BORN DONCASTER 1895. SON OF THOMAS LEONARD NEEDHAM (1858-1952) AND REBECCA LILLEY, OF 116 WORTHING STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND THIS CWGC ADDRESS. SON OF A BOOT REPAIRER. HE WAS A WAREHOUSE LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 24TH TYNESIDE IRISH BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS, ON 28/04/1917, AGED 22. HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE DANSOM LANE MEMORIAL AND RECORDED IN THE REGISTER OF IRELAND’S WW1 CASUALTIES. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER THOMAS. HE LEFT SIBLINGS, LEONARD NEEDHAM AND EDITH ANNIE NEEDHAM.
HIS NAME IS LISTED WITH 46 EMPLOYEES, ON HULL’S IDEAL BOLIER AND RADIATOR COMPANY MEMORIAL, NATIONAL AVENUE HULL.
First name:
GEORGE HAROLD
Military Number:
44184
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
22
