BORN HULL 20/05/1891. SON OF JAMES HENRY CHILDS (1858-1920) & MARGARET McGANN (1870-1952), OF 16 , SPITTLE STREET, THE GROVES, HULL A GENERAL LABOURER AND SEAMAN. HE HAD JOINED THE 3RD EAST YORKSHIRE RESERVES, ON 13/10/1909 AND SERVED FOR 1 YEAR AND 132 DAYS. WAS A MEMBER OF THE “ODDFELLOWS” SOCIETY. HE MARRIED MARY ANN (DUFFEY) CHILDS ON 28/08/1915 AND THEY LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS. HIS ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM, AS 5 FOOT 3.5 INCHES TALL, 117 LBS WEIGHT, 34.5 INCH CHEST,BLUE EYES, BROWN HAIR, DARK COMPLEXION, A TATTOO OF BUFFALO BILL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 1ST MANCHESTER REGIMENT. SERVED IN HONG KONG. HE DIED IN LEEDS, ON 04/06/1922, AGED 31, AND IS BURIED IN HULL.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, WILLIAM HERBERT CHILDS, 3RD EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, DIED ON 03/12/1915, AGED 23 AND IS ALSO BURIED AT HULL WESTERN CEMETERY.
Childs, Joseph Frederick
First name:
JOSEPH FREDERICK
Regiment:
Military Number:
45730
Rank:
Private
Date Died
04/06/1922
Place died:
Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
31
16 , SPITTLE STREET, GROVES, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
