BORN HULL 24/03/1896. SON HERBERT ARTHUR TOWNSHEND (1871-1930) & ETHEL MARY PAGE (1875-1971), OF 83, BELVOIR STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 28, AIRLIE STREET, HULL (1915). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS. A FANCY METAL WORKER, WORKING IN CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE (1911 CENSUS). HE EMIGRATED TO QUEBEC, CANADA, ON 20/09/1913. EMPLOYED AS A MOTORMAN, IN 1916.
HE ENLISTED IN THE 4TH ONTARIO MOUNTED RIFLES. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 15/10/1916, AGED 20. COMMEMORATED ON THE FAMILY GRAVE AT HULL NORTHERN CEMETERY.
First name:
DOUGLAS OXFORD
Military Number:
213247
Rank:
Private
Date Died
15/10/1916
Place died:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
20
