Watson, Arthur James

…EDUCATED AT HYMER’S COLLEGE, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE YORKSHIRE PENNY BANK. HE WAS A GIFTED SINGER, DANCER AND PIANIST AND PLAYED FOR EIGHT YEARS AT…

Newby, Frederick

…ordered to anchor at Porchnika Bay. Unfortunately, a hurricane made her ran shore and she was lost with 9 crew members and 2 Russian members of the gunboat’s crew. Only…

Bartram, James Henry Charles

…IN MALTA FOR THREE YEARS. SERVED ON HMS EGMON, ZARINA, AND THE MOTOR SHIP, ‘CRADOSIN’. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/09/1918, AGED 29. HE LEFT A WIDOW AND TWO CHILDREN. IS…

Stevenson, George Barker

…AT THE FRON FOR SIX WEEKS WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 14/07/1915, AGED 30. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL TIMES, ON 07/08/1915, WITH HIS…

Hargraves, Nelson

BORN HULL 1893. STEP SON OF JOSEPH AND ANN HOLMES. HE WAS SAILING FROM IMMINGHAM TO PORT HARBOUR. WENT ASHORE WITH HIS CREW AND WAS ‘ACCIDENTALLY SHOT’ IN THE HEAD…

Herdsman, William

BORN HULL 1895. SON OF ARRON & CHRISTIANA HERDSMAN – 1901 CENSUS ADDRESS & HIS SISTER’S HOME AT 1 NEW STREET, HALTEMPRICE STREET, HULL. HE WAS A SERVANT IN BEMPTON,…

Finch, Joseph William

BORN THIRKLEBY, YORKS, 1893. ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR & ELIZA FINCE, OF 100 DURHAM STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A GROCER’S ASSISTANT. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. HE ENLISTED…

Blackie, Thomas

BORN HULL 1897. SON OF THOMAS AND SARAH BLACKIE, OF 6 FLORENCE PLACE, GIBSON STREET AND 35 CENTRAL STREET, WINCOLMLEE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). AN EX JOSEPH RANK FLOUR EMPLOYEE. HE…

Wiles, John William

…WILES ABOVE. HE HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE FRONT LINE FOR ONE WEEK BEFORE HE KILLED IN ACTION. EX HESSLE ROAD BUTCHER. HIS PHOTO APPEARS IN THE HDM ON 17/10/1916….

Watson, Jack

Jack Watson was a well known Hull Fisherman. He worked for 15 years with the St Andrew’s Fishing Company. He was washed away, on the Steam Trawler “Electric”, and drowned…