Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Thorngumbold, East Yorkshire, 1892. Son of Alfred Brown (1855-1946) and Ann Grange (1856-1928), of Far Barn, Paull, East Yorkshire (War Pension address). Son of a Farm Hand. He had three brothers and two sisters. He worked as a Farm Hand, on Boress Hill Paull (1911 Census). He enlisted in Beverley. Served as Private, William … Read more
BORN HULL 1892. SCULCOATES. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & ELIZABETH GRIFFIN, ABOVE 1911 ADDRESS. GROCERS ASSISTANT FOR THE HULL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. ENLISTED IN SEPTEMBER 1914, AS A GUNNER IN THE 2ND NORTHUMBRIAN TERRITORIALS, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. POSTED TO FRANCE IN APRIL 1915. SERVED WITH THE 158TH RGA 97TH HEAVY ARTLLERY GROUP). AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL … Read more
BORN ARGYLL, SCOTLAND, 1854. SON OF JOHN MACDOUGALL, OF LUNGA. HUSBAND OF WILHELMINA. A REGULAR ARMY SOLDIER WHEN WAR BEGAN. A LONG STANDING SOLDIER. HE SERVED AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 10TH GORDON HIGHLANDERS. HIS SISTER MRS PETERSON, LIVED AT HEIGHOLME HALL, LEVEN. HE WAS ACTING TEMPORARY LIEUTENANT COLONEL. WHEN KILLED, ON 21/07/1915, AGED 61. BURIED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 5 JULY 1876. SON OF JAMES LONGMAN AND SUSAN STEEDMAN (1848-1912), OF 8, FLORAL AVENUE, RENSBURG STREET, HEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). MARRIED AT HARLEY STREET, REGISTRY OFFICE, HULL, ON 29 JULY 1899, AGED 23. HUSBAND OF ANNIE ELIZABETH DUNCAN (1869-1927), OF 1 WOODBINE TERRACE, RODNEY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS), 18, CAROLINE … Read more
BORN LONDON, 1898. LIVED IN HULL. SON OF JOHN & ELIZABETH LIVINGSTONE AT 21, STUDLEY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HIS FATHER WAS A PHOTO ENGRAVER. FRED ENLISTED IN INVERNESS. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 23832, 6TH QUEENS OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 06/10/1918, AGED 20. HIS IS BURIED AT HOUCHIN BRITISH CEMETERY, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF WALTER HUDSON & ANNIE ADELAIDE SANDERSON, 4 ASSINDER GROVE, WYKE ST & ABOVE ADDRESS. ONE OF FIVE CHILDREN. ENLISTED HULL. KILLED IN ACTION ON 13/05/1918, AGED 19. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM 12/5//19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOW.
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF SAMUEL ANDERSON & ANN ELIZABETH MURPHY, AT THIS ADDRESS (1911 CENSUS). ENLISTED BRADFORD AS 262356, ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 46779, 2/5TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 13/07/1918, AGED 21. BURIED HOUCHIN CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
