Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Carl Edgar Neil Carlton Birth Place Hull, Yorkshire, 1885. Son of Susan Alice Carlton. Residence Husband of Annie Louise Carlton, at 70, Wandsworth Bridge Road, Fulham, London (Probate address). He was a Clothiers Manager & left £387 in his will to his widow. Death Date 22 Mar 1918 Death Place Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, … Read more
Name George Parfoot Birth Place Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England, 1899 Residence Bilston, Staffs Death Date 27 May 1918 Death Place Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) Battalion 5th Battalion Regimental Number 35224 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre … Read more
Born Market Weighton, 1891. Son of Elizabeth Pollard, of 48, Wheeler Street, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a retired Postman. He had six brothers and three sisters. He worked for the North Eastern Railways. He enlisted at Market Weighton. Served with the 5th Yorkshire Regiment. Died a Prisoner of War, at the Marne, on … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF EDWARD STEPHENSON & ANNIE ELIZABETH WATERS, OF 39 , EXCHANGE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). CORN MERCHANY CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 255TH ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED IN FRANCE, ON 15/09/1918, AGED 24. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON HULL’S, EXCHANGE STREET ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF WILLIAM & EMMA MORRISON, OF 10 BRAEMAR TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL. HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR BROTHERS, AND HAD ONE SISTER. HIS FAMILY WAS WELL KNOWN IN FISHING CIRCLES ON ST ANDREWS DOCK. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA AND ENLISTED IN CANADA AT THE AGE OF 17. HE SERVED WITH … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER. HE LIVED AT 2, MILITARY ROAD, COLCHESTER WITH WIFE ALICE MARGARET CARTER, AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN. A FORMER SHOE HAND. HE ENLISTED AT LEICESTER, ON 09/03/1905, AGED 18. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 6.5 INCHES TALL, 120LBS WEIGHT, 35 INCH CHEST, BROWN EYES, BROWN HAIR, PALE COMPLEXION. SERVED AS A … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ELDEST SON OF MR ARTHUR GOULD HODGSON (1860-1930) & MRS CLARA WAUDBY DALTON, OF 27, ARLINGTON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A CONTRACTORS CLERK. HE HAD A YOUNGER BROTHER, ALFRED (1905-1973). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE TYNESIDE SCOTS. HE DIED FROM BOMBS DROPPED BY AN AREOPLANE, ON 23/08/1918, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF GEORGE CHRISTOPHER & ADA FLORENCE ELLIOTT. BEFORE ENLISTING IN 1915, HE WORKED FOR SELLE’S TOY FACTORY, HESSLE ROAD. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 3RD DECEMBER 1918, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. * HIS BROTHER AND FATHER ALSO SERVED.
