BORN COTTINGHAM 1887. WIFE MARY HANNAH (LYON) LIVED AT 7 , SPYVEE STREET, HULL & 6, PRINCESS TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
SON OF JOHN & HARRIET – 1 PROVIDENCE ROW, NORTHGATE, COTTINGHAM. HE WAS A FORMER NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WORKER. HAD TWO SONS, JOHN ARTHUR AND ERNEST RICHARD BORN IN 1915-16.
HE SERVED WITH THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/03/1917, AGED 30. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
HIS WIDOW RECEIVED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION OF 22 SHILLINGS AND ELEVEN PENCE. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE COTTINGHAM ROLL OF HONOUR, HALLGATE.
ALSO RECORDED ON THE ST THOMAS CHURCH MEMORIAL, CAMPBELL STREET, WHICH WAS DESTROYED IN WW2.
| Name | John Bragg |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Cottingham, Yorks |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 5 Mar 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras, France |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 8159 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JOHN ESCREET
Regiment:
Military Number:
8159
Rank:
Private
Date Died
05/03/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
30
