Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 20/07/1896. SON OF THOMAS HEWITT (1864-1899) & ANNIE ELIZA FROST (1866-1934), OF 6 COTTINGHAM AVENUE, OSBOURNE STREET, HULL & 65 WYNBURG STREET, NEWBRIDGE ROAD, HULL. A FORMER GROCER BOY. ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY. AN ORDINARY SIGNALMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 36 INCH CHEST, BROWN EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR. LOST … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF ARTHUR & SARAH ALICE FALLOWFIELD, OF 21 ALL SAINTS STREET, HULL. LOST AT SEA ON 05/06/1916, AGED 19. COMMEMORATED ON THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL. HIS BROTHERS PTE. FRED BAILEY, 19TH ASC & PTE. WALTER FALLOWFIELD, 4TH EYR, ALSO SERVED. (1918 VOTERS ADDRESS). The HMS Hampshire was a armoured battle cruiser … Read more
BORN HULL 05/03/1898. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM DOVE OF 21 CRANBOURNE STREET, HULL. listed on the PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, HAMPSHIRE, UK The HMS Hampshire was a armoured battle cruiser of the Devonshire class built for the Royal Navy. She was constructed at the Chatham Dockyard in Kent and commissioned in 1905 at a cost of … Read more
