Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Leeds, 1895. Son of George William Southam and Eliza Southam, of 54 Tunis Street, Hull (1911 Census) and then 39 Worthing Street, Beverley Road, Hull, in 1915. Hull. He worked for the Hull Corporation Electricity Department. He enlisted into the 12th Rifle Brigade. Sent to France. He died of his wounds on 8 September … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF CHARLES GEORGE JACKSON (1855-1916) & FRANCES JANE JACKSON (1857-1940), OF 62 BACHELOR STREET (1911) & 2 WILBERFORCE STREET, HULL. HUSBAND OF ROSE ANN (CISSIE) WRIGGLESWORTH, WHO HE MARRIED IN 1915. THEY LIVED AT 142 , HESSLE ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WAS THE ASSISTANT MASTER OF ST GEORGES ROAD, BOYS … Read more
BORN NORTON, YORKS, 1887. ONLY SON OF GEORGE & RACHEL (STABLER) PALMER, OF THE CLIFFE, HESSLE, HULL. HE HAD THREE SISTERS – RACHEL, MAY & FLORENCE. HE LIVED IN TICTON, FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WAS EDUCATED AT ST MARY’S BOY’S SCHOOL, BEVERLEY. HE WAS MARRIED, BUT HAD NO CHILDREN. EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF CHARLES WILLIAM HARBRON (1872-1943) & ELIZABETH HARBRON, LATE OF 1, LOUISA TERRACE, HUME STREET, HULL & 6, WILDE STREET, DANSOM LANE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A SAW MILL LABOURER (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE BRITISH OIL AND CAKE MILLS, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL, WHEN WAR BEGAN. HE ENLISTED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF ALFRED DAVID BOTTOMLEY (1854-1921) AND SARAH HARRISON (1857-1934). HE MARRIED FLORENCE DANCE, AT HULL, IN JULY 1907. HE LIVED AT 3 CLARENCE AVENUE, ST MARKS STREET, HULL (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS, 14/12/1918 & 17/11/1919). HIS WIFE FLORENCE, AND FOUR CHILDREN ALSO LIVED AT 11 MELTON TERRACE, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL AND … Read more
