BORN HULL 1882. SON OF JOHN AND SARAH WADDINGTON, OF HULL. BROTHER OF MRS MARY GATES. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 1152, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT . TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 28/09/1917, AGED 35.
HE IS BURIED AT TYNE COT CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “AT REST”.
HIS BROTHER, GEORGE WADDINGTON, SERVED IN THE RNVR AND LIVED AT 7 STRICKLAND STREET, HULL.
| Name | Joseph Waddington |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1882 |
| Death Date | 28 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 42592 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 1152, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
JOSEPH
Military Number:
42592
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
35
31 , STRICKLAND STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
