BORN BEVERLEY 1892. ONLY CHILD OF GEORGE & ELLEN DUKES, OF 2, LABURNUM AVENUE, HARDY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) & 161 NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL. A FISH CURER LABOURER, AT HULL BILLINGSGATE.
HE ENLISTED, IN THE HULL PALS, ON 14/09/1914. SERVED IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES TALL, 142 LBS, 36 INCH CHEST. SURVIVED THE SOMME AND OPPY WOOD BATTLES. KILLED IN ACTION ON 28/08/1918, AGED 27.
HE WAS UNMARRIED AND ALL HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER, ELLEN AT 2 LABURNUM AVENUE, HARDY STREET, HULL.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 25/09/1918. *
NOTE: ALBERT V. DUKES, RGA – 28 STANLEY STREET, HULL; LEN DUKES, RNR – 33 DEVON STREET, HULL.
| Name | Charles William Dukes |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Beverley |
| Death Date | 28 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12/200 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
CHARLES WILLIAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
12/200
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/08/1918
Place died:
Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
26
2, LABURNUM AVENUE, HARDY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
