BORN HULL 1898. SON OF JAMES FRANCIS HERBERT STAPLES (1865-1949) & EMMA MARIA HOPPER (1864-1934), OF 24, PARL ABENUE, HULL. SON OF A MOTOR DEALER. BROTHERS, JAMES AND BRYAM AND ONE SISTER, MABEL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 29940, EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. TRANSFRRED TO THE 2/4TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/11/1917, AGED 19. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JAMES.
HE IS BURIED AT HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “IN GOD’S KEEPING”.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE HULL TECHNICAL COLLEGE ROLL OF HONOUR.
HIS OLDER BROTHER, 2/LT., JAMES HUBERT STAPLES, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS.
| Name | Alan Staples |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1898 |
| Death Date | 20 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2/4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 36943 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 29940, E. Riding Yorks Yeo |
First name:
ALAN
Military Number:
29940 / 36943
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/11/1917
Place died:
Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France
Age:
19
24 , PARK AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
