Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN SOUTHTOWN, SUFFOLK, 24/03/1870. SON OF ROBERT GEORGE KEMP AND HARRIET FEW. HE MARRIED ON 15/12/1895, ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, GREAT YARMOUTH. HIS WIFE EDITH JAYNE PYE LIVED AT 130 WOODCOCK STREET (1911 CENSUS) & 15, EDEN GROVE, EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A FISHERMAN. HE SKIPPERED THE HULL TRAWLER “AMEER”. LOST AT SEA, ON 18/03/1916, … Read more
BORN 16/03/1890. SON OF WALKER BENSON & MARY MEAR, OF 14, ABERCOMBE TERRACE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. BROTHER TO ALBERT, JOHN, ARTHUR, GEORGE & CLARENCE. HUSBAND OF AMY AMELIA BENSON & DAUGHTER, LUCY (BORN 14 FEB 1916). THEY LIVED AT 6 MANCHESTER STREET, HULL. HE WAS A FISHERMAN. KILLED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION, AGED … Read more
BORN DURBAN 02/04/1887, SOUTH AFRICA. MARRIED AT ST JUDES CHURCH, HULL ON 20/01/1915. HIS WIFE, MINNIE WALKER RICHARDSON, LIVED AT 4, VINE TERRACE, NORWOOD STREET, HULL. THEY HAD TWO SONS, WALTER AND JAMES BORN IN 1915 & 1916. BOTH SONS DIED IN NOV/DECEMBER, 1918. A MARINE ENGINEER. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. LOST … Read more
