BORN HULL 17/03/1899. SON OF FRED HAVERCROFT (1865-1903) & SUSANNAH OSGERBY HAVERCROFT (1867-1922), OF 3, CYNTHIA GROVE, ASH GROVE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL & 52, FLEETGATE, BARTON. ONE OF FIVE SONS, AND THREE HALF SIBLINGS.
HE ENLISTED IN SCUNTHORPE. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 41338, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT.. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 133103, TO THE 2ND MACHINE GUN CORPS. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 10/06/1918, AGED 19, AT THE 3RD CANADIAN HOSPITAL.
HE IS BURIED ON THE SOMME, AT DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.2. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, SUSANNAH.
| Name | Ernest Havercroft |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Residence | Barton-on-humber |
| Death Date | 10 Jun 1918 |
| Death Place | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Scunthorpe |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 133103 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 41338, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
ERNEST
Military Number:
133103
Rank:
Private
Date Died
10/06/1918
Place died:
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France
Age:
19
3, CYNTHIA GROVE, ASH GROVE, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
