Attested 31 May 1915 , Medal Index Card entered 2b Balkans 29 September 1915 , Posted 6th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment 24 October 1915 , Suvla Bay 24 October 1915 Promoted Sergeant , El Ferdan Died suddenly 19 June 1916 Post Mortem held 20 June 1916 disease not stated, buried at Ferdan 20 June 1916 C Coy in attendance , Ruptured aorta , Documents Available. Previous service in East Yorkshire Regiment