Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Sunderland, 1898. Eldest son of John Henry Potter and Margaret Amelia Bell, at 2, Gardeners Place, Gt Thornton Street, Hull (1911 Census). Son of a Hull Docker. He had three brothers and one sister, Jane. Husband of Ann Sarah Potter (born 17/9/1898), at 54, Pease Street, Hull (war pension address) Enlisted at Sunderland. Formerly … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM POTTS AND LUCY ANNIE WESTOBY (1855-1907), OF 1, ST MARK’S SQUARE AND 56, LEONARD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A PLUMBER (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 6120 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 93051, 2ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF JOHN ARTHUR LAMB & SARAH (LAMBERT), OF 24, SELBY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND PRESTON, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). AN APPRENTICE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/03/1918, AGED 23. HE IS BURIED AT BRIE BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE. HE LEFT … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF HARRY EDWARDS & ADA TOKER, OF 3 BEAULAH GROVE, WOODHOUSE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) HE ENLISTED IN HULL, AS PRIVATE, 1114 13TH EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED OF WOUNDS AT BASE CAMP, ON 23/09/1918, AGED 21, HAVING SERVED FOR THREE YEARS AND TEN MONTHS. … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF MICHAEL & MARY BHONES, OF 1 LIONS PLACE CANNING STREET, HULL. HIS PARENTS WERE BOTH FROM IRELAND. PRIOR TO THE WAR HE HAD SERVED IN THE 3RD EAST YORKSHIRE TERRITORIALS AND WORKED ON THE LEITH BOATS. HE HAD ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 06/11/1902, AGED 18 YEARS AND AND 8 MONTHS. … Read more
