Williamson, Arthur John

Arthur John Williamson Royal Engineers BORN HULL 1893. BAPTISED COTTINGHAM, ON 27/12/1893. SON OF LORENZO WILLIAMSON AND EDITH HORSAMAN, OF ACOMB, YORK (CWGC ADDRESS). WORKED FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS…

Abbott, Edwin

BORN HULL 1892. SON OF THOMAS ABBOTT, OF 146, CUMBERLAND STREET, HULL. HE HAD SERVED IN INDIA FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS, AND RETURNED HOME FOR ONE MONTH BEFORE JOINING…

Fox, John Cyril

Aldbrough WW1 Memorial, located in the village centre. Unveiled on 01/05/1920, lists 21 names for WW1 and 8 for WW2. BORN HULL 1897. FOURTH SON FREDERICK & SARAH FOX, OF…

Johnson, Frank

…of a comrade. The dead are thrown aside until the wounded are all away. It was a veritable nightmare.” Someone took what was left of Frank Johnson and threw it…

Scott, George (Bob)

…providing carrying parties and night patrols. After the disasters of the first day, 3rd Division in conjunction with three others was to make a daring night assembly and dawn attack…

Elliott, James Christopher

BORN HULL 1896. SON OF (GEORGE) CHARLES ELLIOTT (1861-1938) AND SARAH ANN ELLIOTT SMITH, (1864-1938), LIVING AT 20 TOMLINSON STREET, HULL & 5, NEWINGTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE…

Pridmore MID, George William

ON SOUTH AFRICA FOR ONE YEAR. TRANSFERRED TO THE NORTHANTS REGIMENT, IN 1903. SERVED WITH THE COLOURS FOR SIX YEARS AND PASSED INTO THE RESERVES. BECAME A PRISON WARDEN AT…

Ryan, John

AND 15, WILFRED’S TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, AND LILY, AT 15, WILFRED’S TERRACE, NORNABELL STREET, HULL AND NELLIE, AT 7, ALBERTS TERRACE, TERRY STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) Champagne HMS was a…

Wilmot, Alfred Eardley

…Born 1897, the eldest of two children, and only son, of Laurence and Florence Wilmot. Laurence was a Tailor by trade and the family found work in Hull where they…

MacPherson, William Arthur

BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JAMES COPPOCK & FANNY JANE McPHERSON. EX RECKITT’S WORKER. HE JOINED RECKITTS, ON 2ND NOVEMBER 1903 AND WORKED AS A CLEK IN THE KINGSTON OFFICE….