Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Husband of Rose Minnie Laycock, of 23, Wainfleet Avenue, Cottingham, Yorks. Native of Castleford, Yorkshire (CWGC address) Served in the 10th Yorkshire Regiment. died of wounds, on 23/04/1917, aged 25. Buried at Etaples Cemetery, France. His Grave inscription, reads, SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS FROM HIS LOVING WIFE, ROSIE AND MOTHER
Born Market Weighton, Yorkshire, 1891. Husband of Gertrude Walker, of 16, Woodbine Villas, Reynoldson Street, Hull (War pension address). They had two children, Annie Steel and Stanley. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 10th Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Posted to France on 9th September 1915. Killed at Loos, on 26/09/1915, aged … Read more
BORN HULL 26/12/1895. SON OF JOHN INKERMAN HEDGES (1860-1931) & KATE WREN (1860-1936), OF 12 GOODRICK TERRACE, CAVE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A GARDNER. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. EDUCATED AT BEVERLEY ROAD COUNCIL SCHOOL. WORKED AS A PORTER AND ERRAND LAD. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 1/02/1915. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 08/10/1915. WOUNDED … Read more
BORN HUNSLET, YORKSHIRE 1885. SON OF PRISCILLA BEST (1858-1928) & CHARLES WILLIAM WILKINSON (1856-1937). OF 2 EASTERN VILLAS, HOLLAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF AN IRON TURNER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN AND THREE SONS KILLED IN THE WAR. A FORMER TIME KEEPER, FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE WAS HUSBAND OF FLORENCE ADA, AT … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1893. SON OF GEORGE FERN SOUTHWICK (1855-1946) & JUNE ELIZA SOUTHWICK (1864-1963), OF 16, EASTGATE, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A TANNER’S LABOURER. HE HAD EIGHT BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. WORKED AS AN ERRAND BOY. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, INTO THE 10TH HUSSARS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT ARRAS, ON 03/04/1917, … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF THE LATE HENRY & ANNIE MARIA (BOWEN) & STEPSON OF CHARLES BOWEN, OF 189 MERSEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A FLOUR MILLER AND WAS EMPLOYED ON THE HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY LINE. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER AT … Read more
BORN HULL 24/08/1888. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM PERRY (1859-1937) & ELEANOR MOORE (1861-1926). ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE 10TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (GREEN HOWARDS). KILLED IN ACTION ON 04/10/1917. MARRIED IN HULL, ON 05/08/1911. LEFT WIDOW ESTHER DRAKE ((1884–1946) AND DAUGHTER, MURIEL AT PARK HOLME, PRINCES ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND THIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF MARK & MARY ANN PARKINSON, 60 WALLER STREET, HULL. AN ENGINE CLEANER. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION ON 03/10/1917, AGED 25. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER MARK. Name Walter Parkinson Birth Place Hull Death Date 3 Oct 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank … Read more
BORN HULL 07/10/1892. SON OF JOSEPH McGOWAN, (1856-1936) & KATHERINE McGOWAN, OF 9, PROSPECT PLACE, JAMES STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE MARRIED MARGARET JANE WILLIAMSON, IN 1913. THEY LIVED AT 9, GOSHER AVENUE, JAMES STREET, DRYPOOL, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD ONE SON, JOHN, BORN ON 25TH JULY … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. ELDEST SON OF JOHN WILLIAM MANNERING (1871-1908) AND MARY ANN MITCHELL (1869-1955) AT 47, SWANN STREET, HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN, TWO DIED IN INFANCY. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1908. WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 10TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED AT PASSCHENDAELE, 04/10/1917, AGED 21. HE IS … Read more
