Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
BORN HULL 1892. SON OF ARTHUR SEPTIMUS PERRY (1873-1923) & HARRIET DAWSON (1873-1926), OF 81 HESSLE ROAD, HULL. HE MARRIED IN JULY 1914. HIS WIFE ISABELA PERRY (5/2/1897-1994), LIVED AT 15 CLEO TERRACE, WESTMORELAND STREET, HULL. PRIVATE, PERRY WAS CALLED UP AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR, BEING ONE OF THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGULARS. BEFORE THE … Read more
BORN SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, 1888. HIS WIFE, LOUISA GRAY LAWRENCE LIVED AT CROWN SETTLEMENT, NEAR PATRINGTON. AND SUNK ISLAND. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, WITH THE 20TH SHERWOOD FORESTER. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 25/10/1916, AGED 28. HE IS BURIED ON THE SOMME. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, LOUISA.
BORN BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE 1891. SON OF EDITH ROSE SKINNER & JOHN EDMUND HOWARTH, OF 26, HOLGATE COTTAGE, BECKSIDE, BEVERLEY. A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED AT HULL ON 31/10/1914. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 07/04/1915. SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER IN THE 70TH BRIGADE, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED OF WOUNDS AT THE SOMME, ON 22/08/1916, AGED 25. HE LEFT … Read more
