Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF CAPTAIN, EDWARD ERNEST & AMY ELIZABETH KEIGHLEY OF “LONSDALE HOUSE”, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS A CITY COUNCILLOR & CAPTAIN OF ‘C’ COMPANY, 2ND EYR.. RICHARD KEIGHLEY WAS AN OLD HYMERIAN SERVING ARTICLES WITH WOODHOUSE SOLICITORS, PARLIAMENT STREET, HULL, BEFORE THE WAR. HE JOINED THE ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. FIRST SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM & ANN ELIZABETH DAY, OF 12 GLASS HOUSE ROW, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS). ONE OF THREE CHILDREN. ELDEST CHILD WAS THEIR SISTER AGNES. THE FAMILY MOVED TO 164 UNION STREET, HARGREASE SQUARE, SHIPLEY YORKS. HE MARRIED MABEL BAXTER, IN NORTH BIERLEY, IN 1909. THEY LIVED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. THIRD SON OF JAMES FIRTH DAWSON (1849-1913) & ELIZABETH ANN DAWSON, OF 9, HAWTHORNE VILLAS, BALFOUR STREET, HULL & 32, JAMES RECKITT AVENUE, GARDEN VILLAGE. HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A CRANE DRIVER IN THE LOCAL SHIPYARD. HE WORKED AS A SAW BACKER IN THE TIMBER YARDS. HIS NAME WAS LISTED … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1881. SON OF RICHARD BOLTON & FANNY GREENSHAW, OF HULL. HE LIVED IN SCARBOROUGH. WORKED AS A GROCERS ASSISTANT. MARRIED IN LEVEN, HULL, ON 26/12/1907. HUSBAND TO SARAH JANE (GRANTHAM). THEY LIVED WITH THEIR TWO SONS AT 7, MAYE GROVE, PERTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, SERVED AS SERGEANT, 79312, … Read more
