Bray, George William

…it’s devastation….You hear an approaching shell screeching overhead and one calls up one’s utmost nerve to withstand the shock. There is a flash…a deafening report, followed by part of the…

Henry, John William

BORN HULL 1895. ELDESTSON OF MR SIMPSON & LILY HENRY OF 13 ALPHA AVENUE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL HE HAD BEEN REJECTED TWICE AND ENLISTED IN LINCOLN. JOINED THE LINCOLN REGIMENT….

Arnell, George

…fit for service on 25th September 1914 and joined the 12th Battalion. He must have proved himself a capable man for he made Lance Corporal soon after and Corporal by…

Woodcock, Charles

…OPEN FOR FIVE DAYS AND NIGHTS. HE WAS GASSED AND A BULLET PASSED THROUGH HIS CAP. HE SAID THE GERMAN ARTILLERY WAS VERY GOOD AND COULD HIT ANYTHING. THEY HAD…

Davison, Charles Herbert

BORN HULL 1887. ONLY SON OF EMILY DAVISON, OF 109 , CONSTABLE STREET, HUL AND LATER HUTTON CRANSWICK. LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS. HULL ADDRESS AND HIS…

Rowe, Charles Frederick

…LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS HE WAS A LATE SHIP RIGGER AND WELL KNOWN AT ST ANDREW’S DOCK. FORMER MEMBER OF HULL THURSDAY CYCLING ROAD CLUB. HE WAS WeLL KNOWN IN…

McDonald, Herbert Lloyd

Private, Herbert Lloyd McDonald enlisted in Canada and served with the 47th Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He saw much fighting and was killed in action, at Vimy Ridge, on 25/06/1917,…

Mountain, Harold

BORN BROUGH, ON 23/09/1898. SON OF CHARLES MOUNTAIN (1868-1943) & ELIZABETH JOHNSON (1870-1949), OF 14 CARLTON GROVE, BRIDLINGTON (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 49 WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE, HULL (HDM ADDRESS 22/10/1917). HE…

McLean, William

Reported as killed, somewhere in France. HDM 11/12/1916. * Driver, W. McLean, Royal Field Artillery, “C” Bty. 102nd Bde. Killed in action, at the Somme, on 28/10/1916, aged 30. Born…

Oxendale, Alfred

Alfred Oxendale BORN HULL 27/07/1892. SON OF WILLIAM FRANCIS & CHARLOTTE ANN OXENDALE. EMPLOYED AT MESSRS, AMOS AND SMITHS. HE WAS A COOK ON THE WILSON LINER. HE WAS A…