Jack Hull
Jack Hull was killed in action at Serre on the 1st July 1916, being buried in No Man’s Land at Serre Road No. 3 Cemetery.
John ‘Jack’ Hull was born in Whittle-le-Woods in 1896, the son of the Mill Manager at Kem Mill in the village. He lived in the cottages adjacent to the mill in 1901 but upon enlisting in Chorley on the 23rd September 1914, was living at Mount Pleasant in Whittle-le-Woods; he retained his connections with Kem Mill, working there as a Weaver. A Methodist, he worshiped at Whittle-le-Woods Wesleyan Chapel (he is commemorated on his parents grave in St. John’s Church in the village).
Jack’s brother, Jesse, was killed in action on the Ypres Salient on the 9th June 1917 whilst serving with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; he is buried near Ploegsteert Wood in Motor Car Corner Cemetery.
