Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Birmingham, 1897. Son of William and Lucy Barber, of 6, Park Square, Marlborough Terrace, Beverley Road, Hull (army records address), 5, Joseph Place, Hull (War Pension address) and Newport, Wales. An iron worker. Described as 5 foot, 4.5 inches tall, 35-37 inch chest, 120 lbs weight, blue eyes, brown hair, Baptist religion. He enlisted … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF GEORGE & MARY JANE KENNINGTON ABOVE ADDRESS. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. WORKED AS A MERCHANT’S CLERK. ENLISTED HULL. DIED OF SHRAPNEL, HEAD WOUNDS, AT MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, ON 18/07/1915, AGED 21. BURIED HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. HIS FATHER ALSO DIED IN 1915. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER. … Read more
BORN BRIGG, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1892. SON OF GEORGE JACK (1848-1920) AND JANE ANN JOHNSON, OF COTTINGHAM AND BARTON. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE JOINED THE 2ND NORTHUMBRIAN BRIGADE TERRITORIAL ARTILLERY, ON 17/07/1912. WORKED AS A WAREHOUSEMAN, IN HULL, LIVING AT 65, ST GEORGES ROAD AND C/O MRS HAXBY, OF 4, RIPON VILLAS, BRUNSWICK AVENUE, HULL. HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF ROBERT JAMES LODGE GUTHRIE (1852-1930) & HARRIET GUTHRIE (1854-1951), OF 24, BROOKLYN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HIS FATHER WAS A DRAPER’S SUPERINTENDENT. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, (DONALD AND RONALD) AND ONE SISTER, MONICA. HE WORKED AS AN INSURANCE CLERK HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1915. HIS WIFE, ETHEL MARGARET TESSEYMAN … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1898. YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM JOHN & THE LATE MARY JANE BOAG (1877-1901), OF 107 HAWTHORN AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 172 , DE LA POLE AVENUE, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF AN ARMY PENSIONER. A FORMER 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT SOLDIER. ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS A … Read more
