Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Stockton-on-tees, Durham, 1887. His father was an Iron Moulder from Scotland. His mother was born in Meltonby. Son of James Taylor (1860-1924) and Elizabeth Ann Dent Wetherall (1863-1907), of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland; he had three brothers and two sisters. Husband of Eliza Taylor (born 14 Oct 1885), of 4, George Terrace, Camelon, Falkirk (CWGC … Read more
BORN HOLMSFORD, DERBYSHIRE 1889. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM NEWTON AND LUCY SPENDLOVE (1859-1935), OF 5, AIR STREET, HULL. HE WAS ONE OF SIX CHILDREN AND THREE BROTHERS KILLED IN THE WAR. HE WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AND BROTHERS, FREDERICK, EDWARD AND JOHN, AS GAS PURIFIERS AT THE AIR STREET, GAS WORKS, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF ROBERT & FANNY ELIZABETH NEALE, OF 28, PROVIDENCE ROW, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A RAILWAY LABOURER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED HULL. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 14/07/1916, AGED 33. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 19/09/1916. BURIED AT DIVE COPSE … Read more
