Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Whissendine, Rutland, England, 1880. Son of William and Lana Ofield. A Railway Signalman and Army Reservist. Married at Sheffield in 1913. Husband of Harriet Hollis Slater, of 100, Rutland Road., Sheffield (CWGC address). They had a young daughter, Phyllis, who died on 11th April 1915. He enlisted in Hull. Went to France, on 10th … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE WILLIAM ALBERT EDWARDS MM 11/923. Born in 1883, William was the eldest of two sons to William and Adelaide Edwards. A Dock Labourer before the war, he lived with his Grandfather at 2, Union Place, English Street, Hull. William enlisted at City Hall on 10th September 1914 joining the 11th … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SECOND SON OF WILLIAM WEYMESS (1856-1917) & FANNY MARIA LONG (1859-1934), OF 78, ENGLISH STREET, HULL. SON OF A SCOTTISH, SEA CAPTAIN. THE FOURTH OF FIVE CHILDREN. ELDER SISTERS, JANE AND EDITH WHO LIVED AT 78 ENGLISH STREET. OLDER BROTHER, WILLIAM WHO WORKED IN SCUNTHORPE. YOUNGER BROTHER STANLEY, WHO LIVED AT 2 … Read more
BORN WINTERTON, LINCS, 19/07/1891. ADOPTED SON OF GEORGE AND ROSETTA YOUNG. RESIDED SOUTH CAVE. ONE OF TEN CHILDREN. FARM SERVANT AND BLACKSMITH. EMPLOYED BY HARRY YOUNGSON, BLACKSMITHS. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN HE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 27/02/1917, AGED 25. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER MRS ROSETTA YOUNG, WEST … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF MARY PENN & THE LATE CHARLES FREDERICK SMITH (1861-1900). A CLERK. LIVING AT 41 ROSE STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION & ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 11 INCHES TALL, 34 INCH CHEST, 112 LBS WEIGHT, “POOR” PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. HE ENLISTED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF THE LATE JOHN RUSHBY (1841-1911) & MARY ANN DEVINE (1854-1914), OF 3, HOLMES STREET, HULL AND 1, HENRY’S TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). A FORMER OFFICE BOY. HE ENLISTED AT LINCOLN. SERVED AS, PRIVATE, 7392, 20291, 242488, LINCOLN YEOMANRY. TRANSFERRED TO THE 5TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, 21/06/1917, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL. LIVED LEEDS. ENLISTED LEEDS. SON OF WILLIAM & JANE RILEY, 98 CLARENDON STREET, HULME, MANCHESTER.
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOHN FISHCROFT RENNARD & AGNES (SHILLING) RENNARD, 10 GARDEN TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A SHIPWRIGHT. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A SHIP’S PLUMBER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 02/05/1910. SERVED AS A SAPPER, (157) IN THE 2/1ST EAST RIDING ROYAL ENGINEERS TERRITORIAL FORCE. HE WAS … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. ONLY SON OF REBECCA RABY, OF 8 CLARA’S TERRACE, WEST PARADE AND 10 CARNAVON TERRACE, WEST PARADE, HULL, (ARMY ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 31/07/1916, AGED 35. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE FRED RABY 11/1203. Born in October 1880, Fred was the only son of Edwin … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. CORPORAL FRANK FEATHERSTONE 11/826. Born July 1893, Frank was the fifth of six children to William John and Lavinia Featherstone of 61 Kings Bench Street, Hull and 329, Hessle Road, Hull (War Pension address). His mother died when he was very small and his father never remarried. A Compositor by trade, … Read more
