Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1900. SON OF TOM DUNN WILES & FLORENCE MARY WILES, 48 PERRY STREET, HULL. SON OF A CORPORATION INSPECTOR. EMPLOYED AS A GROCERS ASSISTANT. ENLISTED HULL, ON 16/03/1918. DESCRIBED AS SIX FEET TALL, 153 LBS WEIGHT, 36.5 INCH CHEST, BROWN HAIR AND GREY EYES. JOINED THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF FREDERICK STORR (1858-1911) & ELIZA STORR, OF 80, PEEL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 2, OAK ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 9TH KOYLI. KILLED IN ACTION, IN ITALY, ON 08/12/1917, AGED 39. HE IS BURIED AT GIAVERA BRITISH … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF MRS CHRISTIANA ALLEN (1862-1928), OF 7 GORDON TERRACE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ENLISTED HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE 31776, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND 91176, KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 29189, 2ND BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/05/1918, AGED 19. BURIED AT GIAVERA … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. GEORGE & ANNIE LOUISE REED ABOVE 1911 & ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS. LISTED ON CLIFTON ST SCHOOL ROH. HE IS BURIED AT GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE, ITALY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “IT’S HARD TO PART WITH THOSE WE LOVE BUT HOPE TO MEET IN HEAVEN ABOVE”
BORN HULL 1880. A CASH ACCOUNTANT’S CLERK. HE LIVED IN HULL AND SHEFFIELD. MARRIED AT HULL, ON 03/09/1912. HIS WIFE, LILLY MURIEL HALL, LIVED AT 6 MAY STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS RECORDS). HE ENLISTED AT ARMORY HOUSE, SHEFFIELD, ON 10/01/1916. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8.5 INCHES TALL, 37 INCH CHEST, SCARS ON HIS BUTTOCK AND … Read more
BORN HORBURY, WAKEFIELD 15/07/1893. SON OF GEORGE EDWARD BROOKE & ELLEN GOLDTHORP BROOKE, AT CALDER GROVE, WAKEFIELD. HE JOINED THE ARMY ON 17/11/1911, AGED 18, ENLISTING IN WAKEFIELD. SERVED IN IRELAND AND SINGAPORE. RETURNED TO FRANCE FROM SINGAPORE ON THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. HE WAS INVALIDED BACK TO ENGLAND IN MARCH 1915. RETURNED TO FRANCE … Read more
