Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Hornsea, 1896. Son of Albert Edward Whipp and Emily Marion Dyson. he father was Managing Director a steam shipping company. He had elder siblings, Kathleen, a nurse and William, a Shipping Clerk. The family lived in Croydon, Surrey, Brentwood, Essex and Shoreham, Sussex, where Philip went to the local Grammar School. Philip worked as … Read more
BORN HULL 17/06/1898. SON OF JEFFREY BULMER RICKATSON (1867-1935) & HETTY MALLORY (1874-1941), OF 37, DURBAN ROAD, GRIMSBY. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT GRIMSBY. SERVED AS , AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/01/1917, AGED 18. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JEFFREY. … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THOMAS ALBERT SANDERSON & ROSA TOPLISS, OF 184 PERTH STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 6 SHERBROOKE STREET, LINCOLN. SON OF A MARINE FITTER. HE WORKED AS A BUTCHERS ASSISTANT. HE LIVED & ENLISTED IN LINCOLN. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 01/03/1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 1774, 4TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. ONLY SON OF ALMA LAMBERT AND ELIZABETH ANN LAMBERT, SKIPTON. HE HAD TWO SISTERS, AMELIA AND EDITH. EMPLOYED AS A PLATE LAYER FOR THE MIDLAND RAILWAYS. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED WITH THE WEST RIDING TERRITORIALS FROM 29/09/1906 TO 02/04/1908. HE HAD ALSO LIVED IN BRADFORD (1901 CENSUS) AND WAS LIVING IN SKIPTON … Read more
