BORN HULL 1879. SON OF FRED & ANNIE – 134 CHILTERN ST. WIFE ANNIE ELIZABETH SEWARD OF 46 MADELEY STREET, HULL AND 112 WOODCOCK STREET, HULL. (HDM ADDRESS 25/10/1916). BEFORE ENLISTING HE WORKED AS A BOLIER MAKER FOR THE HUMBER SHIPWRIGHT COMPANY.NHE WAS A SKILLFUL PIANIST AND WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE HULL PUBS AND CLUBS. HE HAD BEEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE FOR ONLY FIVE MONTHS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED HE LEFT A WIDOW AND FIVE CHILDREN. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 25TH OCTOBER 1916, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH.*
HIS WIDOW MOVED TO 172 SPRING GARDENS, ANLABY COMMON, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS)
First name:
FRED
Military Number:
5522
Rank:
Private
Date Died
17/09/1916
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
37
