Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Fulford, Yorkshire, 1895. Son of John Hetherton, of Sandburn, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Yorkshire. Son of an Incorporated Accountant, from Scotland. He had two brothers and two sisters. A farm pupil, at Bootham, Grange, York (1911 Census) He enlisted in Hull. Served in the 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. Died in Rgypt on 14th Nove 1916, … Read more
BORN HULL 12/02/1887. SON OF MR RUBEN YEOMAN VICKERS (1851-1924) & ANNIE JANE HOLLIS (1857-1903) AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. SON OF A RAILWAY CLERK. BROTHER TO HAROLD, WINIFRED, VIVIAN AND BASIL. HE LIVED AT 208 STOCKWELL ROAD, CLAPHAM, LONDON. WORKED AS AN ACCOUNTANT’S CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN LONDON. JOINED THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. SERVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ROBERT SHOOTER (1860-1937) & HARRIET ANNIE WILLIS (1862-1927), OF 40, CAVE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE WAS A PORTER/GUARD FOR THE HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8 INCHES TALL, 36-38 INCH … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. FOURTH SON OF ARTHUR JAMES PEACOCK & GRACE ELLEN DUCKLES. SON OF A FRUIT MERCHANT. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. EDUCATED AT HYMERS COLLEGE. WORKED AS A COAL SHIPPING CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, AS PRIVATE, 1190. SERVED IN EGYPT FROM 10/11/1915. PROMOTED TO COMPANY QUARTER MASTER SERGEANT, 549259, 812TH EMPLOYMENT AREA, LABOUR … Read more
BORN BOROUGHBRIDGE, YORKSHIRE 1887. HE LIVED WITH HIS GRANDFATHER, ROBERT FAWCETT, IN BOROUGHBRIDGE (1891 CENSUS). ELDEST SON OF JOHN HENRY CLARKE AND ELIZABETH ELLEN FOWLER, OF 1, COLONIAL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A FRUIT MERCHANT’S CLERK. HE MARRIED DOROTHY WHEATLEY, AT SKIPTON, IN 1909. THEY … Read more
