Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 21/12/1887. SON OF WILLIAM WRIGHT (1853-1951) & MINNIE MATTHEWS (1860-1959), AT 173 , ANLABY ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) & 136 PLANE STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF ETHEL MAY WRIGHT. HE WAS KILLED WHEN HIS SHIP WAS DAMAGED BY A MINE, 26/09/1918, AGED 32. HIS NAME IS COMMEMORATED ON CHATHAM HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL. ALSO COMMEMORATED … Read more
BORN HULL 07/05/1900. HIS MOTHER BELLA BARKER LIVED AT THIS CWGC NAVAL ADDRESS. SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, AS AS DECKHAND ON THE TRAWLER ‘KINGS GREY’. DIED IN HULL, ON 07/10/1918, AGED 18. BURIED AT HULL WESTERN CEMETERY, GRAVE NO: 544 52524. HIS NAVAL RECORDS STATE THAT HE RECEIVED AN EXPRESSION OF THEIR LORDSHIP’S … Read more
