Born Woodkirk, East Ardsley, York, 1880. Son of Alfred and Theodore Messenger. Raised by his widowed Grandmother, Theadosia Plant.
Married at Coventry, in 1911. Husband of Phyllis Edith Bellamy, at 62 Wright Street, Hull, 19, Lockwood Street, Hull (Discharge address)and 283, Hedon Road, Hull (war pension address). He was a builder and bricklayer.
Enlisted at Hull, on 24/10/1916. Served as a Lance Sergeant in the 343rd Royal Engineers. Posted to France, on 3/5/1917. Injured twice. Discharged on 9/10/1920. Died on 16/11/1922, aged 42. No CWGC records.
First name:
Samuel Henry
Regiment:
Military Number:
26537, 274225
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Date Died
16/11/1922
Place died:
Hull, UK
Age:
42
