Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Keyingham, 1888. Son of William Henry Snaith and Fanny Clark (1857-1938) , of North Street, Patrington, Yorks. Son of Highway Surveyor. He had one brother and two sisters. He went by the name of henry Snaith. Worked as a Grocer’s Assistant, (1911 Census). He married Sybil Jackson, at Guisborough, in 1912. He was commissioned … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF ARTHUR (1854-1925) & ADA NEEDLEY (1856-190), AT 161, PERTH STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 5, STEPNEY LANE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD SEVEN BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS, WHO ALL LIVED AROUND BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL. HE MARRIED FLORENCE JOHNSON, AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH, HULL, ON 24/08/1912 AND LIVED … Read more
Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE, JOHN WILLIAM BOLDER 11/1136. Born in Hull, on 2nd July 1888. John was the second of nine children and eldest son of Joseph (1863-1912) and Annie Bolder (1862-1941), of 86, Subway Street, Hessle Road, Hull and 4, Salford Avenue, Manchester Street, Hull (War Pension address). When he was born, his … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SERVED AS ‘SMITH’. SON OF FREDRICK & JENNIE SIMPSON, OF 29 CANNING STREET, HULL (1901) & 41, SPRING BANK, HULL (1911 CENSUS). A MARINE FIREMAN. ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINED THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED ON 06/03/1917, AGED 24. BURIED AT BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
Private, ALFRED LESLIE SHAW 27347. Born in Easingwold, Yorkshire, in 1898, Alfred was the second of six children and the eldest son of Alfred (1872-1918) and Isabel Shaw (1871-1942), of 19 Lanark Street, Hull and 41, Princes Street, Hull (war Pension address). He was also the grandson of Alderman, Shaw of Hull. He worked as … Read more
BORN BRAMPTON, DERBYSHIRE, 1885. SECOND SON OF GEORGE SAUL (1856-1927) & MARY MAYCOCK (1861-1912) OF 86, RUNDALL STREET, BLACKBURN (1891 CENSUS) AND 8, TAYLOR STREET, CLEETHORPES (1901 CENSUS). HE HAD ONE OLDER BROTHER. EMPLOYED AS A STEREOTYPER. HE MARRIED ALICE MARY TINDALE (1890-1919), AT ST JAMES CHURCH, HULL ON 22/01/1914. THEY HAD TWO SONS, FRED … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF OWEN OWERS & ANN ELIZABETH CURTIS. SON OF A COMPOSITOR. EDUCATED AT HULL’S DAY STREET SCHOOL. JOINED THE 4TH EYR, ON 02/11/1914. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN CORPS, IN MARCH 1916. WENT TO FRANCE IN JULY 1916. WAS KILLED AT ARRAS, ON 05/04/1918, AGED 20. BURIED IN BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN & ELLEN NEAL, OF 31 CANNING STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). EMPLOYED BY CROSSLANDS & SONS, STEVEDORES, HULL HE SERVED WITH THE 2ND/4TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT FOR TWO YEARS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/05/1918, AGED 19. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE HULL BOYS CLUB MEMORIAL, ROPER STREET, HULL. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. SON OF WILLIAM MAYES (1857-1903) & FRANCES MAY SMITH (1858-1916), OF, 11, NEWTON COURT, ALBRO STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 16, LOCKWOOD TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A BOXWOOD SAWYER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. KILLED … Read more
BORN ST MARY’S, KENT 1898. SON OF ROSA & WILLIAM BEDFORD AT 75 , GLASGOW STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS, AND THREE SISTERS. A SINGLE MAN. WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 22/02/1917, AGED 17 YEARS AND 364 DAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4.5 INCHES TALL, 36 INCH CHEST, … Read more
