BORN STAFFORDSHIRE 1891. SON OF WILLIAM & ADA MARY OXLEY, OF 64 HAVELOCK STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS A SOLICITORS CLERK.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED IN HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY.
HE LEFT £249 TO WIFE, EDITH OXLEY, AT 367 ANLABY ROAD, HULL (PROBATE ADDRESS).
HE IS LISTED AS “DIED” IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL , WITH HIS BROTHER ROBERT KNOWLES OXLEY. BOTH BROTHERS ARE LISTED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL.
First name:
WILLIAM ELAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
139209
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
23/12/1919
Place died:
Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
28
