BORN GROSMONT, YORKSHIRE, 1886. SON OF JOHN WILLIAM & LUCY WELFORD JEFFERSON.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 11/09/1917, AGED 30.
HE LEFT £213 TO WIFE HARRIET (FOSS) & TWO CHILDREN, WINIFRED AND HARRY, AT THIS HESSLE ROAD ADDRESS.
BE IS BURIED AT BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 20/09/1917.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL, ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL.
| Name | Fred Jefferson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Grosmont, Yorks |
| Death Date | 11 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 6th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 205278 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
FRED
Regiment:
Military Number:
205278
Rank:
Private
Date Died
11/09/1917
Place died:
BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, BELGIUM
Age:
30
10, RIBBLE AVENUE, RIBBLE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
