Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Bradford. Enlisted in Hull. Served with the 13th Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own), Died on 27/01/1917. Buried at Bray Military Cemetery, France. He did not leave any army effects and there are no war pension records to trace his family and address. Name John Carroll Birth Place Bradford Death Date 27 Jan 1917 … Read more
Born Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, 1889. Son of Mrs Greenacre, of 15 Sefton Lane, great Yarmouth. An army reservist. He served in the Norfolk Militia. He married on 21th Jan 1910, at the Register Office Gt Yarmouth. Husband of, Annie Smith, at 18, Stone Road, Great Yarmouth. Worked as a Fisherman He enlisted at Hull, on … Read more
Born Grangemouth, Scotland, 1886. Son of John Leyden and Julia Burke, of Grangemouth, Scotland. He had four brothers and four sisters. A Sawmill Machine man. Living and working Hull when war began. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 9th West Yorkshire Regiment. Posted overseas, on 23trd Sept 1915. Killed in action, on 14/09/1916. His … Read more
Born Gorleston, Norfolk, 29 May 1884. Son of James William Redman and Eliza Ann Redman. He married Emma Jackson, at Hull, in 1912. Husband of Emma, at 15, Ann’s Building New Michael Street, Hull (war pension address). They had two children. Enlisted East Ham, Essex. posted to France, on 20/05/1915. Served in the 1st & … Read more
Born Market Weighton, 1880. Son of George and Elizabeth Long, of Little Weeton, Rowley, Yorkshire. He enlisted in Hull. Served with the 4th East Yorkshire regiment. Died of wounds, on 02/03/1917, aged 37, at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station. He left £242 in his will to heis father, George, a retired Police Inspector.
Francis ‘Frank’ Charles Buttle Reg No. C/12244 10th Kings Royal Rifle Corps Buried at Bray Military Cemetary The Somme – France Died Aged 20 5th April 1917 of 36 Union Street, Pocklington
BORN ELLERBY, HULL 1884. HUSBAND OF ELIZA ANN ABOVE & OF 69, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). STEAM TRAIN DRIVER. HE ENLISTED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE TERRITORIALS AND DIED ON 4/03/1917, AGED 33. HE IS BURIED AT BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY, SOMME, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “EVER IN THOUGHT” HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SCULCOATES. ENLISTED LONDON. SON OF SARAH SEALEY ABOVE ADDRESS.
BORN YORK 1896. SON OF EDWARD JAMES AND ANNIE MARTYN, OF 2 WESTERN BUILDINGS, WILLIAM, STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT COOK ON THE STEAM SHIP “WHITBY ABBEY”. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE MARRIED VIOLET JACOBSEN, AT HULL, IN 1915. HUSBAND OF VIOLET (LATER FORD), … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. LIVED SKEGNESS. ENLISTED GRIMSBY. MARRIED SPILSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1903. WIFE LILLY ROBSON, LIVED ABOVE & THEN 9, ALEXANDRA ROAD, SKEGNESS. THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN. A FORMER SERVANT AND LABOURER. ENLISTED IN GRIMSBY. PROMOTED SERGEANT. DIED OF WOUNDS ON 14/04/1917, AGED 31. Name Tom Horwell Birth Place Hull, 1886 Residence Skegness, Lincs Death Date … Read more
