Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 06/12/1895. SON OF HORATIO & MARY ELIZABETH WILSON, AT 75 BRIGHT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. (NAVAL RECORDS.ADDRESS). A COAL HEAVER AND LABOURER. ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY ON 02/07/1915. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES TALL, BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, SCAR ON RIGHT EYEBROW. SERVED ON HMS ‘BRITANNIA’ HE DIED ON WOUNDS IN GIBRALTA, … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JOHN & JANE BROWN & FAMILY AT 8, YORK AVENUE, ST MARKS STREET, HULL. HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON THE ST MARKS STREET MEMORIAL. SERVED AS A LEADING STOKER, ROYAL NAVY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON THE 09/11/1918, WHEN HMS ‘BRITANNIA’, WAS TORPEDOED. HE DIED JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE WAR … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 22/01/1879. SON OF THOMAS BRETT (1844-1914) & JANE FROST (1852-1938), OF 96, STEYNBURG STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS RETIRED SOLDIER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS SERVING IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS WHEN WAR BEGAN. DIED AT GIBRALTA MILITARY HOSPITAL, ON 18/05/1916, AGED … Read more
