Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1890. LIVED AT 38, CRESCENT STREET, GRIMSBY. SON OF CHARLES BROWN POWELL & ANNIE ELIZABETH POWELL AT 8, GRANVILLE TERRACE, CHURCHILL STREET, HULL. A FORMER SHIPS JOINER. HE ENLISTED IN GRANTHAM, LINCOLN, ON 29/02/1916. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 04/11/1916. SERVED AS SAPPER IN THE 400TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL ENGINEERS. TAKEN PRISONER ON 24/03/1918. … Read more
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF EDWIN THOMAS DOWDE (1849-1928) & ELLEN EDITH DOWDE (1849-1923), OF 215 WALTON STREET, HULL (1918 VOTERS ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WAS A BRICK LAYER. HE MARRIED AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1905. HUSBAND OF FLORENCE GIBSON (1883-1959), OF 16, MINNIE’S GROVE, WALTON STREET, HULL WAR PENSION ADDRESS.) THEY HAD … Read more
