Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland, 1888. Married at Stockton on Tees, Durham, in 1909. Husband of Rose Kidd, and two sons, at 25, Bowes Terrace, Waterloo Street, Hull (war Pension address). Enlisted at Middlesbrough. Posted to France, on 2nd October 1915. Served in the 1/4th EYR, 9th and 8th Yorkshire Regiment.. Died of Broncho Pneumonia, in … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF WILLIAM & ALICE HAWKINS, OF 44, WOODS CUT, DOCK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 13462, EYR. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 42560, TO THE 8TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF BRONCHO PNEUMONIA, ON 30/10/1918, AGED 25. BURIED AT CREMONA TOWN CEMETERY, ITALY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “PEACE PERFECT … Read more
BORN HULL 16/O8/1888. SON OF HENRY FRANKS (1865-1901) & CHARLOTTE FRANKS. A LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6.5 INCHES TALL, 135 LBS WEIGHT, 37-39 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR, CHURCH OF ENGLAND RELIGION. MARRIED AT ST BARNABAS CHURCH, HULL, 1912. HIS WIFE, LILLIAN CHARLOTTE MORRIS (1895-1974) LIVED AT, 85, WASSAND STREET, HULL (ARMY … Read more
