Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1878. HULL PAL. SON OF ARTHUR & GERTRUDE WAUDBY, OF 19, BLUE BELL ENTRY, HIGH STREET, HULL. HIS WIFE, EMMA ALICE WAUDBY, LIVED AT 4, ALMA PLACE, AND 1 EMERALD TERRACE, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS A MARINE ENGINEER FOR THE KINGSTON STEAM TRAWLER COMPANY AND FOR … Read more
BORN LONDON 1889. WIFE LILLIAN MARIE SELL, ABOVE. HULL HEROES WEB SITE.
BORN HULL 1894. HULL PAL. SON OF EDWARD STEELE SAUNBY (1864-1947). & EMILY WOODWARD 91868-1949), OF 29, SANDRINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. PRIOR TO WAR HE WORKED WAS A SHIPPING CLERK, ON THE STAFF OF THE ELLERMAN – WILSON SHIPPING LINE. HE ENLISTED IN THE “HULL COMMERCIALS”, … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JOHN HENRY ROBINSON (1867-1933) AND EMMA LIMPKIN (1866-1918), OF 97 STEPNEY LANE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER, SYDNEY. EMPLOYED AS A BOOK BINDER. HE MARRIED, GERTRUDE ROBERTSON, AT HULL IN 1914. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 26555, 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTON, ON 22/03/1918, … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ELDEST SON OF ERNEST EDWARD MERCER & SELINA (WELDON) MERCER, OF 52 USSELL STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 26459, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 79538, 9TH ROYAL FUSILIERS (LONDON) REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/09/1918, AGED 21. HE IS BURIED ON THE SOMME AT EPEHY WOOD … Read more
BORN SCARBOROUGH 1884. HUSBAND OF MARY HICK, WHO LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). A NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 33055, 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 24/12/1917, AGED 33. HE IS BURIED ON THE SOMME, AT EPEHY WOOD FARM CEMETERY, EPEHY. Name John Hick Birth Place … Read more
