Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1882. WIFE ELIZABETH EMMA WINTERBOTTOM & SON, AT 10 CLARENCE AVENUE, BEDFORD STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). A GREASE WORKS LABOURER. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEFT LEG ON 13TH SEPTEMBER 1914. HIS LEG WAS AMPUTATED BELOW THE KNEE AND HE DIED OF WOUNDS ON 03/10/1914, AGED 34. HIS DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPH ARE REPORTED … Read more
BORN NEWINGTON, HULL 1883. LIVED LEGBOURNE. LINCOLNSHIRE. HULL HEROES WEB SITE.
BORN HULL 1878. MARRIED ON 01/04/1906. WIFE ELIZABETH JANE (NELSON) LIVED ABOVE ARMY ADDRESS AND 46 LORNE STREET, HULL. A FORMER SOLDIER AND POSTAL WORKER. ENLISTED IN HULL 0N 02/03/1900. JOINED THE 1ST ROYAL RIFLE BRIGADE. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 6 INCHES TALL, 127 LBS IN WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST, BLU EYES, BROWN HAIR, TATTOO … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. ONLY SON OF AUSTIN NAVEN (1836-1915) & MARY NAVEN (1841-1891). HIS PARENTS WERE BOTH BORN IN IRELAND. HIS FATHER WAS A DOCKSIDE LABOURER. HIS ONLY SISTER, ELIZABETH RICHARDS, LIVED AT 4, DRYDEN’S ENTRY, SALTHOUSE LANE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE SEEMED TO HAVE A TURBULENT LIFE. EDUCATED AT HULL’S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR TRUANTS … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF GEORGE COOK & ADA (MOORE). REGULAR ARMY SOLDIER WITH THE KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. SENT TO FRANCE ON 20/12/1914. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/08/1917, AGED 29. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO MOTHER, ADA MOORE. BURIED AT HAPPY VALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. Name George Herbert … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. HUSBAND OF ELLIZABETH FOOT, OF 14 ROSAMOND STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER, WHO HAD SERVED IN THE BOER WAR, WITH THE 1ST RIFLE BRIGADE. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, ON 23/08/1914. SERVED AS A SERGEANT WITH THE 1ST RIFLE BRIGADE, … Read more
BORN HULL 30/11/1892. AN ENGINE CLEANER. DESCRIBED IN HIS ARMY RECORDS, AS 5 FOOT 6.5 INCHES TALL, 118 LBS WEIGHT, 35.5 INCH CHEST, SALLOW COMPLEXION, GREY EYES, LIGHT BROWN HAIR, SCARS ABOVE AND UNDER RIGHT EYE AND ON HIS CENTRAL FOREHEAD. HE ENLISTED IN MANCHESTER, ON 02/09/1914, AGED 22 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. SERVED IN … Read more
