Duffill, George Harold

…was washed ashore at Point Ballantrae on Sunday. [Aberdeen Daily Journal 26.1.1915] Neil Emanuel Anderson, one of the six survivors of the Wilson liner HYDRO, and carpenter on the vessel,…

Archer, George

for the Sun Life Assurance Society, at Lowgate, Hull and for the Company Headquarter’s at Threadneedle Street, London. He had a promising financial future ahead of him. He enlisted at…

Marritt DCM, Ernest

…that day. The London Gazette of 1st January 1918: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He was in command of his Lewis gun section, and by…

Greasley, Alfred Reginald

…Notes: He would have gone to Colsterdale for his basic training, and then on to Ripon and Fovant, before sailing, on 6th December 1915, for Egypt, where the Pals were…

Ward, MM, John

…Bombay arriving at Devonport, Plymouth and then moved to Winchester as part of the 82nd Brigade of the 27th Division. 20.12.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged…

Bilbe, Clarence

…Boulogne where he was being treated for acute pneumonia. He died of influenza, on 15th November 1918 and is buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery. It seems a rather inglorious end…

Venus, Herbert James

…hit by at least twelve heavy shells and several smaller ones and sank within 15 minutes with no survivors of her 857 complement. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10795. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Poignant-funeral-Albert-Venus- forgotten-Hull/story-29145427-detail/story.html…

Lazenby, Charles

…inches. On the 12th Dec 1917 Charles underwent a medical examination for the Army which indicated that he had Brown hair and 6/6 vision. On the the 16th Dec 1917…

Broadwell, Thomas

BORN HULL 05/09/1876. ELDEST SON OF ROBERT BROADWELL AND ANNIE ELIZABETH PETERSON. SON OF A BLACKSMITH. BROTHERS, WALTER AND JAMES BROADWELL. EDUCATED AT BLUNDELL STREET BOARD SCHOOL. SERVED FOR SEVEN…

Outhwaite, MC, MID, Reginald

…Yorkshire Regiment and Hussars, before emigrating to Australia, in 1908. He enlisted at Melbourne, Australia, joining the 14th Australian Imperial Force, on 14/09/1914. He was aged 25 years and 6…