Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Thealby, Lincolnshire, England, 1883. Son of William John Chaffer and Ellen Chaffer. He worked as a Lighterman Husband of Eva Kate Ellen at 4, Mount Pleasant Place, New Holland, Hull (War Pension address). Served in the Lincolnshire Regiment, & 6th Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire) Regiment. Killed in action, on 19 January 1917, … Read more
Born Strood, Kent, 1891. Only son of Edmund Thomas Medhurst and Sarah Ann Medhurst, of 34, Fort Pitt Street, Chatham, Kent. he had four sisters. Husband of Elizabeth Gertrude Armitage, of 22, Eastbourne Street, Hessle Road, Hull and 232, North Boulevard, Hull (War Pension addresses) A Professional soldier, when war began. Enlisted Chatham, Kent. Formerly, … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF MR WT CLARK AND ELIZABETH CLARK, OF 11 NEVILLE STREET, HAXLEY ROAD, YORK. (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED AT YORK. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 17/04/1915. SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY (WEST RIDING HEAVY BATTERY. KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 23/08/1916, AGED 25. BURIED AT AVELUY COMMUNAL … Read more
