Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name John Foster Birth Place Glasgow, Scotland, 1882 Residence 7, Abbey Green, Bath, Somerset Death Date 11 Oct 1916 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place West Hull Rank Gunner Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery, 31st Siege Bty. Regimental Number 46245 Type of Casualty Died of Septicaemia. Left wife, Lily & four step children. Theatre … Read more
BORN 1884. SON OF JAMES TOALSTER (1854-1913) AND MARY ANN CLEARY (1859-1929), OF 2, KINGS BUILDINGS, NEW GEORGE STREET AND 7 HAMPDEN TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL. SON OF AN OIL SEED PRESSMAN. ONE OF TWELVE CHILDREN. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1913. THE FAMILY WERE ROMAN CATHOLIC. LIKE HIS BROTHERS HE WAS AN OIL SEED MILLER. … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF EZRA KELLY (1853-1925) & FANNY DEAN (1854-1914), OF PULMAN STREET & 78, WASSAND STREET, HULL. SON OF A OIL CAKE PRESSMAN. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER & EXTRACTOR. HE MARRIED IN 1912. HUSBAND OF FLORENCE ALICE BACHE (1889-1964), OF 11, SPITTLE STREET, PENNINGTON STREET, HULL AND LATER 8, ELM … Read more
BORN SOUTH CAVE 1896. SON OF ROBERT AND CHARLOTTE WATSON, OF 21 PARK VIEW, MELWOOD GROVE, HULL. SON OF A GAS COMPANY WORKER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. HE WORKED WITH HIS BROTHERS AS OIL CAKE MANUFACTURERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 26/10/1915, AGED 19. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4711, EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL … Read more
BORN NORTH FERRIBY 1894. LIVED HESSLE. ONLY SON OF CHARLES WILLIAM WARE (1867-1934) & REBECCA DON (1865-1944), OF 32 WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. A TAILOR’S APPRENTICE. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 03/05/1915, AGED 21. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JAMES LAMBERT & ANNIE THORESBY, OF 24, SUFFOLK STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A SHIP OWNERS CLERK. BROTHER OF ARTHUR, ANNIE AND BERTHA. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EYR, “D” COMPANY. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 17/04/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 06/05/1915, AGED … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. PARENTS UNKNOWN. RAISED AS AN ORPHAN. HUSBAND OF GRACE THOMAS, OF, 101 DAY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. SURVIVED THE SOMME BATTLES AND OPPY WOOD. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/04/1918, AGED 25. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH ROH, … Read more
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF EDWIN STEPHENSON & HARRIET ANN (BRAIMBRIDGE), OF 4, BEDFORD STREET, HULL, 7, WILLIAMS TERRACE, WALLER STREET, HULL AND 40, WALLER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE LIVED AT 170, MERSEY STREET, HULL PRIVATE, EDWIN STEPHENSON, 29373, 11TH ROYAL SCOTS WAS KILLED ON 2ND JUNE 1918, AGED 29. HE IS BURIED … Read more
BORN NORTH FRODINGHAM, 29/03/1888. SON OF SAMUEL SKELTON (1868-1937) & JANE ROBINSON (1867-1924), OF FAIR GRANGE, SKIPSEA. HE HAD NINE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. EMPLOYED AS A GROOM AT KING EDWARD ROAD, WOODHALL SPA, LINCOLNSHIRE. HE LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 20566, YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 9TH YORK & LANCS. DIED … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM SIMPSON (1865-1940) & AMELIA SIMPSON (1866-1932), OF 6, MIDDLEBURG STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 6, BEATRICE AVENUE, BALFOUR STREET, HULL AND 7, RHODES STREET, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). A SHIPWRIGHT. EMPLOYED AS A RIVERTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE “FIGHTING”, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WENT … Read more
