Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF HARRY OSCAR WARDROBE AND MARY JANE WARDROBE, OF 20 RUSSELL PLACE, NORFOLK STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND OF THIS CWGC ADDRESS. SON OF A BRASS FINISHER. ELDEST OF SIX CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 37019, IN THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALION. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 30/08/1918, … Read more
BORN LITTLEBOROUGH, LANCS 1899. LIVED HESSLE. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & ADA LILY BIELBY, OF ANLABY PARK ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, IN THE 2ND LINCOLN REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/08/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ADA. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON TRINITY … Read more
BORN LONG RISTON, 1890. LIVED IN HULL. SON OF LEONARD WATSON ARKSEY AND EMILY MARIA DUNN. WORKED AS A RAILWAY CONTRACTOR’S LABOURER. MARRIED 1910, TO ANNIE HOWELLS, OF 19 FREEHOLD TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL AND OF COLLINGWOOD BRICKYARD, BARROW HAVEN, LINCS. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, MURIAL AND DORTHY, BORN 1913 AND 1916 RESPECTIVELY. HE ENLISTED … Read more
