Meeting 12 September - David Alexander Smith - The Hohenrein Brothers: Surviving the Great War at Home and Abroad
This is not a tale of heroic action on the Western Front or on the Somme; it is not even a tale about soldiers. Instead it recounts the effects of migration, nationalism and war on the lives of two brothers (and their families) during World War One, as well as on the communities they lived in. Georg Friedrich Hohenrein, a German butcher, had arrived in Hull from Germany in 1848 and started trading as a pork butcher two years later. He became a naturalised Englishman and his two sons, Charles and George, were born British citizens. G. F. Hohenrein & Son developed into a successful Hull business, with two shops and a delivery van that was a familiar sight on local streets. Charles took on his father’s shop at 7 Waterworks Street and served as a proud member of the East Riding Yeomanry. George, however, moved back to Germany with his German-born wife. And by August 1914 the two nations were at war ... New members always welcome ! Join at any meeting - £15 p.a. ...