Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Pocklington, 1896, Son of Charles Henry Allison and Sarah Jane Allison of 37, Southcoates Lane, Holderness Road, Hull (War Pension address). Enlisted at Scarborough, Yorkshire, Served as Corporal, 5th Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own). Killed in action, on 10 Oct 1915, aged 19. Buried at Chapelle-d’Armentieres New Military Cemetery, France.
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF JOHN RICHARD WALDBY (1853-1924) AND ANNIE ELIZA BELL (1873-1948), OF 6, RICHMOND TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A PAINT GRINDER. PRIOR TO WAR, HE WAS AN ATTENDANT AT BEVERLEY ROAD BATHS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 04/08/1914. SERVED IN “D” COMPANY, 1/4TH TERRITORIALS AND WAS CALLED … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF THOMAS STATHAM & JANE PINDER, OF 4, FERNDALE AVENUE, EDGECUMBE STREET, HULL,. BROTHERS ROBERT, EDWARD , WILLIAM & LEONARD. HE ENLISTED WITH WILLIAM IN NOVEMBER 1914 UNDERAGE. SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED ON 26/10/1915, AGED 17 BURIED AT CHAPELLE-D’ARMENTIERES NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE. “AT REST” HE IS COMMEMORATED … Read more
BORN HULL 1878. SON OF SAMUEL FISHER NOBLE & MARGARET TORPEY ABOVE ADDRESS. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN , TWO OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1916. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1916. HE WORKED AS A VARNISH MAKER’S LABOURER AND LATER FOR THE HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY. HE MARRIED ELIZA PLATT IN 1896. … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF GEORGE THOMAS MILLER (1866-1941) & SARAH JANE MILLER, (1868-1941), OF 28, LABURNUM AVENUE, HULL. A SINGLE MAN. FORMER RECKITTS WORKER AND ARMY RESERVIST. HE HAD ONE BROTHER GEORGE. HIS ONLY SISTER, WAS HELEN MILLER (1897-1982) HE JOINED THE ARMY IN HULL, ON 11/08/1910. SERVED WITH THE 1/4 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF ALBERT & CHARITY JACKSON, OF 8 BUCKINGHAM STREET, AND 42, MULGRAVE STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) . BROTHER OF PRIVATE, ALBERT JACKSON, 1ST EYR & RICHARD PORTER JACKSON. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 1525, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED BY A SNIPER,, ON 05/11/1915, AGED 19. HIS PHOTOGRAPH APPEARS … Read more
