Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Beverley, 1883. Husband of Alice Tomlinson, of 12, Beckside, Beverley, East Yorkshire (War pension address). Enlisted 11 Dec 1915. Served in the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment & labour Corps. Discharged with gun shot wounds, on 23 Dec 1918. Awarded the Silver War Badge (No: B75479). Died of a perforated gastric ulcer, on 19 Apr … Read more
Born Beverley, 17 Jan 1880. Son of Mercy Maria Spivey (1853-1920), of 40, Eastgate, Beverley, Yorkshire (war pension address). He enlisted in the Rifle Brigade on 5 Feb 1899. Described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 115 lbs weight, 34 inch chest, blue eyes, brown hair, Church of England religion. scar on right fore arm, … Read more
Born Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, 1876. Son of Charles Edward and Ellen Mitchell, of 365 Grovehill Road, Beverley. A former soldier. He enlisted in 1893. Served in South Africa, with the Manchester Regiment and was a Reservist. Discharged in 1909. In civilian life, he worked as shipyard labourer, in Beverley. He was mobilized at Beverley, on … Read more
Born Bournemouth, 1 Dec 1898. Son of Frederick John Young and Annie Tedd, of Son of Frederick John and Annie Young, of 6, Salisbury Rd., Boscombe, Bournemouth.. Educated there. Apprenticed to Boscombe Pharmaceutical Chemists. Joined the 37th Training Reserve Battalion, in March 1917. Transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, in August 1917. Gazetted to Second … Read more
Born at Loughborough, 1890. Second son of Charles William Vick (1860-1931) and Agnes Mabel David (1861-1942), of 175, Chevening Road., Brondesbury, Brent, London. Son of a Baptist Minister. Fourth of five children. Worked as Tourist Officer Clerk and living with parents at 50 Fordwych Road, Cricklewood, Hampstead N W (1911 Census). He enlisted in the … Read more
Private Charles Edward Everett (1891-1917) Charles Edward Everett was born in Lodden, in Norfolk in 1891. Son of Elizabeth and Charles William Everett, of Topcroft, Norfolk; husband of Florence Ethel Everett, of 42, Far Grove, Norwood, Beverley. He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment on 13 July 1913. He was based at The Rich in Withernsea. … Read more
BORN HULL 21/01/1874. SON OF ANTHONY WALSH (1843-1912) AND CATHERINE WALSH (1844-1926). SON OF A BRICKLAYER. BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN IRELAND. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN AND THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 14 NEWTON COURT ALDBORO STREET IN 1881; 3 SCOTTS PLACE, SCOTT STREET IN 1901; 4 WOODBINE TERRACE, … Read more
Harry was born in 1887 at Holme on the Wolds; on the 1891 census he is aged 5 years and living at Holme on the Wolds with his father Titus and mother Emma Wadsworth, also at home are his brothers and sisters Jane aged 22, Fred aged 12, Charles aged 10, Annie aged 9, Robert … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. LIVED HESSLE. ENLISTED HULL. FORMER NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WORKER. HUSBAND OF MABEL JEANETTE PLOUGHER, OF 14, WELL GARDENS, WELL LANE, BEVERLEY & AT 3, CHURCHILL CRESCENT, DURHAM STREET, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRES IN EGYPT AND FRANCE, BADLY WOUNDED ON THE 13/11/1916. HE DIED OF THESE WOUNDS, 04/02/1917, AGED … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY, 1881. SON OF AARON METCALFE (1840-1914) AND ELIZABETH COUPLAND (1846-1912). MARRIED SARAH JANE SHILLITO (1877-1960), AT BEVERLEY, IN 1909. A BUILDER’S JOINER. THEY LIVED AT 2 CROWN TERRACE, LAIRGATE, BEVERLEY (1911 CENSUS). THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN, HARRY, ALICE AND NORMAN. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. SERVED IN THE 4TH YORKSHIRE RESERVES. DIED AT CATTERICK … Read more
