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LACEY MAYES
Kingston upon Hull HU2 0HH
England
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM MAYES (1857-1903) & FRANCES MAY SMITH (1858-1916), OF, 11, NEWTON COURT, ALBRO STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND 16, LOCKWOOD TERRACE, LOCKWOOD STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A HOIST DRIVER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/10/1917 AGED 21. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HE WAS ONE OF THREE BROTHERS KILLED IN THE WAR. THEY WERE:-
PRIVATE, LACEY MAYES, 241060, 1/5TH NFUS, KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/10/1917, AGED 21. BURIED BELGIUM.
JAMES MAYES, 4013, ROYAL VAL DIVISION, NELSON BN, KILLED ON 28/12/1917, AGED 24, COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
PRIVATE, CHARLES WILLIAM MAYES, 121110, RAMC, KILLED ON, 29/04/1918, AGED 27. BURIED FRANCE.
| Name | Lacey Mayes |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1896 |
| Death Date | 26 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Walker-on-tyne |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 1st 5th Battalion (Territorial) |
| Regimental Number | 241060 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Zonnebeke 8980
Vlaanderen
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