DAWSON (1853-1923). SON OF A ROAD LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE LONDON AND MANCHESTER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR TEN YEARS. WORKED AS A BRICKMAKER AND MOTOR DRIVER. LIVING AT 47A WITHAM … Read more
BORN WARMINSTER, WILTSHIRE 1899. SON OF SAMUEL WALTER & FLORENCE EVA CORT, OF 130 CLUMBER STREET, HULL, AND THIS CWGC ADDRESS. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE LIVED IN HULL. AND ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 270651, ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS, MECHANICAL TRANSPORT. HE DIED AT WOOLWICH HOSPITAL, LONDON, ON 26/02/1917, AGED 18. HE IS … Read more
