Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF CHARLES F. SPECKMAN (1862-1926) & ROSE ELLEN CHADWICK (1869-1942), OF 2 BURLEIGH PLACE, PROVIDENCE ROW, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. ONE OF TWELVE CHILDREN (SIX DIED IN INFANCY). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 17/04/1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 200692, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY RAMM (1857-1940) & MARY ANN RAMM, OF 6, KOTTINGHAM AVENUE, BEVERLEY ROAD (1911 CENSUS), AND 44 , FLEET STREET, STEPNEY LANE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER. EMPLOYED AS A LABOURER. ALTHOUGH UNMARRIED, HE HAD A DAUGHTER, NORA. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1897. SON OF HERBERT PARNELL (1871-1945) & ALICE MARY PORTE (1874-1912), OF 27 WALKERGATE, BEVERLEY. SON OF A WINE AND SPIRITS MERCHANT. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. ENLISTED 1915. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 01/10/1917, AGED 20.HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER CISSIE. … Read more
