BORN GREAT LIMBER, LINCS 16/101899. SON OF SAMUEL SORFLEET (1863-1921) AND EMMA SORFLEET (1864-1942), OF 9, KINGSTON TERRACE, WITHAM, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD ONE BROTHER AND FIVE SISTERS. A LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4.5 INCHES TALL, 119 LBS WEIGHT, 34-36 INCH CHEST, BROWN EYES, BROWN HAIR & CHURCH OF ENGLAND RELIGION.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 27/11/1917. POSTED TO FRANCE AND TRANSFERRED TO THE 15TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY ON 13/06/1918. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 24/08/1918, AGED 19. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR A TOTAL OF 271 DAYS, INCLUDING 75 DAYS AT THE FRONT.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS, INCLUDED PHOTOS AND A WALLET, WHICH WERE RETURNED TO HIS MOTHER, EMMA.
| Name | Barker Sorfleet |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Great Limker, Lincs |
| Death Date | 24 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 15th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 46483 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
BARKER
Military Number:
46843
Rank:
Private
Date Died
24/08/1918
Place died:
Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
19
9, KINGSTON TERRACE, WITHAM, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
