Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BEVERLEY 1891. SON OF JONATHAN AND ALICE O’CONNELL. THIRD OF FOUR SONS. A FARM WORKER. HUSBAND OF ETHEL O’CONNELL, OF 36 BECK BANK, COTTINGHAM (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4881 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND BORDER REGIMENT. HE DIED IN ITALY, ON 14/11/1918, AGED 25, THREE DAYS AFTER … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF THOMAS RICHARD & JANE ANN BROWN, AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. A POSTAL MESSENGER. ENLISTED IN HULL. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE CORPS. DIED OF INFLUENZA IN ITALY, ON 30/10/1918, AGED 22. HE IS BURIED AT BORDIGHERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ITALY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “EVER IN THOUGHT BEYOND RECALL FROM HIS LOVING … Read more
