Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Lund, Beverley, 1891. Son of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Forth, of Middleton-on-the-Wolds, Driffield, Yorks. Employed as a Waggoner (farm), at Garton on the Wolds (1911 Census) Enlisted Bridlington, Yorkshire. Formerly 23702, E. Yorks Regt. Transferred to Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Buried Grevillers, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He is commemorated on the Lund … Read more
Born at Settrington, Malton, Yorks, 1888. Son of William Smith – 66 Manchester Street, Hessle Road, Hull.; Husband of Florence Smith (born 24/09/1885), of 1, Claremont Avenue, Scarborough Street, Hessle Road., Hull. He had four children, Florence, Sidney, Rosanna and Mary Elizabeth. Reported as died of wounds, on 31/10/1917, aged 29, at No3 Casualty Clearing … Read more
BORN DRAX, YORKSHIRE, 01/11/1894. SON OF HERBERT WILLIAM WOOD (1862-1947) & AGNES WOODALL, AT 10, ASH GROVE, TUNIS STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION AND CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY LABOURER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 25/11/1915, AGED 21. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, … Read more
BORN SETTRINGTON, HULL 1888. HUSBAND OF FLORENCE SMITH, OF 1 CLAREMONT AVENUE, SCARBOROUGH STREET, HULL AND 66 MANCHESTER STREET, HULL. SON OF WILLIAM SMITH (1865-1931) AND ADA BULMER (1863-1895), OF SETTRINGHAM, MALTON & HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A FARM WAGGONER AND DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED OCTOBER 1915. SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. SON OF JOHN OMER AND FRANCES EMMA ROBINSON, LIVING AT 14, MAY AVENUE, BEDFORD STREET, WINCOLMLEE, HULL HE WAS ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1897. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1919. MANY MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WORKED FOR RECKITT’S AND COLMAN, IN HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, ARTHUR WAS A GENERAL … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. ELDEST SON OF GEORGE ANNIE ADELA MYERS, OF ‘SILVER DENE’, BAWTRY ROAD, WICKERSLEY, ROTHERHAM. ONE OF THREE CHILDREN. SON OF A BRICKLAYER. HE ENLISTED IN THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON;S WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, AT ROTHERHAM. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 30/09/1918, AGED 20. BURIED AT GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “FATHER IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM EDWARD MANLEY (1867-1937) & MARY MANLEY (1869-1927), KINSDALE VILLA, NORTHFIELD, HESSLE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A BUSINESS ASSISTANT, LIVING AT THORNE COTTAGE, HULL ROAD, HESSLE (1911 CENSUS). ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED IN THE 12TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 09/06/1917, … Read more
BORN SCARBOROUGH, 02/05/1896. SON OF FRANCIS BRIGHAM CALVERT (1866-1940) AND MABEL STEPHENSON (1872-1966), OF 25 NANSEN STREET, SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. SON OF A BANK CASHIER. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. EX PRIVATE, 2531 YORKSHIRE REGIMENT & FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 34872, YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 17/07/1916. COMMISSIONED INTO THE 2/4TH BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION, ON … Read more
BORN HULL 1884. THIRD SON OF GEORGE & FANNY CADE, OF 17, GOODS AVENUE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) & 2 ,ROLAND TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE WAS UNMARRIED. AND WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, (HULL PALS), … Read more
BORN HULL. SON OF MARY BARTHOLOMEW, OF 14, NEW ZEALAND TERRACE, PROVIDENCE ROW, HULL AND 16. OXFORD STREET, WINCOLMLEE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS A ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY GUNNER. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 06/10/1918, AT NO: 56 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, FRANCE. HE WAS THE BROTHER OF MRS MOORS AT 655, SPRING … Read more
