BORN HULL 1892. SON OF WILLIAM HANSON (1866-1905) & SARAH ANN WADSWORTH (1864-1950), OF 5, MARS TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS GRANDPARENTS LIVED AT 12, FLETCHER’S TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR HE WORKED AS A SHIP ASSISTANT.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 22478, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 19/11/1916, AGED 24. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOWED, MOTHER.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH ROLL OF HONOUR, BOULEVARD. HIS BROTHER, BOMBADIER, THOMAS HANSON, 2ND NORTHUMBRIAN ROYAL FIELD ARTILERY ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR.
First name:
GEORGE HENRY
Military Number:
22478/36286
Rank:
Private
Date Died
19/11/1916
Place died:
Bailleulmont Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
24
