BORN BEVERLEY 17/08/1890. SON OF JOHN ALEXANDER & HENRIETTA BALFOUR, HORNSEA AND THIS ADDRESS. EMIGRATED TO CANADA 1913. WORKED AS A LABOURER. ENLISTED IN THE CEF ON 26/09/1914. KILLED IN ACTION AT LANGEMARCK, ON 23/04/1915. HE LEFT £922 IN HIS WILL TO HIS SISTER HILDA MARY BALFOUR. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE MENIN GATE TO THE MISSING […]
BORN KNARESBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE, 1891. SON OF WILLIAM & MARY JANE CHATTERTON, OF KNARESBOROUGH, YORKS. EMPLOYED AS AN ASSISTANT IN A BOOT/SHOE SHOP IN LOUTH (1911 CENSUS). RESIDED IN HULL. ENLISTED HULL. MARRIED AT HULL IN 1915. HIS WIFE ELSIE GERTRUDE CHATTERTON LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HE SERVED WITH THE 66TH ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS […]
BORN HULL 1889. SON OF HARRY & SARAH ANN FRANKISH (1864-1942), OF 57 SHERBURN STREET, HULL, 41 ARTHUR STREET, WITHERNSEA AND SUTTON-ON-HULL. SECOND OF FOUR SONS. THEIR FATHER WAS A GROCERY MANAGER.- 57 SHERBURN ST, DRYPOOL. (HDM ADDRESS). A GROCER MANAGER LIKE HIS FATHER. HE WAS CALLED UP FOR SERVICE, ON 09/03/1916. DESCRIBED AS […]
BORN MOSTON, MANCHESTER, 02/07/1899. SON OF ARTHUR GIBSON & ANNIE LOUISA HARRIS, OF MARLBOROUGH TERRACE, HULL AND 52, ALBANY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A BEERHOUSE KEEPER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND ONE SISTER. HE WAS EMPLOYED AT BLUNDELL'S PAINT WORKS. ENLISTED HULL. FORMERLY, CADET, 71983, 87TH TRAINING BATTALION. TRAN […]
Lieutenant Colonel
BORN HULL 1856. SON OF THOMAS ETHELBERT JOHNSON & MARY JOHNSON. (late East Riding, York, Royal Garrison Artillery)., attached to the 2nd/4th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment.) EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE MARRIED IN 1883. HIS WIFE KATE ELLEN KAY AND SEVEN CHILDREN, LIVED AT 4, ALBANY STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A SOLICITOR AND W […]
BORN BEVERLEY 1897. FOURTH AND YOUNGEST SON OF VINCENT & SARAH ANN KNOWLES, OF ALBANY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). SON OF A BUILDER. THE FIFTH OF SIX CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND/6TH SHERWOOD FORESTER. KILLED IN ACTION 27/9/1917, AGED 20. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT CEMETERY. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED […]
BORN GRANTHAM, LINCS, 14/10/1879. ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM & MARY CALTON LEE, DUDLEY HOUSE, DUDLEY ROAD, GRANTHAM & 76 LOWGATE, HULL. EDUCATED AT GRAYS SCHOOL, ESSEX. HE MARRIED AT GRANTHAM, ON 10/09/1912. HUSBAND OF ETHEL MARION (ADCOCK) OF 64 ALBANY STREET, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 26/08/1916. SERVED WITH THE 11TH EAST YORJKSH […]
BORN BRADFORD 1885. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & LOUISA NORTH, BRADFORD. WIFE DOROTHY ABOVE. LISTED ON THE OLD TOWN ROH- HDM 1/12/16. Hull Pal Memorials write: Born in 1885, the eldest of six children to John William and Louisa North of Bradford. Alfred was resident at 51 Albany Street, Spring Bank, Hull at the time of enlistment. A Draper by […]
Acting Sergeant
Hull Pals Memorial Post. CORPORAL, CYRIL VELLENWORTH PIPPET 220264. Born in Everthorpe, Yorkshire in July 1890. Cyril was the eldest of three children to Benedict and Margaret Pippet of Market Rasen. Boarding at 25 Albany Street, Hull before the war he worked as a Clerk and married Gladys Olivia Raines in October 1914. Joining the 11th B […]
2nd Lieutenant
Youngest son of Mrs. Margaret Maude Pippet, of Hambleton Villa, Market Rasen, Lincs & Hull. Born at Everingham, Yorks. He was the first to start the Scout Movement in Market Rasen. Was member of the Office staff at the Rank Flour Mills, Hull. He enlisted in the Hull Commercials. Served in Egypt and France and at one point was the onl […]
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF JENNIE SAWNEY, OF 57 ALBANY STREET, HULL. HE DROWNED IN THE RIVER TRENT,WHILE BUILDING A BRIDGE, WHEN THE RIVER WAS IN FLOOD AND DANGEROUS. HIS BODY WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL MAY 1919. HE HAD A BRILLIANT SCHOLASTIC CAREER AT HYMERS. HE WON THE FIRST OPEN SCHOLARSHIP TO ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, IN MATHEMATICS. […]
BORN HULL 19/02/1870. SON OF MICHAEL J. & LUCY H. WALSH OF 40 , ALBANY STREET, HULL. THEY ALSO LIVED AT 116 LAMBERT STREET, HULL. A LABOURER BY TRADE. HE ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ON 15/12/1915. THIS WAS HIS CANADIAN MILITARY ADDRESS. DIED OF PNEUMONIA, McKELLER HOSPITAL, FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO. BURIED AT ST PATRICK ROM […]
Private
BORN NORTON, YORKSHIRE 1899. SON OF HARRY WALTON & JANE HANNAH FISH (1872-1962), OF 8, BROOKLYN STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL AND 5 , ALBANY STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL (ARMY & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE YOUNGER BROTHER, LESLIE AND ONE SISTER, IDA WALTON. HE ATTENDED LAMBERT STREET, COUNCIL SCHOOL. STUDIED AT THE HULL TECHN […]
