Royal Navy HMS "Good Hope" – Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914

Emmersom, Walter

Son of Harold C. and Zillah Emmerson, of 7, Alexandra Street, Hull Road., York (CWGC address).

Born Leeds, 21/12/1892. Son of John Matson (1863-1956) and Emily Fox, of 66, Hawthorne Avenue, Hull (War Pension address). He joined the Royal Navy, on 09/02/1911. Described as 5 foot, 3.5 inches tall, 34 inch chest, brown eyes, dark brown hair. Served as a Stoker, on HMS “Good Hope”. Died at sea, during the Battle … Read more

Wighton, James Albert Forgan

BORN BARROW, LANCS 19/10/1884. SON OF JAMES BROWN & CATHERINE, OF 28 REDBOURNE STREET, HULL. JOINED ROYAL NAVY IN 1904. RESIDED AT 23 ALBERMARLE TERRACE, BOULEVARD, HULL. HE HAD SERVED ELEVEN YEARS IN THE NAVY WAS A CARPENTER ON HMS “GOOD HOPE”, WHICH WAS SUNK, ON 01/11/1914, HE DROWNED AGED 28. LISTED AS KILLED ON … Read more

Thornton, William Chapman

BORN HULL 19/03/1888. SON OF WILLIAM THORNTON (1863-1933) AND ALICE MARIA WHITING (1863-1927). SON OF AN ENGINE DRIVER, FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LINE.HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND A SISTER. HE LIVED AT 70 FAXLEY ROAD, SELBY, 27 HILDA STREET, GOOLE & 70 PASTURE ROAD, GOOLE. (NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS). SERVED ON HMS “GOOD HOPE”. KILLED … Read more

Patrick, Frederick

BORN HULL 31/1/1886. SON OF GEORGE PATRICK, LATE OF COTTINGHAM. WIFE CHRISTINA PATRICK, PORTSMOUTH. SISTER MRS PRITCHARD LIVED AT THIS HDM ADDRESS. HE HAD BEEN IN THE NAVY FOR ELEVEN YEARS. SANK WITH ALL HANDS, ON HMS ‘GOOD HOPE’, AT THE BATTLE OF CORONEL, 01/11/1914, AGED 27. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE … Read more

Novell, William

BORN HULL 13/10/1880. SON OF HENRY NOVELL (1840-1915) AND MARY SARAH GREGORY (1852-1918), OF 11 GLADSTONE TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HIS WIFE EMILY NEILSON AND TWO CHILDREN LIVED AT ISABELLA COTTAGE, CANAL STREET, MOUNT HOOLEY, ABERDEEN. SERVED AS A ROYAL NAVY GUNNER. LOST WITH ALL HANDS (SOME 919 MEN) ON HMS “GOOD HOPE“, … Read more

Linton, John Thomas

BORN HULL 01/07/1880. PARENTS LIVED HOWDEN, YORKSHIRE. WIFE LILLY LIVED ABOVE. NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS. The Battle of Coronel HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were sunk by the German fleet (Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee), superior in both shell range and speed. Armoured cruisers Gneisenau and Sharnhorst lead the main attacks in the Battle of … Read more

Le Brun, Chris

BORN HULL 27/11/1894. SON OF GEORGE JOHN LE BRUN & SELINA JONES. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. LOST AT SEA, DURING THE BATTLE OF CORONEL, OFF THE COAST OF CHILLIE ON 1/11/1914. HE WAS AGED 19.HIS BROTHERS, ARTHUR, RFA, AND HARRY & WALTER, BOTH ROYAL NAVY, ALSO SERVED. (1918 ABSENT VOTERS LISTS). HIS SISTER, MRS BRYAN, … Read more

Harmer, Horace William

BORN HULL 22/12/1889. SON OF ERNEST P & ALICE M HARMER, PROSPECT HOUSE, TETBURY, GLOUCESTER. FORMER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WORKER IN SWINDON. KILLED IN ACTION. BURIED AT SEA. The Battle of Coronel HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were sunk by the German fleet (Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee), superior in both shell range and … Read more

Gould, John

BORN HULL 10/07/1888. SON OF EDWARD GOULD & MARY ANN COWLAND, OF 3, HEMBOROUGH BUILDINGS, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL, 4, CHRISTOPHER STREET, HULL AND 52, ALICIA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1909. JOHN JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY. LOST AT SEA ON 01/11/1914, AGED 28, SERVING AS A … Read more