BORN BEVERLEY, 1892. ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH TIMPERLEY AT 56 AND 111 CAMPBELL STREET, HULL. BROTHER TO JOHN AND FRANK AND SISTER ELSIE. A COAL DEALER. HIS ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS WAS 111, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 31/08/1916. ARRIVED FRANCE, 22/01/1917. SERVED WITH THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION ON 17/05/1917. HE WAS 25 YEARS OLD AND SINGLE.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 12/06/1917. *
BURIED AT LEVEL CROSSING CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “THY WILL BE DONE”.
| Name | William Henry Timperley |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Beverley, 1892 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 16 May 1917 |
| Death Place | France |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 152nd Company |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 67705 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 32836, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
WILLIAM HENRY
Military Number:
67705
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/05/1916
Place died:
LEVEL CROSSING CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
25
111, CAMPBELL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
