Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Long Riston, Yorkshire, 1883. Son of William McDowell (1847-1919) and Mary Ann Davis (1847-1935), of New Rise, Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire. Son of a domestic gardener. He had five brothers and four sisters. Husband of Lizzie and three children at 62, Hadham Road, Bishop Stortford, Herts, and 82, Milton Road, Grimsby. Married Lizzie Robinson, on … Read more
BORN HULL 12/07/1892. SON OF SEPTIMUS WILSON (1843-1909) & MARY ELIZABETH HALL (1854-1926), OF SCOTT STREET, HULL. A HARDWARE EXPORT CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN LONDON. SERVED WITH THE 6TH SEATHFORTH HIGHLANDERS. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR BRAVERY. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 01/08/1917, AGED 25. THIS WAS HIS PROBATE ADDRESS. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN SCARBOROUGH 1881. SON OF LUCY HEALD (1861-1941) & ROBERT ASH (1857-1938), IN HULL. SON OF A GARDNER. BROTHER TO ROBERT AND EDWIN, LUCY, MARY AND BESSIE. HE MARRIED EDITH RACHEL HURD (1877-1922) IN 1902. HIS WIFE EDITH LIVED AT 31 HARCOURT AVENUE, SEAMAN ROAD, SCARBOROUGH, WITH THEIR DAUGHTER, BETTY OLIVE ASH (BORN 18/09/1903). THIS … Read more
Private Percival Charles Wilson (1892-1917) Percival Charles was born in 1892 in Beverley, the sixth son and seventh of eight children born to wheelwright, William Wilson of Keldgate and his wife Ann Eleanor (nee Pinder), of 87, Keldgate, Beverley. He resided at 89, New Bridge Road, Hull He enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment in … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF ELI JOHN & MARY WHITTINGHAM, OF 9, CHARLES STREET, HULL. SON OF A HAIRDRESSER. EMPLOYED AS AN ERRAND BOY. ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE RAMC. LISTED ON THE WENLOCK BARRACKS ROLL OF HONOUR. Name Frank Whittingham Birth Place Hull, 1896 Death Date 6 Aug 1917 Death Place Brandhoek Military … Read more
BORN LEVEN, HULL, 1891. SON OF GEORGE POSKITT WATSON, OF 49 , WINCOLMLEE, HULL. A FORMER FARMER. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBED HIM AS 5 FOOT 5 INCHES TALL. 37 INCH CHEST, 144 LBS & CHURCH OF ENGLAND. HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY, ON 01/05/1916. FORMERLY, OF THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, BASED IN PRESTON. HE WAS POSTED … Read more
BORN LOUTH 1896. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF ROBERT TROUSDALE & EDITH MARY SANDWITH, LOUTH, LINCS. LISTED ON HULL’S WENLOCK BARRACKS ROH. Name Ralph Kenyon Sandwith Birth Place Louth, Lincolnshire, 1896. Son of Robert Trousdale Sandwith and Edith Mary Sandwith, of Louth, Lincs. Residence Louth Death Date 6 Aug 1917 Death Place Brandhoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF ISSAC & ANN HARGREAVE. HUSBAND OF HANNAH HARGREAVE, OF JAMES TERRACE, SPRING BANK, HULL (HDM ADDRESS 17/10/1917) AND 123 HODGSON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) AND JAMES TERRACE, SPRING STREET, HULL. HE WAS A FOREMAN FOR 13 YEARS WITH MR GREENWOOD, A LOCAL BUILDER AND CONTRATOR. HE SERVED AS A SAPPER … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. SON OF EDWARD MAWER GREEN (1852-1934) & MARTHA REBECCA GREEN ( 1857-1933), OF 187, ELLA STREET, HULL. SON OF A POSTAL INSPECTOR. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, EDWARD AND CHARLIE AND THREE YOUNGER SISTERS, CISSIE, CLARA AND ANNIE. A FORMER POSTAL CLERK LIKE HIS BROTHER EDWARD. HE MARRIED ELIZA MOSES (1886-1971) AT HARLEY … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF MATTHEW DRIVER (1858-1931) & THE LATE ADA LOUISE BODILLY (1860-1906) OF 3, DEVON GROVE, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. BROTHER TO FRANK, MINNIE, MATTHEW HENRY, WILLIAM AND ROBERT DRIVER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EYR. KILLED AT YPRES ON 09/07/1917, AGED 19. HE … Read more
