Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Frank Raw Birth Place Bradford Residence Husband of Martha Raw, of 23, Westbourne Place, Manningham, Bradford, Yorks Death Date 16 Feb 1917 Death Place ASSEVILLERS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st 4th Battalion Regimental Number 201552 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of … Read more
BORN BELFAST, COUNTY ANTRIM, 1887. EDLEST SON OF THOMAS & SUSAN DOWNS, OF 8, FLORENCE GROVE, LORRAINE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN BELFAST. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS, ERNEST, WALTER AND SAMUEL. THE FAMILY WERE RECKITT’S WORKERS. HE JOINED THE RECKTT’S FIRM ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 1909. HE WORKED … Read more
BORN SCULCOATES 1898. SON OF JOHN R SHELTON & CAROLINE SHELTON. ENLISTED CAMARTHEN. RESIDED IN HULL. KILLED IN ACTION. 1901 HULL ADDRESS. LEFT ARMY EFFECTS TO HIS SISTER MARIE. Name Joseph Shelton Birth Place Hull, 1898 Residence 5, William Place, Chapman Street, Hull Death Date 15 Feb 1917 Death Place Assevillers New British Cemetery, Somme, … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF FREDERICK MARTIN (1851-1934)& EMILY ANN MARTIN (1850-1940), OF 172, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL HE WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AS A GARDENER. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/02/1917, AGED 25. (near Crete Trench Vermandovillers 62cSW3 … Read more
BORN ROOS 1887. LIVED IN ROOS. SON OF GEORGE & ALICE KIRK, ROOS. EX PRIVATE, 22159 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO 2ND MIDDLESEX REGIMENT. DIED 25/031918, AGED 31.
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF GEORGE WARD HAWKINS & MARGARET HAWKINS, OF 104 BEAN STREET, HULL AND 9, IRELAND TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE FORMERLY RESIDED AT 9. IRELAND TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET. HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY A BOMB, AT INSTRUCTION SCHOOL, ON 2ND AUGUST 1917. HE WAS 25. BEFORE ENLISTING HE … Read more
BORN HULL. NEWINGTON, 1882. ONLY CHILD OF WALTER AND REBECCA GREEN, AT 8 PEASE STREET, HULL. FORMER MOTORMAN AND TRAMWAY EMPLOYEE. HE MARRIED HARRIET LAKE GREEN, AT HALLERTON, ON 16/03/1904. THEY LIVED AT 68, CEYLON STREET, MARFLEET, HULL. HE WAS CALLED UP FOR SERVICE, AT GREAT YARMOUTH, ON 03/07/1916, AGED 34. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT … Read more
BORN HULL 1883 ON OF JOHN AND ISABELLA GARDINER. SERVED IN THE 17TH LANCERS. EMPLOYED AS A SHIP’S STEWARD. IMPRISONED IN YORK ON 13/07/1905 FOR STEALING A JACKET. ENLISTED IN HULL. EX 4109, HULL PALS. POSTED TO FRANCE WITH 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 14/02/1917, AGED 34. HE IS BURIED … Read more
BORN NORTH DALTON, YORKS 1889. SON OF THOMAS BIELBY FRANKISH (1854-1939) ANNIE ELIZABETH CHAMBERS (1857-1936), OF NORTH DALTON, DRIFFIELD, MIDDLETON ON THE WOLDS, YORKSHIRE, AND HULLBRIDGE ROAD, SANDHOLME, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HE RESIDED IN BEEFORD, EAST YORKSHIRE. WORKED AS A SHEPHERD. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS … Read more
BORN PETERBOROUGH 1894. ONLY SON OF THE REVEREND, ROBERT EDGAR CLEGG & ADA EMILY CLEGG, OF 65 MARLBOROUGH AVENUE (1911 CENSUS) AND 95 VICTORIA AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BROTHER TO NELLIE CLEGG. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A BANK CLERK. HIS FATHER WAS PASTOR AT HULL’S, FISH STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. HE ENLISTED EARLY IN … Read more
