BORN THORNE 1884. SON OF WILLIAM DIGLIN (1853-1912) & ELIZABETH ANN DIGLIN (1851-1933), OF 13, HIGH STREET, HULL, (1901 CENSUS), 4, CROFTON AVENUE, EGTON STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS), AND 7, NORTHFIELD VILLAS, ROSMEAD STREET, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A BARGE LIGHTERMAN. ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE HAD FOUR BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED IN SENERS AND HARRISON’S WAREHOUSE, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, OCTOBER 1916. ARRIVED FRANCE IN JANUARY 1917. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EYR. KILLED IN ACTION 25/4/1917, AGED 33. BURIED AT ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, FRANCE.
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON ST MARY’S CHURCH, LOWGATE MEMORIAL. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER.
HE WAS ONE OF THREE BROTHERS WHO DIED IN THE WAR. THE BROTHERS PHOTOGRAPHS APPEAR IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 15/8/1917. *
The three Diglin brothers who died were George, 13/505, 13th East Yorkshire Regiment, killed, 13/11/1916, Walter Diglin, 203195, York and Lancaster Regiment Service, killed on, 24/07/1917 and William Diglin, 3/33418, 7th East Yorkshire Regiment, killed on 25/04/1917. George and Walter’s service records still exist and can be viewed on Ancestry or Find My Past. There was also a fourth brother who served – Ernest Diglin, Y624, 6th Kings Royal Rifle Corps, discharged from the service because of wounds he received in action. He was discharged 23/10/1916 and awarded the Silver War Badge. His service record still exists.
DIGLIN William Private 3/33418 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Enlisted in Hull, October 1916. Arrived France in January 1917; Died 25 April 1917 age 33 years old Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery XIX. H. 12A. lace Buried D940, 62630 Étaples Pas de Calais, France ; Son of Elizabeth Ann Diglin and the late William Diglin., He left two brothers, Tom and Ernest, and two sisters, Caroline and Ada of 7, Northfield Villas, Rosemead St., Holderness Rd., Hull, His name commemorated on the St Mary’s Church, Lowgate Memorial Hull; . He was one of three brothers who died in the war. A fourth brother Pte, Ernest Diglin, Y624, 6th KRRC, was wounded and discharged from the Service 23/10/1916, with the Silver War Badge. The brothers photographs appear in the Hull Daily Mail On 15/8/1917. – Family grave Hedon Road Cemetery Hull; ILM of Charles Diglin who died August 29th 1895 aged 13 years “Thy Purpose Lord We Cannot See But All is Well That’s done by Thee” also Sarah Diglin who Died April 16th 1910 aged 23 years “To Take Her Lord it was Thy Will but in Our Hearts We Love Her Still” The Beloved son & daughter of William & Elizabeth Diglin also her three sons William, George & Walter Killed in Action in France 1916-1917 “Ever in Thought “ also their beloved mother Elizabeth Ann who died March 21st 1933 aged 82 years “At Rest with the Lord” The three Diglin brothers who died were George, East Yorks Regt, service no 13/505, 13/11/1916, Walter, York and Lancaster Regiment Service no 203159. 24/0/1917 and William East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion, Service No. 3/33418, 25/04/1917. George and Walter’s service records still exist and can be viewed on Ancestry or Find My Past. There was also a 4th brother who served – Ernest, Kings Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion Service No Y624. Ernest was discharged from the service because of wounds he received in action. He was discharged 23/10/1916 and awarded the Silver War Badge. :- Photo; The three Diglin brothers, above, from Rosmead Street, Hull, who all died in the war. DIGLIN William Private 3/33418 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment Enlisted in Hull, October 1916. Arrived France in January 1917; Died 25 April 1917 age 33 years old Buried at Etaples Military Cemetery XIX. H. 12A. lace Buried D940, 62630 Étaples Pas de Calais, France ; Son of Elizabeth Ann Diglin and the late William Diglin., He left two brothers, Tom and Ernest, and two sisters, Caroline and Ada of 7, Northfield Villas, Rosemead St., Holderness Rd., Hull, His name commemorated on the St Mary’s Church, Lowgate Memorial Hull; . He was one of three brothers who died in the war. A fourth brother Pte, Ernest Diglin, Y624, 6th KRRC, was wounded and discharged from the Service 23/10/1916, with the Silver War Badge. The brothers photographs appear in the Hull Daily Mail On 15/8/1917. – DIGLIN Walter Private 203159 – 1st/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment -1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion Died 24 July 1917 Buried Coxyde Military Cemetery I. K. 30. Place Buried Coxyde Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium – Born Thorne 1896. Son of William & Elizabeth Ann Diglin, of 10 High Street, Hull and 7 North Field Villas, Rosemead Street & 4 Crofton Avenue, Egton Street, Hull, One of seven children. He was one of three brothers who died in the War. He left two brothers, Tom and Ernest, and two sisters, Caroline and Ada. – DIGLIN Ernest Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion Service No Y624. The 4th brother Ernest was discharged from the service because of wounds he received in action. He was discharged 23/10/1916 and awarded the Silver War Badge. Son of William & Elizabeth Ann Diglin, of 10 High Street, Hull and 7 North Field Villas, Rosemead Street & 4 Crofton Avenue, Egton Street, Hull, He was left with brothers, and two sisters, Caroline and Ada – DIGLIN George Private 13/505 – 13th East Yorkshire Regiment Died 13 November 1916 Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 2 C. Somme France; Born Hull 1893. Enlisted Hull. Son of Elizabeth Ann Diglin, of 7 Northfield Villas, Rosemead Street, Hull. He Lived at 4 Crofton Avenue, Egton Street, Hull. A Warehouseman. Enlisted in Hull, on 19/11/1914. Served with the Hull Pals, in Egypt and France. Wounded 01/09/1916 and Killed in action, on 13/11/1916, aged 23. Unmarried. He left two brothers, Tom and Ernest, and two sisters, Caroline and Ada. He was one of three brothers who died in the war and brother Ernest who was discharged wounded. – DIGLIN Ernest Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion Service No Y624. The 4th brother Ernest was discharged from the service because of wounds he received in action. He was discharged 23/10/1916 and awarded the Silver War Badge. Son of William & Elizabeth Ann Diglin, of 10 High Street, Hull and 7 North Field Villas, Rosemead Street & 4 Crofton Avenue, Egton Street, Hull, He was left with brothers, and two sisters, Caroline and Ada
