Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Private Thomas William Wiles 28858 (1878-1918) 6th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment Thomas was born Nafferton in 1876, the son of William Wiles and Sarah Ann Wiles nee Hocknell, who lived in Village Street, Bewholme. He was one of six children, George born in 1871, Mary in 1872, Fred in 1874, Catherine in 1878 and Walter … Read more
BORN HULL, 1887. SON OF ALBERT HUTCHINSON & FLORENCE ELLEN BAXTER, OF 136, BRUNSWICK AVENUE, HULL. EX RECKITTS WORKER. HIS WIFE, AMY & 2 CHILDREN LIVED AT 136, BRUNSWICK AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 30/09/1918, AGED 31. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST … Read more
BORN HULL 22/05/1892. ONLY SON OF JAMES HILL AND ADA MARIA FIELD (1858-1923). A LAD PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/10/1918, AGED 26. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL’S WALKER STREET MEMORIAL. HE IS BURIED AT UNICORN CEMETERY, VENDHUILE, AISNE, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE … Read more
Born Hull 13/02/1894. Eldest son of Robert Foster Backwell(1865-1947) and Maria Brader (1870-1915), of 43, Haworth Street, Beverley Road, Hull (CWGC address). Son of a Provisions Merchant (1911 Census). He had one sister, Gladys (1892-1945) and one younger brother, Bernard Backwell, born in 1896. He was educated at Hull Hymers College. In business life he … Read more
