BORN HULL 1879. ONLY SON OF EDWARD AND EMMA SEWARD, OF 24, JAMES STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTER. HOWEVER, EMMA OLSON, IS THE ONLY SISTER RECORDED ON HIS ARMY RECORDS.

HE MARRIED AT HULL REGISTRY OFFICE, ON 03/03/1902. HIS WIFE, ANNIE ELIZABETH HODGSON, LIVED AT 46, MADELEY STREET, HULL AND 112, WOODCOCK STREET, HULL. (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS 25/10/1916). THEY HAD FIVE CHILDREN, FREDERICK, STANLEY, EVELINE, ALMA ADA, AND ALBERT.

BEFORE ENLISTING HE WORKED AS A BLACKSMITH STRIKER, BOLIER MAKER AND SALESMAN FOR THE HUMBER SHIPWRIGHT COMPANY, ST ANDREW'S DOCK, HULL.

HE WAS ALSO A SKILLFUL PIANIST AND WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE HULL PUBS AND CLUBS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 1.5 INCHES TALL, 136 LBS WEIGHT , 37.5 INCH CHEST, GOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.

HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON 08/06/1915. JOINED AS PRIVATE, 24202, 3RD KOYLI. DURING HIS TRAINING. HE OVERSTAYED HIS PASS AND WAS ABSENT FOUR TIMES. HE HAD FIVE DEPENDENT CHILDREN TO HELP WITH AND WAS ALSO ASSIGNED MUNITIONS WORK.

HE WAS POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 16/06/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1/7TH WEST RIDING REGIMENT. HAD BEEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE FOR ONLY FIVE MONTHS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED

HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ANNIE ELIZABETH AND FIVE CHILDREN. HIS WIDOW MOVED TO 172, SPRING GARDENS, ANLABY COMMON, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS)

HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 25TH OCTOBER 1916, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH.