BORN 1888 GOVAN, SCOTLAND. SON OF EBENEEZER CALDERWOOD (1855-1909) AND ELIZABETH COCHRANE.
HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER IN HULL. MARRIED MARY ELIZABETH PREST (29/6/1887-1965), AT HULL, IN APRIL 1915. THEY LIVED WITH THEIR DAUGHTER JANET, BORN 13/11/1915, AT 10, PENZANCE GARDENS, CORNWALL STREET, HULL, AND 1, EMMAS TERRACE, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS)
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE,. 25568 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 24TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (TYNESIDE IRISH). KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/04/1917, AGED 29. HE LEFT A PREGNANT WIDOW AND DAUGHTER.
BURIED: ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
| Name | Ebenezer Calderwood |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Govan, Scotland, 1888 |
| Death Date | 9 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 24th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) |
| Regimental Number | 44137 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 25568, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
EBENEEZER
Military Number:
44137
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/04/1917
Place died:
Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
29
10, PENZANCE GARDENS, CORNWALL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
