Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JOHN PHILIP WITHERS & CLEMENTIA HARROW WITHERS, OF 8 , WYKE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). DOCK TROLLEY DRIVER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 3RD COLDSTREAM GUARDS. KILLED IN ACTION ON 20/05/1915, AT RUE DE L’EPINETTE, AGED 20. BURIED: Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF MR THOMAS AND ANN ELIZABETH SHAKESBY, OF 45 OXFORD STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HE WAS A FORMER FARM YARD LABOURER. HIS WIFE SARA LIVED AT 104 SPYVEE STREET. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION, AGED 31. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FATHER THOMAS. GEORGE’S DEATH … Read more
BORN BATTERSEA 1892. SON OF WILLIAM & MARTHA ELLEN SAVILLE, OF BELL COMMON EPPING, ESSEX. (1911 CENSUS SHOWS) A FORMER PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER WITH THE 2ND BERKSHIRE REGIMENT. LISTED ON THE NEEDLERS ROH IN HULL. ADDRESS UNTRACED. ONLY CWGC RECORD.
BORN HULL 1887. DRYPOOL. ELDEST SON OF EDWARD & HARRIET JOHNSON, AT 21 MERSEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 45 NORFOLK STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A CHECKING CLERK ON THE SHIPS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE 3RD COLDSTREAM GUARDS. SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD BY A SNIPER. HE … Read more
