Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN WORKSOP, 1870. SON OF ROBERT H. WALKER ABOVE ADDRESS. HUSBAND OF THE LATE HARRIET A WALKER. Lord Roberts, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1907 and operated at the time of her loss by Royal Navy, was a British navy trawler of 293 tons. On October 26th, 1916, Lord Roberts … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF FRED & REBECCA LINDO, OF 8 BLANCHE GROVE, BRIGHTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS LOST AT SEA ON 26/03/1916, AGED 18. THEY LEFT A WIDOWED MOTHER WITH SIX CHILDREN TO SUPPORT. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 9TH NOVEMBER 1916, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. … Read more
BORN HULL 30/07/1887. HUSBAND OF WILHEMINA (BORN 15/6/1888), LIVED AT 6 ALMA TERRACE, ETON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, ETHEL IDA AND VERA, BORN BETRWEEN 1914-1916. LOST AT SEA, ON THE TRAWLER “LORD ROBERTS. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE ETON STREET MEMORIAL, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. Lord Roberts, built by Earle’s Shipbuilding … Read more
