Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Joseph Tunnecliffe Birth Place Derby Residence Derby Death Date 12 Jan 1918 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Hull Rank Lance Corporal Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 12/142 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
Born Crane Moor, West Yorkshire, 27 Oct 1886. Son of Charles Shepherd and the late Harriet Shepherd (1859-1908), of Thurgoland, Yorkshire. He was a coal miner working in Lionel Hill Crane Moor, Near Sheffield (1911 Census). He married at Beverley in 1916. Husband of Annie Bolton (4/4/1889-1971), at 3, Mablefield Road, Beverley, Yorkshire (war pension … Read more
Born Newcastle, 25th Oct 1897. Son of William and Martha Nelson, of 113, Janet Street, Byker, Newcastle. Enlisted Hull. Served with the 1st Northumberland fusiliers. Killed in action, on 04/07/1917, aged 19. Buried France. Name Benjamin Nelson Birth Place Newcastle-on-Tyne, 25 Oct 1897 Death Date 4 Jul 1917 Death Place France Enlistment Place Hull, Yorksire … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF GEORGE HENRY & MARY WRIGHT, OF 175 CLEVELAND STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). WIFE HANNAH BRADY WRIGHT, LIVED AT 12 SEATON STREET, HULL AND IN LEEDS. EMPLOYED AS A TIMBER MERCHANT’S CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED ON 20/01/1918, AGED 26. HIS … Read more
BORN HULL 1886. LIVED HULL. SON OF CHARLES & HARRIET TURNER -11 CONFERNECE PLACE, GREAT THORNTON STREET (1891) & ABOVE. ADDRESS FROM HDM 28/2/18.. ENLISTED BEVERLEY.
BORN DERBY 1894. SON OF MRS ELIZABETH CHAPMAN, OF 41 WILLIAM STREET, DERBY. A BUTCHER. HE LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED in HULL ON 14/09/1914, AGED 21 AND 11 MONTHS. LIVING AT 138 , PRINCES STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 139 LBS WEIGHT, 36 INCH CHEST, BROWN EYES, AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF JAMES FRANCIS HERBERT STAPLES (1865-1949) & EMMA MARIA HOPPER (1864-1934), OF 24, PARL ABENUE, HULL. SON OF A MOTOR DEALER. BROTHERS, JAMES AND BRYAM AND ONE SISTER, MABEL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 29940, EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. TRANSFRRED TO THE 2/4TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/11/1917, … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY MUMBY. THE FAMILY MOVED TO LANCASHIRE WHERE HE LEARNT TO BE A COOTON WEAVER AND DYER. HE ENLISTED AT CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE, ON 02/09/1914. SERVED IN THE 7TH ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, IN ACTION, ON 28/12/1917, AGED 21. HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO HIS UNCLE AND … Read more
BORN HULL 1900. SON ERZA WILLIAM & LOUISA BUSBY, OF 6, EMPRINGHAM STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) 1, KINGSTON VILLAS, ESTCOURT STREET, HULL AND 1, NORNABELL STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). BROTHER OF WILLIAM, GEORGE, HERBERT & LOUISA. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE HULL PALS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/09/1918, AGED 18. HIS DEATH … Read more
