Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
4th Battalion
August 1914 : in Parkhurst (Isle of Wight). Under command of 9th Brigade, 3rd Division. The brigade was attached to 28th Division between 17 February and 2 April 1915.
Landed at Le Havre 13 August 1914.
Born Filey, Yorkshire, 1877. Son of John and Annie Hannah, of 179, Convamore Road, Grimsby (1911 Census). His father was a Rope Manufacturer. A House painter. Married at Cleethorpes in 1907. Husband of Margaret Denison, living at 89 Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes, Lincs (1911 Census) and 5, Rutland Terrace, Norfork Street, Hull (war pension address). They … Read more
Born St Marys, Hull, 1879. Son of Frederick R Lundy and Lavinia Lundy, of Hull. Married at Pontefract, West Yorkshire 1904. Husband of Catherine, of the Union Workhouse, Caxton, Cambridge (War Pension address). Master Of Warehouse. He enlisted at Caxton, Cambs, on 8th November 1916. Formerly 22442, Middx. Regt. Transferred to the the 4th Royal Fusiliers. … Read more
Alias – Edwards, George. Formerly T/4/961951, A.S.C. Son of George and Stepmother, Alice at 65, Rhodes Street, Castleford, Yorkshire (War Pension address). Born Hare Hill, Leeds, 1891. He enlisted in Hull, Served with the 4th Royal Fusiliers, London regiment. Killed in action, on 08/10/1918. Buried in France. Name William Buttery Residence Hare Hill, Leeds Death … Read more
Born Huggate, East Yorkshire, 1896. Eldest son of Thomas William and Ann Maria Johnson, of Pocklington. A farm Horseman living at High Mowthorpe, Wharram, Yorkshire (1911 Census). Enlisted Driffield. Formerly 1098, 1st Brigade Army Service Corps. Posted to France, on 20/08/1914. Transferred as Private, G/47165, 4th Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action, on 03/05/1917, aged 21. … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ELDEST SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM BROOK & ADA CATHERINE MARSHALL, AT 158, REGENT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 6, ATHLETIC GROVE, GORDON STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE HAD WORKED FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS, FOR OVER 4 YEARS. HE STARTED IN THE GOODS DEPARTMENT, BUT TRANSFERRED TO THE LOCOMOTIVES AND … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY, 27/09/1890. FIFTH SON OF ROBERT HUNSLEY (1855-1940) & LOUISA BELCHER (1854-1904), OF 43 NORWOOD GROVE BEVERLEY. SON OF A JOINER AND CABINET MAKER. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1904. HE SERVED WITH THE LONDON FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/09/1917, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN BRADFORD 1885. LIVED IN HULL. ONLY SON OF CHARLES & SARAH ELLISON. BROTHER TO THREE SISTERS, FLORENCE, GERTRUDE AND MAY. MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1912. HUSBAND OF FRANCES ELIZABETH HILTON OF BRADFORD AND 64, BLAKE STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 231165 ARMY SERVICE CORPS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 4TH ROYAL FUSILIERS. KILLED … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF HENRY & SARAH BRIGGS, OF 110 LONDON ROAD, LOWESTOFT. HE RESIDED IN EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX. ENLISTED IN EASTBOURNE. SERVED WITH THE 4TH LONDON REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON THE SOMME, ON 16/08/1916, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
