BORN HULL 1897. SON WILSON FREAR (1872-1954) AND SARAH ELIZABETH BELL (1872-1930), OF 25 EXCHANGE STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) AND 4 ALANDALE, GODDARD AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/10/1918, AGED 21
HIS BROTHERS, GEORGE & ARTHUR, ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR
First name:
JOHN WILLIAM
Military Number:
63982
Rank:
Signaller
Date Died
23/10/1918
Place died:
St. Souplet British Cemetery, Nord, France
Age:
21