Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born September 29, 1896. Son of Alfred Thomas and Hebe Jane King, of East Riding Asylum, Beverley, Yorkshire. He was a British Home Child, sent to Canada to work on fames and in domestic service. He enlisted in Canada. Served in the 4th Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Died of wounds, on 09/08/1918, aged 29. … Read more
Born Banbury, Oxfordshire, 1889. Son of Hannah Outhwaite, of Beverley. He lived in Hull were he worked for 4 years as a carpenter, for Messrs H Kaye. He was the only brother of George Binnington Outhwaite, Royal Artillery, (1879-1921), of 94, Laburnham Avenue, Garden Village, Hull. He was a widower with no children He had … Read more
BORN BINGLEY, YORKS 1877. SON OF WHEATER WHITE (1848-1907) & SARAH SOPHIA ANN NEWTON (1853-1938), HALIFAX, YORKSHIRE. A FORMER PAINT GRINDER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 09/12/1915, AGED 39 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS. DESCRIBES AS 5 FOOT 7.5 INCHES TALL, 35 INCH CHEST, AND WORE SPECTACLES. EX 5357 1/4TH EYR. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 28/07/1916. … Read more
BORN HULL 1891. SON OF JOHN ALFRED SEATH (1855-1935) & EMILY SLINGSBY SEATH, OF 8, ROLANDS AVENUE, ARTHUR STREET, HULL AND 23, ARTHUR STREET, HULL. HE WAS A CABINET MAKER AND EAST YORKSHIRE TERRITORIAL SOLDIER. LIVED AT 52 GRANVILLE STREET, HULL. HE MOVED TO AUSTRALIA ON 27/07/1911, WHERE HE WORKED AS A CABINET MAKER. HIS … Read more
BORN BARROW UPON HUMBER, 1874. SON OF FANNY FRANCIS BATCHELOR (1856-1878) AND FREDERICK MARTINSON (1841-1881). HE WAS RAISED BY HIS AUNT AND UNCLE. HE MARRIED LAURA DUNHAM (1888-1957) AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1908. THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A FISH MERCHANT IN HULL. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS GUNNER IN THE 150TH ROYAL FIELD … Read more
