BORN HULL 1888. SECOND SON OF SAMUEL & HARRIET ANN HARDY & THEIR 6 CHILDREN, OF 121 WATERLOO STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS).
HE WAS UNMARRIED AND WORKED AS A OIL MILLER. HE ENLISTED IN HULLON 30/8/14 AND HAD SERVED IN FRANCE FOR A YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER HAROLD HARDY, ALSO OF THE EYR, HAD DIED OF WOUNDS ON 4TH AUGUST 1916. SAM HARDY WAS KILLED IN ACTION, AGED 29. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 31ST MAY 1917 WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. *
First name:
SAMUEL
Regiment:
Military Number:
11082
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
29