Booth, John William

…MAN FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS ON THE WELLINGTON STREET BRIDGE. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AT THE FRONT – CPL.. FREDERICK BOOTH, RAMC, MARRIED, AND LIVING AT WATERLOO TERRACE, WATERLOO…

Flintoff, Randolph Alexander

Commercials’, 1st Hull Pals. Randolph was killed in action on 25th June 1916 close to ‘Bess Street’ and ‘Warley Avenue’ trenches opposite Serre, when a bombardment disturbed buried gas cylinders…

Foster, James Hyatt

…THEY HAD THREE SONS, JAMES, STANLEY AND SIDNEY, AND LIVED AT 82 , EGTON STREET, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 16/10/1914, AGED 34 YEARS AND

Harrison, Walter

…ACTION AT YPRES, ON 12/10/1915, AGED 32. HE HAD SERVED FOR 4 YEARS AND 104 DAYS. HE LEFT FOUR SISTERS, FLORENCE CLARA, EDITH, IDA AND DAUGHTER JESSIE, AT THIS ADDRESS,…

Guest, James

…1916. HE WAS WELL KNOWN IN FOOTBALL CIRCLES AND ACTED AS GOAL KEEPER FOR HULL CITY JUNIORS A NUMBER OF YEARS AND VISITED HOLLAND TO PLAY AGAINST A DUTCH FOOTBALL…

Lee, John Seymour

…action on 13th November 1916 as the 12th and 13th Battalions took the lead in attacking Serre as part of the last desperate, fruitless act of the Somme campaign as…

Hudson, Thomas Ernest

BORN HULL 13/05/1894. SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM HUDSON & ANNIE PARKER, OF 9, ALBERT SQUARE, ELLA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). EDUCATED AT NEWLAND AVENUE COUNCIL SCHOOL. A KEEN SPORTSMAN….

Booth, David

…action at Beaumont Hamel on the Somme on 13th November 1916 and his body never recovered. His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial; he was 20 years old. https://ww1hull.com/serre-1916/…

Young, Leonard

and Ann Young. The family resided at 1 Derwent Avenue, Alphonse Street, Boulevard, Hull and William worked as a Dock Foreman to keep them fed and clothed. Leonard would doubtless…

Bollingham, Benjamin

…BROWN HAIR, A SCAR UNDER RIGHT KNEE AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND RELIGION. CLEARLY A PERSON OF ABILITY. HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT, ON 23/02/1916, AND TO COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR, ON