Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1891. HE WAS A THIRD HAND, LOST AT SEA ON A HULL TRAWLER. HE LEFT A WIDOW GERTRUDE WATSON AND AN INFANT CHILD AT 11 LIZZIES GROVE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL. HE WAS 25 YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN SAILING OUT OF HULL ON TRAWLERS, SINCE HIS YOUTH. HE IS LISTED ON THE COTTINGHAM … Read more
BORN ISLINGTON, LONDON, ON 29/03/1865. HE MARRIED CHARLOTTE BROWN AT HULL IN 1902. EMPLOYED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE AS A SHIP’S ENGINEER. REPORTED AS DIED, ON 16/09/1917, AGED 52. HE HAD SERVED ON MINESWEEPERS FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS, SEEING ACTION IN THE DARDENELLES. HE HAD BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE SHIP AS MEDICALLY UNFIT. … Read more
BORN HULL 19/01/1884. SON OF HARRIET HANNAH MASON (1854-1931) & CHARLES JEFFREY (1846-1907), OF 3, WELCH COURT, SCOTT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). THIRD OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY, ON 21/07/1900. WAS A LEADING SIGNALMAN, BASED AT SHEERNESS, KENT (1911 CENSUS). REPORTED DROWNED ON A MINESWEEPER (HULL DAILY MAIL, 05/02/1917). NO CWGC OR … Read more
BORN HULL 11/12/1883. HIS WIFE, HARRIET AND FIVE CHILDREN LIVED AT 5, MELTON TERRACE, LIME STREET, HULL. HE IS LISTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL AS A ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE MAN, WHO DIED AT THIS ADDRESS. NO CWGC RECORD
