BORN HULL 1897. SON OF FRANCIS WILLIAM POSTILL (1868-1939) & HARRIET AMELIA OLIVER (1873-1951), OF 4, RIFLE TERRACE, WALKER STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). SON OF AN OUT DOOR PORTER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS. A SEAMAN. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 2 INCHES TALL, 110 LBS WEIGHT, 33-35 INCH CHEST.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 04/05/1915. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 16/01/1916. SERVED WITH THE 4TH NORFOLK REGIMENT. KILLED IN PALESTINE, ON 19/04/1917, AGED 20. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 1 YEAR AND 352 DAYS. HE IS BURIED AT THE GAZA WAR CEMETERY.
HIS PHOTO WAS PRINTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 15/05/1917.
First name:
JOHN
Regiment:
Military Number:
201395
Rank:
Private
Date Died
19/04/1917
Place died:
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine (including Gaza)
Age:
20
