Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Edward Swainston Birth Place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, 1895 Residence Burnley, Lancashire Death Date 12 Nov 1917 Death Place Egypt Enlistment Place Hull Rank Lance Corporal Regiment Royal Engineers, “W” Corps Signal Coy. Regimental Number 208859 Type of Casualty Died Theatre of War Egyptian Theatre – Gaza War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine Comments Formerly 9878, … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF EDWARD RICHARDSON (1857-1924) AND MARTHA LILL (1868-1949), OF 29, HERON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 55, PARROTT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS, HE ENLISTED AT HULL. JOINED THE LOCAL 1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. POSTED TO EGYPT, IN 1915. DIED OF WOUNDS IN PALESTINE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF FRANCIS WILLIAM POSTILL (1868-1939) & HARRIET AMELIA OLIVER (1873-1951), OF 4, RIFLE TERRACE, WALKER STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF AN OUT DOOR PORTER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. A SEAMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, 110 LBS WEIGHT, 33-35 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, … Read more
BORN CAMERTON, RYEHILL, HULL 1895. SON OF MR JOHN WILLIAM NETTLETON (1874-1936) & SARAH ELIZABETH FEWSON (1870-1900). HE EMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA. WORKED AS A LABOURER, IN ADELAIDE. ENLISTED IN OAKLAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ON 06/01/1915, AGED 19. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6.5 INCHES TALL, 147 LBS WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST, LIGHT BLUE EYES, AND BROWN HAIR. … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF MR STEPHEN LOWSLEY (1863-1933) & MRS ESTHER BRADBURY (1864-1952) OF 18 MILTON TERRACE, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. EMPLOYED WITH THE CLEVELAND CYCLE AND MOTOR WORKS AT 113 WITHAM, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, SERVED AS PRIVATE, 29430, 2/4TH DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION IN EGYPT, … Read more
Born Hitchin, Herts. 1897. Son of Emma Louisa Coverdale and Thomas Skillington, of 98, Malden Road., Kentish Town, London. He is listed on the Cottingham WW1 memorial, Hallgate, Cottingham, East Yorkshire.
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JAMES WILLIAM CROSS (1860-1951) & JANE (OTTER) CROSS OF 8, RICHMOND TERRACE, CHARLES STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. SON OF A DOCK. HE ALSO WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED HULL, ON 07/09/1914. JOINED THE 1ST/1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY, “B” SQUARDON. SERVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST. … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF ALEXANDER (1862-1933) & MARIA ELEANOR CARR, OF 7 HYMERS GROVE, WEST PARADE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE REISDED AT GANTON, SCARBOROUGH. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED IN THE 1/5TH ESSEX REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, IN SYRIA, PALESTINE, ON 02/11/1917, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE … Read more
BORN ABERDEEN 06/01/1898. SON OF JAMES ANDERSON (1871-1957) & JANE LOW (1874-1950), OF 196 WINCOLMLEE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A COTTON OIL REFINER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. ENLISTED HULL. POSTED TO EGYPT WITH THE 1/5th ESSEX REGIMENT. KILLED IN PALESTINE, ON 02/11/1917, AGED 20. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS … Read more
