Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, 10 Jan 1877. Husband of Margaret Hall, of 6. Paradise Court, Commercial Road, Portsmouth & 90, Canning Street, Hull. he had four children, Rose Ann, Alice Mary, Louisa and William James, born between 1910-1916. served as Deck Hand in the Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Trawler “Towhee.” Killed by a mine explosion, on … Read more
Born 1884 • Keighley, Yorkshire. Son of Thomas (Tom) Horner (1853-1905) and Sarah Elizabeth Burd (1854-1915). He was a House Painter (1911 Census). Served as Deckhand, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Trawler “Towhee.” Lost when ship hit a mine on 17/06/1917, aged 33. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. (TOWHEE, was a hired trawler, Adty No … Read more
BORN HULL 13/12/1896. SON OF CHARLES ALBERT KINSLEY (1873-1929) & ELLEN MORAY MELVIN (1876-1930), OF 126, FLINTON STREET, HULL(1911 CENSUS), 5, HERBERT;S TERRACE, WESTBOURNE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) & 11 FORSYTHE PLACE, CROMARTY, SCOTLAND. (NAVAL RECORDS ADRRESS). SON OF AN ENGINE DRIVER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE SERVED AS A TRIMMER, … Read more
BORN HULL 02/02/1879. SON OF WILLIAM & MARY E. FISH, OF 49, SCOTT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) 7 22, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD ONE DAUGHTER – EDNA BORN ON 5 DEC 1913. AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION OF 21/3 SHILLINGS ON 20 DEC 1917. HE MARRIED IN 1903. HIS WIFE FLORENCE … Read more
BORN LEEDS 10/07/1876. SON OF JAMES WILLIAM ELLISON AND MARY PATTISON, OF YORK. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE FROM 1908. SKIPPER OF THE TRAWLER ‘TOWHEE’. LOST AT SEA, ON 15/06/1917, AGED 40. HE MARRIED CAROLINE WINDBERG, AT HULL, IN 1900. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR TWO SONS AT 21 ST ANDRES STREET, HULL, AND … Read more
