Chapman, Samuel

Private, Sam Chapman, 4th EYR BORN BEVERLEY 06/03/1898. SON OF SAMUEL CHAPMAN AND RACHAEL BANHAMCHAPMAN, OF MYTON HOUSE, VILLA PLACE, HULL AND 34 WALKERGATE, BEVERLEY. EDUCATED BEVERLEY. WORKED AS ASSISTANT…

Lees MM, Harold Bernard

…JOINING THE ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS. A RESERVIST WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN INDIA. A SINGLE MAN, AND FORMER RECKITTS CANISTER WORKER. HE LIVED IN WITHERNSEA. HE REJOINED THE ARMY IN…

Biggins, William

…OF A DOCK LABOURER. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A STORE PACKER. WAS A WELL KNOWN AMATEUR FOOTBALLER WITH HULL OLD BOYS AND THE COTTINGHAM TEAM. HE ENLISTED…

Sedgwick, Harry

…& HILDA. BROTHER ARTHUR. SON OF A POULTRY DRESSER. HE WORKED AS A RULLEYMAN. UNMARRIED. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 19/10/1915, AGED 18. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL,…

Trushell, John McPhee

…(1861-1926), OF 16, WELTON TERRACE, WASSAND STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS, AND SIX SISTERS. HE HAD EIGHT NEPHEWS AND NEICES, AT 83 LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL AND OTHER…

Holroyd, James

…LOFTHOUSE AND SALTMER, FOR FOURTEEN YEARS AND WORKED AS A DRAY PARKER IN HULL. HE MARRIED ROSE ELLEN JUBB (1887-1979), AT ST THOMAS CHURCH, HULL, IN JULY 1906. THEY HAD…

Holtby, Arthur William

ON 02/05/1912, AND SETTLED AS A RAILWAY RULLEYMAN. ALSO WORKED FOR THE DOMINION TRANSPORT COMPANY AND LIVED AT 37, CLINTON STREET HE ENLISTED AT QUEBEC, ON 20/09/1914. LEFT FOR ENGLAND

Stark, Lewis Henry

…TATTOO ON HIS LEFT ARM. SERVED IN THE 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT 2ND HULL PALS BATTALION, KNOWN AS THE TRADESMEN. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. WOUNDED IN ACTION, ON 28/04/1917….

Charlton, George

…1918 at Mericourt as the Germans raided front line trenches in preparation for the coming onslaught, their Spring Offensive, designed as one big all-or-nothing blow to break through the Allied…

Ward, Francis Henry

…WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ONÂ 24/09/1917, AGED 24. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 42 to 47 and 162. HE IS ALSO LISTED…