Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Kingston Upon Hull
- Town
- Kingston Upon Hull
- County
- Humberside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1 May 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 35212
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Current location
wall mounted in public side of callers office
Delivery Office
Citadel Trading Park
Kingston Upon Hull
Kingston Upon Hull
Humberside
HU9 1AA
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 10461 28821
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Royal Mail Delivery Office
St Peter Street
Kingston Upon Hull
Kingston Upon Hull
Humberside
HU3 2BN
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 10446 28823
Denomination: Undefined - Post Office
Lowgate
Kingston Upon Hull
Kingston Upon Hull
Humberside
HU1 1EJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TA 10063 28776
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Royal Mail Delivery Office
- Description
- Wall mounted tablets with carved leaves bordering WW1 tablet and the lettering in black. For WW2 there are two tablets.
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY THE STAFF/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THEIR COLLEAGUES WHOSE LIVES/ WERE LOST IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ UNVEILED BY THE POSTMASTER OF HULL MAY 1ST 1920/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barker, R R
Barnby, H
Barnes, G
Baron, F F
Bean, L W
Bean, S J
Boothby, W
Brouchall, J
Carr, H
Cawthorn, A
See details for all 76 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 46
Served and returned: 0
Died: 46
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment, initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 28
Served and returned: 0
Died: 28
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname,regiment,initials of forenames
Order of information: Surname - Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- First World War memorial
Measurements: height 1270mm, width 939mm
Materials: Marble - White - Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- First World War memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Hull Post Office WW2
- WMO ID: 223793
- Condition: Good [last updated on 21-01-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Royal Mail
- Reference
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