Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, 1880. Fourth son of Charles & Jane Tereasa Rawson (1844-1891). Son of a Hull Master Mariner. Brother to Thomas Rawson, of Britannia Cottage, Air Street, Hull. Married Christina Crawley, at Hull, 1907. He was employed as a Waiter at the Hotel Majestic, Harrogate. Enlisted at Harrogate. Formerly 33731, West Yorks. Transferred to the … Read more
Born Sigglesthorne, Hull, 1893. Son of Walter Scott Mathison and Mary Eliza Mathison, of Sigglesthorne, Wassand and Seaton, East Yorkshire villages. He had two sisters and three brother. and worked as a Horse man/Waggoner, on his father’s, Goxhill Farm at Seaton. He enlisted on 12/12/1915 and was mobilized at Newcastle, on 13/05/1916. Initially joining the … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. LIVED PAULL. SON OF SEPTIMUS AND JEMIMA DICKINSON, OF 28 BERKSHIRE STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AS PRIVATE, 22148, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 36204, 2ND YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 04/08/1917, AGED 22. BURIED AT BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY NO.3, BELGIUM. Name William Dickinson … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF SAMUEL & MARY J CHEESEMAN, OF 81 MYTONGATE, CHARTERHOUSE, CHARTERHOUSE LANE & 57 EDGAR STREET, HULL. HE ALSO RESIDED WITH HIS BROTHER AT THE ‘CROWN & ANCHOR’ PUB, WATERHOUSE LANE, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A FARM SERVANT. HE ENLISTED IN HULL , ON 06/08/1914. SERVED, AS A … Read more
BORN EDGBASTON, 31/12/1885. SECOND SON OF GEORGE FROST (1858-1938) & ELIZA JANE BLOOMER (1859-1933) , OF STRATFORD UPON AVON, WARWICKS. HIS FATHER WAS A PROFESSOER OF MUSIC AND AN ORGANIST. HE WAS EDUCATED WITH HIS THREE BROTHERS AS KING EDWARDS VI, SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN. WORKED AS A BANK CLERK LIVING WITH … Read more
