Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, 14/05/1885. Son of Charles and Margaret Murray, of Grimsby. He had two brothers and four sisters. He emigrated to Canada where he married and then returned briefly to England, for work. He was working as a Boiler Cleaner, living with his sister, at 144 Daubney Street New Cleethorpes (1911 Census). He returned to … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1881. ELDEST SON OF ROBERT DESBOROUGH (1853-1943) & ANNIE WEST (1860-1935), OF 7 WOODLAND VILLAS, RENSBURG STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. WAS A REGULAR ARMY SOLDIER (1901 CENSUS). HE LIVED AT BEVERLEY, KIRK ELLA, WHITTINGDON, STAFFORDSHIRE AND LAMBETH, LONDON. HE MARRIED ALICE ELIZABETH KELLY, ON 01/02/1909 … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1899. LIVED HESSLE. ENLISTED HULL. EX PRIVATE, 51549, EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/09/1918, AGED 19. GRANDSON OF GEORGE & ANNE BLAGG & SECOND SON OF ELIZABETH BLAGG (1874-1948), OF 6 ITlINGS LANE, HESSLE, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). HE HAD BROTHERS , ARTHUR, FRANK AND FRED AND SISTERS, CLARICE, EVERLINE AND … Read more
BORN SUTTON UPON HULL, 04/12/1892. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. ELDEST SON OF SHEPLEY VICKERS SMITH (1864-1940) & CLARA HARRIS (1870-1926), OF 58. HOPWOOD STREET, HULL AND 33, PRINCES ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE HAD ONE BROTHER, SHEPLEY VICKERS SMITH (1898-1918). HIS FATHER WAS AN ASSISTANT SUPERINDENTENT WITH PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE AND HAD SERVED IN THE SAME … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1895. LIVED BEVERLEY. SON OF GEORGE & MARGERY P. SHORT, OF 3, CHERRY TREE TERRACE, BEVERLEY. HE WORKED IN A TANNERY AND THEN AS A GROOM. DESCRIBED AS 5’4½”, 112lbs, 34″ CHEST, FAIR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, WESLEYAN RELIGION. MEMBER OF THE BEVERLEY ODDFELLOWS. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 23/10/1915. FORMERLY, 2328, 3/1ST EAST RIDING … Read more
BORN YORK 1892. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF WILLIAM & SARAH A. SEMPERS, OF 33 ALNE TERRACE, YORK. WORKED AS A GENERAL WAREHOUSEMAN (1911 CENSUS). SERVED AS A GUNNER, WITH THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. LISTED AS DIED OF WOUNDS – HULL DAILY MAIL 18/10/1917, AGED 24. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ELIZABETH LEE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. ONLY SON OF JAMES SEWARD (1847-1911) AND MARY ANN NORTHCOTT (1850-1899), OF 155 BEAN STREET, HULL. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. HE HAD A YOUNGER BROTHER, HERBERT, AND TWO SISTERS, IDA AND LILIAN. A DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, IN 1901, AGED 23. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT , 6 INCHES TALL, BROWN EYES, … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ONLY SON OF GEORGE AND EMMA POWLEY. HE LIVED & WORKED ON WAINLESS FARM, COTTINGHAM, WITH HIS FIVE SISTERS (1911 CENSUS) HE JOINED THE NER SERVICE ON 22/02/1913. WORKED AS A CHAIN HORSE LAD IN WEST HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 02/09/1914. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 24/09/1915, AGED 22 . HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM OFFEN (1863-1904) & HARRIET ANN FREEMAN (1867-1946), OF 24 LUCY’S PLACE, PORTER STREET. HE WAS SINGLE AND LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER. BROTHER TO MATHILDA, GERTRUDE, CHARLES AND HAROLD OFFEN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED SIX YEARS IN CHINA WITH THE 1ST KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, BASED … Read more
BORN HULL, JULY 1898. SON OF KATHRINE LEWENDON. HE LIVED AT 6, CLAREMONT AVENUE, FIELD STREET. GRANDSON OF JACOB & DRUSILLA BURCHELL AT 35, MERSEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/10/1917, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS GRANDMOTHER, DRUSILLA. … Read more
