Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born St Michaels, Rotherham, 14th July 1893. Enlisted Rotherham in 1914. Son of Albert Ernest Dyson (1869-1944) and Charlotte Richardson (1871-1926), of 40, Greasbro Street, Thornhill, Rotherham. Employed as a Brass Caster, in Rotherham. Married at Hessle. Husband oh Julia Elizabeth of 9, Brunswick Road, Hessle, Hull (War Pension address). Served in the 13th York … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 1893. SON OF MINNIE BENNETT OF HULL AND HESSLE. GRANDSON OF AGNES BENNETT. HE WORKED AS A BUTCHER. HUSBAND OF BEATRICE (BORN 31/10/1896), AT 62, JACKSON STREET, HESSLE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ENLISTED AT DEVONPORT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 27/01/1915. SERVED IN THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT & TRANSFERRED TO THE 6TH DORSETHIRE … Read more
Born 21 Sep 1898 • Hessle, Hull. Son of George Rawson (1870-1954) and Ellen Ann Mason (1869-1921), of 10, Florence Avenue, Hull Road, Hessle and 8, Glasgow Street, Hull (War Pension address). He had two brother, Arthur and Herbert and two sisters, Ethel and Clara. He worked as a Gardener in Hessle. Described as 5 foot, 4.5 inch tall, … Read more
Born Wragby, Yorkshire 22/04/1883. Son William and Sarah Elizabeth Hillyard, of 19 Ackworth Rd Purston Married at Hull in 1912. Husband of Ethel May (1883-1961), of York and Northolme, Hessle, Hull (War Pension address). They at two sons, Gerald and Leslie. He was a coal miner working as a labourer in an Under Ground Colliery … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 23/04/1890. KNOWN AS ‘ROLF’. SON OF THOMAS JOHN NICHOLSON (1863-1928) & BEATRICE MARGUERITE NICHOLSON (1867-1946). BROTHER TO ETHEL MART NICHOLSON (1893-1974), THMAS AND ETHEL. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 128, GRAFTON STREET, HULL (1891), 22, LOUIS STREET, HULL (1901) AND “SUNNYMEADE”, STATION ROAD, HESSLE. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND CHRIST’S HOSPITAL. A FORMER … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. SON OF CHARLES MOUNTAIN (1868-1943) & ELIZABETH JOHNSON (1870-1949), OF 14 CARLTON GROVE, BRIDLINGTON (CWGC ADDRESS) AND 49 WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE, HULL (HDM ADDRESS 22/10/1917). ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER, IN THE 251ST ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 21/04/1917, AGED 21. BURIED AT HIBERS TRENCH CEMETERY, WANCOURT, PAS DE … Read more
BORN COTTINGHAM, 1893. FIFTH SON OF WILLIAM FISHER HARRISON (1854-1932) AND ANNIE ALVIN HARRISON (1858-1909), AT 108, NORTHGATE, HESSLE, AND 244,PARK ROW, COTTINGHAM, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A GARDENER. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SERVED WITH THE 1/6TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING, THEN KILLED IN ACTION ON 15/09/1916, AGED 23. … Read more
BORN SWANLAND, 1896. SON OF ARTHUR FUSSEY (1863-1938) AND ANNIE ETHELIA ATKINSON (1865-1956). HIS PARENTS LIVED AT WESTBOURNE GROVE, HULL. SON OF A FARM HORSE MAN. HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. THE FOURTH OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS AN ASSISTANT SIGNALMAN AT … Read more
BORN HESSLE 06/12/1896. SON OF RICHARD DEARING (1863-1951) & MARY JANE NEWCOMBE (1865-1913), OF HESSLE ABOVE ADDRESS. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A FOOTMAN. DESCRIBEDAS 5 FOOT, 5.5 INCHES TALL, 132 LBS WEIGHT, 35 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY, ON 08/09/1914. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 14/07/1915. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH INFLUENZA, AND RETURNED … Read more
BORN WITHERNSEA, 1883. SON OF JANE CURTIS AND ELIJAH WILLIAMSON. HE MARRIED ADA MARY JOHNSON AT PATRINGTON, IN 1905. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN, BORN BETWEEN 1904-1914. HE LIVED AT 10, HEARFIELD TERRACE, EASTGATE, HESSLE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WORKED AS A BRICKLAYER. WEEKLY WAR PENSION WAS 36/3 SHILLINGS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS SERGEANT, … Read more
BORN WILLERBY 1893. SON OF ANNIE ELIZABETH KENNINGTON (1857-1926) & WILLIAM HENRY COLLISHAW (1853-1904) OF 1 NORTHFIELD, HESSLE. SON OF A GARDNER. YOUNGEST OF FOUR BROTHERS, WHO ALL SERVED IN THE WAR. A BRUSH MAKER. HE ENLISTED IN HESSLE. FORMERLY, GUNNER, 140775, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. HE TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 26166, 18TH AND 1ST BATTALION, LANCASHIRE … Read more
BORN UPPINGHAM, RUTLAND 1876. SON OF DANIEL BILSDON (1844-1918) AND EMMA SCULTHORPE (1847-1936). A LABOURER. HE MARRIED HONOR WALLER (1871-1961), IN LEICESTER, ON 09/11/1904. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN JOHN, RICHARD, ERNEST AND NORA). THEY LIVED AT LOWER HILL, HESSLE (ARMY ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 14/09/1914, AGED 34 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1899. LIVED HESSLE. ENLISTED HULL. EX PRIVATE, 51549, EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/09/1918, AGED 19. GRANDSON OF GEORGE & ANNE BLAGG & SECOND SON OF ELIZABETH BLAGG (1874-1948), OF 6 ITlINGS LANE, HESSLE, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). HE HAD BROTHERS , ARTHUR, FRANK AND FRED AND SISTERS, CLARICE, EVERLINE AND … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1890. SON OF THOMAS EDWARD & MARY (BENNETT) WRAY ABOVE ADDRESS. A REGULAR SOLDIER IN 1911 CENSUS. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. NB: PTE. FRANK WRAY, 1025, EYR – 7 FOSTER BLDGS, NORTH STREET
Born Anlaby 1889. Enlisted Beverley. Son of Robert Wood, of 28, Salisbury Street, Hessle (address as per Hull Daily Mail); Husband of Edith Annie Wood, of Swinegate, North Church Side, Hessle, Yorks. He worked as a Hairdresser in Hessle. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE ROBERT WOOD 33463. Served No:3 Platoon, “A” Company, 10th Eastt Yorkshire … Read more
BORN BEVERLEY 1877. LIVED HESSLE. SSON OF WILLIAM WOOD (1849-1905) AND PRISCILLA MEDD (1854-1928). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS. A CASUAL LABOURER. MARRIED IN 1905. HIS WIFE ALICE LOWTHORPE (1885-1974) & THREE CHILDREN, LIVED AT SOUTHGATE, HESSLE. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, IN THE 2ND EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN … Read more
BORN HULL. HUSBAND OF BEATRICE AT 5 MYRTLE VILLAS, HULL ROAD, HULL. (HDM 31/08/1917 ADDRESS). ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED. COMMEMORATED ON THE PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL. Traveller, built by Smith Brothers, Grimsby in 1880 and owned at the time of her loss by M. Dahl, Vaag, Suderø, was a Danish fishing smack of 76 tons. On May 24th, … Read more
BORN HULL 26/08/1890. KNOWN AS STANLEY. SON OF THOMAS HENRY WHITTINGHAM (1846-1921) & LOUISE CHARLOTTE FOSTER (1845-1924), OF DAVENPORT AVENUE, HESSLE. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. HIS BROTHERS, JOHN & ALBAN, BOTH SERVING IN THE ROYAL NAVY, LIVED AT 59, WRIGHT STREET, HULL. EDUCATED AT HULL HYMERS COLLEGE. HE WORKED AS AN ASSITANT … Read more
BORN EAST KEAL LINCS 12/12/1890. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM WHYDLE & JANE EMMITT, OF THE BUNGALOW, WEST KEAL, SPILSBY. HE WAS BRICKLAYER’S LABOURER (1911 CENSUS) AND A BICYCLE SELLER AND REPAIRER. HE ENLISTED IN SPILSBY, LINCS., ON 09/02/1916. MARRIED, OLIVE EDITH VINNICOMBE, OF HESSLE, IN 1916. THEY HAD ONE DAUGHTER, BEATRICE JANE, BORN 31ST OCTOBER … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF BELLA WHARTON, OF 144 , BEAN STREET, HULL AND HESSLE. A FORMER TRINITY HOUSE SCHOOL BOY. HE WORKED AT HULL FISH DOCK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. MARRIED LILIAN MAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE FRONT. SERVED WITH THE9TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION AT GALIPOLLI, AGED 20. HE IS LISTED ON … Read more
Son of Robert and Mary Western; husband of Florence Western, of 17, Barrow Lane, Hessle. Born at Burlescombe, Somerset. Buried at Hessle Cemetery. His grave inscription, reads, “A LOVING HUSBAND A FATHER DEAR A FAITHFUL FRIEND LIES SLEEPING HERE”
BORN HESSLE, 1891. SON OF JOHN AND SARAH WAUGH, OF HESSLE, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WAS A FOREMAN OF THE GARDENS AT HESSLE MOUNT, FOR NINE YEARS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRES. KILLED IN ACTION, AT THE SOMME, ON 15/09/1916, AGED 25. COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS NAME … Read more
BORN HULL 1880. SON OF JAMES WHITWORTH WARDLE (1849-1931) & MARGARET SUTTON WARDLE (1848-1913). ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN, INCLUDING FIVE SISTERS. HE WAS A HULL TEACHER, LIVING AT 30 SCULCOATES LANE. HE MARRIED GERTRUDE CLARK, AT SKIRLAUGH, IN APRIL 1912. HIS WIFE GERTIE LIVED IN HESSLE AND LATER SAVILLE HOUSE, SAVILLE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION … Read more
BORN NORTH FERRIBY 1894. LIVED HESSLE. ONLY SON OF CHARLES WILLIAM WARE (1867-1934) & REBECCA DON (1865-1944), OF 32 WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR SISTERS. A TAILOR’S APPRENTICE. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 03/05/1915, AGED 21. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN RAWLEY, YORKS. ENLISTED BEVERLEY. SON OF ARTHUR & ALICE TYSON, COTTAGE FARM, HESSLE. REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION – HDM 14/05/1917. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH.
BORN KILNWICK, YORKS, 1886. SON OF GEORGE ROBERT USHER (1851-1933) & MARY ALICE HARRIMAN (1854-1929). ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A GROOM IN BRANTINGHAM. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE MARRIED EDITH ANN SCROWSTON (1887-1961), AT HULL, IN 1916. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 04/11/1918, AGED 32. … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 1899. SON OF CHARLES SEATON TUNE & MARTHA ANNIE EVISON, ABOVE, HESSLE. SON OF A BRICK MANUFACTURER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. HIS OLDER BROTHER CHARLES WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 23/11/17 AGED 22 YEARS. HARRY WAS EDUCATED AT HULL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. ENLISTED 17/08/1915. POSTED TO FRANCE FROM 20/03/1916. SERVED WITH … Read more
BORN HULL 1897. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & ADA (SHERWOOD) OF SANDFORD, HESSLE. SON OF A SHIP AND TUG OWNER. WILLIAM LIVED AT 339 , ANLABY ROAD, HULL, WITH HIS TWO SISTERS ELMA AND JOYCE TULLEY AND FOUR SERVANTS (1911 CENSUS). HE LIVED IN HIGHBURY AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR AND ENLISTED IN LONDON. … Read more
BORN HESSLE 17/11/1895. SON OF CHARLES SEATON TUNE & MARTHA ANNIE EVISON, OF “WESTLANDS”, HESSLE. EDUCATED AT HULL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. WAS ON THE OFFICE STAFF AT EX RECKITTS. HE RESIDED AT ANLABY PARK ROAD, HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL COMMERCIALS ON 01/09/1914. SERVED IN EGYPT. POSTED TO FRANCE MARCH 1916. RETURNED TO ENGLAND IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1895. ENLISTED HULL. LIVED HALTEMPRICE, HESSLE AND IS BURIED THERE. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE CYRIL FRAZER TENNISON 10/313. Born in October 1894, Cyril was the son of Twilton and Kate Tennison of 6, Westbourne Villas, Ferriby Road, Hessle … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF GEORGE WALTER AND ELIZABETH TETHER, OF 5 GLADY’S TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL, AND ST ANDREWS, FERRIBY ROAD, HESSLE. HE WAS A SINGLE MAN. HE ALSO LIVED AT “ROSEWAY”, HULL ROAD, COTTINGHAM (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS, ON 07/09/1914. SERVED IN EGYPT WITH THE 10TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED … Read more
Born on January 24, 1876. Son of Andrew Teale and his wife Sarah Cowie, of Northgate, Hessle, Yorkshire, England; Husband of Alice Maude May Randall (formerly Teale), of Valparaiso, Saskatchewan. Enlisted Canada. Served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force CEF, 46th Saskatchewan Regiment. Killed at Vimy Ridge, on 31/03/1917, aged 32. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON … Read more
BORN MANCHESTER 1896. ENLISTED HULL. LIVED HESSLE. SON OF JOHN ALBERT & BERTHA E SUTTON. KILLED IN ACTION 14/07/1916, AGED 20. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. Somme – The 8th East Yorkshires spent the following weeks alternating between resting, training, and spells in the line near … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1896. SON OF WILLIAM &; SARAH JANE STEVENSON. AN APPRENTICE PAINTER. ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, 14/07/1916, AGED 20. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. HE IS BURIED AT BERNAFAY WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN, SOMME, FRANCE. HIS … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 24/12/1872. SON OF WALTER RICHARDSON STAHER & MARY E. STATHER, HESSLE. A GARDENER. HE MARRIED FRANCES MARY RIBY IN 1899. LIVING AT 15 WESTBOURNE GROVE, HESSLE, (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL SERVED WITH THE 10TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 14/04/1917. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE … Read more
Born East Halton, Lincs, 1883. Son of Isaac and Caroline Spittlehouse, of East Halton, Lincs; Married at Glanfodr, Brigg, Lincs., in 1902. Husband of Harriet Ann Simpson, of Anlaby Park Rd., Hessle, Yorks. They had two sons, Allan and Leonard. Worked as a brickmaker, at Whiting Mill yard, Second Lane, Hessle (1911 census). Described as … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. SON OF JOHN EDWARD SPECK & BETSY SPECK. HE LIVED IN HESSLE. ENLISTED IN HULL. EX, PRIVATE, 3127 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 353365, 9TH ROYAL SCOTS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 25/07/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JOHN. H IS BURIED AT BUZANCY MILITARY CEMETERY, AISNE, … Read more
BORN HESSLE, HULL 1893. ELDEST SON OF JOHN & AGNES SLATER, OF HESSLE. HIS FATHER WAS A WHOLESALE GROCER. EDUCATED AT HYMERS. HE WORKED AS A GROCER’S ASSISTANT (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN AUGUST 1914. SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. COMMISSIONED INTO THE 9TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, ON 02/04/1915. WOUNDED AT THE SOMME, … Read more
BORN HULL 1901. SON OF JOHN DAVID & SUSAN ELIZABETH SIMKINS. EDUCATED AT BOULEVARD SCHOOL & HULL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. LOST ON THE VOYAGE FROM HULL TO GOTHENBURG. HE HAD BEEN AT SEA FOR TWO YEARS AND TWICE TORPEDOED DURING THE WAR. LISTED IN THE HULL MERCHANT NAVY ROH. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 1897. SON OF WILLIAM SIBBON (1854-1929) AND MARY HANNAH WALKER (1861-1907), OF EAST GATE, HESSLE. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 3076, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/08/1918, AGE 21. HIS NAME IS RECORDED WITH HIS ELDER BROTHER … Read more
BORN APPLEBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, 7 JAN 1885. SON OF WILLIAM SIBBON (1854-1929) AND MARY HANNAH WALKER (1861-1907). HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND SEVEN SISTERS. MARRIED AT SKIRLAUGH , 1905. HUSBAND OF ANNIE ELIZA ATKINSON SIBBORN (1881-1963). THEY HAD THREE CHILDEN, TOM, ELLEN AND DORA WHO ALL DIED IN INFANCY, BEFORE 1919. HE WAS A BREWERY CALLER … Read more
BORN HESSLE, HULL 13/11/1894. ONLY SON OF JAMES SHEPHERDSON (1845-1912) & MARY JANE (1863-1912), OF 26 VICTORIA GROVE, VICTORIA STREET, HULL ROAD, HESSLE. HE HAD AN ELDER SISTER, SARAH ANN. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 31554 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 239354, LABOUR CORPS. DIED AT THE HULL INFIRMARY, ON 16/05/1919, AGED 24. HIS … Read more
BORN HESSLE, 1889. SECOND SON OF JABEZ SHARP (1859-1922) AND ROSE EMMA ATKINSON (1860-1908). HIS MOTHER WAS BORN IN SWANLAND AND DIED WHEN HE WAS EIGHTEEN. HIS FATHER WAS BORN AT BARNETBY, LINCOLNSHIRE AND RAN A BUTCHER’S SHOP AT COW LANE, HESSLE. THIS WAS A FAMILY BUSINESS WHICH EMPLOYED HIS BROTHERS. HIS FATHER MARRIED RUTH … Read more
BORN HULL 1898. SON OF THOMAS GREENWOOD ROBINSON (1874-1940) AND AMY ROBINSON (1875-1921), WHO LIVED AT 32, WESTBOURNE STREET, HESSLE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (HULL PALS). SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. TRANSFERRED TO THE 5TH DORSET REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/09/1918, AGED 20. BURIED AT SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY, … Read more
BORN HESSLE 1895. SON OF JOHN EDWARD ROBINSON AND JANE ROBISNON, OF PRESTONGATE, HESSLE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE HULL PALS, 13TH EYR IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION 27/05/1918, AGED 23. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO … Read more
BORN HESSLE 20/12/1894. SON OF JOHN ALFRED ROBINSON (1861-1929) & ADA NICHOLSON (1867-1950), OF 18 SALISBURY STREET, HESSLE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS. LIVED IN HULL. EMPLOYED WITH THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 120 LBS WEIGHT, 35-37 INCH CHEST. HE ENLISTED AT HULL WITH HIS BROTHER, ERNEST … Read more
BORN HESSLE, HULL 1894. SON OF EZEKIEL & ESTHER, HESSLE. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HESSLE ROLL OF HONOUR, ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH. NB: WILLIAM HENRY POULTER – 13 BATES TERRACE, WEST PARADE.
BORN HESSLE, 1894. SON OF HENRY (HARRY) PLUMMER ( 1855-1912) AND SARAH ANN JEWITT (1859-1941), OF 5, HARDINGS SQUARE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL AND LATER HESSLE. SON OF A GENERAL LABOURER. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. A FORMER BUS CONDUCTOR. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST COLDSTREAM GUARDS. KILLED IN ACTION, … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM ROBERT & MARY A PLATT, OF 13, YORK TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL AND HESSLE, YORKS. EMPLOYED BY MR TEANBY, TOBACCONIST, MARKET HALL, HULL. ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS AT THE FRONT FOR 17 MONTHS BEFORE BEING WOUNDED ON THE SOMME IN SEPTEMBER 1916. … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM ROBERTPALTT (1856-1916) & MARY ANN GELDER (1854-1926) OF 227 HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL AND NOW FAIRVIEW AVENUE, HALCYON, HESSLE. HE HAD TEN BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. WAS ONE OF SIX SONS SERVING IN THE WAR. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HESSLE OLD BOYS FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE HESSLE PRIMITIVE … Read more
