Borrill, Herbert

BORN HULL 1891. SON OF THOMAS (1851-1917) AND HANNAH BORRILL. A GROCER’S ASSISTANT, LIVING AT 4 OXFORD TERRACE, SOUTH PARADE, HULL (1911 CENSUS). MARRIED IN DECEMBER 1916. HUSBAND TO LUCY EVELINE WESTON.

ENLISTED HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2ND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 28/04/1917, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS WIDOW, LUCY. HIS DEATH & ADDRESS WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 09/01/1918.

Name Herbert Borrill
Birth Place Hull
Death Date 28 Apr 1917
Death Place Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Enlistment Place Hull
Rank Private
Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion 2nd Battalion
Regimental Number 32486
Type of Casualty Killed in action
Theatre of War Western European Theatre

First name:
HERBERT
Military Number:
32486
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
26
157 , ST GEORGES ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK