Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914 - 1918
The story of Hull in World War 1
Born Doncaster 1889. Son of William Nelson Hodgson (1866–1941) and Mary Elizabeth Norton (1867-1907), of 6 Ferry Avenue Stoneferry, Hull (1911 Census). He had two brothers and four sisters. Worked as a Rully Man. Married Alice Swift, at Hull, in July 1916. Husband of Alice, at 45, Tunis Street, Hull (War Pension address). They had … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. HULL PAL. SON OF WILLIAM & ALICE, OF, 9, ROMNEY GARDENS, TUNIS STREET, HULL. KILLED IN ACTION. NOT ON ST MARY’s CHURCH MEMORIAL. Hull Pals Memorial Post. PRIVATE ERNEST BEARFIELD 11/18. Born in January 1896, Ernest was the eldest of four children to William and Alice Bearfield of 9 Tunis Street, Ash … Read more
BORN DRAX, YORKSHIRE, 01/11/1894. SON OF HERBERT WILLIAM WOOD (1862-1947) & AGNES WOODALL, AT 10, ASH GROVE, TUNIS STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION AND CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY LABOURER. HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FOUR SISTERS. WORKED AS A HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY PORTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 25/11/1915, AGED 21. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, … Read more
BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JAMES LAWRENCE (1855-1929) & ANNIE REGAN (1856-1937). HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN BRADFORD. HIS MOTHER WAS BORN IN HULL. ONE OF 13 CHILDREN. A DOCK LABOURER. HE MARRIED ROSE ANN OWENS (1887-1925), IN 1910. THEY LIVED AT 10, TUNIS STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS), WITH DAUGHTER, CECILIA. HE ENLISTED IN … Read more
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM & MARIA JACKSON, OF 53 STEPNEY LANE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). AN APPRENTICE SLATER, FOR MESSRS, DAWDER & TOWNSLEY, WINCOLMLEE, HULL. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, IN MAY 1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 201186, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE HAD BEEN IN FRANCE FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS AND … Read more
Born Cottingham, 1891. Son of James Hans Hanstock and Elizabeth Ann Speck, of 7, Wilberforce Terrace, Providence Row, Hull. One of five children. Brother to Charles and William, Maude and Edith. He was employed as a carter on the railways. He married in 1913. Husband of Ethel Thorp Hanstock, of 46, Sidmouth Street, Hull and … Read more
BORN HULL 1899. HULL PAL. ONLY SON OF STEPHEN EDMOND & ELIZABETH BELTON SHAW, 15 CAROLINE STREET. ADDRESS FROM 1918 ABSENT VOTERS. TWO SISTERS – ELMA AND ETHEL. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 19104. THE FAMILY LIVED AT 10 FLORENCE AVENUE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE. THIS WAS HIS ARMY ADDRESS. ENLISTED HULL 21/12/1914 GIVING HIS AGE AS 19. … Read more
