Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HUDDERSFIELD 1872. SON OF ELIZABETH JANE THOMPSON & THE LATE ROBERT WILSON, FROM HULL. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. EDUCATED AT HULL’S TRINITY HOUSE SCHOOL. HE HAD JOINED THE ROYAL ENGINEERS IN 1897. EMIGRATED TO CANADA. HIS WIFE LIZ, LIVED IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. HE ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. DIED OF A HEART … Read more
BORN HULL 28/08/1886. SON OF WILLIAM RUFFLES (1862-1918) & ANNIE RAYWARD (1859-1943), OF 197 BELMONT STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. EDUCATED AT HULL TRINITY SCHOOL. WORKED AT SEA. RECEIVED HIS MASTER MARRINER CERTIFICATE, ON 26/10/1907. HE MARRIED HANNAH BROWN (1890-1968) AT COTTINGHAM, ON 31/08/1910. THEY LIVED AT 47 ESTCOURT STREET, HULL … Read more
