Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born West Lutton, Driffield, Yorkshire, 1893. Son of Joseph and Mary Porritt, of West Lutton, Driffield A Farm Horseman. Described as 5 foot, 8.5 inches tall, 135 lbs weight, 39-41.5 inch chest, blue eyes, light brown hair, and Church of England religion. He enlisted in Hull, on 25th July 1913, as a wagoner, in the … Read more
Born Bridlington, 1895. Son of Thomas and Jane Burrell, of 2, Well Lane Bridlington, East Yorkshire (war pension address). Son of a Gardener. He was a Nurseryman, at this address (1911 Census). He enlisted in Hull. Served as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery, “A” Bty. 251st Bde. Killed in action, on 21/04/1917, aged … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. KNOWN AS ‘PHIL’. YOUNGEST SON OF HENRY WILLIAMS (1840-1911) & MARY JANE SLOAN (1849-1937). ONE OF TEN CHILDREN, LIVING AT 4, MAYFIELD STREET, HULL. HIS FATHER WAS AN ARMY SERGEANT MAJOR. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS AN INSURANCE CLERK. HE MARRIED MARY MAY MACKEY, IN DECEMBER 1916, AT NEWCASTLE. HIS WIFE LIVED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF CHARLES MOUNTAIN (1868-1943) & ELIZABETH JOHNSON (1870-1949), OF 14 CARLTON GROVE, BRIDLINGTON (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 49 WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE, HULL (HDM ADDRESS 22/10/1917). ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER, IN THE 251ST ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/04/1917, AGED 21. BURIED AT HIBERS TRENCH CEMETERY, WANCOURT, PAS DE … Read more
BORN HULL 1893. ELDEST SON OF FRANK JAMES SIMPKINS (1866-1945) & ALICE MARY COLBECK (1866-1958), OF 16 CURZON STREET, ALBERT AVENUE, HULL. SON OF A POST OFFICE OVERSEER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, CECIL AND JACK AND A SISTER, NANCY. HE WAS A ‘HULL HARRIER’ AND RAN IN THE EIGHT MILE HANDICAP RACE HELD ON THE … Read more
BORN LONDON 1893. SON OF GEORGE THOMAS MAJOR, OF 7 BLANCHE TERRACE, CONSTABLE STREET, HULL. (CWGC ADDRESS). HE SERVED AS A GUNNER, IN THE 251ST ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/04/1917, AGED 24. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 22/04/1918. BURIED AT HIBERS TRENCH CEMETERY, WANCOURT, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. … Read more
