BORN HEDON, HULL 1884. SON OF WILLIAM AND ANN M PIERCY, OF 4, CARLTON TERRACE, DURHAM STREET.
HIS WIFE FRANCES PIERCY, & THEIR FOUR CHILDREN LIVED AT 109 COURTNEY STREET, HULL, & 3, TEMPERENCE BUILDINGS, SWANN STREET, HULL.
A FORMER RECKITT’S EMPLOYEE & SAW MILL WORKER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25028, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 22ND TYNESIDE SCOTS. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 25/04/1917, AGED 33. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, FRANCES. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 25/04/1918.
HE IS BURIED AT DUISANS BRITISH MILITARY CEMETERY, ETRUN, FRANCE.
| Name | William Alfred Piercy |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hedon, East Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 25 Apr 1917 |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 21st Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) |
| Regimental Number | 44260 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds – Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France |
| Comments | Formerly 25028, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
WILLIAM ALFRED
Military Number:
44260
Rank:
Private
Date Died
25/04/1917
Place died:
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
33
3, TEMPERENCE BUILDINGS, SWANN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
