Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN WOODMANSEY, HULL 1881. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM WILLFORD (1836-1917) & SARAH KETTLEWELL (1845-1916). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS & FIVE SISTERS. HIS SISTER, ALICE, LIVED AT 7, ARLINGTON STREET, HULL. A SCHOOL TEACHER. ENLISTED IN THE SHEFFIELD PALS, DIED OF WOUNDS, 14 JULY 1916, AGED 35. HIS TWO BROTHERS, REGINALD AND JOHN HENRY WILLFORD, WERE … Read more
BORN SKIDBY, 1889. SON OF THOMAS PARKINSON INGHAM (1854-1926) & HANNAH THACKER (1858-1930), OF SKIDBY, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. WORKED AS A WAGONNER IN SKIDBY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 2722 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE SHEFFIELD PALS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/05/1917, AGED 28. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS … Read more
BORN HOLLYM, SHEFFIELD 1891. SON OF THOMAS CHARLES COVERDALE (1847-1926) AND EMILY HARRISON (1854-1916, OF SHEFFIELD. HIS FATHER WAS A FARMER. HE HAD TEN BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE WAS EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. WORKED AS A DRAPERS ASSISTANT IN HULL. BOARDED AT 2 TRINITY HOUSE YARD, WHITEFRIAGATE. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN. HE … Read more
BORN HULL, DRYPOOL, 1889. SON OF HENRY J. BOWES (1861-1931) & MARY JANE WALLER (1863-1944), OF 12 MORRILL STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. HE HAD AN OLDER BROTHER CALLED ROBERT AND TWO SISTERS ANNIE AND OLIVE. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A NAVAL DRAUGHTSMAN. HE ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD, JOINING THE SHEFFIELD PALS BATTALION. HE WENT … Read more
