Hulme, Herbert H –

Husband of Mrs. Hulme, of 143, Lea Gate Lane, Harwood, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly 2547, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Previously slightly wounded in 1915. Shot through the brain and killed instantly.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hulme
  • Forename: Herbert H
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Harwood, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240772
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 11th, 1914 - 1914-09-11
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/04/1915 25/08/1916 17/08/1917 24/08/1917 07/09/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6h 6b 6f 6f 4a
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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