BORN PRESTON, YORKSHIRE 1881. SON OF ALFRED RODMELL (1844-1909) AND CHRISTINA FAIRBANK (1847-1924). HE MARRIED AT HULL IN 1910. HE HAD FIVE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
HE MARRIED AT HULL, ON 26/03/1910. HUSBAND OF LUCY (PLUMMER) RODMELL (1885-1931) & DAUGHTER, ETHEL (1912-2012), AT T5 BOXWOOD AVENUE, LEE SMITH STREET, HULL (CWGC RECORDS). A COAL TRIMMER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 19742, ‘A’ COMPANY, 9TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. HE WAS KILLED AT YPRES, ON 07/06/1917, AGED 36. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL.
HE IS ALSO REMEMBERED ON HIS WIFE’S GRAVE, AT HULL HEDON ROAD CEMETERY.
| Name | Abraham Rodmell |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Preston |
| Death Date | 7 Jun 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 19742 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
ABRAHAM
Military Number:
19742
Rank:
Private
Date Died
07/06/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
36
5, BOXWOOD AVENUE, LEE SMITH STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
