Area: Bournemouth Street

Born Norfolkl 1885. a Professional soldier serving with the 1st Norfolk Regiment. Husband of Hannah Dawson (formerly Barnes), of 1, Thornhill Avenue, Bournemouth St., Beverley Road, Hull (CWGC Address). he arrived in France on 16/08/1914. Killed at Ypres on 15/03/1915, aged 30.

BORN BRIGG, LINCS, 04/06/1880. SON OF ELIZABETH AKEROYD. EMPLOYED AS A GARDENER. HE MARRIED HENRIETTA SMITH, IN HULL, ON 23/12/1905. THEY LIVED AT 14 THORNHILL AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS), WITH THEIR SONS WILLIAM, BORN IN 04/09/1908 AND CYRIL EDWARD, BORN 22/07/1914. THEY ALSO ADOPTED ALFRED BRAY SMITH, BORN 18/09/19 […]

BORN HULL 1867. HIS WIFE JEANIE COSTELLO, LIVED AT 14, ST GEORGES ABVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL, 11 BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL.(1920 ER) AND 10, ALBANY STREET, SPRINGBANK, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SERVED WITH THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 39TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. DIEDON , 07/02/1920, AGED 25. HIS NAME IS INSCRIBED […]

BORN SHEFFIELD 1899. SON OF JOHN AND ADA DAVIS, OF 5, OUSE ROAD, DARNELL, SHEFFIELD (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHER OF MRS SHARPE, OF DERBY STREET, HULL. A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF SCULCOATES STONE WORKS. HE RESIDED AT 1, THORNHILL AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL (THIS ADDRESS IS FROM THE 1914 ELECTORAL RECORDS). HE ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD. SER […]

BORN HULL 1887. SON OF MATTHEW DRIVER (1858-1931) & THE LATE ADA LOUISE BODILLY (1860-1906), OF 3 DEVON GROVE, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. THREE BROTHERS KILLED IN THE WAT ALL WORKED FOR HOLMES TANNERY. HE MARRIED MARTHA ANN THOMPSON (1888-1929), AT HULL, ON 02/08/1912.  A TANNER BY TRADE. HE ENLISTED […]

BORN NEWLAND, HULL 1886. SON OF JOHN GILBERT, OF WATERWORKS COTTAGE, CLOUGH ROAD, HULL AND 2, STATION LANE, HEDON. HIS FATHER WAS A FOREMAN AT THE HULL GAS WORKS. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1911. HUSBAND OF ANNIE ARKSEY, OF  7, ST GEORGES AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A REGULAR 1ST EYR […]

BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JAMES GRASSBY & MARY ELIZA SIGSWORTH (1860-1943), OF 25 BOURNEMOUTH STREET, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL. A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. HE MARRIED EDITH (YATES), AT PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, IN 1912. HE LIVED IN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. ENLISTED IN BIRMINGHAM. SERVED AS RIFLEMAN, IN THE 9TH RIFLE BRIGADE. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 19/0 […]

BORN HULL 23/09/1895. SON OF ARTHUR HENSON (1872-1941) & JANE ANNIE WOOD(1873-1899), OF 1, EASTERN AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. AS A TEENGAER HE WORKED AS AN ERRAND BOY AT A GALSS WAREHOUSE. HE WAS DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 38 INCH CHEST, DAR […]

LEFT WIDOW MAUD SMITH. DEATH REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL. NO CWGC RECORD?

BORN BEVERLEY. SON OF MAJOR AND BETSEY SPIVEY, 10 CHARLOTTE'S BUILDINGS, SOUTH PARADE (1901 CENSUS) . HIS WIFE FLORENCE & FOUR CHILDREN, LIVED AT 2 STANLEY TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE & THIS ADDRESS. HE WAS EMPLOYED LIKE HIS FATHER AS A TANNER'S LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 27TH JUNE 1917. HIS ARMY EFFECTS […]

BORN HULL 01/02/1896. ONLY SON OF ARTHUR TAYLOR (1865-1905) & MATILDA PICKERSGILL (1875-1909) AND NEPHEW OF KATE PICKERSGILL, AT 24 , BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). HE JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY, ON 28/04/1912. WAS KILLED AT SEA, ON HMS "DEFENCE", DURING THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND, ON 31/05/1916, AGED 21. HIS NAME IS COMMEMORATED ON […]

BORN SOUTH HEIGHAM, NORWICH 1884. SON OF JOHN SAMUEL WOODROW (1846-1923) & FRANCES (KILLIGREW) WOODROW, AT 5 COZENS ROAD, THORPE, NORWICH (1911 CENSUS) AND 9 ST GEORGES AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH STREET, HULL. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. WORKED AS A MACHINE PAINTER. SERVED 8 YEARS IN THE ARMY, WITH THE NORFOLK REGIMENT AND 4 YEAR […]