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ROBERT HENRY MEDFORTH
BORN ROOS 1897. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & HARRIET MEDFORTH, ROOS. SON OF AN ENGINE DRIVER. FOURTH OF FIVE CHILDREN.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A DRIVER, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 30/12/1915. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 19/09/1917, AGED 20.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER WILLIAM HENRY MEDFORTH. HE IS BURIED AT ROOS (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD.
NOTE: "SOLDIERS DIED" RECORDS STATE HE WAS BORN IN HULL.
| Name | Robert Henry Medforth |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1897 |
| Death Date | 17 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Roos (All Saints) Churchyard, Yorkshire, UK |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Driver |
| Regiment | Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery |
| Regimental Number | 14905 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Home |
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