BORN HULL 1893. SON OF GEORGE EDWIN & KATE LONGWORTH, OF 10 BEECH GROVE, DALTON STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). SISTER EMMA. HE WAS AN IRON WORKS LABOURER (1911 CENSUS) AND EMPLOYED BY THE EAGLE OIL MILLS BEFORE THE WAR. HE ENLISTED IN THE 4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 17/06/1916, AGED 22. HE IS BURIED IN FRANCE.
HE LIVED AT 4 SORRENTO AVENUE, WOODHOUSE STREET, HULL. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 26/06/1916. HE LEFT ELDER SISTERS EMMA AND ANNIE.
1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Map 28 Wytschaete – 17 June 1916, War Diary reads:-
12.25am Enemy released Gas opposite E trenches, the wind at the time was North and rather variable. It blew the gas across the ‘New Cut’ trench E3. E1. E6 trenches. The gas cloud was very thick and lasted about 20 minutes. Few casualties were caused at first, but the after effects proved fatal in several cases, 2nd Lt WF Carlton was killed in F Trench, 2nd Lt Gresham very severely wounded, 2nd Lt Sutton slightly wounded, 2nd Lt WRR Brown and 2nd Lt Marshall were affected by shock and gas and left the trenches.
The Total casualties were, Officers killed 1, wounded 3, other ranks killed 10, wounded 74, missing 1. 5 other ranks of the wounded subsequently died at the dressing station at LINDENHOEK. 2nd Lt GH Lofthouse sick to hospital.
18 June 1916
Quiet day no casualties. 2nd Lt Carlton and 17 other ranks were buried at LINDENHOEK Cemetery, N.27.c. These men were casualties on the 17/06/1916. Six were killed by shellfire, 11 died of gas poisoning. 2 men of the wounded died in hospital and 2 others were buried at LOCRE.
