Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BEVERLEY 1889. SON OF CHARLES SHEPHERD AND THE LATE EMILY ANN ADAMS. MARRIED 23/12/1915 – WOOTTON, ISLE OF WHITE, HAMPSHIRE. WIFE ADA HELENA CULL. DIED AS A PRISONER OF WAR AND BURIED IN gHENT CEMETERY WHICH WAS LIBERATED BY THE BELGIUMS ON 10TH NOVEMBER 1918.
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JOHN MERCER (1863-1928) & HANNAH TADMAN (1871-1945), OF 36, SHAW STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. FOUR SONS WERE KILLED DURING WW1. HE SERVED WITH THE 10TH EYR (HULL COMMERCIALS). SHOT IN THE THIGH. HE DIED OF WOUNDS AS A PRISONER OF … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF MARK & SARAH GRAY ABOVE. HAIRDRESSER APPRENTICE. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 5TH WEST YORKSHIIRE REGIMENT. REPORTED MISSING ON 15/04/1918. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 02/05/1918, AGED 22. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 13/08/1918. * UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, MARK. HE … Read more
BORN KIRK ELLA 1874. SON OF JAMES & ALICE GOUGH. HE WAS HEAD OF THE GOUGH AND DAVEY MUSIC SHOP AND WELL KNOWN IN BUSINESS CIRCLES. THE MUSIC LOVING PUBLIC OF HULL ASSOCIATED CYRIL GOUGH WITH A NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL CONCERTS HELD FIRST AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS AND THEN AT THE CITY HALL. THESE CONCERTS … Read more
