Collett, Clarence Henry | Kingston upon Hull War Memorial 1914

Hull Teachers ww1 Memorial, Guildhall, Hull. Included the names of 27 Hull teachers lost in WW1. Two further names were added.

Hull Grammar School WW1 Memorial. Large bronze plaque, which lists 89 names now located at Tranby School, Anlaby, Hull

BORN HULL 20/05/1889. SON OF THOMAS COLLETT (1861-1919) & ROSA SANDERS (1863-1931), OF 126, AND 144, ELLA STREET, HULL. SECOND OF FOUR CHILDREN. SON OF A CARRIAGE SMITH. EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HE WAS A HULL TEACHER. LIVED AT “MARSHAM” HOUSE, EAST ELLA DRIVE, ANLABY.

HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED IN EGYPT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 08/03/1916. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 14/165, 8TH BATTALION, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION 14/11/1916, AGED 27. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL MEMORIAL AND THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING ON THE SOMME.

First name:

CLARENCE HENRY

Regiment:

8th East Yorkshire Regiment

Military Number:

14/165

Rank:

Private

Date Died

14/06/1916

Place died:

Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France