Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL, 09/11/1878. SON OF JOHN RICHARD MILLETT (1852-1886) AND SARAH BOSTOCK JARVIS (1855-1919). HIS MOTHER REMARRIED AND BECAME SARAH WALLACE, LIVING IN BRADFORD. HE HAD FIVE SISTERS AND A BROTHER, ARTHUR ERNEST MILLETT. A SEAMAN. HE SERVED ON THE TRAWLER ‘OTHELLO II’. LOST AT SEA, WITH NINE CREW, WHEN THEIR SHIP HIT A MINE … Read more
BORN BETHNAL GREEN, 18/09/1866. SON OF JAMES & MARY ANN LOW. WIFE GERTRUDE HARGRAVE & THEIR THREE DAUGHTERS, IVY, EMILY AND DORIS, LIVED AT 34, EASTBOURNE STREET (1911 CENSUS), 7, BELMONT AVENUE, EDINBURGH STREET, AND AT 14 , EDINBURGH STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A TRAMWAY FIREMAN. HE SERVED ON THE TRAWLER ‘OTHELLO II’, SUNK … Read more
BORN HULL 14/01/1883. SON OF THE LATE JOHN HENRY & ELIZABETH WATSON, OF 58, WITTY STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL. HIS WIFE, MARGARET ANN WATSON, LIVED AT 84, EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL. THEY HAD FIVE CHILDREN (WAR PENSION RECORDS). HE FORMERLY WORKED FOR THE GREAT NORTHERN STEAM FISHING COMPANY. HE WAS KILLED BY A MINE EXPLOSION, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 20/12/1893. SON OF WILLIAM (1853-1904) & MARY ELIZABETH RAMSTER (1854-1903), OF 62 REDBOURNE STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS. LIVED WITH HIS BROTHER, THOMAS, AT 34 GREEK STREET, HULL. WORKED AS A BOILER SHOP, DRILLER APPRENTICE (1911 CENSUS). JOINED THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE AS A COAL TRIMMER. HE DIED AT SEA, … Read more
BORN BRIDLINGTON 04/07/1887. SON OF WILLIAM MARTIN (1860-1935) AND SARAH ANN KIRBY (1860-1929), OF 6, NELSON ROAD, BRIDLINGTON. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. WORKED AS A FISHERMAN. HE MARRIED ON 18/05/1915. HUSBAND OF CLARA EELLEN STEPHENSON (1890-1964), OF 9, BOTANIC AVENUE, CONVENT LANE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE SERVED ON THE TRAWLER ‘OTHELLO II’, … Read more
