Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name John Londesbrough Birth Place Sigglesthorne, Yorkshire Death Date 9 Oct 1917 Death Place Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 1st 8th Battalion Regimental Number 39586 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Born Barton-on-Humber, Lincs, 1890. Son of Thomas Edward and Ann Elizabeth Hill, of Meath House, Chapel Street, Barton-on-Humber, Lincs. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 1/8th Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Killed i action on 09/10/1917, aged 27. Buried in Belgium. Name Harold Hill Birth Place Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, 1890 Death Date 9 … Read more
Born Hull, 28/05/1897. Son of Arthur and Lilian Shaw, of 25, Discount Court, St James Street, Hull (1911 Census) and 10, Arthur Terrace, Wassand Street, Hull (War Pension Address). He had one brother and four sisters. He enlisted at Leeds. Served as Private, 40238, in the 18th Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment. Killed … Read more
Born Sigglesthorne, Hull, 1898. Son of Thomas Londesborough (1866-1956) and Kate Bemrose (1870-1936), of Rose Cottage (1911 Census) & Oban House, Seaton, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a farm foreman. He had five brothers and two sisters. He enlisted in Hull served with the 8th West Yorkshire Regiment. Was killed at Passchendaele, on 09/10/1917, … Read more
Born Hull 1899. Only child of Elizabeth and Samuel Harrison, of Staddlethorpe. Lived in Staddlethorpe. Enlisted Beverley as Pte, Thomas E. Harrison, 39560, 8th West Yorkshire Regiment. Served in “D” Company, 15th Platoon. Killed in action, on 9.10.1917, aged 18. His death was reported in the Hull Daily Mail, on 31.01.1919. *
BORN LEEDS 1884. SON OF JOHN & MARY, OF 17 , WALCOTT STREET, HULL, & LANCASTER. HE MARRIED AT BRAMLEY IN 1913. HUSBAND OF MRS ANN ELIZABETH SQUIRE, OF 10 BRANDES TERRACE, HILLEDGE, HUNSLET, LEEDS. HE FORMERLY LIVED WITH HIS SISTER, MRS GRAHAM, AT 17 , WALCOTT STREET, HULL. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR … Read more
