Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JOHN THOMAS & MARY (KING) WHEELER, OF 4 KATES TERRACE, ROSAMOND STREET, IN (1911 CENSUS) AND 6 WEST PARADE, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER, HE ENLISTED IN HULL. POSTED TO GALLIPOLI WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, ON … Read more
Charles was born in Rowley and lived at Keepers Cottage, Risby Lane, opposite Halfpenny Gate Cottages, his family would have been neighbours with Albert Collinson. His father, George Dunn was the gamekeeper to Stanley Wilson on the Risby Estate and he grew up there together with his mother, Margaret Elizabeth and brothers and sister. His … Read more
