BORN BROUGH 1884. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM RANDS (1856-1934) & JANE ANN HARRISON (1856-1921). HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
HE MARRIED AT GOXHILL, LINCS, IN 1907. HIS WIFE, ANNIE ELIZABETH CLARKSON (1881-1959) LIVED AT WELL LANE, WILLERBY, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A GRAVEL PIT CARTER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, IN THE 16TH & 22ND LABOUR CORPS. DIED OF WOUNDS, AT 22ND CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, ON 16/01/1918, AGED 33. BURIED IN BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS WIDOW. AWARDED 33 SHILLINGS & NINE PENCE WAR PENSION, ON 05/08/1918.
HIS NAME IS INSCRIBED ON THE KIRKELLA WAR MEMORIAL AT ST ANDREWS’ CHURCH.
| Name | Robert John Rands |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Brough, Yorkshire |
| Residence | Well Lane, Willerby, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 16 Jan 1918 |
| Death Place | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Labour Corps, 22nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12965 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 24615, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
ROBERT JOHN
Military Number:
31429, 12965
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/01/1918
Place died:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Age:
33
WELL LANE, WILLERBY, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
