BORN HULL 1886. SON OF WILLIAM POINTER (1853-1926) & ANN MARIA MIDDLETON (1853-1948), OF 7 ALBRT TERRACE, STANIFORTH PLACE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A HOTEL WAITER.
HE MARRIED, MARTHA ANN BARLEY, IN 1911. THEY LIVED AT 4, DE LA POLE AVENUE, HULL, (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 34813, LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 27341, TO THE 46TH LABOUR CORPS. DIED OF NEPHRITIS, ON 21/10/1917, AGED 31. BURIED BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, MARTHA ANN.
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HULL GARDENER SOCIETY ROLL OF HONOUR – HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.
| Name | William Clement Pointer |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1886 |
| Death Date | 21 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Labour Corps 46th Company |
| Regimental Number | 27341 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 34813, Lincolnshire Regiment, 7th Labour Coy. Labour Corps transf. to (27341) 46th Coy. |
First name:
WILLIAM CLEMENT
Regiment:
Military Number:
34813
Rank:
Private
Date Died
21/10/1917
Place died:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Age:
31
4 Delaware Avenue De la Pole Avenue Anlaby Rd. Hull., EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
