Sherwood, Alfred

Born Hull. 1887. A habitual criminal. He was convicted of assault and at Wakefield HM Prison, for six months in 1908. He was also imprisoned for stealing on 24th January…

Ellis, Arthur Pearson

…OFFERED A COMMISSION IN 1915 AND AGAIN IN 1917 AND WAS ABOUT TO TAKE ONE, AT THE TIME WHEN HE WAS WOUNDED. HE WAS STRUCK BY A MACHINE GUN BULLET,…

Dick, Harold

Dick Brothers of 52 Trinity Street, Hull BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM DICK (1860-1940) & SARAH AMELIA DICK, OF 52, TRINITY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 6,…

Meheux, Adolphus Donald

…Cito, Mercantile Marine, †17/05/1917, Son of the late Robert and Kate Stephenson; husband of Annie Elizabeth Stephenson (nee Megginson), of 1, Victoria Place, Waverley St., Hull. Born at Hull, Memorial:…

Wilson, Thomas Boden

…WILSON, WHO WAS A TEA DEALER. Thomas Boden Wilson was born on 11th April, 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to parents Robert and Lucy Wilson (nee Boden). The 1901 England

Tacey, Charles William

…SISTERS, SARAH, ETHEL AND NORAH. HE IS BURIED AT AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, FRANCE The attack on Oppy Wood, part of the Battle of Arras, was a significant battle for

Snow, Joseph

…YORKSHIRE BATTALION, AND WAS KILLED AT YPRES, ON 23/04/1915, AGED 48. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND LIVED WITH SISTER AND HER SEVEN CHILDREN AT 75 WEST PARADE, HULL. JOSEPH’S DEATH &…

Barwell, Lewis John

…Grimethorpe. His father was a Blacksmith. When Lewis hit his teens he became something of a tearaway and was arrested in November 1891 for sleeping rough, and again a month…

Petty, Robert Percy

BORN BEVERLEY 1895. SON OF GEORGE HENRY PETTY (1858-1921) & THE LATE MARY REBECCA HALLETT (1858-1909), OF 8 BOTANIC AVENUE, CAVE STREET, HULL.(CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND ONE…

Baker, Walter Richmond

…ALSO LEFT BROTHERS CHARLES AND JAMES AND SISTER EMILY. The attack on Oppy Wood, part of the Battle of Arras, was a significant battle for the East Yorkshire Regiment and