Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN DUNSWELL, BEVERLEY, 29/12/1892. ONLY SON OF JOHN FRANCIS PLAXTON (1871-1924) AND ALICE WASTLING (1872-1905), OF WOODMANSEY. HIS FATHER WAS A MARKET GARDENER IN THEARNE. HE HAD TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. CLARENCE PLAXTON WAS EMPLOYED BY MR F.G. HOBSON, OF BEVERLEY, ALSO AS A MARKET GARDENER. HE ENLISTED AS A STOKER IN THE … Read more
BORN HULL 21/o3/1896. PARENTS CHARLES JOHN MARSH (1851-1891) & ANNIE MARSH, OF 1 BARNSLEY STREET, HULL AND 76, VICTOR STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A PLATER’S HELPER, FROM GREENWICH, LONDON. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HE WAS DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 7 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST, BROWN EYES, & BROWN … Read more
BORN HULL o1/11/1893. SON OF RICHARD LAZENBY (1865-1942) & JANE ANN STEPHENSON (1871-1923), OF 6, MONTROSE AVENUE, KIMBERLEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY. DIED ON HMS “INVINCIBLE” ON 31/05/1916, AGED 22. COMMEMORATED ON THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL HIS BROTHER, CSM. WALTER LAZENBY, DURHAM … Read more
BORN HULL 29/1/1893. SON OF ALICE (1864-1941) & THE LATE JAMES JACKSON ABOVE. NAVAL RECORDS. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDRE. SERVED AS A STOKER FIRST CLASS, WITH THE ROYAL NAVY, ON HMS “INVINCIBLE”. KILLED AT THE JUTLAND NAVAL BATTLE, ON 31/05/1916, AGED 23. HMS Invincible was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of … Read more
BORN HULL 30/09/1894. SECOND SON OF FREDERICK ROBERT DEAN & SARAH DEAN, OF 9, BURLEIGH GROVE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 104, HIGH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) SON OF A LITHOGRAPHER. ONE OF THREE CHILDREN. A LABOURER AND EX RECKITT’S WORKER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8.5 INCHES TALL, 36 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, DARK … Read more
BORN HULL 23/8/1887. SON OF SAM & LILY ALICE CHRISTTMASS, OF 220 HAWTHORNE AVENUE. ELDEST OF EIGHT CHILDREN. A FACTORY LABOURER. HUSBAND OF ETHEL APPLEBY, OF THIS CWGC ADDRESS, AND 5 CEDAR GROVE. HALTEMPRICE STREET, HULL. SERVED AS A ROYAL NAVY, ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER, 4TH CLASS. LOST AT SEA, ON HMS ‘INVINCIBLE’ AT THE BATTLE … Read more
BORN HULL 21/06/1890. SON OF HENRY ALBERT & EMMA BROOM, ABOVE. WIFE SARAH JANE (SEAL) & DAUGHTER, CISSIE (1914-1993), LIVED IN PORTSMOUTH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 31/05/1917 & 31/05/1918. HMS INVINCIBLE was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class of three, and the first battlecruiser to be … Read more
