Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN GLOUCESTER 31/10/1889. WIFE GERTRUDE LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. A LEADING SEAMAN, LOST AT SEA, ON HMS ‘BRISK’, ON 02/10/1917, AGED 28. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 12/10/1917 and 29/09/1919. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL. On October 2nd, 1917, the British destroyer HMS Brisk hit a … Read more
BORN HULL 21/01/1898. SON OF GEORGE AND EMMA GRAY, OF 3 ROXDENE VILLAS, RAGLAN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). FOURTH OF EIGHT CHILDREN. JOINED THE NAVY, AGED 15. SERVED AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND. WAS A LEADING TELEGRAPHIST, ON THE DESTROYER, HMS “BRISK”. DIED ON 02/10/1917, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL. HIS DEATH WAS … Read more
