Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Overlooking the town of Chatham in Kent is the Chatham Naval Memorial. It commemorates more than 8,500 Royal Navy personnel of the First World War and over 10,000 of the Second World War who were lost or buried at sea.
More than 45,000 men and women lost their lives while serving with the Royal Navy during the First World War. After the Armistice, the naval authorities and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission were determined to find an appropriate way to commemorate naval personnel who had no grave.
KEY FEATURES
Chatham Naval Memorial is one of three naval memorials in the UK. The others are at Plymouth and Portsmouth
All three memorials were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer with sculpture by Henry Poole. Each design is the same with an obelisk of Portland stone surmounted by a copper sphere The memorial commemorates more than 8,500 Royal Navy personnel of the First World War and over 10,000 of the Second World War
The Second World War extension was designed by Sir Edward Maufe
It is made of Portland stone with bronze plaques
The memorial was unveiled on 26 April 1924 by the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII). The extension was unveiled by the Duke of Edinburgh on 15 October 1952.
Born Hull. Skipper of the Red Box fleet. Married twice at St Barnabas Church He had six children. Joined the Mine sweepers on 6 Feb 1915. Appointed Skipper of the Minesweeper HMS Earl Lennox. Killed by a mine explosion off the Iris coast. Name Charles Edward Ellaby Rank 2 Hand (Mate) Regiment or Ship HMS … Read more
Born Brough, Yorkshire, 8 Sep 1877. Served in the Royal Naval Reserve, on HM Drifter Pelagia. Killed in action, on 28 Nov 1916, when his ship hit a mine. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. His Widow, Jane, lived at 4, Tavistock Street, Newland Avenue, Hull (CWGC address). He is commemorated on … Read more
Born Sheffield, 8 Feb 1888. Son of Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Ellen Rennie; husband of Dorothy Rennie, of 5, Highgate, Beverley, East Yorkshire (Probate & CWGC address). Served as Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Vala.” Died 21 August 1917. Age 29 years old. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial Kent and the Beverley WW1 … Read more
Born Sheffield, Yorkshire, 10 Jan 1877. Husband of Margaret Hall, of 6. Paradise Court, Commercial Road, Portsmouth & 90, Canning Street, Hull. he had four children, Rose Ann, Alice Mary, Louisa and William James, born between 1910-1916. served as Deck Hand in the Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Trawler “Towhee.” Killed by a mine explosion, on … Read more
Born Maldon, Essex, 15/02/1877. Partner of J E Wray (unofficial wife), of the Empress Hotel, 20, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull (war Pension records) Served in the Royal Naval Reserve, on H. M. T. “Remindo”. Died 2nd Feb 1918. Killed by Mine explosion off Cape Barfleur, France. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. HMS REMINDO. … Read more
Born 8 Sep 1882 Preston Lancs. Husband of Hannah Maria Ashton. at 22, Lurnhams Buildings, Osbourne Street, Hull (War Pension address) Served in the Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Trawler “Ben Holden.” Died on 17 April 1917, aged 36, when ship was mined. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
Born 24 Dec 1875 • Edgware, London. Son of Charles William Davis (1847-1912) and Isabella Wiggins (1847-1925). He had eight brothers and two sisters. He married Ethel Maud Barnes (1877–1917) at Hull, in 1900, aged 24. His wife was born in Hull. They had eight children and lived at 3, Olive Grove Convent Lane, Anlaby Road, Hull (1911 … Read more
Born 1884 • Keighley, Yorkshire. Son of Thomas (Tom) Horner (1853-1905) and Sarah Elizabeth Burd (1854-1915). He was a House Painter (1911 Census). Served as Deckhand, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Trawler “Towhee.” Lost when ship hit a mine on 17/06/1917, aged 33. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. (TOWHEE, was a hired trawler, Adty No … Read more
Born Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 16 Sep 1895. Husband of Ellen at 1, Queensgate Street, Hull (War Pension address) He enlisted in the Royal Navy, on 13 Sep 1911. Served as a Signalman, on HMS Pathfinder the first war ship to be sunk by a propelled torpedoe, 05/09/1914. CWGC lists 261 fatalities from the Pathfinder, including … Read more
Born Knottingley, Yorkshire, 1882. Married at Goole, in 1910. Husband of Susannah Newel, at 134, Craven Street, Hull (war Pension address). Served as a deckhand in the Royal Naval Reserve, HMS “Ceto”. Lost at sea, on 31/07/1918, when Drifter “City of Liverpool” was sunk. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial
