Foston, George
…ON 11TH AUGUST 1915, AND THE HULL TIMES ON 14TH AUGUST 1915, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. * HIS BROTHER THOMAS, EYR DIED OF WOUNDS ON 01/09/1916, AGED 21. THEY ARE RECORDED…
Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
…ON 11TH AUGUST 1915, AND THE HULL TIMES ON 14TH AUGUST 1915, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. * HIS BROTHER THOMAS, EYR DIED OF WOUNDS ON 01/09/1916, AGED 21. THEY ARE RECORDED…
…AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND, ON 31/05/1916, AGED 36. HIS DEATH ENDED A PROMISING CAREER. HE LEFT A WIDOW AND ONE CHILD. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL….
BORN HULL 1893. FOURTH SON OF AARON/SARAH ANDERSON, OF 87 BARNSLEY STREET, HULL AND 12 HARCOURT STREET, HULL. EX CANSTER WORKER AT RECKITTS. ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS IN DECEMBER…
…Zakrevsky and joined Kitchener in Scotland. On route to Russia, Duquesne signaled a German U-boat to alert them that Kitchener’s ship was approaching. He then escaped on a raft just…
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF JOHN HENRY & SARAH ANNIE WARD, 35 HAVELOCK STREET. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS A WOOD SAWYER AND WELL KNOWN ON HESSLE ROAD WHERE HE…
…AT NEWCASTLE. SERVED IN THE 12TH/13TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE WAS KILLED RESCUING A WOUNDED COMRADE, ON 27/05/1918, AGED 31. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR HIS GALLANTRY, ATTENDING THE WOUNDED DURING…
BORN HULL 19/04/1896. SON OF WILLIAM ATKINSON COOK (1875-1941) & SARAH BUTLAND HEAD (1875-1972), AT 15 PORTLAND STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 32 CANNING STREET, HULL. A FORMER SEAMAN AND…
…AT ARMETIERES IN 1915. (HIS AWARD AND PHOTOGRAPH WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 2ND NOVEMBER 1915.) THOMAS WAS A REGULAR SOLDIER. ENLISTED IN LONDON AND JOINED THE…
SECOND SON OF EDWARD FOSTON (1867-1914), & SARAH ANN PICKETT (1874-1940), AT THIS HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS. HE JOINED THE ARMY AR 16. SERVED AS SERGEANT, IN THE EAST YORKSHIRE…
…LIEUTENANT IN 52ND SQUADRON, ROYAL FLYING CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/03/1918, AGED 26. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL’S HYMERS COLLEGE MEMORIAL. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL,…