Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 01/07/1878. SON OF JAMES EXON WILEMAN & SUSANNAH COX (1840-1895). KNOWN AS “YOUNG SCAMP” ON THE HULL FISH DOCKS. HE WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE NEWLAND ORPHANAGE. HIS SISTER SUSSANAH (WILEMAN) WILKINSON LIVED AT 85 , WELLSTED STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD BEEN AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (DSM) FOR HIS MINESWEEPING … Read more
BORN HULL 26/6/1894. YOUNGEST SON OF MARY PEACOCK & THE LATE JOHN HUDSON, OF 1 PROVIDENCE TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HIS WIFE, OLIVE HUDSON (BORN 17/1/1895), LIVED AT 21, NEW BUILDINGS, WALKER STREET, HULL (war pension address) AND AT 61 , SOUTH PARADE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN OCTOBER, 1914. … Read more
