BORN HULL 1897. SON OF ROBERT & EUPHEMIA DUNHAM, OF 14, WEST PARADE, SPRINGBANK, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE WORKED FOR THE HULL TIMES & DAILY MAIL. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. INITIALLY REJECTED FOR BEING TOO SMALL. HE ENLISTED A SECOND TIME AND JOINED THE HULL BANTHAMS BATTALION. HE SERVED AS LANCE CORPORAL, IN THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. WAS A PROMISING NCO AND MUCH LOVED BY HIS COMRADES FOR REMAINING CHERRFUL IN DEPRESSING TIMES. A COMRADE WROTE THAT HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY BY A SNIPER AND DIED INSTANTLY WITHOUT PAIN.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 24/04/1917. HE IS BURIED AT HENIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
| Name | Bernard Dunham |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1897. Son of Mrs. E. Dunham, of 14, West Parade, Spring Bank, Hull. |
| Death Date | 31 Mar 1917 |
| Death Place | France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 33460 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 558, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
First name:
BERNARD
Military Number:
33460
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
31/03/1917
Place died:
HENIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
20
14, WEST PARADE, SPRINGBANK, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
