Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Coates, Cambridgeshire, 1889. Son of William and Alice Ann Watford, of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Enlisted Peterborough. A Serving Soldier when war began. Served as Sergeant in the 5th Northamptonshire Regiment. Awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery. Died of wounds, on 30/07/1916, aged 27. Buried at Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Married at Northampton 1912. … Read more
Born Grimthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1891. Son of John and Sarah Adlard, of Grimsby. He had one brother, Joseph, three half brothers, Frank, Ellis and Sidney and three half sisters, Grace, Emily and Olive. A Farm Servant, He joined the army on 30th Dec 1910 and deserted on 20 April 1911. Worked as a Lorry man. He … Read more
Born Scarborough, 1888. Son of James Shaw McLaren and Hannah Jane McLaren of Bennington, Yorkshire. A farm foreman (1911 Census). Husband of Mary McLaren, of 10, Church St., Seaton Carew, West Hartlepool (War Pension address) He enlisted in Hull and served with the 17th Battalion (N.E.R. Pioneers). He died of Gas wounds, on 15/07/1916, aged … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. SON OF ARTHUR & MARY WINFIELD OF 64 REGENT STREET, ANLABY ROAD, HULL. SON OF A CLERK. BORN IN NOTTINGHAM. THE FIFTH OF NINE CHILDREN. HE HAD OBE BROTHER, ALFRED AND SEVEN SISTERS. HE WORKED AS A BAKER. MARRIED KATHLEEN MARY HARRIS, AT ST PATRICK’S CHURCH, HULL, ON 25/10/1912. HIS WIFE AND … Read more
BORN WARRINGTON, LANCS, 31/01/1896. SON OF CHARLES ROBERT NEVINS (1873-1917) & JANE BAILEY (1876-1962), OF 33 MALM STREET, BOULEVARD, HULL AND 151 ISLINGTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. WORKED AS A PRESS TURNER AND CRANE MAKER. ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 31/03/1918, … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF PAUL GOODARE & MARIA FIRTH, OF 18 , WILTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 6462, 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/03/1918, DURING THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVE. AGED 21. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, MARIA, BROTHER, SIDNEY AND SISTERS, … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF HENRY HORNSBY CLARK (1867-1949) & MARY FRANCES DAY (1863-1934) AT 16 ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL. BROTHERS HAROLD VICTOR, JOHN ALFRED & JACK. A FARM WORKER. HE MARRIED NELLIE STANDERLINE (1895-1955), AT GALNFORD, BRIGG, IN OCTOBER 1915. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, RHODA AND GRACE AND ONE SON, WILLIAM AND THEY MOVED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF RICHARD BOLTON (1839-1905) & RACHEL HODGKINSON (1855-1933) AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. A GENERAL LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AT YORK. JOINED THE 17TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (THE RAILWAY PALS). KILLED IN ACTION, ON THE SOMME, ON 10/07/1916, AGED 21. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER RACHEL. BURIED AT BOUZINCOURT COMMUNAL … Read more
