BORN HULL 1895. SECOND SON OF CHARLES TOWNLEY (1857-1920) & ADA TOWNLEY (1860-1943), OF 96, GOULTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS A BOILERMAKER. BERNARD WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 2/5TH NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/09/1917, AGED 22. HIS WAS UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS FATHER, CHARLES TOWNLEY. BURIED AT LANG MARK CEMETERY, BELGIUM.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, GEORGE HENRY TOWNLEY, SERVED WITH KING’S OWN ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT. WAS DISCHARGED ON 24/09/1917 AND AWARDED THE SILVER WOUND BADGE. HE DIED OF GASTRITIS & EXHAUSTION, IN HULL, ON 03/11/1924, AGED 32.
| Name | Bernard Townley (Born Barnett Townley) |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull. Son of Charles Townley (1857-1920) Ada Townley (1860-1943), of 96, Goulton Street, Boulevard, Hull (War Pension address). Son of a Boilermaker. He had three brothers and three sisters. |
| Death Date | 27 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Langemark German Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment |
| Battalion | 2 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 40161 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
BERNARD
Military Number:
40161
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/09/1917
Place died:
Langemark German Military Cemetery, West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Age:
22
95 , HARROW STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
