Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born 1886. Son of William Hodge, of 55, St. George’s Road, Hull (CWGC address) Resident of Hull. Enlisted Sheffield and Hull. Served with the 2/1St West Riding. Division. Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died on 11/01/1917, aged 31. Buried at Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France. Name Herbert Hodge Residence Hull Death Date 11 Jan … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF CHARLES WHITE, OF 6 CLAPPISON SQUARE, SYKES STREET, HULL (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS, 19/04/1918). SERVED AS A SAPPER IN THE 529TH ROYAL ENGINEERS. KILLED ON 28/03/1918, AGED 24. HIS WIDOW, ELSIE, LIVED AT 19, WARMSLEY STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON HULL’S CLIFTON STREET … Read more
BORN HESSLE, HULL 1891. SON OF FREDERICK ROBINSON (1868-1912) & HARRIET LOUISA SISSON (1858-1938), OF 44, ALBERT AVENUE, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS); 32, MOUNT AVENUE, HESSLE AND 7, WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). BROTHERS, LAWRENCE AND WALTER. SISTERS GERTRUDE AND KATHLEEN. HIS FATHER WAS A FORMAN AT A WHITING WORKS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ROBERT & DINAH FROM IPSWICH. EX RECKITT’S WORKER. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS A DRIVER, IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. HAD SEERVED IN FRANCE SINCE 18/09/1915. HE WAS KILLED, WHILE FEEDING HIS HORSE, ON 28/03/1918, AGED 27. HE LEFT WIFE, MINNIE & TWO CHILDREN, AT 101 ROSMEAD STREET, HULL. HE IS BURIED … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM BROWN (1850-1907) AND ALICE SUSAN BALCKBURN, OF 36 ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE MARRIED ESTER VICKERS (1888-1962), AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN JULY 1911. HIS WIFE ESTHER & TWO DAUGHTERS, LIVED AT 27 FRODSHAM STREET, MARFLEET, HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SECOND SON OF WILLIAM HODGE & EDITH ADA HODGE (1861-1960), OF 55 ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. THE HAD NINE SIBLINGS. HIS ELDEST SISTER, AM, WAS A MUSIC TEACHER. HE ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD. SERVED AS A SAPPER, IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. ATTACHED TO THE WEST RIDING … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF HENRY W BRIDGER & ANN AMELIA GOFFIN, OF HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1896 WHEN HE WAS NINETEEN. HE MARRIED LILY SMITH IN 1899. THEY LIVED AT 215 WATERLOO STREET (1901 CENSUS), AND 41 ALICIA STREET (1911 CENSUS). HE WORKED AS A JOINER … Read more
