Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
The Regiment raised a total of 18 battalions and was awarded 66 battle honours, 3 Victoria Crosses and lost 6,357 men during the course of the war.
Name Ernest Beacock Birth Place Brough, Yorks Residence Brough, Yorkshire, 1895. A House painter. Son of George & Jane Beacock Death Date 26 Oct 1917 Death Place Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull, Yorkshire Rank Private Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number 32571 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre … Read more
Born Hull, 1898. Son on Fanny and Simon Dietch of 40, Upper Union Street, Hull (Army Address) and 80, Cogan Street, Hull (War Pension address). His parents were from a Russian Jewish family. His mother, Fanny was a widow and ran a Grocer shop with her brother, in law. He had three sisters, Edith Leah … Read more
ORIGINALLY FROM CYPRUS HE WAS A BOARDING HOUSE KEEPER WITH HIS WIFE, TERESSA (BORN 30 OCT 1867 -1931), AT 96 OSBORNE STREET, HULL. HE HAD A STEP SON, JAMES STEWART WILSON, BORN 10TH MAY 1904. HE ENLISTED IN JULY 1915. SERVED IN THE 12TH SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. WOUNDED IN ACTION, DIED ON ON 25/10/1916. BURIED … Read more
