BORN HULL 1878. SON OF JOHN & SARAH ANN FARRIER.
HE HAD PREVIOUSLEY ENLISTED IN THE 1ST EYR, IN 1909. IN CIVILIAN LIFE, HE WORKED AS A PAINTER & PAPER HANGER.
WIFE ELIZA MATILDA LIVED AT 351 , HAWTHORNE AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, IRENE MAY AND GLADYS ELEANOR.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/11/1916, AGED 39. BURIED ON THE SOMME, FRANCE.
RECORDED ON THE HULL CITY ENGINEER DEPT. MEMORIAL.
First name:
JOHN ALFRED
Regiment:
Military Number:
4868
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/11/1916
Place died:
Bazentin-Le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Age:
39
