Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN UPPINGHAM, RUTLAND 1876. SON OF DANIEL BILSDON (1844-1918) AND EMMA SCULTHORPE (1847-1936). A LABOURER. HE MARRIED HONOR WALLER (1871-1961), IN LEICESTER, ON 09/11/1904. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN JOHN, RICHARD, ERNEST AND NORA). THEY LIVED AT LOWER HILL, HESSLE (ARMY ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 14/09/1914, AGED 34 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS … Read more
BORN SEAMER, YORKS 1882. LIVED HULL. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF JOHN ALEXANDER ROBISON (1842-1919) & MARY BELLA ROBISON (1850-1901), OF 403 ANLABY ROAD, HULL. HE HAD A BROTHER, JAMES, AND SISTER, MIRRIAM MARIA ROBISON. HE SPENT SOME TIME WORKING IN CANADA, BEFORE RETURNING HOME IN 1911. HE LIVED IN HULL. AND ENSLISTED IN HULL. HE … Read more
