BORN HULL 1889. SECOND SON JAMES AND ELIZABETH MCDONALD, OF 22 SOUTH PARADE, ANALBY ROAD, HULL. A WAREHOUSEMAN AND LABOURER.
HIS MILITARY RECORDS, DESCRIBED HIM, AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 124 LBS WEIGHT, 36 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES, LIGHT HAIR, ‘GOOD’ CHARACTER, “A STEADY AND SOBER MAN”.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 11/12/1915, AGED 26 YEARS AND 300 DAYS. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 32/900, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. ARRIVED IN FRANCE IN 1916. SERVED FOR 1 YEAR AND 199 DAYS WITH 135 DAYS SPENT IN FRANCE. DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY, WITH TUBERCULOSIS, ON 27/06/1917, AGED 28 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. HE DIED IN HULL OF TUBERCULOSIS, ON 23/02/1919, AGED 30.
A SINGLE MAN. HE LEFT SIBLINGS, GERTRUDE, PERCY, IVY AND FLORENCE.
First name:
HERBERT
Regiment:
Military Number:
32/900
Rank:
Private
Date Died
23/02/1919
Place died:
Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
30
