BORN HULL 1883. SON OF CHRISTIAN HENRY FREDERICK LIMBACH (1850-1892) MARY BELLIS (1854-1928). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS BORN IN GERMANY. HUSBAND OF FLORA & 3 CHILDREN, AT 2 FRED’S TERRACE, FINSBURY STREET & THIS ADDRESS (HDM 08/12/12). A COACH PAINTER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, 159400, R.E. HE TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 47887, TO THE TYNESIDE IRISH REGIMENT. HE DIED AT ARRAS, ON 28/04/1917, AGED 34. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, FLORA. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, FRANCE.
| Name | Richard James Limback |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 28 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 24th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) |
| Regimental Number | 47867 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 159400, R.E. |
First name:
RICHARD JAMES
Military Number:
47887
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
34
13 ENDSLEIGH VILLAS, REYNOLDSON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom
Place Buried
