BORN HULL 18/02/1888. SON OF JOHN JOSEPH BEST (1848-1912) & SARAH JANE BLACK (1852-1901). SON OF A SLATER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS. WORKED AS A BRICKLAYER. BOARDED AT LEVEN, EAST YORKSHIRE (1911 CENSUS). HIS BROTHER ROBERT HENRY BEST, LIVED AT 4, ESK TERRACE, WORTHING STREET, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 11TH ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT, “A” CYCLISTS COMPANY.. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 03/09/1916, AGED 28. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS SISTER IN LAW, SARAH ELIZABETH MORRIS. THERE ARE NO WAR PENSION RECORDS.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, SOMME.
ALSO RECORDED ON HULL’S WORTHING STREET, ROLL OF HONOUR (93 SERVING & FIVE FALLEN). HULL DAILY MAIL 15/11/1916.
HE IS LISTED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL AT ST JOHNS CHURCH, NEWLAND, CLOUGH ROAD, HULL.
