Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Elloughton, Yorkshire, 18 Feb 1885. Son of Mrs. Harriet Harker, of Elloughton, Brough, Yorks.; Married at Beverley, in 1911. Husband of Mabel Jane Harker, of Hull and 44, Woolley Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (CWGC & War pension records). He had three children, Ellen, Thomas and Jack. Employed as an Oil Miller, living at 6, Poplar … Read more
Name Alec Mackay Service Branch Royal Marine Light Infantry Unit Plymouth Bn. Rank Private Death Date 26 Apr 1915 Cause of Death Killed in action (‘Y’ Beach 25-26/4/15) Burial Helles Memorial (MR 4) Service History ex-Private King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, enlisted Doncaster 12/9/14 age 34 & transferred to Plymouth Short-Service RMLI 16/9/14 ; Plymouth … Read more
Born Burton Agnes, Driffield, Yorkshire, on 27/09/1893. Son of George and Mary Jane Webster, at North Lodge, Wilberforce, York. A Blacksmiths son working at North Burton, Hunmanby, East Yorkshire (1911 Census) Served as a Private, with the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Divison. Killed at Gallipoli, on 06/05/1915, aged 21, Commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Born Patrington, on 21/05/1890. Son of Arthur Bielby (1862-1930) and Emma Collinson ( 1860-1947), of Bailey House, Greenshaw Lane, Partington, Hull (War Pension address). Employed as a Joiner and Wheelwright. Served in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Bn. Royal Navy. Division. Killed at Gallipoli, on 13/07/1915, aged 25. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. … Read more
BORN NEWINGTON, HULL, 31/01/1894. SON OF JAMES HERBERT DIXON (1857-1905) AND ALMA JACKSON (1856- 1916). BOTH PARENTS DIED BETWEEN 1905-1906. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE LIVED WITH HIS SISTER, MRS ELSIE BATHCHELER, AT 14, RUSSELL TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (NAVAL ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A TAILOR’S ERRAND BOY … Read more
BORN EAST HALTON, LINCS, 1887. SON OF HENRY & SARAH ROBINSON ABOVE ADDRESS. CWGC ADDRESS
BORN GRIMSBY 03/10/1893. SON OF TOM MONDAY (1868-1917) & HARRIET MONDAY (1869-1960), OF 11, RUSSELL TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A SHIP WRIGHT. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE JOINED THE ROYAL MARINES AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR AND WAS KILLED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 24/06/1915, AGED 21. BEFORE ENLISTING HE WAS A … Read more
BORN HULL 03/02/1894. SON OF ALFRED JACKSON (SHIPWRIGHT) & CHARLOTTE ELLEN JACKSON, OF 15 CHANCE STREET, LANDPORT, PORTSMOUTH. HIS FATHER WAS A SHIPWRIGHT WORKER. WALTER JACKSON SERVED AS ACTING CORPORAL, IN THE ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, AT GALLIPOLI, ON 24/05/1915, AGED 24. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE HELLES MEMORIAL TO THE … Read more
BORN HULL 18/081894. SON OF MICHAEL ANGELO DREWRY (1858-1923) & HARRIET DREWRY (1855-1924), OF 42 FRANKLIN STREET, HULL, (1901 CENSUS) AND 316 HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). A HAIRDRESSER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY, PORTSMOUTH BATTALION, ROYAL NAVY DIVISION. KILLED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 06/05/1915, AGED 21. HE IS COMMEMORATED … Read more
BORN HULL 18/5/1892. SON OF JOHN HENRY CAPES (1824-1901) AND LOUISA CAPES AT 6 REGENT TERRACE, REGENT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A TINNER. HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY, SERVED IN THE PORTSMOUTH BATTALION. WOUNDED AT GALLIPOLI. DIED IN ALEXANDRIA, ON 13/05/1915, AGED 23. BURIED IN EGYPT. HIS NAME IS RECORDED AS KILLED … Read more
