Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN BEVERLEY 1898. ENLISTED HULL. EX 21260 EYR. SON OF JOHN SQUIRES (1848-1912) & ANN DAY (1853-1919) OF EAST GATE, BEVERLEY. SON OF A TANNER’S LABOURER. HE SERVED WITH THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/02/1917, AGED 19. HIS ELDER BROTHER, WILLIAM ARTHUR SQUIRES, WHO LEIVED AT WORTHING STREET, HULL, SERVED WITH THE ROYAL … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF HERBERT EDWARD LEASON (1860-1921) & ELIZABETH WALLIS (1858-1941), OF 30, LINK AVENUE, URMSTON, LANCASHIRE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A COACH BUILDING BLACKSMITH. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND ONE SISTER. HE WAS EMPLOYED IN A COTTON WAREHOUSE. ENLISTED MANCHESTER. EX 4490 MANCHESTER REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 9TH LOYAL LANCS REGIMENT, … Read more
Born Hull, 24th October, 1899. Son of Clara Furze, of Toronto, Ontario. He stated being born in 1895, in Leeds, England, but the 1901 British census and a Canadian customs document recording his immigration in 1911 prove that he was born in 1899. In 1901, he was residing with his mother and his grandparents, Charles … Read more
