Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Skeffling, East Yorkshire, 1892. Son of Thomas Douglas and Mary Jane Douglas, of The Garth, Skeffling, East Yorkshire (War Pension address). He had three brothers and two sisters. Worked as a Farm servant, at Waxholme, Withernsea E York (1911 Census) He enlisted in Hull. Formerly, Private, 1331, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the Royal … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. KNOWN AS ‘HARRY’. ELDEST SON OF HENRY ROTHENBURG (1869-1912) & MARIA AUGUSTE EMILLIE WOLTER (ANNIE ROTHENBURG) (1876-1944), OF 16 WEST GATE, DRIFFIELD. BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN GERMANY. THEY HAD LIVED IN HULL SINCE 1881 RESIDING AT 7 SEWER LANE. HARRY ROTHENBURG ENLISTED IN LIVERPOOL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 1726 DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY. HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. SON OF GEORGE & ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, OF 70 SHERBURN STREET, HULL. AN ASSISTANT SCHOOL MASTER. HE ENLISTED IN WREXHAM, WALES. SERVED AS SIGNALMAN, 16185, THE 13TH ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 01/12/1915. KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 11/07/1916, AGED 34. COMMEMORATED AT THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE … Read more
