Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 26/05/1875. SON OF JOSEPH EMANUELLE POUGHER AND MARY JANE POUGHER, AT 67 SOUTH PARADE, ANLABY ROAD, HULL. MARRIED ELIZA LOUIS (DOWELL), OF 12 SOUTH PARADE, HULL AND 6 ICE HOUSE TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE STREET, HULL. PREVIOUSLY A HULL POSTMAN FOR THIRTEEN YEARS. CALLED UP AS A ROYAL NAVY RESERVE, HAVING SERVED IN THE NAVY … Read more
BORN HULL 15/06/1890. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & ALICE (STEPMOTHER) ARNOLD, OF SKIRLAUGH. COMMEMORATED ON THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL British cruiser from WWI, torpedoed by U-9. The U-9 was responsible for the killing of 1459 men in one single day, sending Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue or a total of 36.000 tons to the bottom. See … Read more
BORN 1881. SON OF GEORGE & ANNIE ELIZABETH GRANT, OF WILLERBY. FORMER POST OFFICE WORKER. WIFE ELEANOR, LIVED IN KIRKELLA AND WILLERBY, HULL, WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS, MARGERY AND LILY. HIS NAME IS INSCRIBED ON THE KIRKELLA WAR MEMORIAL AT ST ANDREWS’ CHURCH AND ALSO ON THE COTTINGHAM ROLL OF HONOUR.. Able Bodied Seaman Thomas Grant … Read more
BORN HULL 09/09/1880. HIS SURNAME WAS FRANKLAND BUT AKA FRANKLIN IN CWGC RECORDS. ONLY SON OF ROBERT FRANKLAND (1843–1915) & ANNIE WORTLEY (1859-1904) OF 37, FINSBURY GROVE, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY, IN 1897. SERVED AS A PETTY OFFICER S& CHIEF TOKER. LOST AT SEA ON 22/09/1914, AGED 33. COMMEMORATED ON … Read more
BORN HULL 01/11/1882. SON OF ROBERT HAYLETT COOPER (1851-1910) AND HARRIET CLARK (1852-1930). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1910. HE WAS SERVING AS A ROYAL NAVY, STOKER, AT CHATHAM DOCKS, KENT (1911 CENSUS). DIED ON HMS “HOGUE, 22/09/1914, AGED 32. HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO HIS FOSTER MOTHER MRS … Read more
BORN HULL 25/08/1878. SON OF WILLIAM BELLERBY (1853-1912) & LOUISA MOODY 1855-1895), OF THIS HULL ADDRESS. HE LIVED WITH HIS GRANDFATHER. WORKED AS A TAILOR’S ASSISTANT, BEFORE JOINING THE ROYAL NAVY. HE MARRIED FLORENCE MAY HOLT (1884-1951), AT HULL, ON 05/10/1910. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, THOMAS AND JESSIE, AND LIVED AT 22 REGENT STREET, GILLINGHAM, … Read more
BORN HULL 08/08/1873. SON OF JESSIE THOMAS & JOSEPH ATKINSON, AT 2, LUKE’S TERRACE, ST LUKE’S STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A MERCHANT SEAMAN. EDUCATED AT ST PAUL STREET SCHOOL, HULL. WORKED ON THE WEEKLY BOATS AND WAS DELEGATE FOR THE SAILORS AND FIREMAN UNION. HE MARRIED LUCY ANN SCARBOROUGH, IN HULL ON 15/01/1900. … Read more
