Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, 19/03/1900. Son of Frankish Charles Kirby and Jane Gertrude Kirby, of 6, West Avenue Londesborough Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 78, Mersey Street, Holderness Road, Hull (War Pension address). Described as 5 foot, 9 inches tall, 34 inch chest, brown eyes, brown hair, small scar on forehead, & mole on left cheek. Enlisted … Read more
BORN HULL 26/01/1894. SON OF JAMES CHARLES WHITEHEAD (1870-1938) AND ANNIE ELIZA MILSON (1869-1926), OF 80, BRIGHTON STREET, HULL. ELDEST OF SIX CHILDREN. HE MARRIED AT HULL, ON 26/11/1915. HIS WIFE ETHEL PHOEBE MILLS (1896-1983) & SON, JAMES (1916-1985), LIVED AT 4 BRUNSWICK AVENUE, BRIGHTON STREET, HULL (NAVAL ADDRESS) AND 2 WALTERS TERRACE, BRIGHTON STREET, … Read more
BORN HULL 20/7/1879. ONLY SON OF JOHN COOK SOUTHWICK AND SUSANNAH LONGMAN. MARRIED 22/04/1904. WIFE EDITH MIRANDA SPENCELEY. THREE SONS THOMAS, JOHN AND GEORGE. A SHIP’S STOKER. SERVED FOUR YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, DURING THE WAR AND WAS ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVOR OF HMT “AGATE”, WHICHWAS BLOWN UP AT DOVER, ON 14/03/1918. … Read more
