Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull 1889. Son of John Dennison Locking and Maria Louisa Locking. Married on 2 Sep 1911, at the Register Office, Parliament Street, Hull. Husband of Eleanor Knaggs, of 17, Cottingham Terrace, Charles Street, Hull (Army Records address). They had two children. He was a Tinner’s Labourer. Enlisted at Hull, on 21 November 1914. Served … Read more
Born Hull 1877. Son of Henry Archibald Hirst (1842-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth Caldwell (1841-1916), of 5 Cottingham Drain, Charles Street, Hull (1911 Census). He had two brothers and four sisters. A Joiner by trade Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Hirst, of 4, Ivy Terrace, Sutton Street, Hull (Army address) Previously served with the Northumbrian RFA. Re-enlisted … Read more
Born Hull 1898. Son of Frederick (1872-1925) and Frances Elizabeth Wilson (1871-1965), of 114, Holderness Road, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Furniture Dealer. He had one brother, Fred. He enlisted at Hull, on 07/09/1914, He was 17, but gave his age as 19. Served with the Hull Heavy Battery, in East Africa. Discharged … Read more
Joined the Hull Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, in 1914. Went out to German East Africa, in 1915. Died of wounds in the Hull Royal Infirmary, on 20/05/1920. He resided at Adelaide Street, Hull and before the war was connected with the fishing industry. Hull Daily Mail 28 June 1920. *
BORN HULL 21/05/1894. LIVED LEEDS. SON OF WILLIAM LONGLEY & SOPHIA GILL, OF LEEDS. MARRIED ON 17/01/1918. WIFE LAURA WALKER GILL, LIVED AT 7 PRESTON TERRACE, ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS. SERVED IN THE 124TH ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY “C” BATTHERY (HULL’S 2ND HEAVY ARTILLERY). AWARDED MILITARY MEDAL. DIED ON 26/08/1918, AGED 24. HE IS BURIED AT TERLINCTHUN … Read more
BORN HULL 03/09/1889. YOUNGEST SON OF MARGARET HANNAH PARKER (1845-1929) & LATE JAMES WILSON (1841-1913), OF 115 GRAFTON STREET, HULL. SON OF A PROVISION’S DEALER. HE HAD SEVEN BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A CLERK IN AN OIL MERCHANT COMPANY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 16/11/1914, AGED 25 AND 2 … Read more
BORN HULL JUNE 1893. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY TUNE & SARAH HANNAH MASON AT 64 SPYVEE STREET (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). EMPLOYED AS A GENERAL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A LOCAL GUNNER IN THE 2ND HULL HEAVY BATTERY. HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT HEDON ROAD RACE COURSE, ON 24/08/1915, AGED 22. BURIED HEDON … Read more
Born East Halton, Lincs, 1883. Son of Isaac and Caroline Spittlehouse, of East Halton, Lincs; Married at Glanfodr, Brigg, Lincs., in 1902. Husband of Harriet Ann Simpson, of Anlaby Park Rd., Hessle, Yorks. They had two sons, Allan and Leonard. Worked as a brickmaker, at Whiting Mill yard, Second Lane, Hessle (1911 census). Described as … Read more
DIED OF FLU IN GRAVESEND, KENT ON WAY HIS WAY TO BE DISCHARGED. BODY RETURNED BY TRAIN & BURIED AT HOME. SON OF GEORGE W SILBURN ABOVE. ENLISTED HULL 26/12/14. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS A SHEPHERD.
BORN HULL 1892. LIVED AT 13 PARK TERRACE, SCULCOATES IN 1901. MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN AT THIS ADDRESS WHEN KILLED. HE IS LISTED ON THE STREET ROLL OF HONOUR AS DIED OF WOUNDS.(HDM 19/12/16). EX HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY WORKER. HIS DEATH WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 29TH NOVEMBER 1916, … Read more
