BORN HULL 1874. SON OF FRANCIS PICKERING (1834-1886) AND ANN ELIZABETH GOSSOP (1841-1885). BOARDED AT 6 MONA AVENUE, CAVE STREET IN 1911. TIN PLATE WORKER. ALSO EX NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WORKER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 5390, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 42903, 10TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 25/09/1916, AGED 42. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
First name:
FRED ESPIN
Military Number:
42903
Rank:
Private
Date Died
25/09/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
42
