Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
His CWGC grave inscription reads, WE HAVE LOST BUT HEAVEN HAS GAINED ONE OF THE BEST THE WORLD CONTAINED Name George Smith Birth Place Hook, Goole, Yorkshire Death Date 11 Nov 1918 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Battery Sergeant Major Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery, 216th Siege Bty. Battalion East Riding. [RGA … Read more
BORN HOOK, GOOLE 1887. SON OF GEORGE WHITEHOUSE SMITH (1849-1917) AND FANNY WAREHAM (1858-1913), OF 20 SISTER’S TERRACE, TADMAN STREET, HULL. SON OF A DRILLER AND ENGINEER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER, WILLIAM AND SIX SISTERS. HE MARRIED MARY ALICE HARDING, AT ST JAMES CHURCH, HULL, ON 1ST FEBRUARY 1908, AGED 20. HIS WIFE, MARY ALICE … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. ONLY SON OF CAPTAIN, THOMAS WILLIAM RANK (1857-1927) AND MARGARET THORNBURN HARRIS (1862-1939), OF 321 SPRING BANK. SON OF A MASTER MARINER. HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. HE WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR. HE MARRIED OLIVE LAVINE PEGDEN (1886-1973) AT HULL IN 1908. HIS WIFE OLIVE LAVINE & SON LIVED AT … Read more
