Born North Newbald, Yorkshire, 1898. Son of George and Aggie Hardcastle of Red House, Eske, Beverley, Yorks. He had four brothers and two sisters. Employed as a Farm Servant. Described as 5 foot, 1.5 inches tall, 36-38.5 inch chest, 123 lbs weight,
Enlisted at Beverley, on 20/06/1916. Served in the 10th Durham Light Infantry. Posted to France, on 14/10/1916. Killed in action, on 14/05/1917, aged 19. Unmarried. His army effects were left to his mother, Aggie. Among these was a pipe, greeting cards, and the Gospel of St Mark.
Buried in France. He is commemorated on the Tickton village WW1 Memorial.
On 26 May the Beverley Guardian published a letter to his parents in Eske from his company officer:
“He was a splendid little fellow, always willing, and one of my best gunners. His loss will be greatly felt in his company. He was instantaneously killed by a shell which burst near him, and he is buried in a British Military Cemetery, in a grave properly marked.”
