Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Charles Godfrey Beane Birth Place Hewarth, Norfolk Residence Norwich Death Date 14 Jan 1916 Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) Battalion 5th Battalion Regimental Number 1706 Type of Casualty Died of wounds Buried St Marys Churchyard Son of Robert Godfrey and Harriet Elizabeth Beane of Norwich. For … Read more
Born North Frodingham, Yorkshire, 1892. Son of Thomas Waites Tomlinson (1853-1931), of North Frodingham, Driffield, Yorkshire, and the late Mary Jane Bentley (1859-1921). Son of a farm labourer at Hutton Cranswick. He had eight brothers and six sisters. Four sons died in the war:- Private Thomas Bielby Tomlinson, 201348, 1/4th EYR. Killed in action, on … Read more
Born Market Weighton, 1891. Son of Elizabeth Pollard, of 48, Wheeler Street, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a retired Postman. He had six brothers and three sisters. He worked for the North Eastern Railways. He enlisted at Market Weighton. Served with the 5th Yorkshire Regiment. Died a Prisoner of War, at the Marne, on … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY, 1897. SON OF ROBERT WILLIAM WILLIAMSON (1859-1918) AND AGNES WILLIAMSON (1868-1944), OF BISHOP BURTON. A CHURCH LAD’S BRIGADE MEMBER IN BEVERLEY AND THE FIRST TO BE KILLED IN THE WAR. ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY IN 1914. SERVED WITH THE 5TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD, BY A SNIPER, ON 05/07/1915, AGED 18. UNMARRIED. … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF GEORGE STEPHEN CARTER (1857-1921) AND MARY CARTER (1857-1941), OF 13, GLASGOW STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN KENT. HIS MOTHER IN SCOTLAND. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1905. HUSBAND OF MARY ELIZABETH BENSON, OF, 172, CHILTERN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 6, GARDENER’S BUILDINGS, WALKER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION … Read more
