BORN RYEHILL, HULL 1888. SECOND SON OF GEORGE THOMAS NETTLETON (1860-1905) & EMILY PEART (1866-1924), OF DRIFFIELD, YORKSHIRE.
HE MARRIED ON 23/11/1913, AT ST JOHNS THE BAPTIST CHURCH, HULL. HIS WIFE DORRIS MARRITT (1895-1963) & SON, GEORGE HERBERT (BORN 15/06/1914), LIVED AT 13, SELBY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
EMPLOYED AS A GAS WORKER. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE BRITISH GAS LIGHT COMPANY AS A COLLECTOR. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 9 INCHES TALL, 35.5 INCH CHEST, 140 LBS, ‘GOOD’ PHYSIQUE.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 04/12/1914, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED TO SERVICE UNTIL 24/05/1916. HE WAS POSTED TO FRANCE ON 30/08/1916. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 23687, 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION ON 10/11/1916. HIS DEATH WAS LATER CONFIRMED ON THIS DATE, AGED 28.
HIS WIDOW AND CHILD WERE AWARDED A WEEKLY PENSION OF 18 SHILLINGS AND NINE PENCE, WITH EFFECT FROM, 02/07/1917.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH ROLL OF HONOUR, BOULEVARD. ALSO RECORDED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH, ON 08/12/1916 & 12/09/1917.*
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE BRITISH GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY WAR MEMORIAL, KEPT AT THE FAKENHAM GAS WORKS MUSEUM, NORFOLK.
MEMORIAL: London Cemetery and Extension, High Wood Longueval Somme France. Grave reference: 9.A.23.
