Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1886. ONLY SON OF EDWARD MACKEY (1850-1929) & CHRISTINA M FOX (1862-1928), OF 133, PLANE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RETIRED POLICEMAN. HE HAD FIVE SISTERS. WORKED AS A TELEGRAPH MESSENGER. HE JOINED THE ARMY AGED 16. DESCRIBED THEN, AS 5 FOOT TALL, 95 LBS WEIGHT, 29 INCH CHEST, GREY EYES, … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ONLY SON OF HENRY & ALICE SMITH, OF 35 BRIDGET STREET, RUGBY AND 14 GLOUCESTER ROAD, COVENTRY. HIS FATHER WAS A CLERK FOR AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS COMPANY. HE LEFT SISTERS FELICIA AND BEATRICE, BOTH CLASS TEACHERS AT CHURCH SCHOOL. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF HOSEPH & EMMA HALLETT, 12 WARNFORD TER, STANLEY STREET. NB: ARTHUR HALLETT, RGA – 31 PERTH STREET; GEO & FRANK -22 BOYNTON ST. BURIED IN HULL NORTHERN CEMETERY.
BORN HORNSEA, 1890. ONLY SON OF PETER GASKELL (1856-1933) & SARAH METCALFE (1860-1933), OF ALBERT CHAMBERS, 11 CARR LANE (1911 CENSUS & “INGLEWOOD HOUSE”, NEWLAND PARK, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE SISTERS, KATHERINE, GLADYS AND MILLICENT. HIS FATHER WAS ALDERMAN AND LORD MAYOR OF HULL. AN ARCHITECT AND HORNSEA FREEMASON. HE ALSO SERVED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. LISTED AS MISSING – HULL DAILY MAIL 21/05/1917. ADDRESS FROM 1918 ABSENT VOTERS. SON OF EDWARD WILLIAM & EMMA BARNES. RELEASED AS PRISONER OF WAR ON 15/02/1919. (FORCES WAR RECORDS) James Offer writes on 31/12/2015: Edward William Barnes was the Observer with my Uncle, Aubrey R M Rickards , when they were … Read more
