Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Halifax, 1886. Son of Reuben and Rebecca Darwin, of Halifax. A shop Assistant, living at 32 Royal Avenue Doncaster (1911 Census). Enlisted in Hull. Served as Corporal, “B” Bty. 223rd Bde., Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on 25/08/1918, aged 32. Buried in France. His grave reads, HE SAVED OTHERS HIMSELF HE COULD NOT … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF JOHN HENRY & MRS MARY ELIZABETH (ELLIOT) YOUNG, OF 73, FLINTON STREET. BEFORE ENLISTING HE WORKED AS A RIGGER FOR MESSRS HALL & BARTON, HULL HIGH STREET. EDUCATED AT TRINITY HOUSE, HULL. HE DIED OF WOUNDS FROM SHELL FIRE WHICH HAD KILLED AN OFFICER. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JOHN GALLOWAY (1848-1912) & SARAH ANN FOWLER (1859-1947), AT 46, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A PAINT GRINDER FROM DUBLIN. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. ONE OF THREE BROTHERS KILLED IN WW1. A GENERAL LABOURER AND A MEMBER OF THE HULL GARDENER SOCIETY. HE WAS HUSBAND TO ALICE SILLIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1877. SON OF JOHN FLAIR (1847-1929) AND SOPHIA BUTTERS (1847-1902). HE HAD FIVE SISTERS AND TWO BROTHERS. MARRIED AT HULL, 1900, AGED 23. HIS WIFE ALICE MAUD HOLT (1878-1937), LIVED AT 104, WATERLOO STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). THEY HAD THREE DAUGHTERS. HE WORKED AS A BARMAN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, DRIVER, … Read more
