24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsmen’s)
Formed in London on 20 November 1914 by Mrs E.Cunliffe-Owen.
March 1915: moved to Hornchurch.
June 1915 : came under command of 99th Brigade, 33rd Division.
Landed at Le Havre in November 1915.
13 December 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade in 2nd Division.
8 ROBERTS AVENUE, CENTRAL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Area
Died on
13/09/1918
Aged
18
BORN HULL 1899. ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR & ANN ELIZABETH ANELAY AT THIS ADDRESS. HE ENLISTED HULL. EX 87442 TERRITORIAL BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO THE 24TH ROYAL FUSILIERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 13/09/1918, AGED 18. BURIED IN FRANCE. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ARTHUR. HE WAS BROTHER TO GEORGE WILLIAM ANELAY AND FLORENCE.
