Seddon, Herbert –

Son of John and Susannah Seddon, of 28, Ringley Old Brow, Stoneclough, Lancashire; husband of Maggie Seddon (nee Bradburn), of 37, Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1917. Wounded in the abdomen by a machine-gun bullet 09/08/1918. Reported as Harold in F&WJ. His nephew Ernest Seddon, of Swinton, also fell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Seddon
  • Forename: Herbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Lancaster, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 42
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 11th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/1st Northumberland Hussars.
  • Service number: 35440
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: IV. C. 20.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/08/1918 27/12/1918

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