Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Kirk Ella, Hull, on 18/02/1893. Son of Nicholas Tong (1856-1945) and Rebecca Welbourn (1860-1938), of Knaresborough, West Yorkshire and 23, Coronation Avenue, Harrogate (CWGC address). Son of a coachman. He had four brothers and three sisters. Enlisted as a Boy sailor in the Royal Navy, on 10/12/1913. Described as 5 foot, 8.5 inches tall, … Read more
BORN HULL 10/03/1878. A ROYAL NAVAL COAL TRIMMER &A BOILER CLEANER, LIVING AT 2, ANN’S TERRACE, MANCHESTER STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HIS WIFE MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS (BORN 8/7/1880), LIVED AT 3, GRANVILLE TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE DIED OF PERITONITIS, AT PLYMOUTH, ON 28/02/1917, AGED 41. HE LEFT A WIDOW AND SIX CHILDREN … Read more
BORN HULL 05/01/1875. ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY ON 11/12/1890. SERVED ON HIS FIRST SHIP – HMS ‘IMPREGNABLE’. PROMOTED TO CHIEF YEOMAN . SERVED IN THE WAR, AS A SIGNALLER, ON HMS “VIVID”. DIED IN PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL ON 14/05/1917, AGED 42. HIS NEXT OF KIN WAS HIS SISTER, EMMA, OF HOLME HILL AVENUE, SOUTH SHERINGHAM, … Read more
BORN HULL, 12/10/1880. SON OF GEORGE HENRY SMELT (1850-1924) & MARY ALICE (CLARK), OF 10, KINGSTON AVENUE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) MARRIED 1901. HUSBAND OF MARY ANN FISK & 5 CHILDREN, AT 25, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS A DOCK DREDGEMAN. HE HAD FIVE CHILDREN SERVED AS A DECK HAND, ROYAL … Read more
BORN BARTON 9/12/1879. SON OF WILLIAM PARSON AND DINAH ELLEN HUDSON. A SLOOPMAN. MARRIED AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1906. HIS WIFE FLORA (ROBSON (1878-1925), LIVED AT 2, POLAR PARADE, WESTBOURNE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). FATHER TO FLORENCE ALMA AND STEP FATHER TO HARRY ROBSON. SERVED IN THE NAVY. DIED OF HEART DISEASE, WHILE ON … Read more
BORN HULL 27/12/1893. EX 1363 SOUTH LANCS. HUSBAND OF GERTRUDE SHAW ABOVE. NAVAL RECORDS ADDRESS. BURIED AT PLYMOUTH (FORD PARK) CEMETERY, DEVON, UK.
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF JAMES & ELIZABETH ELLIOTT, OF 77 SWANN STREET, HULL & OWNERS OF THE SOCIETY TAVERN, HULL. HE WAS ONE OF MANY HULL’S SKIPPERS, WHO JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVE WHEN WAR BEGAN. HIS WIFE CHARLOTTE HILDER BARKER AND SON JAMES, LIVED AT 36 , BOYNTON STREET, HULL. THIS WAS HIS … Read more
