Harrison VC, MC, John (Jack)
…of “Ainslie House”, Southcoates-Lane, East Hull. Jack was the son of a boilermaker and plater. He had six sisters and grew up in a tough and austere background and soon…
Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
…of “Ainslie House”, Southcoates-Lane, East Hull. Jack was the son of a boilermaker and plater. He had six sisters and grew up in a tough and austere background and soon…
…was a fighter-reconnaissance unit based at St Andre-aux-Bois in France since Dec 1916 (http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=180512). On 9 April 1917, the British Army launched the Battle of Arras and aerial reconnaissance information…
…Middle East, East Africa, the Western Front, Salonika and Russia, on land, sea and air. The war at sea was the longest war and probably the most harshest. Hull sailors…
…the Army Council and the Chelsea Hospital Commissioners. It was responsible for administering all naval and military death and disability pensions and allowances, including naval and military nursing services, arising…
…Africa, on land, sea and air. The war at sea was the longest war and probably the most harshest. Hull sailors fought countless battles daily, mine sweeping, fishing and delivering…
…on merit, showing flexibility and compassion. Certainly those who received help were very grateful and the Great War Trust was admired outside Hull. For example, The London Daily Mail (18/10/1920),…
…* 1892 – France and Russia sign a military alliance against German and Austro-Hungary aggression. * 1894 – Nicholas, is crowned Tsar Nicolas II of Russia. Germany and Russia do…
…mother, and made it brutally clear that that her son was an undesirable, executed for cowardice and desertion. No war pension was awarded. His Army Medals were forfeited. His name…
…provided a child of a disabled serviceman, with a University education and he had obtained a BA (Hons) Degree. Another beneficiary was a disabled child of a soldier killed in…
…Montrose Street (18) and 23 fallen. There is also a prayer to the soldiers and sailors and the sick and wounded. Many Hull firms, such as Reckitt’s and the Wilson…