Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born York, 1886. Son of John Hodgson Wales and Sarah Ann Wales, of Bishop Burton, Beverley. He was a Joiner boarding at 17 Main Avenue, Heworth, York (1911 Census). Enlisted Birmingham. Served as Lance Corporal, 14th Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 23 Jul 1916, aged 30. Commemorated on the Theipval Memorial, France. He left … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM TODD AND ROSE HANNAH TODD, OF 139 GODDARD AVENUE, HULL. HE HAD ELDER BROTHERS, JOSEPH, ALBERT, AND WILFRED AND FOUR SISTERS, LYDIA, ELSIE, BERTHA AND MURIEL. SON OF PAWN BROKER MANAGER. HE WORKED FOR MESSERS. GILDER & SONS, (ANTIQUE SILVER), OF KING STREET, HULL. WAS AN … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF BETSY JANE NICHOLSON (1861-1956) & THE LATE JOHN WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1862-1905), OF 13, PARK CRESCENT, PARK STREET, HULL (CWGC & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ‘CHARLIE’ WAS A MEMBER OF QUEENS ROAD CHAPEL AND PRIOR TO WAR HAD WORKED FOR AMOS & SMITHS AND RESIDED WITH HIS MOTHER AT 13 PARK CRESCENT, … Read more
