BORN HULL 1890. SON OF JOSEPH & ADA ELIZA CAWKWELL, OF 6, ROSEBERY STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN LEEDS WHERE HE WORKED AS A MILKMAN FOR MAYPOLE DAIRIES.
SERVED AS A LANCE SERGEANT,IN THE 12TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/09/1917, AGED 27.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH, ON 22/10/1917.
HE IS COMMEMORATED AT ST JOHNS CHURCH, NEWLAND, CLOUGH ROAD, HULL.
HIS BROTHER, ERNEST CAWKWELL, SERVED IN THE NAVY DURING THE WAR.
| Name | Harold Cawkwell |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 26 Sep 1917 |
| Death | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Leeds |
| Rank | Rifleman |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 12th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 266681 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
HAROLD
Military Number:
26668
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Date Died
26/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
27
6, ROSEBERY STREET, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
