BORN WAINFLEET, LINCS 1887. SON OF FRANK WRIGHT HOPE (1845-1912) & JANE SARGENSON (1844-1902). ONE OF NINE CHILDREN. THE FAMILY RESIDED AT BARTON AND GREAT GRIMSBY. HE LIVED ABOVE A SHOP IN CHARIOT STREET, HULL (1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 2917, MACHINE GUN CORP. TRANSFERRED AS SERGEANT, 20092, IN THE THE 1ST ROYAL TANK CORPS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION. ON 08/08/1918, AGED 31. HE IS BURIED AT THE SOMME.
HE LEFT HIS ARMY EFFECTS AND £560 IN HIS WILL TO HIS BROTHER, ARTHUR SARGENSON HOPE, A HOSIER, AT “VALUE CORNER” SHOP, WATERWORKS STREET, HULL.
| Name | Herbert Reginald Hope |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Wainfleet, Lincolnshire |
| Death Date | 8 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Bouchoir New British Cemetery, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Regiment | Royal Tank Corps |
| Regimental Number | 200092 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 2917, Machine Gun Corps. |
First name:
HERBERT REGINALD
Regiment:
Military Number:
20092
Rank:
Sergeant
Date Died
08/08/1918
Place died:
Bouchoir New British Cemetery, Somme, France
Age:
31
65 , MIDDLEBURG STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
