Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hull, 1897. Son of Mrs. E. and Mr. Fred. Stones, of 22, Horsefair Green, Thorne, Doncaster. Served as a Gunner in the “D” Bty. 266th Bde Royal Field Artillery. Died on 15/10/1917, aged 21. Buried at Cement House cemetery, Belgium. His grave inscription reads, “ASLEEP IN JESUS TILL WE MEET AGAIN”
BORN HULL 1883. HULL PAL. SON OF ZARCHARIA GEORGE TOWNEND (1844-1931) & MARY JANE PYBUS (1844-1930), OF 365, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL. HE HAD ONE ELDER SISTER, ETHEL MAUDE, WHO WAS A MEDICAL PRACTIONER. HE ASSISTED HIS FATHER IN THE LOCAL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 10TH EYR (HULL COMMERCIALS) IN EGYPT … Read more
BORN GREAT YARMOUTH 16/07/1897. SON OF CHARLES HERBERT SNOWLEY (1860-1931), AND ELLEN LAVINIA POWLEY (1862-1945), OF 63, ALEXANDER STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL & 15, CHARLOTTE TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 25/10/1915. EX 4690 4TH EYR. THIS WAS HIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 09/04/1916. HE SERVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SCULCOATES. SON OF EDWIN SCULPHER (1859-& 1909) AND ADA CHAPMAN (1868-1931). HE HAD AN ELDER BROTHER, HENRY, AND YOUNGER SISTER, ADA. AN ERRAND BOY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 11027, 10TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/11/1917, AGE 21. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN HULL 1876. SON OF GEORGE LINTON SANDERSON (1847-1917) AND MARY ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY (1850-1926), OF 53 MORPETH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). BROTHER TO LINTON, GERTRUDE, NORA AND OLIVE. HE MARRIED AT THE METHODIST CHAPEL, COLTMAN STREET, HULL, ON 15TH AUGUST 1909. HUSBAND OF DORA WRIGHT AND THREE CHILDREN, AT 1, KLONDMERE AVENUE, SOMERSET STREET, HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 1883. KILLED IN ACTION. LIVED IN TADCASTER. SON OF GEORGE & SARAH E. ROBINSON. Name John Thomas Robinson Birth Place Hull, 1883 Residence Tadcaster, Yorkshire Death Date 9 Oct 1917 Death Place Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Enlistment Place York Rank Private Regiment Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment Battalion 1st 8th … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. LIVED THORNTON, BRADFORD ABOVE. ENLISTED BRADFORD. SON OF ALFRED & ANNIE ELIZABETH MILNES, HEWORTH, YORK. GARDENER. SERVED IN THE 9TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE, FROM 22/12/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, AT LANGEMARK, BELGIUM, ON 27/08/1917, AGED 26. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, EDGAR MILNES, ALSO DIED IN 1917, AGED 20. Name Harold … Read more
BORN DONCASTER 1898. SON OF CHARLES & ADA E. GREEN, AT 5, CUTHBERT AVENUE, AIRLIE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 32963, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO 173RD MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED AT LANGEMARK, ON 26/10/1917, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER. HE ALSO LEFT TWO … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. ELDEST SON OF JOHN WILLIAM DIBNAH & HENRIETTA BARNETT, LIVING AT 145, HODGSON STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND AT 10, RALEIGH AVENUE, CORNWALL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION AND ARMY ADDRESS). EMPLOYED AS AN ERRAND BOY (1911 CENSUS) AND AS A ENGINEER, FOR MR JOHN BOOTY, BEDFORD STREET, WILCOLMLEE HULL. HE JOINED THE ARMY … Read more
BORN HESSLE CLIFF, YORKSHIRE, 1886. SON OF HENRY COTTON (1843-1926) AND BETSY COTTON (1849-1915). ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. A PLATE LAYER FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS WORKING IN HULL. HIS WIFE SARAH ELIZABETH COTTON & SEVEN CHILDREN LIVED AT 1 ROSE COTTAGE, SOUGHGATE HESSLE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN LONDON JOINING THE ROYAL … Read more
