BORN HULL 1891. SON OF ANNIE & JOHN LYTH, OF WINDSOR CRESCENT, BRIDLINGTON. LIVED WITH SISTER, FLORENCE STORR, AT 5, HAWORTH STREET, HULL.
WORKED AS A BUTCHER’S ASSISTANT. MARRIED EDITH (CARTER) AT HULL IN 1915. SHE LIVED AT “HAZELDENE”, ARMOURY ROAD, SELBY.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL, MAY 1915. SERVED IN EAST RIDING YEOMANRY, POSTED TO EGYPT ON 21/11/1915. TRANSFERRED TO THE IMPERIAL CAMEL CORPS AND LANCERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 31/03/1918, AGED 27. BURIED AT JERUSALEM.
| Name | Wilfred Lyth |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1891 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 31 Mar 1918 |
| Death Place | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine, (including Gaza) |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment | Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line |
| Battalion | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Regimental Number | 50596 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 50664, Lancers. |
First name:
WILFRED
Regiment:
Military Number:
2065 / 50601 / 50596
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
31/03/1918
Place died:
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine, (including Gaza)
Age:
27
