Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BRADFORD 07/11/1876. SON OF JOHN H. & MARY ANN HOLDSWORTH, AT 14, HOWARD STREET, HORTON, BRADFORD. HE MOVED TO HULL IN THE EARLY 1890’S. HE MARRIED IN HULL, IN 1899. HIS WIFE HENRIETTA SOPHIA (COLLIER), LIVED AT 28, HADDON STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AT THE HULL ICE COMPANY AND … Read more
BORN BRISTOL 1875. SON OF FRANCIS HENRY AND ANNIE ELIZABETH SHEARN, MIDSOMER, OF 27 STEAM MILLS, MIDSOMER NORTON, SOMERSET. HE RESIDED IN HULL. WORKED ON HULL DOCKS FOR MESSRS WILSON. WAS RESERVE MAN CALLED UP. HAD SERVED IN THE BOER WAR. SERVED WITH THE 6TH SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY. TWICE WOUNDED IN FRANCE. HE WAS 37 … Read more
