Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull 1896. Son of William and Mary Wood, of 25, Havelock Street, Hessle Road., Hull. He was lost at sea, on the minesweeper ‘Robert Smith’, on 20/07/1917, aged 21. His death was reported in the Hull Daily Mail, on 11/08/1917, with his photograph and on 21/07/1919. * HMT Robert Smith, built by Alexander Hall … Read more
BORN BOSTON, LINCS, 1893. SON OF CHARLES TUCKER (1867-1931) & ROSE ANN FERRAND (1869-1935), OF 6 LAURA GROVE, TYNE STREET, HULL. DECKHAND ON THE MINESWEEPER TRAWLER, ‘ROBERT SMITH’. DROWNED ON 20/07/1917, AGED 25. UNMARRIED. HIS FATHER AND TWO BROTHERS CHARLES & WILLIAM ALSO SERVED, ON MINESWEEPERS. HE LEFT SIX SISTERS. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN … Read more
BORN ESSEX 06/11/1885. WORKED AS A DOCK GATEMAN FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS BEFORE THE WAR. HIS WIFE HANNAH NURSE LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS LOST AT SEA 20/07/1917. HDM 04/08/1917. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 1917. HMT Robert Smith, built by Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen in … Read more
BORN HULL 20/6/1898. SON OF GEORGE BELL (1847-1906) AND SOPHIA ANN FOSTER (1856-1908). HIS SISTER, GRACE LIVED AT 34 , PAISLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND WAS HIS NEXT OF KIN. HE WAS LOST AT SEA, AGED 19. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE TRINITY HOUSE SCHOOL, GREAT WAR MEMORIAL, GEORGE STREET, HULL. HMT … Read more
