Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN CLECKHEATON, YORKS, 26/2/1872. EMPLOYED BY MESSRS HELLYER OF HULL. WELL KNOWN ON HULL FISH DOCK. ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVES AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. FELL OVERBOARD THE ARMED TRAWLER ‘VIOLA’, DURING A GALE, AND DROWNED ON THE 07/11/1914, AGED 42. HE WAS UNMARRIED. LODGED WITH MRS PHILLIPS AT 2 EASTBOURNE STREET. HIS … Read more
BORN DEWSBURY, YORKSHIRE, 02/05/1872. SON OF WALTER & BETSEY CALVERT, AT 7 MANCHESTER STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF MARTHA ANN CALVERT, OF PARK STREET, GOMERSALL, LEEDS. A ROYAL NAVAL RESERVIST. HE SERVED AS SECOND HAND, ON THE TRAWLER, ‘VIOLA’. HE DIED OF SICKNESS ON 26/11/1915, AGED 43. BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY, SPRING BANK. HE IS … Read more
