Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Goxhill, Lincs, 1877. Enlisted in Hull. Son of Abel Turner, of New Holland, Hull, and the late John William Turner; husband of Clara Sophia Heron Turner, of 274, Raby St., Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne and 32, Manchester Street, New Holland, Lincolnshire. He served in the Royal Engineers. Drowned on the Troop Ship “Aragon”, 30 Dec 1917, … Read more
Born Brough, East Yorkshire, 1889. Son of Edward and Sarah Jane Thompson, of Broomfleet, Brough, Yorkshire. Enlisted at Hull Name Alfred Thompson Birth Place Broomfleet, Brough, East Yorkshire Residence Newport, Yorkshire Death Date 30 Dec 1917 Death Place At Sea Enlistment Place Hull Rank SPR. Regiment Royal Engineers – 96th Light Railway Operating Coy. Regimental … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF DANIEL McDONALD (1863-1931) & SARAH BERESFORD (1866-1941), AT 4, MASON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN BRADFORD. HIS MOTHER WAS FROM OAKHAM. THEY HAD MARRIED AT HUDDERSFIELD, IN 1885 AND MOVED TO HULL (1891 CENSUS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE CAME FROM A LARGE ROMAN CATHOLIC … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ROBERT SHOOTER (1860-1937) & HARRIET ANNIE WILLIS (1862-1927), OF 40, CAVE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE WAS A PORTER/GUARD FOR THE HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8 INCHES TALL, 36-38 INCH … Read more
BORN DRIFFIELD 1878. SECOND SON OF RICHARD COBDEN & SARAH ANN BROWN. ONE OF SIX SONS. HUSBAND TO ANNIE BROWN – 117 NORWOOD, BEVERLEY. EX NER GOODS CLERK AT HULL. ENLISTED DRIFFIELD. SERVED AS SAPPER, 32991, ROYAL ENGINEERS, LIGHT RAILWAYS OPERATIONS COMPANY. DROWNED EN ROUTE TO EGYPT, ON 31/12/1917, AGED 39. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1881. MARRIED 1904. WIFE MABEL & 2 YOUNG SONS LIVED ABOVE & 103 ABBEY STREET IN 1911. CORN MILLER. HULL HEROES WEBSITE.
BORN THWING, 30/08/1874. SON OF FRANCIS RUDD (1849-1881) & ELIZABETH CHAMPLIN (1844-1911). HE MARRIED MARGARET ROBSON (1877-1963), AT FOXHOLES, GANTON, YORKSHIRE, ON 09/12/1898. THEY HAD SEVEN CHILDREN AND LIVED AT 26, GRANGE STREET, HULL, AND 201, BLENHEIM STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A FORMER NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 01/12/1915, AGED 37 … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. LOST AT SEA BY ENEMY ACTION. NO CWGC RECORD. HIS DEATH IS RECORDED ON A GRAVESTONE IN HULL NORTHERN CEMETERY. INSCRIPTION. LEFT ANNIE WHO DIED ON 07/03/1955, AGED 74 YEARS
