BORN CALCUTTA, 1893. HE ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON THE S/S ETHIOPIA ON 26/04/1892. HE WAS AGED 2, WITH HIS MOTHER, AGED 18. HE WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER AND SAILOR. HE LODGED WITH HIS AUNT, MARGARET MARTON, AT 4 , LEE SMITH STREET (ADDRESS FROM ARMY SERVICE RECORDS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES TALL. 133 LBS WEIGHT, 35.5 INCH CHEST SIZE AND ‘GOOD’ PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 16/04/1915. SERVED WITH THE 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 18/08/1916. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON 28/08/1915. RETURNED TO DUTY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/01/1916, AGED 23. HIS MEDALS AND ARMY EFFECTS WERE SENT TO HIS SISTER, ETHEL AMED, IN CALCUTTA, INDIA.
First name:
DAVID
Regiment:
Military Number:
17592
Rank:
Private
Date Died
05/01/1916
Place died:
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France
Age:
23
4 , LEE SMITH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
