Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born London, 1884. Son of Adam Andreas and Hannah Catherine Andreas, who were both born in Germany. His father was a beer keeper. He had three siblings. He was made a Naturalised British citizen. Married at West Ham, London, in 1905. Worked as a barman in a London pub. Husband of Emily Margaret Young of … Read more
BORN HULL 1881. ENLISTED HULL. WIFE LILLY & CHILDREN, LIVED AT 577, SPRING BANK WEST, HULL. (Hull Daily Mail address, 10/7/1917 & 14/7/1917). HE JOINED THE NORFOLK REGIMENT IN NOVEMBER 1899. HAD 18 YEARS CONTINUOUS SERVICE, INCLUDING INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND THROUGHOUT THE BOER WAR. HE RETIRED TO WORK AT RANK, CLARENCE FLOUR MILLS, HULL. … Read more
BORN SHARROW, YORKSHIRE, 1888. SON OF JULIA FRANCES BOWKER, 36 RUNDLE ROAD, SHEFFIELD. CWGC ADDRESS. ENLISTED MERTHYR, WALES. MARRIED NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE, APRIL 1915. HUSBAND OF WINIFRED PLATT BOWKER. KILLED IN ACTION 20/07/1916, AGED 28. COMMEMORATED AT THIEPVAL MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO WINNIE HIS WIDOW. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON … Read more
