Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Volunteers at The Friends of Hull General Cemetery have cleared, tidied and planted up the monument to Lt (Acting Capt) Frederick Vincent Hall in Hull General Cemetery. The monument is located close to Spring Bank West and Princes Ave, opposite Hymers Ave. Frederick was born in Muswell Hill, London on 20 March 1898, the only … Read more
BORN PRESTON 1894. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SON OF MR GEORGE & MARGARET FRANCIS TAYLOR OF 47 ARUNDLE STREET, HULL. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 14/04/1918, AGED 24. HIS BROTHER, DAWSON DIED 6 MONTHS LATER. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE ERNEST WILLIAM TAYLOR 12/1035. Born 1894, the eldest of four children to George and Margaret … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF GEORGE HENRY NEEDHAM & EMILY NEEDHAM, OF 5, RAILWAY COTTAGES, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN AND SON OF A RAILWAY GOODS LOADER. WILLIAM WORKED AS A NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN THE 17TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, KNOWN AS THE RAILWAY PALS, WHICH WAS FORMED … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. THE SIXTH SON OF EMMA FAWCETT & WILLIAM BROWN, OF THE GROCER’S SHOP, CHAPMAN STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE MARY FRANCES (SMITH) LIVED ABOVE & 1 MAIN STREET FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. HE JOINED THE “HULL COMMERCIALS”. SERVED WITH THE 10TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 27/04/1918, AGED 30. … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF FRED BAKER (1870-1944) & FRANCES MATILDA USHER (1869-1957), OF 3 FINSBURY GROVE, HULL AND 25 , SOMERSCALES STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A FORMER BUTCHER’S ASSISTANT, IN CUMBERLAND STREET, HULL ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HULL DISTRICT GARDENER SOCIETY. HE HAD ENLISTED IN THE TERRITORIALS, ON 16/10/1911, AGED 18 AND WAS … Read more
