Attested 12 December 1914 at City Hall Hull – Medal Index Card entered Egypt 28 December 1915 with 12th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Entered Marseilles France 8 March 1916 – Killed by sniper buried behind the lines – Photo and write up Hull Daily News 27 October 1917 – Commemorated East Yorkshire Regiment War Memorial Beverley Minster East Yorkshire – Commemorated Holy Trinity Hull Golden Book – Commemorated Reckitt and Colman War Memorial – In memorium 28 August 1917 Hull Daily Mail – War Diary –

28 August 1916,
12.30am, A raid was undertaken by B. Coy. This was planned by Captain HN MARRIOTT in conjunction with the artillery. LIEUT N CONSTANT, 2nd LIEUT JL ROBERTSON and 2nd LIEUT A HOULT took part. The party successfully entered the German trenches, but found them deserted. After remaining about half an hour, they returned: Casualties. Other Ranks missing one, wounded four. Point of entry S.16. a.75.85.