Detail victim

Personal data

• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Bradford
• Land Yorkshire, England
• Family Son of John Henry and Clara Silverwood, of 5, New Row, Daisy Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire; five sisters, Gertrude, Vivian Mab, Kate and Louisa; four brothers, Frank, George, Fred and Norman;
• Profession Shoemaker

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Bradford, Yorkshire
• Service number 241647
• Rank Corporal
• Medals D C M, M M
• Regiment and unit 1st/6th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
• Other data related to military career to France 4 December 1915; DCM for 'conspicuous gallantry during reconaissance. He also went out alone in daylight and found and carried in a man missing from a patrol and who had been wounded' (gazetted 22 September 1916) ; former service number 4539

Death

• Died at the age of 21
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXVII - A - 8

Media

• 
• 
• 

 

Print these data

Back to search results