BORN YORK 1896. SON OF EDWARD JAMES AND ANNIE MARTYN, OF 2 WESTERN BUILDINGS, WILLIAM, STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT COOK ON THE STEAM SHIP "WHITBY ABBEY". HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE MARRIED VIOLET JACOBSEN, AT HULL, IN 1915. HUSBAND OF VIOLET (LATER FORD), OF 55 MAYFIELD STREET, […]
