Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN WILLERBY 1888. SON OF JAMES & HARRIET HESSEY, WILLERBY. WIFE ADA HOLLING – 2 WILLOW STREET, BARNSLEY. EX NER WORKER. HIS NAME IS INSCRIBED ON THE KIRKELLA WAR MEMORIAL AT ST ANDREWS’ CHURCH. HIS BROTHER ARTHUR WAS A PRISONER OF WAR
BORN HULL 1895. ONLY SON OF RICHARD AND FAITH ELIZABETH BENSON, OF “DONEGAL”, COTTINGHAM ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS)). HE HAD THREE SISTERS. HIS FATHER WAS A NAVAL PENSIONER FROM DONAGAL, IRELAND. JOHN WORKED AS A DRAPER’S ERRAND BOY. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE TERRITORIAL FORCE. ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. ELDEST SON OF JOHN HENRY BEAUTIMAN (1866-1939) AND BERTHA FOSTER (1873-1946), AT 95 BEAN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS); 47, SPENCER STREET, HULL & 48, SOUTH PARADE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). SON OF A RAILWAY PORTER. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN, LIVING AT THIS ADDRESS. HE WAS A FORMER RAILWAY PORTER WORKING AT THE … Read more
