BORN GOOLE 1895. ONLY SON OF JOHN FREDERICK DOUGHERTY (1862-1937) & ANNIE THOMPSON, OF 10 BEVERLEY COTTAGES, GOOLE. SON OF A FARMER. HE LIVED IN HULL. HE ENLISTED IN THE 10TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (HULL COMMERCIAL PALS), ON 07/09/1914. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 10 INCHES TALL, 150 LBS, 38 INCH CHEST. SERVED IN EGYPT IN 1915 AND IN FRANCE FROM 08/03/1916. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT BADGE IN THE FIELD, ON 07/09/1916. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 28/06/1918, AGED 22. UNMARRIED. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 3 YEARS AND 295 DAYS. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ANNIE.
HE IS BURIED AT CINQ RUES BRITISH CEMETERY, HAZEBROUCK. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “THY WILL BE DONE”.
| Name | Harold Dougherty |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Goole, Yorks |
| Death Date | 28 Jun 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 10th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 10/959 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
HAROLD
Military Number:
10/959
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/06/1918
Place died:
Cinq Rues British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France
Age:
22
10 BEVERLEY COTTAGES, BRIDGE STREET, GOOLE, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, UK
