BORN HULL 1896. SON OF THOMAS COLLINSON SILLIS (1869-1939) & ROSE ANN ACEY (1867-1953) SILLIS, OF 13 CHURCH ROW, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL. HE WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER AND CATTLE DEED MOULDER AND LIVED AT 101. LIME STREET, HULL (AR,Y AND WAR PENSION ADDRESS). DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 7.5 INCHES TALL, 33-35 INCH CHEST.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 25/05/1916. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 23895, 1/4TH EYR. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/04/1917, AGED 21. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, FRANCE, TO THE MISSING. ALSO RECORDED ON THE HULL CITY ENGINEERS MEMORIAL, PARK STREET, HULL.
First name:
JOHN ALEXANDRA
Regiment:
Military Number:
23895
Rank:
Private
Date Died
24/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
21
