Attested 07 September 1914 at City Hall Hull – Medal Index Card entered Egypt 23 December 1915 with 11th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Entered Marseilles France 8 March 1916 – Accidentaly killed by premature burst of Mk III Hales Rifle Granade – Wounded low down in the throat very seriously and died a few minutes after the injury – Documents Available – Commemorated East Yorkshire Regiment War Memorial Beverley Minster East Yorkshire