Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BRISTOL, GLOUSCESTER, 1896. SON OF WILLIAM CHARLES TERRY & EMILY ANN ARNOLD, OF HULL. BOARDED WITH HIS MARRIED SISTER LILY, AT 35, SEATON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). WORKED AS AN ERRAND BOY. ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/11/1917, AGED 21. BURIED AT FAVREUIL BRITISH … Read more
BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JOHN HENRY MAYNARD PICKERING (1861-1933) AND ANNIE SISSONS (1860-1924). BROTHER TO KATE, CHARLES AND LAURA. HE MARRIED ETHEL SMETHURST (1888-1942) AT ST SILAS CHURCH, SCULCOATES, ON 24/07/1910. THEY LIVED WITH DAUGHTER VERA (1912-1993), AT 2 ALPHA TERRACE, CENTRAL STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS). A DOCK WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON … Read more
BORN HORNSEA 1886. SON JOHN WILLIAM NORMAN (1863-1906) & ADA ELIZABETH BARR (1867-1908), OF HORNSEA,EAST YORKSHIRE. A MARKET GARDENER. HE MARRIED FLORENCE ELLEN WELLS, AT SKIRLAUGH, IN 1905. HIS WIFE FLORENCE NORMAN (1884-1966) LIVED AT 10, BELLE VUE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 12TH HULL … Read more
BORN HULL 26/08/1898. SON OF JOHN HENRY MEDCALF AND ANNIE MEDCALF, OF NOTTINGHAM & 1, ALBION PLACE, WILLIAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A WOOD MACHINIST. THIRD OF EIGHT CHILDREN. A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 29/11/1916. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 2 INCHES TALL, 124 LBS WEIGHT, 36.5 INCH CHEST. HE LIVED … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF SARAH JANE (1871-1938) AND TENNYSON BULSON (1867-1912), OF 6, GORDON STREET, HULL (CWGC & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SHE OWNED THE BUTCHER’S SHOP AT 65, PORTER STREET, HULL. ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1912. HE ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 38199, EYR. … Read more
