Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BEVERLEY 1890. SON OF GEORGE SCAIFE (1851-1933) & ALICE MELBOURNE (1855-1902). HE WORKED AS A HORSE MAN ON A FARM IN SWINE (1911 CENSUS). JOINED THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS, IN JUNE 1912, AS A GANGMAN. ALSO WORKED AS A FREIGHT SHUNTER, AT THE WEST HULL STATION. HE MARRIED SARAH JANE BAILEY (1893-1972) AT HULL, … Read more
BORN HULL 1887. SON OF JAMES & ANN LYONS, OF 93 GREEK STREET, HAWTHORN AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). IN CIVILIAN LIFE, HE WAS LABOURER ON HULL DOCKS. HE HAD BEEN A SOLDIER FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE THE WAR SERVING AS PRIVATE, 71316, DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. HE WAS RECALLED ON THE OUTBREAK OF WAR AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF THE LATE ROBERT BROCK BAXTER. WIFE GERTRUDE A (LANGHAM) LIVED AT AT 3, GRANVILLE TERRACE, BEETON STREET, HULL (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS) SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN IN THE 1ST RIFLE BRIGADE. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/09/1918, AGED 27. HE IS BURIED AT CHAPEL CORNER CEMETERY, SAUCHY-LESTREE, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE … Read more
