BORN HULL 1896. SON OF LAZARUS HARTSTONE AND TENA SAUNDERS (1868-1907) of 132 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, DULWICH, SOUTHWARK. SON OF A BOOTMAKER, FROM POLAND. HIS FAMILY BECAME NATURALIZED BRITISH CITIZENS, ON 13/08/1901.
MORRIS (AKA MAURICE) ASSISTED IN HIS FATHER’S BOOT BUSINESS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 1404, 10TH EYR. POSTED TO THE EAST KENT REGIMENT (THE BUFFS). TRANSFERRED AS NO: 45185, TO THE 2ND SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 09/12/1917, AGED 21.
BURIED IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE BRITISH WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL UNMARRIED. HE WAS BROTHER TO ROSA, SARAH AND ISSAC
COMMEMORATED ON THE HULL JEWISH WW1 ROLL OF HONOUR.
| Name | Morris Hartstone |
|---|---|
| Death Date | 9 Dec 1917 |
| Death Place | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | South Wales Borderers |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 45185 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 10/1404, East York Regt |
First name:
MORRIS
Regiment:
Military Number:
45185
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/12/1917
Place died:
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
Age:
21
132 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, DULWICH, SOUTHWARK, UK
