Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 13/08/1888. SON OF ANTHONY & CLARA KATE WILBURN (1862-1924). HE LIVED IN THE WORKHOUSE WITH HIS MOTHER, AND BROTHER, WALTER, UNTIL HE WAS ADOPTED, BY JOHN AND MARIA HUNT OF ELSTRONWICK, AGED 13. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED FOR CROWLE & SONS IRON & STEEL WORKS. HE WAS ALSO A ‘HULL HARRIER’ AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SCULCOATES. SON OF JOHN AND EMMA COOK. HIS MOTHER MARRIED HENRY SUTTON DUNKIN, AND THEY LIVED AT 7, FERN GARDENS, ST PAULS STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WAS A HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 20/04/1915. SERVED AS A CORPORAL, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. … Read more
