BORN HULL 17/03/1896. SECOND SON OF ROBERT URWIN THACKERY (1858-1935) & KATE ATKINSON (1866-1940), OF 58, BRIGHT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. SON OF A WOOD SAWYER. HE JOINED HULL'S RECKITTS FACTORY, ON 01/12/1910, WHERE HE WORKED AS A WOOD SAWYER'S HELPER AND BOX MAKER. HE E […]
Stoker 1st Class
BORN HULL 06/12/1895. SON OF HORATIO & MARY ELIZABETH WILSON, AT 75 BRIGHT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD. (NAVAL RECORDS.ADDRESS). A COAL HEAVER AND LABOURER. ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY ON 02/07/1915. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES TALL, BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, SCAR ON RIGHT EYEBROW. SERVED ON HMS 'BRITANNIA' HE DIED ON WOUNDS IN GIBRALTA, ON […]
