BORN OTTRINGHAM 1885. ONLY SON OF HENRY AND JANE STEPHENSON, 4 KING STREET, COTTINGHAM. HE HAD THREE SISTERS, FANNY, HARRIET AND ANNIE. WORKED AS A FARM SERVANT IN WINESTEAD IN 1901. HE WAS A WATERWORKS LABOURER BY 1911. ENLISTED HULL. DIED OF WOUNDS AT 57TH FIELD AMBULANCE HOSPITAL, ON 29/10/1917, AGED 32. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER JANE, SISTER FANNY, NEICE JENNY DRAKE AND NEPHEWS JOHN AND EDWIN MARRIOT? HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE COTTINGHAM METHODIST CHURCH WW1 PLAQUE.
| Name | David Henry Stephenson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Ottringham, Yorkshire, 1885 |
| Death Date | 29 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Battalion | East Riding. [RGA – (TF)] |
| Regimental Number | 382329 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
DAVID HENRY
Military Number:
382329
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
29/10/1917
Place died:
Heuvelland
Age:
32
