Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Name Sydney Appleton Birth Place Tolleshunt, Maldon, Essex, 1893. Son of Eliza Appleton Residence Gravel Pits, Tolleshunt D Arcy, Witham, Essex. Labourer on Farm Death Date 27 Aug 1918 Death Place Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Coldstream Guards, 2nd Regimental Number 12816 Type of Casualty Killed in … Read more
Name Stuart Irving Melville Gilks Birth Place Bedford, 1900. Son of Harry Gilks of Woodend Hall, Thirsk, Yorkshire Residence Auburn Cottages, Langton Road, Malton, Yorkshire (sister’s house) Death Date 10 Sep 1918 Death Place Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 1st Battalion Regimental Number … Read more
Born Newcastle-On-Tyne, 1881. Alias Joseph Jackson Davidson. Resided at Jarrow, Northumberland. He was a Railway Signal Fitter’s Labourer Enlisted in Hull. Husband of Elizabeth Benning, at 82, Beverley Road, Hull (war pension address). They had three sons and two daughters. Posted to France on 4/9/1915. Served in the Royal Horse Artillery, and 16th King’s Royal … Read more
Born Bedale, Yorkshire, 25th August 1898. Son of George Edward Hunter (1856-1916) and Alice Ann Airey, of Hunton, Bedale, Yorkshire (war Pension address). Son of a Road Contractor. He had three brothers and five sisters. He enlisted in Hull. Formerly 205645, East Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to the 6th Dorset Regiment. Killed in action, on 24/08/1918, … Read more
Born Peckham, Surry, 1882. Son of the Reverend, Henry Knee (1854-1913) and Mary Rebecca Creasey (1857-1933); husband of Alice Mellows (1884-1954) of 31, Lincoln Road East, Peterborough. His father was a prominent Baptist Minister in Bristol and Peterborough. Acting Captain, George Creasy Knee, of the 4th East Yorkshires, was Deputy Town Clerk, of Hull and … Read more
BORN HEDON, HULL, 1887. SON OF JAMES (JIM) JOHNSON (1861-1927) & SARAH JANE HOPPER (1860-1906), WHO LOST ALL THREE SONS IN THE WAR. THE FAMILY MOVED TO COLNE, LANCASHIRE, IN 1901. HE WAS MARRIED TO EDITH DUERDEN JOHNSON (1885-1974), ON 23/07/1911, AT BURNLEY CHAPEL. WORKED AS A COTTON WEAVER. LIVING AT 10 WILSON STREET, FOULRIDGE, … Read more
Born Grimsby 1900. Son of John William Wrightham (1868-1947) and Jane Eliza Balch (1868-1941), of 14 Somerset Terrace, Gillette Street, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Cooper. He had four brothers and one sister. Enlisted Hull. Served with the 5th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in action, on 12/09/1918, aged 18. He is … Read more
BORN HULL, 1895. ONLY SON OF JANE HANNAH SHERWOOD, OF 12, ADA’S TERRACE, ST PAUL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). LIVED WITH HIS ONLY SISTER, CHARLOTTE SHERWOOD, AT 5, HOPPS TERRACE, ST PAUL STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). UNMARRIED. HE WORKED AS A BUTCHER AND SCALEMAN. ENLISTED HULL, ON 06/11/1915. CALLED UP, ON 18/03/1916. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 4441, … Read more
BORN HULL 1890. LIVED AT 38, CRESCENT STREET, GRIMSBY. SON OF CHARLES BROWN POWELL & ANNIE ELIZABETH POWELL AT 8, GRANVILLE TERRACE, CHURCHILL STREET, HULL. A FORMER SHIPS JOINER. HE ENLISTED IN GRANTHAM, LINCOLN, ON 29/02/1916. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 04/11/1916. SERVED AS SAPPER IN THE 400TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL ENGINEERS. TAKEN PRISONER ON 24/03/1918. … Read more
BORN HULL 1882. ONLY SON OF JABEZ SCOT PLEWS (1849-1908) & ANN GOSSIP (1847-1917). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. HE MARRIED IN JULY 1905. HIS WIFE, FRANCES LILLIAN MORRILL (1885-1949) & DAUGHTER ANNIE, LIVED AT, 2 MARLBOROUGH TERRACE, NORFOLK STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A COAL PORTER. ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED … Read more
