BORN HOWDEN, 1892. SON OF JOHN MOUNSOR (1849-1922)& LATE ELIZA WEBSTER (1858-1913), OF 13, MELWOOD GROVE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A TANNER’S LABOURER. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS – ARTHUR, HORACE, TOM & ALBERT (ITALY).
HE WORKED AS A SLATER’S LABOURER (1911 CENSUS) AND EX NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WORKER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH “G” CORPS SIGNAL COMPANY, ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 01/10/1917, AGED 25.
HE IS BURIED AT LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE READS, “EVER IN THOUGHT”.
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE ST MARYS CHURCH MEMORIAL, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL.
| Name | Harry Mounsor |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Newport, Yorks |
| Death Date | 1 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Pioneer |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 254937 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | “G” CORPS SIGNAL COY., R.E. |
NB: MOUNSER’S LIVING AT 70 & 74 EXCHANGE STREET HULL
First name:
HARRY
Military Number:
254937
Rank:
Sapper
Date Died
01/10/1917
Place died:
LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, WEST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
Age:
25
13, MELWOOD GROVE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
