Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JOHN AND ELIZA THOMPSON OF 61, BLAKE STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A RAILWAY LABOURER. HE MARRIED AT ST MARY’S, HUNSLEY ON 25 DEC 1910. HUSBAND OF MARY ELIZABETH METCALF (BORN 25 MAY 1881), AT 4, LATIMER ROAD, LOW ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS WIFE WAS A CLOTH WEAVER, … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SCULCOATES. SECOND SON OF JOHN (1841-1909) AND ELEANOR SUSAN PEARSON (1848-1929), OF 8, LITTLE GEORGE STREET, LIME STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 19498, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 18TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF SARAH ELIZABETH COOPER (1866-1951) & THE LATE JOSEPH THOMAS BURGOYNE (1862-1925), OF 40 PALEY ROAD, EAST BOWLING, BRADFORD. SON A RAILWAYMAN. HE HAS TWO BROTHERS, LAWRENCE AND EDWARD AND ONE SISTER, MAUD. EMPLOYED AS A CLERK (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED AT BRADFORD. SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN THE WEST YORKSHIRE … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF CHARLES LYON BIGGINS (1860-1906) & ELLEN NESBITT BIGGINS, OF HULL. HE RESIDED WITH HIS BROTHER IN LAW, WILLIAM DAWSON, AT THIS BRADFORD ADDRESS. WORKED AS A PAWN BROKER’S ASSISTANT. HE ENLISTED IN BRADFORD. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 18/71, 18TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/05/1916, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. … Read more
BORN BURLEY IN WHARFENDALE, YORKSHIRE, 1879. SON OF GEORGE SUMMERTON ANDERSON (1845-1915) AND MARY ANN POPPLETON. A FLOUR MILL LABOURER. HIS WIFE ANNIE ELIZABETH HURD (1876-1948) & SON TEDDY ANDERSON LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 18TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS KILLED AT ARRAS, ON 03/05/1917, AGED 38. … Read more
