Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, 2nd March 1891. Youngest Son of Jacob Thompson (1842-1902) and Mary Ann White (1860-1911). He had three brothers and four sisters. He married, Edith Alice Marshall, on 30 Jan 1911 • St. James Church, Hull. Husband of Edith Alice Emson (born, 1/12/1891- 1956), of 65, Naylor’s Row, Hull (Army Address) and 4, West View, Sculcoates … Read more
Born Pocklington, 1898. Son of Henry Johnson and Elizabeth Rooks. Son of a shepherd. He had two brothers and six sisters. Served as Gunner, Henry Johnson, in the 2nd (Northumbrian) Brigade, Royal field Artillery, Ammunition Column. Killed in an accident, at Doncaster, involving an army wagon, aged 17, on 26th December 1915. He is buried … Read more
BORN at 68 ROSAMOND STREET, HULL 1893. SON OF ALFRED HENRY VENUS (1846-1912) & BELINDA NEWTON (1844-1884). HIS FATHER REMARRIED FRANCES CHARITY WILLIAMS (1854-1910) & HAD 12 CHILDREN, LIVING IN THORNE. ALBERT WORKED FOR A LOCAL TRAWLER COMPANY, AND SPENT SOME THREE YEARS IN CANADA BEFORE RETURNING TO HULL. HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTER EVA … Read more
Born Sproatley, East Yorkshire, 1891. Gunner 2392. 1st (East Riding) Battery, 2nd (Northumbrian) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 14th February 1916, aged 25 years. Husband of Ethel M Fox. Commemorated Railway Dugouts Burial Ground. III.A.7. His widow, Ethel, (born 26/04/1890), lived at 119, Selby Street, Hull (War Pension address). His name is listed … Read more
BORN HULL 15/04/1894. ELDEST SON OF ROBERT DUKES (1870-1940) & PATIENCE VIVIAN TREZISE (1871-1951), OF 13 HOPWOOD STREET, HULL AND 42 PEEL STREET, HULL. BROTHER TO MARY JANE AND MICHEL DUKES. HE MARRIED ELIZABETH NORMAN (1887-1965), IN SEPTEMBER 1915. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN, AND LIVED AT 36 CAVE STREET, HULL (HDM ADDRESS 06/01/1922). HE WAS … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. ELDEST SON OF WILSON ANDERTON AND MARIA D’ARCY, 2 SALFORD AVENUE, MANCHESTER STREET, HULL AND 29, WEST DOCK AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ANOTHER BROTHER EDWARD AND FIVE SISTERS. BEFORE ENLISTING HE WAS A SHOP ASSISTANT, OF MR THOMAS COOK, GENTLEMAN’S OUTFITTER, 113 HESSLE ROAD, HULL. HE WAS WELL KNOWN … Read more
BORN BRIDLINGTON 1890 . SON OF HENRY WRIGHT (A CASHIER) & MARY ALBERTINE WRIGHT, OF 633 ANLABY ROAD, HULL. HE WAS A CLERK. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER 1917 – WIFE ADA WRIGHT, HULL. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 26/05/1918, AGED 29. HIS ARMY EFFECTS … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF EDWARD WRIGHT AND ADA MARY CREAM, OF 6, RODNEY STREET, HULL. ELDEST OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SERVED AS A ROYAL ENGINEER BUGLER FOR TWO YEARS IN 1908. MARRIED IN HULL, ON 02/04/1914. HIS WIFE FLORENCE MAUD MARLING (1894-1917), LIVED AT 79, CHILTERN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF JAMES JOSIAH WILLINGHAM & MARY JANE (TURNER). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN, OF 38 ESTCOURT STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1911. EMPLOYED AS A TRAMWAY CONDUCTOR, ON THE HOLDERNESS ROAD, ROUTE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED OF WOUNDS AT NO; 3 … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF ALFRED WIGGLESWORTH (1859-1913) AND FLORENCE MASON (1866-1935), OF 18 RUSTENBURG STREET, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL. HE MARRIED FRANCES HELENA COATES, IN HULL IN 1909. THEY LIVED AT 43 DURHAM STREET (1915) AND 310 , HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE HULL WHOLESALE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. DESCRIBED AS … Read more
