BORN HULL 1893. SON OF HANSON BYCROFT (1855-1916) & ELIZABETH ROSS (1857-1943), OF 16 ROSAMUND STREET, HULL; 22 CHILTERN STREET, HULL & 39, GORDON STREET, BOULEVARD. HULL. HE WORKED AS A CLERK AT BLUNDELL’S PAINT WORKS AND HAD BEEN WITH THE COMPANY SINCE THE AGE OF 14. (HDM 09/11/1917). HIS FATHER WAS A RAILWAY FISH CHECKER. HE WAS BROTHER TO HARRY, SYDNEY AND FLORENCE.
8, OMDURENE AVENUE, ROSAMOND STREET, HULL WAS HIS 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, 19384, 21ST KING’S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 20/09/1917, AGED 24.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 9TH NOVEMBER 1917 & HIS PHOTOGRAPH PRINTED ON 4TH OCTOBER 1916.
| Name | Walter Bycroft |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1893. Son of Charles and Elizabeth Bycroft, of 16, Rosamond St., Hessle Rd., Hull. |
| Death Date | 20 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Passchendaele – Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Rifleman (Lance Corporal) |
| Regiment | King’s Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battalion | 21st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | R/19384 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
WALTER
Military Number:
19384
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
20/09/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
24
39, GORDON STREET, BOULEVARD. HULL.L, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
