BORN BEVERLEY 1898. YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM JOHN & THE LATE MARY JANE BOAG (1877-1901), OF 107 HAWTHORN AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 172 , DE LA POLE AVENUE, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF AN ARMY PENSIONER. A FORMER 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT SOLDIER. ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS A DRIVER, IN THE 3RD NORTHUMBRIAN, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED AT RIPON, ON 16/05/1916, AGED 18. BURIED IN HULL WESTERN CEMETERY. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, WILLIAM.
First name:
WILLIAM JOHN
Military Number:
3121
Rank:
Driver
Date Died
16/05/1916
Place died:
Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
18
