Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BRIGG, LINCOLN 01/12/1890. SON OF CHARLES & MARY E HALES, OF 4 RICHMOND TERRACE, STRICKLAND STREET, HULL. WIFE EDITH LIVED EAST GRINSTEAD. HMS STRONGBOW, British, R class Destroyer. Whilst escorting a convoy from Norway they were attacked by the German cruisers Brummer and Bremse in the North Sea. The German cruisers went on to … Read more
BORN HULL 29/12/1898. SON OF GEORGE MATSON & KATE CREASER AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY ON 11/07/1914. LOST ON HMS ‘STRONGBOW’, 17/10/1917, AGED 19. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 17/10/1919. HMS Strongbow, British, R class Destroyer. Whilst escorting a convoy from Norway they were attacked … Read more
