Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
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In Hull, income tax increased as did the number of people paying it. Whilst wages improved, many goods were more expensive and became un-affordable. Income tax increased five times between 1914-1918 and was paid by twice as many people. It would never fall to pre-war levels again. During the war, prices increased on all the basics: rent, fuel … Read more
BORN ST MARY’S, COUNTY DURHAM 1893. SON OF CHARLES HENRY WILLIAMSON (1863-1917) & AMELIA MARLOW (1866-1942), OF VICTOR STREET AND 52 KENT STREET, HOLDERNES ROAD, HULL.. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. A BRICKLAYER. ENLISTED AT HULL. JOINED THE EAST RIDING ENGINEERS ON 03/05/1913. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 17/09/1915. TRANSFERRED TO THE 529TH ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED OF … Read more
BORN HULL 27/04/1892. SON OF THOMAS STEELE AND MARY ELIZABETH OUTRAM, AT 16 CHARLOTTE STREET, HULL. SON OF A CAB DRIVER. EDUCATED AT WARNE STREET, COUNCIL SCHOOL. EMPLOYED AS AN ASSISTANT STEWARD AT THE HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY HEAD OFFICE, HULL. HE MARRIED KATHLEEN MOORHEAD, ON 01/03/1913, AT ST STEPHENS CHURCH, HULL. THEY LIVED AT … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM & MARTHA CROSS – 3 DURHAM AVENUE, HOLDERNESS ROAD. ENLISTED 26/05/1916. WENT TO FRANCE 18/09/1916. TAKEN PRISONER. DIED OF INFLUENZA 11/12/1918, AGED 19. LEFT BROTHERS ERNEST, WILLIAM & JOHN, & SISTERS, DORA & MAUD. ARMY RECORD ADDRESS. I am grateful to Ralph Ayre who added this casualty on … Read more
BORN HULL 1894. A HULL PAL. SON OF JOHN & ADA BLACKMORE. ENGAGED TO ANNIE WILLIAMSON AT TIME OF DEATH. HIS NAME IS ONE OF 46 EMPLOYEES LISTED ON HULL’S “IDEAL BOILERS AND RADIATOR WW1 ROLL OF HONOUR”, NATIONAL AVENUE, HULL. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HDM ON 27/08/1915. * Hull Pals Memorial Post. … Read more
‘HMT ARGYLL H923’ sunk 15th June 1915 On the 15th June 1915, the Hull vessel, was torpedoed by the submarine UC-11, off the Harwich coast. All seven Hull fishermen were lost: * ALDAN Albert (46), 4 St Andrews Street, Hull. Chief Engineer * BOWLES Fred (35), 6 Rugby Terace, Rugby Street, Hull. Deckhand * COWLAM Jack (29), 3 … Read more
John Rumble, was skipper of the fishing vessel “Jersey”, lost at sea, on 5th November 1915, aged 27. His brother, Lance Corporal, Watson Burnham Rumble, 6th East Yorkshire Pioneers was killed at Gallipoli, on 9th August 1915, aged 20. Another brother, James Henry Rumble was a deckhand in the Royal Naval Reserve, and died in Hull on 19th … Read more
Samuel Wass, 20th Hussars, George William Wass, 2/5th West Riding Regiment, James Wass, 6th east Yorkshire Piioneers, and John Wass, 8th East Yorkshire battalion, were four Hull brothers all dead within 16 months of the war. They were the only children of Luke James Wass and his wife, Clara, at 4 Robinson Place, Princess Street, … Read more
Arthur Septimus & Harriet Perry, of 81 Hessle Road lost: Stoker, ARTHUR WILLIAM PERRY, Royal Navy – 26/12/1918, Aged 21. Private,JOHN THOMAS PERRY, 6TH EYR, on 6/09/1916, Aged 24. Private, HAROLD JAMES PERRY, 19TH Middlesex regiment, on7/10/1918, Aged 19. Priavte, JOHN WILLIAM O’NEIL, EYR, killed in action at Oppy Wood, on 3/05/1917, Aged 20, was the cousin of the above brothers. All thier … Read more
