BORN 03/04/1898. MOTHER ADA CURTIN, OF 222, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, & LATER SPROATLEY. EX BLUNDELL’S PAINT WORKER, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL ON 02/02/1914, AGED 16 AND WAS CALLED UP WHEN WAR BEGAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, AND 36 INCH CHEST. SERVED WITH THE ROYAL NAVY VOLUNTARY RESERVE, ‘DRAKE’ BATTALION. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 30/12/1917, AGED 19. HE HAD SERVED FOR 2 YEARS AND 138 DAYS.
HE IS BURIED IN RUYAULCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, FRANCE.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL DISTRICT GARDENER MEMORIAL AT HULL MINSTER, AND THE BLUNDELL WORKER’S WW1 MEMORIAL PLAQUE.
| Name | William Henry Curtin |
|---|---|
| Rank | Able Seaman |
| Birth Date | 3 Apr 1898 |
| Birth Place | Sculcoates, Hull |
| Branch of Service | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| Cause of Death | Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action |
| Official Number Port Division | R/2041. |
| Death Date | 30 Dec 1917 |
| Ship or Unit | Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division |
| Location of Grave | Not recorded |
| Name and Address of Cemetery | Ruyaulcourt German Cemetery Extension, France |
| Relatives Notified and Address | Mother: Henry & Ada, of 91 Sculcoates Lane Beverley Rd Hull (1911) & 2, Hagwourm Villas, Sproatley, Near Hull |
First name:
WILLIAM HENRY
Military Number:
R/2041
Rank:
Able Seaman
Date Died
30/12/1917
Place died:
Ruyaulcourt German Cemetery Extension, France
Age:
19
222, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
