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. SON OF ANNIE ELIZABETH HUNT AND FRANCIS HUNT, OF 57, HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 26, GOULTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A JOINER. HE WAS A WAREHOUSE FOREMAN. HIS BROTHER, FRANCIS WAS A CARETAKER. HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY IN FRANCE FOR 15 MONTHS. DUR […]
BORN HULL, 1893. SON OF ANN SPIVEY OF 5, JAMES PLACE YORK STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE WAS AN OIL MILLER. HE MARRIED ANNIE BEELS, AT HULL IN 1915. THEY LIVED AT 2, RICHARD'S PLACE, YORK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS. KILLED IN ACTION, AT GALLIPOLI, ON 09/08/1915, […]
