BORN HULL 1881. SON OF WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH ANN BARRASS, AT 5 COACH AND HORSES YARD, MYTONGATE, HULL. SON OF A WATER LIGHTERMAN. HE WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. BOARDED AT 8 MYTONGATE, HULL (1911 CENSUS) HE ENLISTED IN 1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 316161 ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT. WAS WOUNDED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE 35TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, […]
BORN SHIPLEY 03/05/1885. SON OF FREDERICK HEWITT (1852-1929) & ELLEN COWMAN (1855-1930), OF 4 AITKENS ENTRY, MYTON GATE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AS A CANAL BOATMAN (1911 CENSUS) HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/4 EAST YORKSHIRE TERRITORIALS. WENT TO F […]
BORN HULL 1895. NEWINGTON. ELDEST SON OF DAVID AND JANE HUNT, HORSES YARD, MYTON GATE AND 117 PORTER STREET, HULL. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. LIKE HIS FATHER HE WORKED AS A BOATMAN AND AS A SHIP STEWARD. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY IN FRANCE FOR 15 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE, SUFFERED FROM SHE […]
BORN 1874. ENLISTED HULL. KIA. SON OF ELIZABETH SPIVEY ABOVE ADDRESS 1881.