Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF EDWARD JAMES AND CLARA OLLETT, OF NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL, 1, CAMBRIDGE ST. WITHERNSEA and 36, LABURNUM AVENUE, GARDEN VILLAGE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION SERVING WITH THE 11th EYR (HULL PALS), ON 26/07/1917, AGED 26. HE IS RECORDED AS KILLED ON HULL’S, NEW GEORGE STREET … Read more
Born Sheffield, 07/10/1882. Son of Elizabeth Miller (1858-1943) and Charles Cooper Maughn (1857-1935), of 139 Albert Avenue, Hull (1911 Census). He had four brothers and three sisters. He married Mabel Annie Charlton (1881–1984), at Hull in 1903. His wife, Mabel and three children, Kenneth, Kathleen and George, lived at 16, Endsleigh Street, Albert Avenue, Hull (war Pension address). He … Read more
I am grateful to Jackie Carlton who identified this Hull casualty and provided the following information on Weds 08/04/2015. George Robert Mowforth was born 12th July 1890 Hull to parents Robert Woods Mowforth (1866-1895)and Louisa Holdsworth (1868-1936). (His attestation papers give his birth as 12th October 1892. In 1891 (aged 7 months) he lived in … Read more
BORN HULL, 1886. SON OF HENRY FIELDS (1842-1906) & MARY ELVIN WARD (1853-1915), OF 5, ALBERT TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER. HE WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE MARRIED AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, ON 24TH APRIL 1915. HIS WIFE RHOAD BAKER (1888-1943) LIVED AT 5, COMBERMERE AVENUE, … Read more
