BORN HULL MARCH 1890. SON OF LIONEL LAZARUS GOSSCHALK (1859-1932) & ANNIE BERLYN (1867-1931), OF 2, HEATHFIELD PARK, WILLESDENE GREEN, LONDON. HUSBAND TO ELSIE TUPLING, WHO IN MARRIED IN HULL, IN MARCH 1913. HE ENLISTED IN KILBURN. JOINING THE 5TH (CITY OF LONDON) REGIMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE POST OFFICE RIFLES. SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN. KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 20/09/1917, AGED 27. COMMEMORATED AT THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL.AND ON THE BRITISH JEWRY ROLL OF HONOUR.
HIS BROTHER, GUNNER, MORRIS, 1109, SOUTH AFRICAN HEAVY ARTILLERY, WAS GASSED & DISCHARGED IN MAY 1918.
HE LEFT SISTERS LEAH, DORIS, & ESTHER, MORRIS AND JOHN AT 69, PARK STREET, HULL.
| Name | Louis Gosschalk |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1890 |
| Death Date | 20 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Kilburn |
| Rank | Rifleman |
| Regiment | London Regiment |
| Battalion | 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade) |
| Regimental Number | 302726 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
LOUIS BERYLN
Military Number:
302726
Rank:
Rifleman
Date Died
20/09/1917
Place died:
Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, West Flanders, Belgium
Age:
27
69, PARK STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
